Tangled Times: Unusual News and Views

Rush Hour Traffic

Think YOUR commute is stressful?  Check out what these unsuspecting Asians suffer through.

Vid of the Week: Amtrak's 'Extreme Commuter' Line, Revealed

Amtrak fares are skyrocketing!  I figure, they must be doing some killer research & development.

Want a sneak peek behind the scenes of the Extreme Commuter Line?  Check this out:

Vid of the Week

Fresh from YouTube, here's the one of the strangest traffic videos you'll ever see. 

Makes me thankful that Las Vegas' Bellagio resort isn't in charge of our local sewer systems...

Or are they?  Watch and find out.

Vid of the Week

How many ukulele players have made the hairs stand up on your neck?  Alright... if you don't have hair on your neck, insert your own moving metaphor.

If you watch any musical performance this week, take five minutes and check out this amazing musician and his rendition of a famous Beatles tune.

Via: VideoSift

Vid of the Week: Domino PCs

Don't try this in your office.  This stunt was performed by angry, laid-off dot-com techies in a closed workspace.

Vid of the Week: Why Are We Happy? Why Aren't We Happy?

If you haven't read Daniel Gilbert's rousing rundown of the human mind, Stumbling on Happiness, I suggest you pick up a copy at Amazon.com or your local library.

If you're the curious type, hungering for salient, satisfying knowledge on why we are the way we are, you'll find it most enjoyable.

This week's Vid of the Week features Gilbert in a 21 minute presentation from California's TED Conference of February 2004.  Enjoy!

Vid of the Week: Piano Playing Puss

This week's Youtube sensation is Nora, the piano playing cat.  The grey feline has caused quite a stir, as she tickled the ivories for 2.6 million online viewers. 

Is she Rachmaninoff reincarnate... or just high on cat nip?  See for yourself:

Vid of the Week

Goodbye to Winter...

Some folks just can't drive in the snow.  Thankfully, it's April 17th -- and there's not much of the white, slippery stuff on the roads.

Hope the traffic in your town isn't as frictionally challenged as these dimwitted Oregon drivers!

Vid of the Week

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