Today’s news included a story that the US Court of Appeals overturned an FCC ruling that had fined CBS television stations over half a million dollars for broadcasting indecency. What horrible indecency could we be talking about? Well, that would be the indecency where CBS broadcast (accidentally or not) a picture of a woman’s nipple. [...]
It’s my blog, so sometimes I get to mention things that interest me. Readers of this blog have likely detected that I enjoy watching Hockey over any major sport. And I will reveal here that I enjoy a good Soccer game much more than either American Football or Basketball. The latter two sports really rather [...]
I am really wondering about the purpose of holidays in the US today. Of course, most of them were set aside to celebrate patriotic events, or to commemorate notable historical figures, or to honor groups of people, or to commemorate widely celebrated religious holidays. As the fourth day in July rolls around, we will have [...]
Why do so many of my blog entries start out with “Oh, gee, what now?” even if I don’t actually say so. Here’s another one: This week, a supposed blogger mentioned that an ad in a recent campaign by Dunkin Donuts was evidence that they supported terrorism in the Middle East. How would they do [...]
So, I was talking to my cat today, and…… OK, let me start over. The cat was really talking to me. I wouldn’t want to sully my reputation by letting anyone think I talk to animals. In any case, I have been trying to come up with an answer to a question I have, and [...]
There was a time in my life that it would have seemed unconscionable to me that the Seattle Supersonics could have left Seattle, or that the people or government of Seattle would have allowed such a thing to happen. That time was about the time that I was in high school. Now that I have [...]
This is going to be one of those “light” articles. Hockey’s regular season is coming to an end. I have had some recent disappointments, as the seasons for my favoured teams have come to a premature end. In both cases, their seasons ended before the playoffs began. I’ll start with the Portland Winterhawks, the Junior [...]
