Jay Leno Working on 5 Minute Set in Hopes of Getting Booked at First Comedy Open-Mic
“We’ll see if Jay Leno is ready to take it to the next level,” says booker Thursday, February 6 2014 was Jay Leno’s last time hosting NBC’s “Tonight … Read more
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One Small … Tag
Going to the moon started a game of interstellar tag While driving my son to school one morning, the news commentator on the radio stated that China had … Read more
Obama Gives Up Fight With NRA, Sort Of
Before the speech, Fox calls Obama a ‘waffler,’ for giving them and the NRA what they asked for. Many believed it would be a dramatic and historic meeting … Read more
The Highly Educated Working Poor: Adjunct Professors
Turning professors into ‘adjunct professors’: part-time, low-paid, no-benefit, no-tenure, temporary teachers. There’s a growing army of the working poor in our U.S. of A., and big contingents of … Read more
Congress Critters Can Be Lovable for a Price
The art of schmoozing members of Congress is important to lobbyists A counselor recently advised, “an informal setting,” saying that it is “an effective way to build a … Read more
Angry Broncos Fan Creates Newer, Better Peyton Manning on Madden 25
New, improved Peyton Manning can beat Seahawks any time Following the Denver Bronco’s blowout loss to the Seattle Seahawks in the Super Bowl, 34-year-old Bronco fan Chad Hall … Read more
Ripping the Headlines Today, 2/4/14
Ripping the headlines today, so you don’t have to The news doesn’t need to be complicated and confusing; that’s what any new release from Microsoft is for. And, … Read more
Gadget Graveyard
The gadget graveyard in my basement There’s a graveyard in my basement. The lower level of my house is the final resting place for dead and discarded kitchen … Read more
Guillotine Time for the Rich?
Sympathy for poor rich folks F. Scott Fitzgerald famously wrote that the rich are different from us. To which Hemingway indirectly snorted, “Yes, they have more money.” And … Read more
GOP: Rise in Lesbians’ Numbers is Obama’s Fault
Republicans point to more lesbians as a sure sign of Obama-led moral decay On Tuesday night, President Barack Obama gave his 5th State of the Union address. It … Read more
