“And to everyone in this Congress who still refuses to raise the minimum wage, I say this: If you truly believe you could work full-time and support a family on less than $15,000 a year, go try it.” I don’t recall hearing a challenge like that in a State of the Union address before. Good …
Curtis Mayfield’s classic song of social change.
For 55 minutes the Seahawks played so badly they didn’t deserve to win. Then for about seven minutes (regulation plus overtime) the Packers played so badly they didn’t deserve to win. Unfortunately for the Packers, they failed at the wrong time in the game. Seattle wins 28-22 in OT. Now we get to see whether …
I have a terrible habit of browsing booksellers’ sites and buying on impulse. I did that the other day and picked up three books with another one pre-ordered for purchase upon release. The first one is David Weber’s “Like a Mighty Army,” the seventh book in his Safehold series. I’ve got the other six, so …
When I bought the Mini back in 2012 (used) the guy I bought it from said he’d just had four new tires put on it, all of them run-flats. That means you can drive on one of them for roughly 100 miles if it deflates to get someplace where you can have it fixed. Uh-huh. …
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences released its nominations for its awards today, and the first thing that jumped out at observers was that every acting nominee was white. The second thing observers noticed was that “Selma” was nominated for Best Picture but its director was left off the nomination list for Best …
So is the sky gonna fall, is Texas gonna sink, and are Florida’s Everglades gonna dry up now that Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio each chairs a Senate subcommittee with responsibility for science? Cruz has NASA, atmosphere and science policy in his group, while Rubio has NOAA in his. Probably not, says Roger Pilke, director …
So reads the headline at Louisiana’s Bayou Buzz. So now we know. In addition to being a pretty poor excuse for a Speaker of the House, John Boehner doesn’t tip his bartender very well. Bear that in mind, Ohio mixologists!
I didn’t expect Ohio State to beat Oregon by two touchdowns. If anything, I thought that margin would be reversed. Rats. I was rooting for the Ducks. Oh well, congratulations to the Buckeyes.
In the early game the Packers scored two second-half touchdowns to come from behind and defeat the Cowboys 26 – 21. In the second game barring two miraculous scores the Colts are going to defeat the Broncos. It’s currently 24 – 13 with under 3:00 to go. Manning and the Broncos couldn’t get any offense …