http://www.mumbojumbodaily.com Sat, 29 Nov 2008 17:12:34 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en [caption id="attachment_575" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="Photo from Flickr user fischerhuder"][/caption] Ah yes, it's almost that tie of year again.  I'm a huge fan of Christmas, and one thing that delights me is free Christmas music!  I was scouring archive.org one day for good Christmas music and I came upon this gem: An ... http://www.mumbojumbodaily.com/an-old-world-christmas/ I hope everyone had a fantastic Thanksgiving yesterday.  We had about 40 people at my Great Aunt's this year; it was a fantastic time that won't be rivaled soon.  The best part is, now that it's over, we get to listen to some amazing Christmas music!  (Sorry, I'm a sucker ... http://www.mumbojumbodaily.com/star-wars-vs-star-trek/ A little music comedy from Igudesman & Joo, "A Little Nightmare Music." Unfortunately, it looks like they may have plagiarized a bit... Am I the only one who thinks the Igudesman & Joo version is better?  It seems like they improved on the concept with the addition of the, for lack of ... http://www.mumbojumbodaily.com/rachmaninov-had-big-hands/ I am an avid Facebook user, as I'm sure many of you are, but if it's one thing I hate it's advertisements sprawling all over my nice, clean web pages!  Adblock Plus, a fantastic extension for Firefox, used to take care of the majority of the ads for me but ... http://www.mumbojumbodaily.com/how-to-block-facebook-ads/ The amount of money the man holds in his hands in the picture above is equal to $100 US. Mugabe's Zimbabwe is experiencing hyperinflation and devaluation of their currency on a ludicrous scale!  Humorland.wordmess.com has the full story and the unbelievable pictures detailing the economic crisis there.  It would be a ... http://www.mumbojumbodaily.com/what-a-real-crisis-is-like/ Some clarity on the G20 summit from the only man who really tells the whole truth in Washington. On a side note, I apologize for all the political posts today.  I'm a bit of a political junkie, what can I say? http://www.mumbojumbodaily.com/dr-paul-on-the-global-financial-summit/ Recently, I wrote an article for my friends on a closed social network about President-Elect Obama's plan to require students to perform mandatory community service.  In dissecting all the language (which has since been changed on the Change.gov website due to the backlash), I found it necessary to describe how ... http://www.mumbojumbodaily.com/the-prussian-education-system-and-socialism-in-america/ North Korea recently supplied official photos of a "healthy" Kim Jong-Il, to combat rumors of his poor health and possible death. Of course, there was the little problem that none of the people in the image had shadows. Nice work, North Korea. http://www.mumbojumbodaily.com/king-jong-il-dead/ Werner von Braun shows how they are designing a rocket for near earth travel. Rare Walt Disney Space series from 1955, speculating about going into Space. Remember, more than 50 years ago, Sputnik hadn't even gone up yet! http://www.mumbojumbodaily.com/werner-von-braun-designing-a-rocket/ Given the size, scope, and diversity of the Internet as a whole, it can be rather tough to find high-quality music out there.  I know that I struggle to find well-produced music as I wade through the endless ambient and techno loops that are often freely available for legal download ... http://www.mumbojumbodaily.com/fakesensations-isacc-and-the-secret-chord/