That’s what I hear when I turn my car’s steering wheel hard to the right or left. The shop says “We’ll put it on the lift and take a look. Might be control rods, might be suspension. Maybe it’s just a lubrication thing.” At least the guy heard the same thing I did. That’s an …
I read this a zillion years ago but somehow lost or gave away my copy. It’s a 1954 book which appeared first in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, slightly abridged. The Star Beast is one of Heinlein’s juveniles, and it’s great fun. It holds up pretty well 60 years on, at least in …
This was a segment on the CBS Evening News this evening.“Egg prices have risen 58 percent in the past year, to an average of a $1.85 a dozen.” Poor pitiful you. A whopping $1.85 for a dozen eggs. These were locally-farmed eggs, too. $1.85. I spit on your $1.85.
Now it’s getting personal. I just got a notice from HHS that I’m going to be automatically enrolled in Medicare Part A as of the first day of November, four months from now. I’m also going to be enrolled in Medicare Part B on that date unless I opt out of it. Okay, what’s covered …
Wisconsin’s Governor Scott Walker and his pet Senators in the state legislature just came up with $250 million to keep the NBA’s Milwaukee Bucks in the state by building them an arena downtown. The deal will eventually cost taxpayers $400 million including interest. In theory the team’s owners are on the hook for the balance …
Somehow I have gotten into a rhythm with my dentist and my periodontist. I see one or the other every quarter. Tomorrow is the regular dentist’s turn. It’s a good racket. Each of them gets paid once every three months. The patient benefits, I guess, but it gets tiresome.
Unlike many people, I don’t use a smartphone (I’ve got a tablet). In fact, it wasn’t until 2006 that I got around to even getting a cellphone. I’ve been using no-contract (Tracfone) flip phones ever since (well, the first one was a Nokia candy bar). I have found it useful to have one, particularly at …
Lawrence of Arabia, Doctor Zhivago, Funny Girl. Omar Sharif appeared in an awful lot of films and television movies, but he was best known in America for the three listed above. Sharif died today at 83. Here’s his first appearance on-screen in Lawrence of Arabia:
Former Raider, Oiler and Saint quarterback Ken Stabler died today of colon cancer at the young age of 69. If Ken Stabler had the ball with two minutes left in the game and you were rooting for the Raiders’ opponent, you were in trouble and you knew it. He was a superb passer and leader. …
Not trademarks in general, mind you, but the very specific federal ones that the Washington Redskins have claimed on their name. U.S. District Judge Gerald Bruce Lee’s decision affirmed an earlier ruling by the federal Trademark Trial and Appeal Board. Last year, the appeal board declared in a 2-to-1 vote that the team’s moniker is …