Ball point pen on the morning newsprint Janet's top,.. Justin''s jaw,.. An the FCC fine. Ho, Ho, Ho. Janet's top... Justin's jaw... An the FCC fine. Ripppp. Name three things that were dropped. A Federal Appeals Court through out the 550,000 fine imposed by the Federal Communications Commission against CBS for the infamous wardrobe malfunction at the 2004 Super Bowl. ...
Read MoreBall point pen on the morning newsprint Before Obama left for Iraq, I was thinking it had the potential to produce another Michael Ducacus driving a tank moment, but Obama is proving to be adept at handling the world stage. Sensing that the contender-in-chief may soon be their commander-in-chief, Obama is being well recieved in Iraq. ...
Read MoreBall point pen on the morning newsprint A while back, I wrote on this blog about an interesting book by Andrew Keen, The Cult of the Amateur, How The Internet Is Killing Our Culture. I agree with much of what Mr. Keen writes but ultimately disagree with his conclusions. Of course there are irresponsible, untalented and ill informed providers of content on the web, but if we intend to uphold our constitution and protect freedom of speech on the internet, we have to be savvy about separating the wheat from the chaff. As a blogger, my radar is always tuned to these issues, so naturally I gravitated towards an interview in this mornings paper with James Broderick and Darren Miller, co-authors of Web of Conspiracy: A Guide to Conspiracy Theory Sites on the Internet. Unlike Keen, these guys recognize that Web 2.0 is here to stay and seek to inform. They explore more than 20 of the most intr ...
Read MoreBall point pen on the morning newsprint The Dark Knight directed by Christopher Nolan, starring Christian Bale, Aaron Eckhart, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Morgan Freeman, Gary Oldman, Eric Roberts, Anthony Michael Hall and Heath Ledger, in his final performance, opens at midnight tonight. ...
Read MoreBall point pen on the morning newsprint I grew up a Yankee fan, as was my dad before me, so it seems like I knew Bobby Murcer. He signed with the yanks in 1964, was called up in 65 to play shortstop, served in the military from 67-68, became a regular in 69 as an outfielder, was a five time All Star, had the second highest batting average in 1971 batting .331. a gold glove winner and fifth in MVP voting in 72. He was traded away to SF for Bobby Bonds and also played for the Cubs, but he returned to the yanks and played in the 1980 and 81 post seasons. He was the only player to play alongside Mickey Mantle and Don Mattingly. Upon retirment, he became a broadcaster in 83. He spent one year as Yankee assistant GM, but returned to the broadcast booth until he lost his battle with cancer this weekend. Somewhere in my attic I have a ball he signed for my son. He was a genuinely nice guy and ...
Read MoreBall point pen on the morning newsprint Any resemblance that this doodle has to Don Rickles was totally unintentional. But it seems that lately, McCain, like Rickles has to rip his friends to succeed, so maybe I allowed that to subliminally enter into my morning ritual...who knows...Anyway...The latest hockey puck that McCains has to denounce, his top economic adviser, former Texas Senator Phil Gramm. Gramm said the economy would be doing fine if it weren''t for our nation of whiners talking it down. I'll try to smile the next time I pull up to the pump. ...
Read MoreBall point pen on the morning newsprint G. Richard (Rick) Wagoner Jr. has been the CEO of General Motors since May 1, 2003 when GM stock price was 35.50 per share. This year GM isn't performing very well, Saturn sales -19%, Buick sales -21%, Saab sales -29%, SUV sales -37%. ...at yesterdays close $10.24. ...
Read MoreBall point pen on paper napkin This week lets take a look at John McCain. Today, McCain on waste. He claims never to have asked for an earmark and wants to do away with them. I'm on board with that. Lets bring the pork above board. The US Dollar has tanked in recent years, in large part due to out of control spending and budget deficits by a republican administration. (BTW, Crude oil is traded in US Dollars) Can he successfully distance himself from that? Tomorrow, running mates...I take requests. ...
Read MoreBall point pen on the morning newsprint I have an early photo shoot in the city today, so talk amongst yourselves...here's a topic: Yesterday the Supreme Court struck down a 32 year DC law that banned handguns and required that rifles and shotguns kept in private homes be unloaded and either disassembled or protected by a trigger lock. Will other states with tough gun control laws have their laws declared unconstitutional? ...
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