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Continuing with my Comic Con 2011 look back, and thanks to my friend Christine who was helping me, I met Rufus Dayglo, the author of Tank Girl. Christine struck up a conversation with the London-based Rufus Dayglo at one side of the IDW Publications booth, while I was interviewing Ben Wagner about his new novel … Read more
Diana Nyad is 61-years-old and has decided that she should swim 103 miles from Cuba to the Key West. It is her goal to become the only person to do this swim without a shark cage. She tried this before in 1978, but quit after 42 hours; so she sees this as unfinished business. She … Read more
Bad news for San Francisco bar hopping patron like this blogger. The famous Johnny Rockets which sits prominently on the corner of Chestnut and Pierce in the Marina District has, for 25 years, been the temporary one-hour home for drunks, bachelors and bachelorettes, hook-ups, frat boys, sorority girls, late-night workers, and everyone else, has closed. … Read more
As of 10:22 AM PDT on Monday, August , 18 of the top 20 Google Trends concern the economy. In this order, the keywords are: djia, dow jones industrial average, tsp, stock market today, mortgage rates, stock quotes, s p 500, bac, cnn money, gld, silver prices, new york stock exchange, yahoo finance, gold prices, … Read more
The Standard & Poors’ rating agency decision to reduce the United States’ long term debt from AAA to AA+ was explained in a press release that specifically mentioned “the majority of Republicans in Congress continue to resist any measure that would raise revenues,” should, itself, make headlines like “Standard And Poors Blames U.S. Credit Rating … Read more
“Standard And Poors Blames U.S. Credit Rating Reduction On Republicans.” The title above may upset some conservatives and of course those who consider themselves Republican, but it’s true. Standard And Poors, or if you like Standard & Poors – in ether case, the rating agency that assigns a grade for the long-term debt of nations … Read more
Rightfully, given lead “Lago Agrio Plaintiffs” lawyer Steven Donziger worked for them, the law firm of Kohn, Swift & Graf was ordered to turn over all documents to Chevron lawyers in the Chevron Ecuador case. The bet in this space is that Chevron’s going to make hay with what they find. According to Law.com, “Southern … Read more
Well, some are making fun of Stacy Keibler’s past as a female wrestler, now that she’s dating George Clooney. But that was a while ago – the “Guns” are gone and replaced by a skinny-mini blonde model look and a noted talent for dancing. But even with all this Miss Keibler still claims she can … Read more
Spike TV’s Deadliest Warrior launch at Comic Con 2011 was the catalyst for one of the best interviews I’ve ever done. Originally, the panel was to include horror movie legend Wes Craven, but he had to back out at the last minute “due to unforeseen circumstances.” Still, the Comic Con 2011 press event that featured … Read more
“Academy News, Oprah Award, Heather Locklear, Nicole Kidman’s Legs,” may seem like a weird mix, but it’s all Hollywood and AMPAS. After a bit of a self-imposed break, this blogger’s back to posting news on the Academy Awards, but this time with an eye toward giving it a better “boost” in search – I want … Read more
Yesterday the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) dropped 512 points, the largest single-day selloff since the events of September 18, 2008 caused wide-spread financial panic and near-economic collapse. But the big difference is that there was no run on the banks – it was just the stock market itself. On September 18, 2008, within hours, … Read more
Last night was Jersday. The cast is staying in Florence, Italy; and I am watching this show alongside someone who has been there. The Jersey Shore house hit Italy – and they hit Italy hard. The only person who seems to be taking it seriously is Vinny – with actually taking time to learn the … Read more
The good news as Wall Street gives a thumbs-down to the “No taxes, No jobs” deficit-ceiling-deal (with its built-in automatic spending cuts virtually certain to kick in amid more Congressional gridlock) is that U.S. crude oil futures ended Thursday at $86.63 a barrel in New York — down $5.30! The bad news is that oil … Read more
That we may be headed to another recession is seen in the widely available data about the velocity of money in the American Economy. Now, if you go back to Economics 101, or use the Federal Reserve definition, the Velocity of Money is “a ratio of nominal GDP to a measure of the money supply … Read more
Hitting the Zeitgeist today: Virginia Tech, Superman – Henry Cavill Robs bank?, and Barack Obama’s Birthday> Well it’s mine too, and San Francisco Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi, and the Bellflower movie’s writer / director Evan Glodell’s birthday, but that didn’t hit the Zeitgeist, dangit! In fact, Ross Mirkarimi was born on the same day, and same … Read more
Joyce Meyer, televangelist, is being sued by an insurance company in regards to a wrongful death suit involving a former bodyguard. Saint Louis Today online reports: ” An insurance company is asking a federal judge to free it from paying televangelist Joyce Meyer’s legal bills in the Christopher Coleman wrongful death lawsuit. … Now, the … Read more
Someone tell Chamillionaire that the free Nexus S Phone Google gave him at last Friday’s TechCrunch Mobile Conference wasn’t – unfortunately – just free for the famous rapper. Oh, follow me on Twitter at Zennie62, before I forget to tell ya! (Chamillionaire recently slammed Android, the operating system that governs Nexus S, as subpar to … Read more
Yesterday’s blog called “ Ashley Hebert, Bachelorette Picks White Guy From Group Of White Guys” where I blasted the show for failing to have a diverse cast like that of Big Brother, the CBS show which won the Sunday ratings race over the ABC show, got some racist emails. Say, one good thing, the men … Read more
And this blogger thought Vonage, which offers Voice-Over-IP service, and was once all over the television waves with commercials, was all but dead. No. In the first quarter of 2011, Vonage drew in $43 million in net operating income, and introduced new features and products. But now, it has this announcement I ran over while … Read more
Instagram, the cool app that allows you to take a photo, then upload it to Twitter, Facebook, or Flickr, is enjoying a rapid path of growth, with 5 million users (now up to 7 million users) and 1 million daily uploads. While Instagram works to find a way to monetize all that traffic, it’s added … Read more
I must confess, I’ve watched all of 35 minutes of the ABC show The Bachelorette, and that’s it. I turned the channel. I understand the show does well in places like Orlando, Florida, but, well, that’s Florida. Big Brother beat The Bachelorette and Ashley Hebert’s white guy fest in Sunday’s ratings race. To me, that’s … Read more
The title above – “Debt Limit : Obama Bests GOP, Tea Party Via Budget Control Act” – is tame. It should read “President Obama fools GOP into thinking it got what it wanted, but some Progressives are too myopic to notice.” What’s obvious is the media didn’t read what’s called “Budget Control Act of 2011,” … Read more
After 13 seasons, 14,858 yards, and 153 touchdowns, Randy Moss is retiring from the NFL. And sadly, Moss retires without ever having earned a Super Bowl ring. The closest Randy came to one was Super Bowl 42, the New England Patriots versus the New York Giants. A Super Bowl the Giants won in dramatic, 4th … Read more
After 13 seasons of the NFL the 34-year-old Randy Moss is retiring. ESPN reports: ” “After weighing his options and contemplating offers, he’s decided to retire,” Moss’ agent, Joel Segal, told ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter on Monday. Moss, 34, played 13 seasons, catching 954 passes for 14,858 yards with 153 touchdowns. Moss split 2010 … Read more
Twitter has become a necessary and useful tool for sharing information, thoughts, and ideas in seconds and to a vast number of people. Moreover, a set of frequent and constant Twitter users has emerged that keep the flow of tweets going, many of them are in the new field of social media, many more, according … Read more
What’s Kobe Bryant, the LA Lakers star player, doing during the NBA Lockout? He’s playing soccer! According to this Tout I ran across that was posted by Amy Jo Martin, the CEO of Digital Royalty, Kobe Bryant said that playing in the Mia Hamm & Nomar Garciaparra Celebrity Soccer Challenge on Sunday was the first … Read more
On May 5th, this blogger reported on Ecuador President Rafael Correa’s attack on the country’s own media. While there are a number of examples, the most prominent one has resulted in a development of disasterous proportions for media in Ecuador, and calls that country’s entire political and judicial ethics into question. Ecuador’s El Universo has … Read more
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 be increased by August 2nd 2011. The IS / LM curve was created in 1937 by Sir John Hicks, and has stood the test of … Read more
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 contract and in the first three years Manning will receive $69 million. The Boston Globe reports that Manning’s contract matches that of New England Patriots … Read more
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 ran it in 2001. And with that many runners brings more demand for web-based updates. Apparently more than the SF Marathon website can handle. At … Read more
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 TechCrunch Mobile event, just before the rockin August Capital Party that night. We talked about what they’re interested in learning when they, as musicians and … Read more
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 the Star Wars movies, but with a big difference: the blueprints are real. They’re featured in a giant, $500 book called the Star Wars Blueprint … Read more
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 over 193 Touts, and has about 150 video files from the Comic Con trip, so more content is coming.) It was introduced to us by … Read more
What spurred this blogger to write the above title is an article in BtoB Magazine called “The Social Life,” by Kate Maddox, and features Cisco Systems employees talking about how Cisco does social media. Yes, Cisco gave this blogger a Flip Video camcorder, yes, this blogger is grateful, but this blogger’s still massively pissed off … Read more
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 to the left – the two are proud to tote the guns, but unbeknownst to them there is a law in North Carolina saying that … Read more
