I still hate the new Yahoo email
I knew I was going to hate the new Yahoo email, and I now that I’ve been using it for six weeks I can say I was right and I do. I just didn’t know which features were going to … Continue reading →
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Very trivial musical trivia
(1) Shirley Jones was named after Shirley Temple. (2) Gordon McCrae took over the role of barker Billy Bigelow from Frank Sinatra in the movie version of “Carousel” . (3) Meredith Willson, who wrote “The Music Man,” was a graduate … Continue reading →
Politico’s Alexander Burns trips himself up…
…but will anyone notice? According to Burns, Herman Cain has been contradicting himself in his descriptions of what he remembers about the sexual harassment charges against him in the 90s [emphasis mine]: Herman Cain once again revised his account of … Continue reading →
Candy corn cravings
[NOTE: The following is a slightly edited version of an old post.] This year I noticed that, when kids came to the door for Halloween, they seemed to grab the little packets of candy corn first. That doesn’t surprise me, … Continue reading →
Spambot of the day
Bot who’s not a Lady Gaga fan: What i do not realize is actually how you are not really much more well-liked than you may be now. You realize thus significantly relating to this subject, produced me personally consider it … Continue reading →
Herman Cain and the sexual harrassment allegations
So, Politico has dug up some dirt on Herman Cain. And it’s dirt of a sort so common in our modern PC world: allegations of sexual misconduct of an unspecified nature that ended with a payout (from the National Restaurant … Continue reading →
Kim Kardashian’s marriage: if you blinked…
…you missed it. I blinked. Actually, I blinked for the entire Kardashian phenomenon–except for recently, when brother Rob has been doing a turn on “Dancing With the Stars.”
Continue reading →You think the postal service is bad now?
You should have seen it around 1815: To send a letter from the United States to Britain, you addressed it by domestic U.S. Mail to a shipping house on the coast, enclosing money to cover ocean travel and inland postage … Continue reading →
Early snow comes to New England
It’s not so very unusual for a dusting of snow to occur in New England right around the beginning of November. But a more substantial snowfall is predicted: Simpson cautioned that the early snowfall is not an indication of what … Continue reading →
The Left’s view of the racist right and the problem of Herman Cain
The mind continues to reel at the mental gymnastics of the left when confronted with the right’s support for Herman Cain. The latest exemplar is Karen Phinney, who said: Let’s review the logic here. If Finney starts with what she … Continue reading →
Time rocks on
Time treats people (even rock stars) differentially. Some look great: Billy Idol, Bret Michaels (who’s a mere 48, though, so it’s not a good test), and Bruce Springsteen. Pat Benatar looks better than in her youth, and David Bowie looks … Continue reading →
More gloomy news for dieters
Of course, I already pretty much knew this. But still–drat!
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