Not nearly as much fun as it sounds. Itching, congestion, red eyes, and those are the good symptoms. As near as I can tell it’s Maple pollen and we have an abundance of Maples here in Stars Hollow. I think the reason it’s been particularly tough this year is Climate Change. January and February were …
March 2016 archive
Mar 22 2016
2016 Primaries and Caucuses: Go West – March 22
Three western states are holding their primaries or caucuses today,two Republican and three Democratic. In Arizona: Primaries: Republican and Democratic presidential primaries Delegates: 58 Republican delegates, 85 Democratic delegates According to available polling at Real Clear Poltics, Hilary Clinton has a sizable lead over Bernie Sanders. The polling for Republicans show Donald “Drumpf” Trump with …
Mar 22 2016
The Breakfast Club (One More Day)
Welcome to The Breakfast Club! We’re a disorganized group of rebel lefties who hang out and chat if and when we’re not too hungover we’ve been bailed out we’re not too exhausted from last night’s (CENSORED) the caffeine kicks in. Join us every weekday morning at 9am (ET) and weekend morning at 10:30am (ET) to …
Mar 21 2016
The Daily Late Nightly Show (Spring Sort Of)
The Real Deal Evidently someone agrees with me. Ever since Stephen Colbert retired his pundit persona and went over to host “The Late Show” on CBS and Jon Stewart passed his job as host of “The Daily Show” to Trevor Noah, we have all wondered who would step up to fill the void. Stewart and …
Mar 21 2016
NCAA Women’s Tournament 2016: Round 2 – Day 2
The NCAA Men are all set for their Sweet 16 rounds on March 24 and 25. The Women wrap up their games today. Their Regional Semifinals are on March 25 and 26. Here the scores and winners for last night’s round: #3 Ohio St. 88 – #6 W. Virginia 81 #4 Syracuse 76 – #12 …
Mar 21 2016
The Wall
During the Cold War of the last century when the news media talked about ” the wall” everyone’s mind turned to East Berlin and the wall that the Soviets built to keep the citizens of that part of the divided city from defecting to the west. Now talk about “the wall” is back. This time, …
Mar 21 2016
The Breakfast Club (A Hard Day’s Night)
Welcome to The Breakfast Club! We’re a disorganized group of rebel lefties who hang out and chat if and when we’re not too hungover we’ve been bailed out we’re not too exhausted from last night’s (CENSORED) the caffeine kicks in. Join us every weekday morning at 9am (ET) and weekend morning at 10:30am (ET) to …
Mar 20 2016
Some Fascinating Factoids About U. S. Supreme Court Nominations…
Since the Johnson Administration, Republicon presidents have enjoyed 13 of the 17 successful nominations to the U. S. Supreme Court. Jimmy Carter never had the opportunity to make such a nomination during his four years in office. Bill Clinton and Barack Obama have had two successful nominations each, all four occurring during their first two …
Mar 20 2016
NCAA Women’s Tournament 2016: Round 2 – Day 1
I’m back for the first day of the Women’s Round of 32. There were fewer upsets than for the men, just six as opposed to 14 for the men. Here are the results for the play-ins that got us to today’s session: Finals for Round of 64 – Day 1: #13 Belmont 60 – #4 …