12.09.2017

Ooops

Police: Getaway car ran out of gas after robbery, 2 arrested


https://goo.gl/jVKkWS

12.08.2017

Nostalgia


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

Inside the demise of Al Franken - POLITICO


https://goo.gl/SchnQS

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.

12.06.2017

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.

What's the Singular of 'Scissors'? | Merriam-Webster

"The shenanigans of English are myriad."

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


https://goo.gl/z8QV2G

12.03.2017

You might think this is just an unusually snippy theater review, but it’s not.

Rescued pig gets big break on Broadway | New York Post


https://goo.gl/zUkPqM

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


https://goo.gl/Ngwz5x