February 7, 2014

Jay Leno is off the Tonight Show as of last night.  NBC wants to hand off the iconic gig to someone of the younger generation, namely, Jimmy Fallon.  Never mind that Leno is going out at #1 in his time slot.  Never mind that Leno

February 7, 2014

George Clooney is a successful actor, director, and producer.  But the turning point in his career, he says, was appearing as Batman in the worst and most critically-panned movie in the franchise, Batman and Robin. (more…)

February 6, 2014

The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child has issued a statement directing the Roman Catholic Church to change its teachings on abortion and sexuality.  The document, which you can read here, begins by addressing the pedophile scandal–which certainly needs to be addressed–but

February 6, 2014

There is a new app that would give anyone access to  facial recognition software.  Use Google Glasses to look at someone, whereupon you will then tap into that person’s online profiles, social media networks, relationship status, arrest records, and whatever else is online.  Right now,

February 6, 2014

Under Obamacare, those who don’t have health insurance coverage at work sign up for policies at online “exchanges.”  If their income level makes the policies too hard to afford, the government will offer subsidies to make up the difference.  There is a problem, though.  As

February 5, 2014

I was struck by something in the Epiphany scripture reading a few Sundays ago, about Christ’s first miracle, turning the water into wine. When the master of the feast tasted the water now become wine, and did not know where it came from (though the

February 5, 2014

On Monday, a complete stranger came up to me and said, “Hey, you know who you look like?” “No,” I said. “That actor who just died.  What was his name?” “Philip Seymour Hoffman.” It never occurred to me that we looked like each other, but

February 5, 2014

According to the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office, Obamacare, when fully implemented, will cost the equivalent of 2.3 million jobs.  Not so much from businesses cutting back hiring but because people will not want to work so much. Older people will no longer feel they need

February 4, 2014

There was a time, not long ago, when people were just expected to go to church.  It was a cultural thing–to be respectable, a fine upstanding member of the community, you went to church.  Whether or not you believed it or practiced it or not. 

February 4, 2014

So what did you think of Bob Dylan’s Chrysler commercial?  There he was, clear voiced, no mumbling, unobscure, voicing over some great Americana imagery.  (He doesn’t appear until 47 seconds in.)  I’m assuming that he wrote the script.  Though it lacks Dylan’s trademark surrealistic imagery,


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