Wisdom and whimsy in moderate doses
The news report conversation that just took place between MSNBC’s Tamaran Hall, left, and Stephanie Stanton, right,: HALL: Here we go. China has pulled ahead of the U.S. in the medal count. Now China now has 9 gold medals compared to just 3 for the U.S. NBC’s Stephanie Stanton live in Beijing. So Stephanie, is… Continue reading Ew, ew, ew
Four years ago, I was living in the Extended Stay Hotel in Merrillville, Ind., waiting to close on the house I was buying in Crown Point and working at The Times of Northwest Indiana — my second tour of duty there. And I was watching the Olympics in Athens on TV and listening to Barack… Continue reading Summer of hope
Inspired by Random Ramblings About My Crazy Life, I looked to see what my blogs are “worth.” Paper Cuts is worth $68,873.88. graphicdesignr is worth $43,469.58. Story of Man is worth $2,258.16. Live & Kern is worth $1,129.08. That’s $115,730.70! How and where do I cash in? Or maybe just a loan? (The blog I… Continue reading Savings account balance: $50
I loved “Buffy the Vampire Slayer.” (It’s OK, I’ve come to terms with my supreme nerdiness.) But I’m not so sure about the could-have-been animated series. This is high-school Buffy; voices are by the cast from the TV show, except for Buffy. (Giselle Loren filled in for Sarah Michelle Gellar, who wasn’t interested in the… Continue reading ‘We’re having an apocalypse’
Bear’s blood work is back — she has low levels of potassium, which, evidently, is what makes her a little less active than usual. There are two solutions: a gel that she’d have to eat/take/mess with twice a day, or a once-a-day pill. Who are these people who gel their pets? Bear would have to… Continue reading How do you feed a banana to a cat?