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This one is weird, but the casting is quite good. I admit I’m rather fond of women in glasses. by … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: October 2012
A brief New York Times article published October 20 gives an overview of how state legislatures are making it harder to vote. This includes restricting early voting, making it harder to register, and imposing strict voter-ID requirements supposedly to combat … Continue reading
It took three days to move the retired space shuttle Endeavor from LAX airport to its permanent home at the California Science Center 20 km away. This sped-up version shows highlights of the trip in less than three minutes, and … Continue reading
An interesting article by World Bank economist Richard J. Carroll, published on Bloomberg.com in June, summarizes his book-length study comparing the 12 U.S. presidents since World War II in terms of how well the economy did on their watch, using … Continue reading
The folks at LG create an evil practical joke as a commercial for their flat-panel monitors: by … Continue reading
As a businessman I’m not quite sure what to make of this op-ed by Robert S. McElvaine published October 19 in The Washington Post. In brief: Since 1928 four successful businessmen have served as president — Herbert Hoover, Jimmy Carter, … Continue reading
… and the response cracks up the audience: by … Continue reading
Donald Trump, who still won’t tell us what shocking discoveries his private detectives uncovered in Hawaii (that Trump was a bigger sucker than even they expected?), yesterday made a Big Announcement, namely that if Obama would release his “college records … Continue reading
Steve Benen had a good short blog post the other day on lobbying that’s worth a read. It references a Politico article titled “Lobbyists ready for a comeback under Mitt Romney,” which reads in part: President Barack Obama’s gone further … Continue reading
Senator Al Franken (D-Minnesota) spent most of his life as a comedian and writer, and he still occasionally does deadpan jokes, as here: by … Continue reading