Lost Journal: Laugh Track – the Next Generation
Journal entry: October 4, 2009 (age 40) – Laugh Track Nothing makes a TV show funnier than a laugh track. Hearing other people’s laughter tells our social brains … Read more
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Don’t Do Stupid Stuff: Hugging It Out
Hillary and Barack look forward to “hugging it out” The meeting probably wasn’t as awkward as Cain attending Abel’s funeral. Closer to Anna Nicole walking past her husband’s … Read more
Hillary Clinton Apparently Unaware Obama Cannot Run for Third Term
Former First Lady Hillary Clinton gearing up to get revenge In case no one has noticed lately, it seems former Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, has been a … Read more
What’s Wrong with the GOP’s “Hell No” Faction
The GOP, the party of “Hell No!” needs a break Ah, August — that time of year when the going gets tough … and Congress gets going. On … Read more
Austinites Dumbfounded Over Forbes Pick of Washington D.C. as Coolest City
D.C. as “Coolest City”? What does Forbes know about cool, anyway? Citizens of Austin, Texas are said to be somewhat confused over a new Forbes Magazine article naming … Read more
Lost Journal: Early ’80s TV was Preteen Purgatory
Journal entry: February 21, 1981 (age 11) – Early ’80s TV Recently, Hurricane Puberty slammed into my southern coast. My sixth-grade classroom in a Catholic school doesn’t offer … Read more
The Slacker Congress
113th Congress: Done doing nothing for now, taking a break. More fun than fourteen barrels of flunkies watching our elected officials exit Washington like scared rats streaming out … Read more
Proposed Franken-Stein Amendment to Farm Bill Takes on GMOs
GMO Franken-Stein bill: “It’s alive!” GMO labeling has gotten a lot of press lately. The biggest news on this front last year was the vote of Sen. Al … Read more
Forever Four-Eyed
I’m a librarian. A reader. I identify as a four-eyed person. I’ve always worn glasses. I got my first pair in the second grade. It was a miracle! … Read more
Ripping the Headlines Today, 8/6/14
Making fun of the headlines today, so you don’t have to The news doesn’t need to be complicated and confusing; that’s what any new release from Microsoft is … Read more
