First Looks category archive
Still Shopping? Desperate? 0
Science 2.0 has some suggestions from the world of science. My favorite:
Meta: Old Time Radio 0
Check out the links in the Old Time Radio section just added to the sidebar below the news feeds, over there.
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The Entitlement Society 0
Andy Borowitz on Goldman’s sacks.
Follow the link for the full report.
“I don’t doubt for a minute that my friends at Goldman deserved those bonuses,” Satan said, adding that “buying their souls was the best investment I ever made.”
Car Talk 0
When I was a young ‘un, boys learned about cars. Now the only cars they learn about are in GTA. Cars are also much more complicated now; the era of the shade-tree mechanic has ended.
Jennifer Waters has column full of good car maintenance tips at MarketWatch. A nugget:
Aside: When my check engine light came on, Donny replaced the gas cap. Problem solved.
Bye, Bye, Blackbird 0
The Rich Are Different from You and Me 2
They get to hit and keep on running:
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Haddon (the victim’s attorney–ed.) argued that the deal, which included two misdemeanor charges and no felony charges, wasn’t appropriate.
“I submit that in these kinds of instances, prosecutors can, should and do require felony pleas,” Haddon said.
Full Disclosure: I did not make the connection to this earlier post when I posted this Wednesday.
H/T Karen for the link.
Today’s Wrap Up 0
And Now for Something Completely Different 0
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Brendan Makes a Phone Call 0
Details here.
Snowpocalyse 1
We seem to be getting sideswiped by the remains of the storm that had the temerity to interfere with the NFL. I hear it was penalized fifteen inches and ordered to sit out the next blizzard.
