This is my official return to blogging. It’s been a while. Now I finally know how Bret Favre feels. Hello. 

Caught this on the Daily Dish today. Thought it was worth sharing. 

Frontier…exposed…unexplored

Song of the Day - Pleasure Songs by The Mary Onettes

Today’s band comes from Jönköping Sweden. Their music brings back the sound of bands like Joy Division, The Smiths and The Cure.

Check out some of these songs  -

Explosions
Lost
Void

* 14 Dead in Shooting Rampage in New York State

* Obama Sets a New Tone for Alliance With Europe

* Obama slams N. Korea’s launch plans

* Large Antarctic ice shelf expected to break off

* France ‘to take Guantanamo man’

SONG OF THE DAY - He Doesn’t Know Why - Fleet Foxes

Today’s song of the comes from the Seattle band The Fleet Foxes. Their music combines an interesting mix of baroque, folk, pop and indie styles. This song is off their debut self titled album.

More songs to check out  -

White Winter Hymnal 
Mykonos 
Blue Ridged Mountains.

* G-20 Pact Has New Rules and Commitments of $1.1 Trillion

* Mexico Reports Arrest of Major Drug Suspect

* Gabriel García Márquez, literary giant, lays down his pen

*Tobacco tax rise for US smokers

* Light and Cheap, Netbooks Are Poised to Reshape PC Industry

* Twistori - A beautiful way to see the power of twitter. A sort of Post Secret of twitter.

* Twitpic - Easily add pics to your tweets.

* Tweetie - Tweet from your iPhone and if you don’t have one then twitter also supports SMS tweets

* facebook - Sync  your tweets with you facebook status- the best of both worlds.

* twhirl - A messenger like application to manage your tweets, and friends.

* Easily customize your page

Make your own twitter account here.

So who really uses this Twitter thing?

well here are few people and organizations who use twitter

your president , NY Times, CNN , Al Gore, Ryan Adams

click here to follow me on twitter.

Song of the Day - The Million Colour Revolution by The Pinker Tones (links open iTunes)

Being in Spain I found it appropriate to make today’s song of the day come from a Spanish Band. The band is comprised of Barcelona natives Mister Furia and Professor Manso aka. The Pinker Tones.

Here are some other fantastic Pinker Tone songs to check out -

Love Tape (clicking here opens iTunes)
Karma Hunters (clicking here opens iTunes)
Fugaz  (clicking here opens iTunes)

check out their song Pink Freud if you’re looking for an interesting German Bohemian Rhapsody type song.

* Raúl Alfonsín, 82, Former Argentine Leader, Dies

* North Korea Threatens to Down U.S. Surveillance Planes

* France demands tougher G20 rules

*  Russia and US renew nuclear talks

and the LOL story of the day -

*  Barack Obama’s gift for the Queen: an iPod, your Majesty

any stories you found interesting today?