First Thoughts on Netflix’s Daredevil
The thirteen episodes of Daredevil were released on Netflix last Friday. I'm not a binge TV watcher, but I did watch the first episode last night.
Smart and Strong and…
Given the beautiful synergy of Smart and Strong, who should the new baseball coach be?
Elizabeth Warren and Bank Threats
Although it’s received minimal mainstream news coverage, one of the more interesting stories of the last week or so is the Reuters report that a number of banks are threatening Democrat lawmakers, in reaction to Elizabeth Warren’s call for them to be broken up. Says the article:
…Representatives from Citigroup, JPMorgan, Goldman Sachs and Bank of America, have met to discuss ways to urge Democrats, including Warren and Ohio Senator Sherrod Brown, to soften their party’s tone toward Wall
Pardon Our Dust
I’m installing a new theme in order to comply with Google’s mobile usability demands. This blog was first launched on WordPress about six and a half years ago, so it was held together with duct tape, ancient plugins and prayer.
As a result, converting it to a modern structure is taking a bit of effort. There are going to be things that are broken. Some of them I’ll catch. Some of them I might not catch.
If anything in particular …
Review: Go Fork Yourself Podcast
As some already know, I’m a major consumer of podcasts. I get most of my audio news that way. I listen to as many history podcasts as I can, and a few on entrepreneurship and music.
The are surprisingly few good podcasts on food, especially with the potential demise of the Alton Browncast (it hasn’t released a new episode in a number of months).
One of the best food related podcasts is Go Fork Yourself, by Andrew Zimmern of …
Best 1980s Fantasy Movies
Leah Schnelbach has put out a Ranking of 1980s Fantasy That Would Please Crom Himself!.
I’ve seen most of the eighteen movies she profiles, although I somehow missed Cave Dwellers, both as itself and its MST3K episode. In any case, her rational for each pick is well reasoned.
Still, the top three fantasy movies from the ’80s are clearly:
3) Dragonslayer
2) Highlander
1) The Princess Bride
I will suffer no dispute!…
Ten Best Movies of 2014
Technically, these are the ten best 2014 movies that I saw. If your favorite isn’t on the list, I probably didn’t see it.
Or maybe I just thought it sucked.
10. Maleficent
With everyone getting on the Rewrite a Fairy Tale bandwagon that Wicked started, this idea seems a bit played. Still, an entertaining, if predictable, movie.
9. The Equalizer
Yes, the pacing is off at times, and the final battle is a bit inane, but the scenes between Denzel …
News of the Day: Saturday, November 15, 2014
Baa means no: Fresno State student sexually assaults sheep, police say.…
News of the Day: Wednesday, October 29, 2014
Hmmmm… Maybe my planned invasion of Canada isn’t such a good idea after all… MPs fashioned spears out of flag poles after hearing shots.…
Does Texas Health Presbyterian Survive?
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital, where Thomas Duncan was diagnosed with Ebola, has seen a major decline in revenue. The hospital has reported a 50% drop in ER visits, and a 20% drop in daily patient census.
Couple that with a wave of negative reviews coming in, and even full page apologies may not be enough to survive. Earlier reports called Texas Health Presbyterian a ghost town.
Look, whichever hospital was first to receive an Ebola patient was …