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Mega Millions? OK. I have to admit I’ve never played the lottery game and the only reason it’s a content subject is that it’s the trending topic – and because there’s an unclaimed ticket in a place called Somerville, Massachusetts. The reason for avoiding even just the purchase of a whatever-dollar ticket is it’s the … Read more
Today is July 1, 2011, and that means 20 days until Comic Con 2011, San Diego. Here’s some updates. BBC America’s Doctor Who returns to Comic Con San Diego with a panel Q & A set for Hall H, and a new TV series called series Bedlam. All panels and signings will happen at the … Read more
Presidential candidate Ron Paul has very active supporters and the political fundraising for his campaign has done so well that it is estimated that the campaign has earned over $4.5 million in the second quarter (which ended June 30). The Atlantic reminds about how much was made by Paul’s previous campaign: “Ron Paul impressed many … Read more
An article written by Michael Tarm of the Associated Press talks about the future of Rod Blagojevich now that he is going to be put to prison, and the lead sentence of the article really put a picture accurately as to what will be happening to the impeached Governor: ” An eight-digit number affixed to … Read more
Grayson Daughters is a friend who’s never at a loss for words, and this occasion at the Mashable Atlanta Social Media Day Party was no exception. Sporting a name tag that read “Mark Halperin,” the long-time Atlanta journalist said she used it because she “wanted to see who was paying attention to politics” at the … Read more
It’s funny how we have “days” marked for days. Today is Canada Day. Yesterday was Social Media Day. But before we look at that, ahat’s Canada Day all “abut?” Canada Day, like U.S. Independence Day, in a way points to the once incredible power of Britain. Canada Day is the celebration of the fusing of … Read more
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney will be confronting President Barack Obama today, June 30, in Pennsylvania. CBS News reports: “And before Romney holds a news conference at Allentown Metal Works in Pennsylvania this afternoon, he’ll be in Philadelphia for fundraising events — just hours before Mr. Obama attends his own Philadelphia fundraising events.” Here is … Read more
Thanks to Andrew Mager, this blogger has spent much of the non-sleeping, eating, and socializing 14 hours setting up his presence on Google + Social Network. If you do not know by now, Google + Social Network is really just that: it ads a user interface that works and looks like a combined Facebook – … Read more
Blogger, Google’s blogging platform that it purchased in 2004, was down, but now it’s back. It’s the second time this year Blogger users, including this blogger, experienced wide-spread outages, and while Google has not, as of this writing, issued a statement, one Google Engineer named Jeremy did point the way for Blogger users to recover … Read more
The City of Oakland has a fast approaching deadline of 12 AM, Friday July 1st to pass a budget, then go out and spend money on the artists involved with Oakland Art Murmur. And a number of Councilmembers wanted to pass a budget on Tuesday, but here we are. And it’s not clear, yet, that … Read more
California and Governor Jerry Brown made a massive error in the formation of a California Online Tax, that amounts to tripple taxation in the state for online S-corporations. Amazon and Overstock aren’t the only ones hurt by the new tax, and it should be challenged in court. But before we continue, this news… Amazon just … Read more
Tuesday is Dollar Movie Night at the local cinema and the choice movie was Something Borrowed, surprisingly this chick flick was chosen by one the of males that attended. The trailer for the movie makes it look great – and it’s based off a book. The trailer is misleading though, and for once the dramatic … Read more
Five stories in American pop culture from last week that have captured our attention. The video above has brief clips related to them, and that you can look at to gain an idea of what the issue is that has brought each subject-event to pop culture status. 1) The Vancouver Kissing Couple’s real story – … Read more
Rod Blagojevich should prepare himself for prison, because although having his wife on the NBC show I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here to try to win him some sympathy and let her convince others that her husband should not go to jail – it didn’t work. That was two years ago, remember with … Read more
Relativity Films has four movies that will make presentations at Comic Con 2011 in San Diego, July 20-25th: Shark Night 3D, Haywire, The Raven, and The Immortals with Henry Cavill, the next Superman. Of the foursome, Haywire, The Raven, and The Immortals are set for shows in the massive “Hall H” at San Diego Convention … Read more
Ever since this blogger blasted Mayor Quan for the lack of reporting on the Las Vegas trip, her staff (Susan Piper) has been very good in getting emails that report on Jean’s plans for the week; it’s only right that I post them, I think. So with that, here’s what Piper sent over: Tuesday, June … Read more
This is a special blog to report on Transbay Transit Center Project construction activities and demolition plans. If you’re not aware of this, San Francisco is replacing the old Transbay Terminal Center, with a brand new development featuring a 1,000-foot-skyscraper and a six-acre elevated park. Here’s the information, as it was sent to this blogger: … Read more
The CNN Breaking News emails are popping with updates about Michele Bachmann, Serena Williams, and decisions by the U.S. Supreme Court. Rather than reinvent the wheel, here are the updates as they appeared from CNN to this blogger’s email box: Michele Bachmann U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann of Minnesota formally announced her entry into the 2012 … Read more
As the Casey Anthony Trial was going into what is projected to be its final week, media observers complaining of overload may have hoped that a wayward asteroid fast approaching Earth would help. The news is that the 55-foot-wide asteroid named Asteroid 2011 MD just missed our planet by 7,500 miles. An impact with Earth … Read more
Patti Labelle, who’s terrific voice became cemented in American Culture history when she sang “New Attitude” and “Stir It Up” which were used for the movie Beverly Hills Cop, and who’s “Lady Marmalade” is to this day copied and repeated in movies and plays like Moulin Rouge received the Lifetime Achievement Award at the BET … Read more
The Iowa Straw Poll caused one GOP member to walk out – could it be because Michele Bachmann is surprisingly taking the lead as the potential pick for the GOP candidate? She is a favorite in Iowa, according to numerous news sources including CBS News: Bachmann is already an early favorite to do well in … Read more
The news of the passing of television and American Cultural legend Peter Falk at 83 is sad to say the least. According to TMZ.com, Mr. Falk suffered from Alzheimer’s Disease, the same disease that claimed the life of another legend, Glen Campbell, and that I talked about here: TMZ reports: A rep for the family … Read more
This video is a message that there’s going to be new blogging. No more dressing up pretty for videos just to get views, no more pop crap just for view, things that matter will be covered from now on. This is a big change and people need to discuss what matters – not just watch … Read more
Taken from the Youtube Series “Is it a good Idea to Microwave this?” And regardless of the fact that the producers suggest not to try this at home – that did not stop college students (boyfriend and roommate) to proceed to mimic the hit series and microwave various things. A cd was microwaved, a highlighter … Read more
Casey Anthony, Casey Anthony, Casey Anthony – not to sound insensitive, but would everyone just shut up? Stop reporting about it every twenty minutes. Give us updates when big stuff happens – it has gotten to the point where I’m not even following the news about. The lady is guilty, and everyone knows it. This … Read more
I don’t know if it’s intentional or not, but the City of Oakland’s starting to exhibit a memory problem. To cut to the chase, then work backward, Oakland Mayor Jean Quan is reporting that P. Lamont Ewell was the Oakland City Manager when Deanna Santana came to Oakland as an intern in 1995. Nothing against … Read more
The Federal Government has once again stomped on the Constitution. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) are now allowed to search through the trash of citizens in America – without a warrant. So basically, the FBI will now become dumpster divers and trash pickers – so don’t be surprised to find a man in a … Read more
Jon Huntsman has announced that he is launching his campaign today – but he spelled his own name wrong. Huntsman’s staffers where handed press passes which added an unnecessary “h” to his name – how embarrassing. This is reported by ABC news. Well, the point of this post isn’t to poke fun at the mistake … Read more
Last week this blogger reported the unfortunate news about AC Transit’s Joel Young, and at his request, published his statement on the sex scandal involving he and his ex-girlfriend. This is what was written: AC Transit Board Member Joel Young, considered by some a front-runner in the 2012 race to replace California Assembly District 16 … Read more
Jackass Ryan Dunn will no longer bring laughter and crazy stunts to the fans of Jackass. Today at 3 a.m. Dunn crashed his 2007 Porsche 911 GT3 as it went of the road in West Goshen Pennsylvia and then bursted into flames. Reports from the Los Angeles Times inform that there was an unidentified passenger … Read more
This important San Francisco News is about an upcoming Transbay Transit Center-related meeting this Wednesday. As you know, the Transbay Transit Center is currently under construction, replacing the demolished Transbay Terminal. Part of the new development includes a giant, dramatic rooftop park. The park has always been a focus of discussion and debate, shown in … Read more
Personally being pro-choice this sounds good. Why should men decide what a woman can do with her body? Why should the government? So thanks Romney for not signing the pledge. That will probably make Republicans frown upon him, but maybe it will sway Independents. He writes “I am pro-life and believe that abortion should be … Read more
The man called the “Oakland Cell Phone Rapist” has been arrested, and the victim contacted this blogger to offer her explanation of what happened that led up to the video. But before that, the arrest details. 47-year old Dion McDaniel arrested Wednesday and charged with burglary and rape. But, according to Henry K. Lee of … Read more
GO BEARS! The dream scenario – Cal’s baseball organization on the brink of elimination by its own university, get’s 11th hour help from Cal donors, then wins The College World Series – is on an ‘Are you fucking kidding me?’ path to reality. It’s California vs. Virginia in the College World Series, tomorrow at 2 … Read more
Other than the fact that Weiner’s resignation will make it easier for another Democrat to beat a Republican, Weiner’s resignation seems a bit ridiculous. So he tweeted a picture of his private parts and lied about it – oh well. Does that really require a resignation? Honestly? It just doesn’t make sense, but maybe he … Read more