Three short animations featuring Simon, his cat, and his date in three phases of a meal Simon makes for his girlfriend. The last bit is the best, and I include the middle one only for completeness. (Of course, tastes differ.) … Continue reading
Seth Meyers plays multiple clips of Trump attacking the idea of a presidential executive orders during the campaign, which ends up not just underscoring the fellow's hypocrisy but being pretty funny. If you don't hav time to watch the whole … Continue reading
From just over a week ago, John Cleese talks about Trump and the attitudes of supporters and opponents in the U.S. I wish it were longer (it runs well under 3 minutes) because I have a feeling that if he … Continue reading
You might recall the Overly Attached Girlfriend that was a hit on YouTube a few years back. Recently Laina, the highly appealing actress who created that character, succeeded in producing a version of OAG in The Sims. I found the … Continue reading
We've had some torrential rains here in North Carolina for a few days and there are flooded roads not far from my house, though curiously not actually on my street or anywhere I normally go. (Clean living pays off and … Continue reading
A few weeks ago the Republican leadership in the House of Representatives introduced a healthcare reform proposal that threatened to increase the number of uninsured by 24 million over a decade, including a large fraction of that number in the … Continue reading
Draining actual swamps can be a Bad Thing, because wetlands really provide a lot of benefits. But draining figurative swamps, as in government corruption, is a worthy goal, and one of President Trump's major promises. Unless you've been entirely out … Continue reading
You probably know what MadLibs are, but if not, the clip below clears that up quickly. It's from The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon last November. If you get impatient, you can skip ahead to the 3 minutes 30 seconds … Continue reading
A couple of months ago I developed middle-back pain (also called thoracic back pain). I'd had lower back pain before, but this was different. Different but not any better. I don't recommend either. After suffering a few weeks hoping in … Continue reading
By multiple measures, U.S. access to medical care lags behind that in other developed countries. Pediatrician and medical school professor Aaron Carroll talks about that here: Link: https://youtu.be/RyWsga1P3VQ For more on this, see Dr Carroll's article in The New York … Continue reading