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Looking back, The Green Lantern movie is what brought the flick’s stars Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively together and to the point of getting married, as they reportedly did over the last weekend. Moreover, this blogger wonders if Scarlett Johannsen’s appearance as a speaker at the Democratic National Convention had something to do with an … Read more
When this blogger grew up in Chicago, it seemed as if the teachers were on strike all the time. The last time for this one was 1969. Now, and mainly because of a personality clash between Chicago’s new Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis, Chicago’s teachers elected to strike at midnight … Read more
While mourning the death of former Baltimore Ravens’ owner Art Modell, the team held a public viewing where fans had the chance to pay final respects to the man who gave them the greatest gift of all, a Super Bowl winning team. Modell died last week at the age of 87. Thousands of fans showed … Read more
While walking to the area where the California Delegation sat at the Democratic National Convention, this blogger spotted Oakland Mayor Jean Quan sitting next to and talking with Oakland City Council District Five Candidate Mario Juarez. Mr. Juarez and Mayor Quan were kind enough to invite the opportunity to make this video. All of this … Read more
As this blogger was talking to a woman who works for Fox News, she quickly took a photo of a man she thought was Jack Nicholson as he briskly walked by flanked by two female flight attendants. So, the only logical action was to follow “Jack” and ask him if he was “the Jack” – … Read more
The last time Peyton Manning took a snap, it was 651 days ago as the quarterback for the Indianapolis Colts. Now, and after an emotionally hard offseason that saw Indy Colts Owner Jim Irsay tearfully part ways with the legendary passer, and the Denver Broncos making him an offer to join the Orange and Blue … Read more
The Honorable Norman Mineta is someone who’s name you may have heard of if you live in San Jose because the local airport is named after him. The legendary cabinet member and public servant gave me his view of President Clinton’s Speech, and on the proceedings at the Democratic National Convention, saying that Clinton’s speech … Read more
Congresswoman Barbara Lee, our great California 9th Congressional District Representative, said she felt an “excitement and sense of urgency” in getting out the Democratic Party’s message not just at the Democratic National Convention, but to America between now and the November election. Rep Lee recalled her first time at a DNC convention when she was … Read more
At the 2008 Democratic National Convention, this blogger was blessed with the chance to interview the legendary Reverend Jesse Jackson just before the DNC was set to nominate then-Senator Barack Obama as the Democratic Nominee for President Of The United States. It was just after then-Senator Joe Biden gave his acceptance speech to be the … Read more
The San Francisco 49ers went into Lambeau Field and beat the Green Bay Packers in dramatic fashion 30 – 22. The star of the game was Alex Smith, who played against his 2005 NFL Draft rival, Cal’s Aaron Rogers, and got the win. (It was eight years ago that Smith was the 2005 NFL 1st … Read more
UPDATE: Florida CWA Union Rep responds to California issue. A group of union members from the Communications Workers of America (CWA) are starting to challenge their union leadership and are asking the pressing question: Are CWA California union leaders out of touch with both their membership and reality? While tentative labor agreements have been reached … Read more
That Mitt Romney would say America doesn’t want “more firemen, more policemen, more teachers” and Don Rickles would think it’s OK to tell a racist joke about The President Of The United States in 2012 shows the problem we have in some corners of this country. Romney picked an appearance in Council Bluffs, Iowa to … Read more
Wow. Even though reports are that Manny Pacquiao “appeared to dominate Timothy Bradley in almost every round Saturday night” according to USA Today, the best he could do was a split decision at The MGM Grand Hotel, Las Vegas – Timothy Bradley won. Here’s a clip from the 7th round of the fight: And many, … Read more
Apple CEO Tim Cook, Apple Founder and CEO Steve Jobs’ pick to replace him prior to his passing (both shown above), can look back and laugh at Victoria Murphy (now Victoria Murphy Barrett) an Associate Editor with Forbes Magazine to this day, who, in 2004 let loose with a character assassination that basically said he … Read more
Creflo Dollar’s a well-known Atlanta-based (College Park, Georgia and not far from me as of this writing) pastor who’s gained fame and some measure of fortune from his ministry – not to mention a lot of anger from those who think he uses religion as an excuse to rub the nose of others in the … Read more
Trendistic, once the go-to site for this blogger’s analysis of Twitter Trends, is no longer opening up when one goes to www.trendistic.com. And Trendrr, once the alternative to Trendistic, is now a Social TV pay-for-service site that tells nothing about true Twitter Trends. So, if you want to see how Twitter Trends change, where do … Read more
According to NASA Press Secretary Lauren Worley, Space X, the organization formed by Elon Musk as a private space corporation, will become the first organization of its kind to launch and doc with the International Space Station on May 19th. You can watch a live stream of the historic event, the first private-sector-involved initiative, at … Read more
Twitter. I love it, and combined with Tout it’s a powerful tool. But Twitter’s one main issue has been revenue generation. The problem is Twitter’s basic design is not, for all practical purposes, revenue-generation-friendly. I’m not going to explain why that is, just that it is. But give credit to Twitter for trying to fit … Read more
Tango is not just a dance, but an app that allows you to make video calls via your cell phone. It’s Face Time for those who don’t have an Apple iPhone, even though you can download it for your iPhone. Here’s the video: Tango’s simplicity, coupled with the desire of millions to share their faces … Read more
Oakland’s Joe Tuman called to explain that he’s not really running against Oakland At-Large Councilmember Rebecca Kaplan yet, but that he’s filed papers that would allow him to establish a bank account, and set up the necessary legal infrastructure to run for office – against Kaplan, if he decided to do so. Taking on Rebecca … Read more
According to sources, as this is written, Arkansas Head Coach Bobby Petrino is reportedly meeting with Arkansas Athletic Director Jeff Long. The issue is what to do about Petrino in the wake of last week’s Sunday April Fool’s Day Motorcycle Crash, where it appears that both Petrino and his aide / mistress Jessica Dorrell were … Read more
The San Francisco Gold Dust Lounge’s effort to remain at the space it has occupied since 1966 had morphed into a rather formidable social media effort, with Facebook pages, its website, an effective set of well-distributed YouTube videos, and an active Twitter account, with an occasional bitting wit. Well, in the wake of the loss … Read more
Yesterday, Facebook Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg put out a blog post announcing that his company spent $1 billion to acquire Instagram, the popular smartphone-based photo-sharing service. Moreover, the organization made even more famous in the movie The Social Network, gave the small, young, San Francisco-based organization a combination of cash and stock. This has … Read more
Wow. I signed up to use HostGator, and it’s been a mix of good and real bad. Good in that the service allows 24/7 service calling. Bad in that I have to make a LOT of calls. I started on what’s called a ‘shared hosting’ plan, and then turned at HostGator’s request and advice to … Read more
Whether you travel for work, or vacation, a virtual private network is a must-have for any jet setter. Many countries around the world have set up blockades to various websites, whether it’s social networks, foreign news sites, and even some email providers. As current events in these countries fluctuate, it can be hard for the … Read more
Occupy Oakland has given rise to a party that, for a long time, seemed almost dead in Oakland: The Green Party. Oakland Politics – or to be clear, politics in Oakland, California – has always been marked by wild, turbulent events and eras that left the city vastly different than it was before. Arguably, this … Read more
Kathy Neal has announced that she is now formerly the candidate for the 18th District California Assembly Seat, which represents a good portion of Oakland, California. Here’s the letter Ms. Neal issued just moments ago: 18th Assembly District race. As the only woman in a field of three known candidates, she entered the race much … Read more
Your Ad Here Today in New Hampshire is the primary and Democrats don’t have much of a choice of who to vote for, since NH is a closed primary and Democrats can only vote for Democrats and Republicans must vote Republican, and the Republican race is going to be far more interesting than the Democratic … Read more
It is an exciting time to be a Baltimore Ravens fan. Still celebrating their AFC North championship, Baltimore will host the divisional playoff game against the Houston Texans on Sunday. It is their fourth consecutive trip to the playoffs and their first home playoff game under head coach John Harbaugh. The Ravens beat the Texans … Read more
Presenting the Santa Baby 99ers Christmas Unemployment Song, or The Santa Baby 99ers Song, on Christmas Eve. Donalee King (in photo from Zennie62.com), who goes by Paladinette, at Zennie62.com, created this variation of the classic Christmas Song Santa Baby. King, a blogger who also has her own blog called Jobless Unite, is one of the … Read more
You can have Lindsay Lohan for Christmas! Playboy founder Hugh Hefner’s announced that, because of the leak that this blogger talks about in the video below, the Lindsay Lohan Playboy Issue will be on newsstands by the end of next week – an early release before Christmas. Hugh Hefner’s taken to Twitter to say a … Read more
If you’ve seen Goodfellas or Law & Order, you know who Paul Sorvino is. But did you know the legendary actor could sing? He did on Friday, November 11th and for one night at the Saban Theater in Beverly Hills, and to benefit The Asthma Foundation. Here are videos from his presentation, the first two … Read more
The three-team-trade involving New Orleans Hornets Star Chris Paul to the LA Lakers, while sending Pao Gasol, and Lamar Odom, to the Houston Rockets and the Hornets, as well as Luis Scola, Kevin Martin and Goran Dragic from the Rockets to the Hornets for a 2012 1st Round Draft Pick, and that was nixed by … Read more
Billy Crystal is Superman! The Oscars’ 84th Academy Awards were in turmoil, and had degenerated into a situation described by a word with that now-familar meme “gate” rehersalgate. Eddie Murphy stepped down as the original host of the 2012 Oscars, and after producer Brett Ratner resigned the day after making an anti-Gay slur that many … Read more
About a month ago Lindsay Lohan was in the news for her disgustingly brown teeth (which she recently got whitened) and the bruises on her hands. Now, she will be appearing in Playboy just in time for Christmas. It seems like this is the only way she could make money, posing nude in a magazine. … Read more
