(1) So let me get this straight. After being bailed out by the federal government — with our tax dollars – following their gross incompetence, Bank of America wants to start charging fees for use of debit cards? That is, they want to make customers pay for accessing their own money? By the way, Bank of America gets to use customers' money … Read More
Walking Dead: Season Premiere 2
The zombie craze has been around for a couple of years; I am admittedly a late-coming fan. I'm only luke-warm for horror as a genre, but as a sub-genre, zombie movies and writings have struck a chord with me. I can't explain its mass appeal — there's just something about the idea of "living dead" that makes ones spine tingle. I … Read More
What’s The Matter With Tanya?
I don't watch SNL anymore, and it's too bad, because for the first time in its history, it has a noticeable female slant. Sure, there have been female stars on SNL before… from Gilda Radner to Tina Fey. But what's different now is that a lot of the writing and comic ideas coming out of SNL now is that … Read More
Heroes
I don't think it's news (not to me, anyway) that Zachary Quinto (Spock of the rebooted Star Trek movies, Sylar from "Heroes") is gay. But I admire his public acknowledgement, and his stated reasons for it.
One Marine Vs. Thirty NYPD Cops
Marine wins. He implores the police not to hurt innocent children who are protesting. This took place last night in Times Square (the Occupy Wall Street protesters have a satellite office now):
The Movement That Can’t Be Ignored
I have to admit — when I first heard of the Occupy Wall Street protests, I thought it was a two or three day story. But just the opposite has happened — the story grew and the protests grew. Although some in the media (Fox, I'm looking at you) still feign ignorance about what the movement is about, everyone else … Read More
Disaster Reports We Like To Read
EDIS Number: PW-20111013-32671-USADate / time: 13/10/2011 16:10:18 [UTC]Event: Power OutageArea: North-AmericaCountry: USAState/County: State of ConnecticutLocation: Greenwich Number of Deads: N/ANumber of Injured: N/ANumber of Infected: N/ANumber of Missing: N/ANumber of Affected: 14507 person(s)Number of Evacuated: N/ADamage level: Heavy Description: A squirrel is to blame for the power outage that left half of Greenwich customers in the dark this morning. CL&P spokesman Mitch Gross said there was a problem at the substation in the Cos Cob … Read More
Occupy Wall Street versus The Tea Party
Favorable Opinion of Tea Party: 27% Favorable Opinion of Occupy Wall Street: 54% – National Poll by Time magazine And when you factor in disfavorability, the Occupy Wall Street folks have a huge net positive, compared to the tea party. Oddly, there are reports that Tea Party organizations are trying to distance themselves from the Occupy Wall Street movement: “The left … Read More
Five Facts About The Wealthiest 1%
From Livescience.com: FACT #1: The wealthiest 1 percent of households own 34.6 percent of all privately held wealth, and 42.7 percent of all financial wealth (total net worth minus the value of one's home). Meanwhile, according to the NYU economist Edward Wolff a 2010 report, the bottom 80 percent of the population holds just 15 percent of the total wealth … Read More
Anti-Gay Marriage Amendment In North Carolina: Looks Bad For Marriage Equality
The first poll on North Carolina's efforts to put a constitutional ban on same-sex marriage is out, and it looks bad for equality fans. According to the poll conducted by Public Policy Polling, if the vote were held today, the amendment would pass with 61 percent of the vote and only 34 percent opposing. Even Democrats support the measure (49/44), … Read More