12.09.2017
12.08.2017
Maybe we ought to just skip the whole thing and get right to the Super Bowl
Silicon Valley Is Sneaking Models Into This Year's Holiday Parties - Bloomberg
Vox Media Inc. is limiting employees to two drinks apiece at its Dec. 12 holiday party to curb "unprofessional behavior," but so far it's the exception.
12.07.2017
Jargon alert
It's painful to do it," Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) said Wednesday after urging Franken to step down. "But here are these courageous women who have come [forward]. It's a fact pattern that is pretty obvious."
That's the second time in 24 hours I've heard that phrase, "fact pattern." Some other congresscritter named Gowdy said it the other time.
Two times is twice too many.
First things first: Before we solve the North Korea problem, the Mid-East problem, the Alabama problem, and the Starbucks Christmas cup problem we need to quash that phrase.
If we don't it will make us all craZy.
12.05.2017
What you get for congregating with geeks
I dictate to my iPad. On the whole, it's easier than typing on the virtual keyboard and the dictation software is pretty accurate, so there's a minimum of encounters with autocorrect.
But a moment ago I used the phrase "keep and eye on," and the iPad heard "keep an ion."
So there's that.
But a moment ago I used the phrase "keep and eye on," and the iPad heard "keep an ion."
So there's that.
12.04.2017
For the next time somebody mentions the “War on Christmas“
The War on Christmas: From Trump to the Puritans. And Henry Ford too. - The Washington Post
Christmas is not in danger. In fact, 92 percent of Americans asked by the Pew Research Center in a 2013 study said they celebrate Christmas. Even 87 percent of non-Christians said they celebrate the holiday.
The Puritans would be appalled.
https://goo.gl/GWQhZX
As long as he leaves the pigs feet alone
President Trump Expected to Shrink Bears Ears by as Much as 90 Percent - The New York Times
12.03.2017
The end of shame
No it didn't happen in Washington DC, it happened right here. Read the names of the bowl games on this list, and weep. (Or laugh.)
Week 14 college football bowl projections for 2017
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