Category Archives: Blog stuff

A photographic look at Staten Island in the 1980s. Really takes me back, I have to say. “Scientists are in awe after discovering a Queensland lake that has barely been affected by changes in climate for 7,000 years.” The NBA … Continue reading →

Summertime, summertime, sum sum summertime… We may never get the flying cars we were once promised, but flying bicycles appear to be a possibility. Vota por un gato! I’ll bet Eric Dick is wondering how it is that he didn’t … Continue reading →

The difference between “geek” and “nerd”, in a detailed discussion that is both geeky and nerdy. The Longhorn Network really isn’t working out as planned, is it? Putting your favorite MLB team’s draft picks in perspective. You know, accurate sex … Continue reading →

I’m recovering from my daughter’s sleepover birthday party today, so forgive me if I’m a little groggy and/or grumpy. Having said that, better to host a sleepover party for a bunch of 9-year-old girls than to have a pencil in … Continue reading →

Charles Ramsey will have free burgers for life. Well deserved. The dark side of Greek yogurt. If you’ve ever wanted to eat at Krusty Burger, you will soon get your chance. “If Gingrich or Romney in 2005 could be counted … Continue reading →

There are some professions that you can’t list on LinkedIn. There will be twelve new stop-motion animations of the “Peanuts” characters coming soon. “Perhaps I should share the secret of the show’s 1981 Soviet wig technology with the CIA,” says … Continue reading →

Turns out “tiger” parenting isn’t such a good idea. When pirate costumes go wrong. “Children today are tyrants. They contradict their parents, gobble their food, and tyrannize their teachers. Oh, and they should put those damn smartphones down and get … Continue reading →

On Homeland and The Americans. I don’t watch the former, so I can’t comment on it. I will say that I have been struck by a parallel between The Americans and The Sopranos in the sense that as with Tony … Continue reading →

It was Cinco de Mayo, I was down on the bayou… Here’s a video of a cat, dressed as a shark, chasing a duckling while riding on a Roomba. Also features a dog in hammerhead shark costume, because of course … Continue reading →

Better music through data. Metadata, that is. It’s hard to find a scripted drama that hasn’t used rape and/or murder as a plotline at least once. I will note that their list is incomplete – by my reckoning, “Royal Pains” … Continue reading →

An Anthony Weiner mayoral candidacy would be a gift for shameless headline writers, if nothing else. It’s time for MLB to honor all of its pioneers, without whom there couldn’t have been a Jackie Robinson. “People who assumed Siskel & … Continue reading →

The first obstacle for Hillary Clinton to overcome if she wants to run in 2016 is to not have Mark Penn on her campaign payroll in any fashion. The untold story of how Apple built an operating system. Maybe Mark … Continue reading →

Ah, baseball. I’ve missed you. Twenty great Billy Joel songs that haven’t been overplayed. It’s great living in the future, isn’t it? “Many big network breaches begin not with brainy hacker code but with workers who are tricked by so-called … Continue reading →

And out like a lamb… Geez, now even I’m worried about Gmail. Thanks, Ezra. The Nielsen Family ain’t what it used to be. This five-year-old girl discovered a new species of dinosaur, which is now named for her. What have … Continue reading →

I understand there may be a basketball game on TV right about now… First and foremost, what Charlie Pierce says. “Can we challenge ourselves to come up with some new or adjunct language for mean girl? How about angry girl? … Continue reading →

Are we feeling a little green today? RIP, What Not To Wear. I hope by now we all have it figured out. Latinos love movies, and Hollywood has noticed. Need some good female role models from the world of fiction … Continue reading →

What self-inflicted crisis is next on the agenda? I’ve lost track. Ain’t no party like a toddler birthday party, ’cause a toddler birthday party don’t quit till everyone loses their pants and pees on their shoes. A Lego Hogwarts that … Continue reading →