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It’s one week since Jason Collins penned an excellent article in Sports Illustrated and announced that he’s the first NBA Basketball player and pro sports athlete to come out as gay. Now, Collins is a hero for taking the plunge and coming out as the first openly gay athlete in professional sports. As Baltimore Ravens … Read more
question: was The 747 Afghanistan Crash a Terrorist Act? For whatever reason, the question has not been raised. Yet, we’re talking about a cargo plane carrying military equipment in an area of the World where America’s at war. Isn’t that enough reasons to suspect foul play rather than a routing mistake that killed crew and … Read more
Here’s hoping you had a Happy Star Wars Day, and may the fourth be with you, or in this case, have been with you. But how did this crazy celebration get started? Well, reportedly, it had nothing to do with the late British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher’s saying to celebrate Britain’s Birthday, but a play … Read more
Amanda Bynes may be the focus of media coverage for her photos and perceived weird behavior, but she’s definitely benefitting from it. In the wake of posting her racy Twitter photos, and rumors of mental illness, which this blogger discounts, Amanda Bynes has seen her Twitter following increase. Dramatically. According to Twitter Grader, the hot … Read more
Michael Peevey is in big trouble. (Note: Follow @Zennie62 on Twtter) Michael Peevey, the President Of the California Public Utilities Commission (described by some as “the CPUC’s embattled” leader) reportedly skipped a very important job review hearing regarding his job to have cocktails and hobnob at a luxurious place called Merryvale Winery in the heart … Read more
Carolyn Moos, the ex-fiancee of Jason Collins, the NBA Washington Wizards’ star who said he was gay in a Sports Illustrated article on Monday of this week, talked to this video-blogger in an 18-minute interview that was designed to cover a number of questions viewers had provided. Ms. Moos was set to marry Mr. Collins … Read more
Steven Donziger and his friends have faced another giant setback in their attempt to collect $19 billion via Chevron as part of Ecuador’s rulling against the American oil giant that inherited the legal mess caused by the TexPet organization. TexPet was the corporate oil production joint venture between Texaco and the State Of Ecuador’s Petroecuador … Read more
Carolyn Moos is hot, and now in more ways than one, it seems. Check Google. Jason Collins’ admission that he’s gay set off a chain reaction of events, including the sudden stardom of his ex-Fiancee, Ms. Moos. While not mentioning Carolyn Moos by name in his Sports Illustrated article may have delayed the process of … Read more
Social Media use is reportedly thriving in South Africa, but it’s doing so without companies over there fashioning a set of corporate policies to guide them. That’s the basic point of the South African law firm Bowman Gilfillan, and it’s associate Lenja Dahms-Jansen. In a statement released to the news outlets in SA, she asserts … Read more
UPDATE: Here’s The Interview: Carolyn Moos, Jason Collins‘ ex-Fiancee, was set to marry the NBA star, but he left her at the alter in 2009. Now, after learning that he’s gay, she’s going to talk about it for Zennie62 on YouTube, Thursday, for a video to air Friday. Jason Collins, who became the first active … Read more
Amanda Knox. As much as I want to believe Amanda Knox didn’t kill her roommate Meredith Kercher, and I don’t believe she did, I’m not sure the interview with ABC’s Diane Sawyer was a good idea. This is the Twitter tweet I released while watching the program: I want to believe Amanda Knox but the … Read more
Jason Collins, who came out as gay Monday, left his totally hot now-ex-fiance Carolyn Moos at the alter in 2009. According to TMZ, Moos, who went to Stanford and met Collins there, had a nine-year relationship with him, which pretty much means it started at Stanford. UPDATE: Interview with Carolyn Moos this week! Moos told … Read more
Dion Jordan, the Miami Dolphins NFL Draft Number One Pick out of Oregon, reportedly just missed joining his now former Ducks coach in Philadelphia. Dion, who said in this blogger’s NFL Play 60 interview that his advantage was size, will get a chance to use it with the Dolphins. Here’s the video of Dion Jordan … Read more
Energy Upgrade, California is an ambitious program to encourage California homeowners to improve their home’s energy use by providing incentives to allow them to buy new heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems. The State Of California promoters assert that Energy Upgrade, California can: Save energy and lower your bills Make your home more comfortable … Read more
Jason Collins came out as gay in a well-presented column released in Sports Illustrated today. This blogger’s initial reaction was “so what?” Growing up in the San Francisco Bay Area makes one take what is an earth-shaking revelation to others, with a “Right on,” and “That’s cool,” reaction. But what went through my mind and … Read more
Mad Men commonly provides good episodes, but tonight’s segment, called “The Flood” was one of those that reached pure television excellence. On April 4, 1968, Martin Luther King was shot – the 46th anniversary was on April 4th of this year. ‘Mad Men’ creator Matthew Winer and his writing team skillfully designed the show’s characters … Read more
Hope Solo accidentally Twitter tweeted out her phone number for all to see on April 24th, and caused a ton of calls to her now old phone number. Since the number’s old, as she got a new phone, we can see the old Twitter tweet: You fools fall 4anything!Wanted to see how easy it was! … Read more
Apple. The organization which produces products this blogger swears by, like the iPhone and the MacBook suddenly finds itself the target of content saying it’s on the decline. And all of this, just two years after the passing of Steve Jobs, Apple’s Founder and CEO, and arguably one of the molders of pop culture today. … Read more
The Transbay Joint Powers Authority has announced another giant land deal. This time it sold “Block 6,” the parcel that’s a part of the giant Transbay Transit Center Development Project, slated to be completed in 2017. Here’s the full press release: On April 16, 2013, the Commission on Community Investment and Infrastructure unanimously approved a … Read more
That Reese Witherspoon, Al Michaels, and Ms. Witherspoon’s hubby CAA agent James Toth got DUIs within this weekend is news only because of two things: their celebrity status, and how they handled getting the “driving while intoxicated” citation and arrest. Al Michaels, that legendary touchstone of American Culture, who made the famous “Folks, I think … Read more
Social Media is waging another war on mainstream media as of 3:07 AM Monday, April 22nd, where one of the Twitter trend terms is “How The Media Failed” and for a moment right below it, and in the eighth spot was “Boston Bombing Coverage.” The trend was caused by the webblog Mashable’s headline “How the … Read more
Coachella. Just the sound of the name makes this blogger think of music, weed, holograms, California, sex in public, and a certain hologram. But this blogger, me, has never attended the Coachella Music Festival, so to get an idea of what Coachella’s like I turned to a friend who has done it: Eva Crawford. Regular … Read more
Neil Diamond’s great song ‘Sweet Caroline’ was one I got massively sick of hearing Boston Red Sox fans sing at Oakland Athletics games – yes, you did read that correctly. But now, I love ‘Sweet Caroline’ in the wake of the horror Boston experienced over this last week. After Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, one of the two … Read more
PetroEcuador’s oil spill problems and lack of financial resources to fix its own leaky oil production system have not be talked about in the Chevron Ecuador case. But the Wikileaks Cable this blogger found and presented below shows a state-run organization that was under fire in Ecuador for constantly polluting the fragile Amazon region of … Read more
The West Texas Plant Blast news seemed to take a back seat to the Boston Marathon Bombings, so now that that issue’s concluded, for now, let’s get updated on that disaster. In West, Texas, on Wednesday at about 8 PM, the West Fertilizer Co. Plant dramatically exploded. The blast was felt as far as 50 … Read more
The video is in the memory of Martin Richard, Linzu Lu, Kathie Campbell, and Officer Sean Collier – the victims of the Boston Marathon Bombing team. Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was captured and placed in custody Friday night. As of this writing, the 19-year-old one part of the two-man Boston Marathon Bombing team – his brother Tamerlin … Read more
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the Boston Marathon Bombing Suspect Number 2, is in Boston Police custody. The Boston Police sent out this Twitter tweet at 8:45 PM EST: Suspect in custody. Officers sweeping the area. Stand by for further info. — Boston Police Dept. (@Boston_Police) April 20, 2013 The tweet was retweeted over 47,000 times within the … Read more
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. As of this writing Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the 19-year-old Boston Marathon Bombing suspect, is thought to be the person who was for all practical purposes cornered in a boat behind a house on Franklin Street in Watertown, Massachusetts. Here’s the Twitter stream for #Watertown: Tweets about “#watertown” Stay tuned. Zennie AbrahamZennie Abraham | Zennie … Read more
President Obama At Interfaith Church In Boston[/caption]President Obama, in the role of what some have called “Healer-In-Chief,” and at a place that he’s been at all too often of late, gave one of best speeches of his presidency, at once comforting Boston, warning the terrorists, and challenging Bostonians in the wake of the Boston Marathon … Read more
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev and Tamerlan Tsarnaev are officially the Boston Marathon Bombing Suspects. That headline is hard to find, so this blog post was made to help make that less of a problem. And with that, this blogger can now say that the end of my video was correct and that Mike Mulugeta and Suill Tripathy … Read more
The National Football League released its 2013 Schedule at 8 PM last night. The NFL’s media website has the complete information set on this news. Here’s the basic info from the league, but first some notes of my own: 1) The Washington Redskins v. Philadelphia Eagles opening day game is the showcase contest presenting the … Read more
There were either three separate crimes, or one giant interrelated set of crimes going on Thursday night, leading into Friday night in Massachusetts. Whatever the case, it was deadly. First, mainstream media must learn how to use social media, or just get out of the way. The media tool of the night wasn’t mainstream media, … Read more
The MIT Shooting caught an already on-edge America off guard on the day of the release of photos of alleged at-large suspects in the Boston Marathon Bombing. UPDATE: the police officer reported as in the hospital is now dead. Really sad: RT @nbcconnecticut: #Breaking : Mass State Police confirm #MIT officer wounded in shooting has … Read more
‘Roots for Peace’ in San Francisco is at the center of an incredible partnership. Representatives of the Bay Area non-profit group spearheaded a historic Palestine and Israel agreement to remove landmines from the City of Bethlehem and will travel to the Holy Land to oversee the first removal and detonation of mines. Heidi Kühn, Founder … Read more
President Obama once again greeted the NCAA Football National Champion Alabama Crimson Tide to The Whitehouse, after their win against The Fighting Irish Of Notre Dame. Crimson Tide Head Coach Nick Saban presented President Obama with a white away jersey and helmet number 15. This one matches the home color jersey the President received from … Read more