This is a vlog unlike any other I’ve made before. The idea is to use a long-standing macroeconomic model called “IS / LM” to explain why the debt limit must…
Month: July 2011
Peyton Manning Signs Long Deal Contract With Colts
Peyton Manning has signed a five year contract with the Indiana Colts. The Colts’ Owner Jim Irsay posted on Twitter that Manning would make $90 million in the five year…
San Francisco Marathon Website Crashes Under Traffic Weight
As this blog post is written, the San Francisco Marathon is well under way. There are 25,000 runners this year, far more than the 3,000 that were out when I…
Chamillionaire And “Cello” On Music and Tech At TechCrunch Mobile 2011
I had the pleasure of meeting rapper Chamillionaire And “Cello” (that’s what he allowed me to call him on video, although I may be busted for it later), at Friday’s…
Star Wars Blueprint Book Introduced At Comic Con 2011
For sci-fi fans like this blogger, owning the Star Trek Blueprints of the late 70s were like owning gold. Now, Star Wars fans can enjoy the same engineering drawings for…
Captain America Drink At Searsucker Restaurant, San Diego – Comic Con 2011
Captain America has a new drink made at Searsucker Restaurant, San Diego, and inspired by Comic Con 2011, and called “Captain America.” (And in case you’re wondering, this blogger made…
Bret Michaels and Tommy Lee Show Off Guns
Brett Michaels and Tommy Lee are now involved in a federal gun probe after taking photos with some guns while in North Carolina. As you can see in the photo…
Vince Young Joins Philadelphia Eagles
Vince Young was once the quarterback for the Tennessee Titans, but Long Island Press reports that now the Philadelphia Eagles have picked him up as their back-up quarterback, backing up…
David’s Bridal Honeymoon Giveaway
David’s Bridal has come up with a great way to help couples enjoy a great honeymoon while simultaneously gaining “likes” on Facebook. The Facebook page describes the Royal Treatment Contest…
Amy Winehouse’s Death Attributed to Lack of Alcohol
Amy Winehouse’s family told the British tabloid, The Sun, that she most likely died due to alcohol withdrawals. Further research has suggested that this is in fact a possibility; her…
Oakland News: Kathy Neal To Run For Sandre Swanson’s Cal Assm Seat
In this Oakland News, Kathy Neal, best known as former Oakland Mayor Elihu Harris’ wife, is reportedly throwing her hat into the 2012 California Assembly District 16 Seat currently held…
Reggie Bush Joins Miami Dolphins
Reggie Bush is saying good-bye to the New Orleans Saints and hello to the Miami Dolphins. This was confirmed on Bush’s Twitter page: Change is never easy but I look…
Simon Pegg’s “A Fantastic Fear of Everything” By Maker Of “Griff The Invisible”
The movie A Fantastic Fear of Everything starring Simon Pegg (Star Trek) and is currently being made at Shepperton Studios in London, has been acquired by The Indomina Group, makers…
Green Hornet’s Black Beauty Versus Medusa From Bellflower
The Medusa from the movie Bellflower is worth as much, or more in value, than the Black Beauty from The Green Hornet. That means it’s worth about $2 million. That…
VIDEO: William Shatner And The Star Trek Captains at Comic Con 2011
This is the promised 37-minute video of William Shatner’s visit to Comic Con 2011, to talk about his new movie, William Shatner and The Captains, with Scott Bakula, Avery Brooks,…
Murdoch Scandal: SF Chronicle’s Phil Bronstein On Journalism and Death
For the second time in over a year, this blogger paid a visit to the legendary Phil Bronstein, the San Francisco Chronicle‘s Executive Vice President and Editor-At-Large for the last…
Zennie62.com Moves From Blogger To WordPress
After something like six years, and over 10,000 blog posts, Zennie62.com has officially moved from Blogger to WordPress. This doesn’t mean we’re quitting Google’s Blogger – there are over 90…
Rupert Murdoch and Phil Bronstein, Corrections and Thoughts In Quick
At some point, the real time and date I will not disclose, I’m going to subject San Francisco Chronicle Executive Vice President and Editor-At-Large Phil Bronstein to one of my…
Comic Con 2011 Jeff Fahey, Tony Todd, Mark Hamill On Sushi Girl The Movie
Sushi Girl is a “grindhouse” style movie, which this blogger is dying to see, and is best described as a dinner over a naked chic that ends badly. My objective…
Amy Winehouse Video Leaves Questions
This video making the rounds online is causing a number of YouTube commenters to ask a good question, and one that you’re led to ask after watching it: why would…
Bohemian Club Marks 100th Anniversary Of Monte Rio Variety Show
The Bohemian Club, the San Francisco institution where this blogger has enjoyed excellent bourbon and conversation, is celebrating the 100th Anniversary of the crazy Monte Rio Variety Show at the…
NFL Lockout Almost Over, Twitter Reactions, Timeline For Week
The NFL Lockout is, barring a wild, unexpected NFL Players Union negative vote today, over. This blogger can only say “Yeah!” But really, the idea of the NFL not playing…
Bellflower’s Entourage At Comic Con As Fun As Bellflower The Movie
On YouTube, Metacafe, Blip Tv. As of now, there’s one “Entourage” that’s known as a group of hip, East Coast-transplanted Hollywood types, who live their lives around the actions of…
Russell Brand, Amy Winehouse, Comic Con, and Hollywood Publicists
Comic Con is a giant bubble that can block you off from the World’s events – just see my Tout stream for evidence. It wasn’t until I visited the CNN…
Comic Con 2011: Vivica A. Fox, Femme Fatales, Masquerade Ball
Yesterday at Comic Con (trip sponsored by Tout), this blogger had the pleasure of meeting some of the many cast members of Femme Fatales, the Mark A. Altman, Steven Kriozere-created…