Monday Morning Potpourri
Hurricane Dean…this is getting pretty scary for the folks in Mexico as it looks like it is picking up. I have a friend who really geeks out over hurricanes, and I’ve been encouraging him to start blogging on them. I know he reads this (sometimes), so I’m calling him out publicly now. START! Overheard on [...]
Blogger’s Union
As nuts as it may sound, some are trying to do it. Michael Silence has this to say: In a move that might make some people scratch their heads, a loosely formed coalition of left-leaning bloggers are trying to band together to form a labor union they hope will help them receive health insurance, conduct [...]
Television is to JFK as the Internet is to…
Want to take a shot at completing this analogy? I wasn’t alive back in the JFK era, but one thing that we’ve always heard about JFK is that he was the first President to really utilize television in both the elections and in his Presidency. All of the other candidates were stuck in the old [...]
Fairness on Talk Radio
Diane Feinstein is “looking at” pushing the fairness doctrine for talk radio broad casters in the United States. The conversation was brought about mostly by the public outcry over the proposed immigration bill that has been getting slammed on talk radio, which is by and large right leaning. For the record, I’m hardly a fan [...]
NASCAR and Pro Wrestling
I’ve been saying it for years. NASCAR is fixed. Professional Wrestling may have predetermined outcomes, but NASCAR is rigged. At least pro wrestling doesn’t claim to be real. Finally I’m vindicated. One of NASCAR’s own has broken kayfabe and told the truth. Two-time champion Tony Stewart likened NASCAR to professional wrestling and accused it of [...]
Knoxville Eyesores
I actually got up yesterday to check the KNS online to see their article on Knoxville Eyesores. I have to say that I’m a little disappointed, but I guess you get what you pay for. It seems like they were addressing issues that occur everywhere else in Generica–urban sprawl, litter, strip malls, abanadoned warehouses, etc. [...]
