Showing posts with label Hillary Clinton. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Hillary Clinton. Show all posts
9.22.2016
4.13.2015
Hillary Clinton To Nation ...
So Hillary Clinton is back in politics and running for president in 2016. And The Onion captured it hilariously.
... make no mistake, I’m not f***ing around. Got it?” Clinton then ended her announcement by vowing to fight for a better future for all working-class families like the one she grew up in.In the meantime, see Every Hillary Clinton TIME Cover.
11.23.2008
Sunday reading
... I visited a local ski mountain for a story this afternoon. I sooo want to go skiing now ...
Tonight, I arrived home in time to catch a bit of the American Music Awards -- that Beyonce can dance! -- before I got sucked into the "JFK: Breaking the News" documentary on PBS. Even though I saw it last year, once I started watching tonight I absolutely could not pull myself away ...
Oh, and this just in, I think Oklahoma scored a few more touchdowns on Texas Tech ... Holy cow, that was a thrashing last night ...
Here's some of the reads that caught my attention during the last week ...
Sports ...
a Favre won't talk about next year
a Tie Games? Who Knew? Not All of the Redskins ... I find this hard to believe. How can these guys even be playing professional football?!
a It's hard to believe - but Sox always did
a Ryan Dempster admits Cubs were not prepared for playoffs ... Interesting. Lou Piniella disagrees.
a Free Agent Market Is Well Stocked
Entertainment ...
a Totally Over: Last Squeals for ‘TRL’
Politics ...
a Intense security a force Loop reckons with
a Lincoln and the myth of 'Team of Rivals' ... I'm still reading 'Team of Rivals.'
a Time for Him to Go
a Obamas enjoy fine food, wine, but hold the beets
a Game on: Pros and big-league politics
a Madam Secretary?
a Two for the Price of Two
a Let Detroit Go Bankrupt ... Good arguments here. I've sort of been thinking the same thing.
a When the President-Elect Talks, The BCS Should Listen ... Thanks, Wilbon. I couldn't have said it better. ... And by the way, that '60 Minutes' interview last weekend was fascinating to watch.
Life & other stuff ...
a Detective handcuffed to Oswald can't escape photo
a Cellphones in Yellowstone?
a The Moon View
Tonight, I arrived home in time to catch a bit of the American Music Awards -- that Beyonce can dance! -- before I got sucked into the "JFK: Breaking the News" documentary on PBS. Even though I saw it last year, once I started watching tonight I absolutely could not pull myself away ...
Oh, and this just in, I think Oklahoma scored a few more touchdowns on Texas Tech ... Holy cow, that was a thrashing last night ...
Here's some of the reads that caught my attention during the last week ...
Sports ...
a Favre won't talk about next year
a Tie Games? Who Knew? Not All of the Redskins ... I find this hard to believe. How can these guys even be playing professional football?!
a It's hard to believe - but Sox always did
a Ryan Dempster admits Cubs were not prepared for playoffs ... Interesting. Lou Piniella disagrees.
a Free Agent Market Is Well Stocked
Entertainment ...
a Totally Over: Last Squeals for ‘TRL’
Politics ...
a Intense security a force Loop reckons with
a Lincoln and the myth of 'Team of Rivals' ... I'm still reading 'Team of Rivals.'
a Time for Him to Go
a Obamas enjoy fine food, wine, but hold the beets
a Game on: Pros and big-league politics
a Madam Secretary?
a Two for the Price of Two
a Let Detroit Go Bankrupt ... Good arguments here. I've sort of been thinking the same thing.
a When the President-Elect Talks, The BCS Should Listen ... Thanks, Wilbon. I couldn't have said it better. ... And by the way, that '60 Minutes' interview last weekend was fascinating to watch.
Life & other stuff ...
a Detective handcuffed to Oswald can't escape photo
a Cellphones in Yellowstone?
a The Moon View
9.14.2008
Sarah Palin Live!
... So Kates and I just got done watching last night's Saturday Night Live premiere ...
... Kates and I were at a wedding yesterday and last night (... This one was for one of many cousins. Always great fun with the family ...) ...We returned home in plenty of time to catch the show live, but we were terribly exhausted. So we decided to let the DVR do the work and we caught the recording this afternoon ...
... But let's back up a little ... Kates and I had been waiting for this premiere for weeks. Who wasn't -- given SNL's dream team cast for this fall's elections. Granted, I've only been a fan watching SNL since the late '90s, but based on the clips I've seen of older shows, I'm not sure SNL has ever had a group who perfectly plays the day's political characters as well as this current cast ...
And with that in mind Kates and I have eagerly waited for weeks to see who would take on the Sarah Palin role ... The obvious choice was Sarah Palin look-a-like and SNL alum Tina Fey. Kates argued no one else could play Palin, while I figured it'd be too hard for SNL to bring Fey back for the fall and the show would have to settle on Kristin Wiig as Palin ...
... So when we got home last night, despite our exhaustion, the excitement level was, shall we say -- palin-pable.
Kates and I couldn't not at least watch the opening skit ...
And there, lo and behold, was Tina Fey as Sarah Palin and Amy Poehler doing her classic Hillary Clinton -- and the real Sarah Palin was watching!. Barely a few seconds in Kates and I were clapping hands in the air and loving it ... Tina Fey hit Palin dead-on. The exaggerrated northern American accent also was a nice touch. And by the end, Kates and I were laughing so hard or sides were hurting ...
We can only hope Fey stays with SNL through the election to do more Palin-isms ...
Watching the rest of the show today wasn't nearly as fun. But that was expected ...
I didn't have high expectations for Michael Phelps ... Although I was super-pleased to see Fred Armisen do his Nicholas Fehn character, which has to be one of my favorite SNL characters of the last few years ... I had been thinking going into last night's show how good it would be to see Armisen do Nicholas Fehn again ...
In case you missed the opening Sarah Palin-Hillary Clinton sketch ...
... Kates and I were at a wedding yesterday and last night (... This one was for one of many cousins. Always great fun with the family ...) ...We returned home in plenty of time to catch the show live, but we were terribly exhausted. So we decided to let the DVR do the work and we caught the recording this afternoon ...
... But let's back up a little ... Kates and I had been waiting for this premiere for weeks. Who wasn't -- given SNL's dream team cast for this fall's elections. Granted, I've only been a fan watching SNL since the late '90s, but based on the clips I've seen of older shows, I'm not sure SNL has ever had a group who perfectly plays the day's political characters as well as this current cast ...
And with that in mind Kates and I have eagerly waited for weeks to see who would take on the Sarah Palin role ... The obvious choice was Sarah Palin look-a-like and SNL alum Tina Fey. Kates argued no one else could play Palin, while I figured it'd be too hard for SNL to bring Fey back for the fall and the show would have to settle on Kristin Wiig as Palin ...
... So when we got home last night, despite our exhaustion, the excitement level was, shall we say -- palin-pable.
Kates and I couldn't not at least watch the opening skit ...
And there, lo and behold, was Tina Fey as Sarah Palin and Amy Poehler doing her classic Hillary Clinton -- and the real Sarah Palin was watching!. Barely a few seconds in Kates and I were clapping hands in the air and loving it ... Tina Fey hit Palin dead-on. The exaggerrated northern American accent also was a nice touch. And by the end, Kates and I were laughing so hard or sides were hurting ...
We can only hope Fey stays with SNL through the election to do more Palin-isms ...
Watching the rest of the show today wasn't nearly as fun. But that was expected ...
I didn't have high expectations for Michael Phelps ... Although I was super-pleased to see Fred Armisen do his Nicholas Fehn character, which has to be one of my favorite SNL characters of the last few years ... I had been thinking going into last night's show how good it would be to see Armisen do Nicholas Fehn again ...
In case you missed the opening Sarah Palin-Hillary Clinton sketch ...
9.07.2008
Cartoon fun
A few political cartoons that gave me a good chuckle this weekend ...
The cartoonists are going to have a field day with Sarah Palin ...
The cartoonists are going to have a field day with Sarah Palin ...
6.08.2008
Sunday reading
The story of this weekend: the weather.
I arrived home from work Friday afternoon to bright sunny skies, thick muggy air -- and the sound of tornado sirens. Kates, Phoebe and I held out for about an hour in the basement and waited for the warning to expire ... Then I went outside, mowed the lawn and puttered in the yard until a pouring rain forced me back inside ...
Yesterday, we were out on the town for the annual downtown and kite festivals. It was another bright sunny day ... Phoebe loved getting pushed around in her shoulder. We met friends. Listened to live music. Shopped the deals. Ate ice cream -- it was won-der-ful ... Then we had barely arrived home and the storms rolled in again. And more tornado sirens.
Today. We went to church ... and then watched it pour for most of the afternoon. The sun came out for the latter part of the afternoon, giving us time to visit a graduation pary and for me to do some more puttering in the yard. Tonight, Kates and I got Phoebe to bed and waited for Grandma -- she's staying with us for a couple days -- to arrive ...
Grandma had just arrived. Kates was helping her unpack. And I was settling in to watch what was left of tonight's Cubs-Dodgers game ... when a tornado warning appeared on the TV, and the sirens started sounding once more. We grabbed Phoebe out of her crib, and here we are in the basement again. Good thing its a homey basement ...
Hey, remember when we had a tornado in January? Those were fun times.
Here's my Sunday reads ...
Baseball ...
a Organist plays at both church and ballpark ... A great read by an old friend of mine.
a Streaky outfielder Alfonso Soriano leading Cubs' charge to division lead
a D'backs one of several clubs who reversed their fortunes last month
a Lesbian kiss at M's game stirs up Seattle
a Safety of maple bats raises sticky issue for MLB
a Why the MLB draft matters more now than ever before
Politics ...
a The Price Of Forgetting A Presidency
a On the Fence and in the Spotlight
a Will the Real Scott Please Stand Up?
Media ...
a History in Slow Motion ... A good read about the Democratic race. We raised our eyebrows too when the AP's message about Hillary conceding the nomination arrived -- only to be strung out the rest of the week before her official announcement -- which was pretty inspiring, I might add.
The Internet ...
a Sudden Disconnect Over Social Networking Deal ... Very interesting.
a The Top 10 Social Networking Annoyances ... a good one from my friend Raechel. I completely agree with No. 10 -- if it takes too long to load, I'm gone and never coming back.
TV & movies ...
a Colbert tells grads: Please don't change the world
a With 'Zohan,' Robert Smigel will mess with you
Music ...
a A Requiem: Songs That Made the Hit Parade . . . They don't make TV themes like they used to ...
a Rolling Stone's Bo Diddley snub
a Carly Simon: Coming around again with 'This Kind of Love'
a Musicians push for better sound online and on disc
a The Ultimate Cheesy Ballad Playlist ... They might be cheesy, but you're likely to find me wailing in the car every time one of these comes on the radio ...
Life & other stuff ...
a Chicago makes cut, has Olympic-size to-do list ... More on the this week's news of Chicago's Olympic hopes.
a On a Short Leash Did you hear about that Buddhist couple who're never more than 15 feet apart?
a Don't bogart the binoculars: Bong Recreation Area, Wayne Woods more than just pun-worthy names ... A fun read about a local park.
a Ikea Helps a Town Put It Together
I arrived home from work Friday afternoon to bright sunny skies, thick muggy air -- and the sound of tornado sirens. Kates, Phoebe and I held out for about an hour in the basement and waited for the warning to expire ... Then I went outside, mowed the lawn and puttered in the yard until a pouring rain forced me back inside ...
Yesterday, we were out on the town for the annual downtown and kite festivals. It was another bright sunny day ... Phoebe loved getting pushed around in her shoulder. We met friends. Listened to live music. Shopped the deals. Ate ice cream -- it was won-der-ful ... Then we had barely arrived home and the storms rolled in again. And more tornado sirens.
Today. We went to church ... and then watched it pour for most of the afternoon. The sun came out for the latter part of the afternoon, giving us time to visit a graduation pary and for me to do some more puttering in the yard. Tonight, Kates and I got Phoebe to bed and waited for Grandma -- she's staying with us for a couple days -- to arrive ...
Grandma had just arrived. Kates was helping her unpack. And I was settling in to watch what was left of tonight's Cubs-Dodgers game ... when a tornado warning appeared on the TV, and the sirens started sounding once more. We grabbed Phoebe out of her crib, and here we are in the basement again. Good thing its a homey basement ...
Hey, remember when we had a tornado in January? Those were fun times.
Here's my Sunday reads ...
Baseball ...
a Organist plays at both church and ballpark ... A great read by an old friend of mine.
a Streaky outfielder Alfonso Soriano leading Cubs' charge to division lead
a D'backs one of several clubs who reversed their fortunes last month
a Lesbian kiss at M's game stirs up Seattle
a Safety of maple bats raises sticky issue for MLB
a Why the MLB draft matters more now than ever before
Politics ...
a The Price Of Forgetting A Presidency
a On the Fence and in the Spotlight
a Will the Real Scott Please Stand Up?
Media ...
a History in Slow Motion ... A good read about the Democratic race. We raised our eyebrows too when the AP's message about Hillary conceding the nomination arrived -- only to be strung out the rest of the week before her official announcement -- which was pretty inspiring, I might add.
The Internet ...
a Sudden Disconnect Over Social Networking Deal ... Very interesting.
a The Top 10 Social Networking Annoyances ... a good one from my friend Raechel. I completely agree with No. 10 -- if it takes too long to load, I'm gone and never coming back.
TV & movies ...
a Colbert tells grads: Please don't change the world
a With 'Zohan,' Robert Smigel will mess with you
Music ...
a A Requiem: Songs That Made the Hit Parade . . . They don't make TV themes like they used to ...
a Rolling Stone's Bo Diddley snub
a Carly Simon: Coming around again with 'This Kind of Love'
a Musicians push for better sound online and on disc
a The Ultimate Cheesy Ballad Playlist ... They might be cheesy, but you're likely to find me wailing in the car every time one of these comes on the radio ...
Life & other stuff ...
a Chicago makes cut, has Olympic-size to-do list ... More on the this week's news of Chicago's Olympic hopes.
a On a Short Leash Did you hear about that Buddhist couple who're never more than 15 feet apart?
a Don't bogart the binoculars: Bong Recreation Area, Wayne Woods more than just pun-worthy names ... A fun read about a local park.
a Ikea Helps a Town Put It Together
6.06.2008
History in the making
I watched Game One of the NBA Finals last night...
Celtics-Lakers, baby. Amazing. ... It's probably the first NBA game I've watched since Michael Jordan was in a Bulls uniform. I'm totally going to soak this one up and root for the Paul Pierce and the Celtics.
The TV ratings have got to be going through the roof for this series ...
... Watched Randy Johnson break No. 2 on the all-time strikeout list against the Brewers the other night. That was pretty cool ... Even cooler was seeing the Brewers pitcher get two hits off of him.
... The Cubs are looking -- dare I say it ... Like a good Cubs fans, I've faithfully stayed up late to watch their games on the west coast this week.
Until the Padres finally put 'em down on Wednesday night, the Cubs had won nine in a row -- and eight straight were stellar come-from-behind wins. My favorite of the week: Zambrano's performance on both sides of the ball on Monday night.
And there was this from the Chicago Tribune:
Barack Obama finally clinched the Democratic nomination. Thankfully ... I'm fully in his camp now and hoping the Hillary supporters will do the same for the sake of the party ...
Admittedly, our support was strong for Clinton when she swung through these parts over the winter, but it seemed to go totally down hill from there. And for the last couple months I didn't know what to think about her; watching her hang on to her campaign for dear life was woeful. But then again, I can understand and respect her reasons for not quitting ...
Speaking of Obama ... We got word this week that Chicago is still in the running for the 2016 Olympics. Sweet!
And how sweet would it be if Obama gets in the White House to give us a little pull?
It's not like we haven't been thinking about it already. We were already dreaming of it last year.
Celtics-Lakers, baby. Amazing. ... It's probably the first NBA game I've watched since Michael Jordan was in a Bulls uniform. I'm totally going to soak this one up and root for the Paul Pierce and the Celtics.
The TV ratings have got to be going through the roof for this series ...
* * *
... Watched Randy Johnson break No. 2 on the all-time strikeout list against the Brewers the other night. That was pretty cool ... Even cooler was seeing the Brewers pitcher get two hits off of him.
... The Cubs are looking -- dare I say it ... Like a good Cubs fans, I've faithfully stayed up late to watch their games on the west coast this week.
Until the Padres finally put 'em down on Wednesday night, the Cubs had won nine in a row -- and eight straight were stellar come-from-behind wins. My favorite of the week: Zambrano's performance on both sides of the ball on Monday night.
And there was this from the Chicago Tribune:
Seldom has a Cubs team been linked to so many of its predecessors as the 2008 edition has been during the first two months of the season.
Every day seems to bring about a new history lesson.Consider that the Cubs on Tuesday night were off to their best start since 1977, even before Geovany Soto, Mark DeRosa and Alfonso Soriano homered in a 9-6 win over the Padres at Petco Park.
They've won nine straight for the first time since 2001, and entered June with the best record in baseball for the first time since 1908. They finished their first 7-0 homestand since 1970, and they've led in 25 consecutive games for the first time since 1935.
* * *
Barack Obama finally clinched the Democratic nomination. Thankfully ... I'm fully in his camp now and hoping the Hillary supporters will do the same for the sake of the party ...
Admittedly, our support was strong for Clinton when she swung through these parts over the winter, but it seemed to go totally down hill from there. And for the last couple months I didn't know what to think about her; watching her hang on to her campaign for dear life was woeful. But then again, I can understand and respect her reasons for not quitting ...
* * *
Speaking of Obama ... We got word this week that Chicago is still in the running for the 2016 Olympics. Sweet!
And how sweet would it be if Obama gets in the White House to give us a little pull?
It's not like we haven't been thinking about it already. We were already dreaming of it last year.
* * *
... I got two more Mountain Dews in one of my trips to the office soda machine this week ... I really should go to Vegas.
6.01.2008
Sunday reading
... After my game this morning, Kates and I spent the day on our deck, playing with Phoebe and enjoying the GOR-geous weather ...
And now I'm watching Sunday night baseball.
I can't think of a better way to spend a Sunday.
Here's some of the best stories I read over the last week ...
Sports ...
a Historic season looms for Chicago baseball
a Cursed-to-first Rays, White Sox buoyed by offseason deals
a Hitting .400 isn't last crusade for Atlanta's accomplished Jones
a Embattled McLaren, Randolph, Yost fight on
a In NBA playoffs, less ink means more viewers
a Packers to deliver old locker to Favre
Politics ...
a Ex-press secretary bashes Bush
a Book: Rice kept 'her hands clean'
a Hillary Clinton's 'critical decision'
a Obama Practices Looking-Off-Into-Future Pose ... From The Onion. Ha-larious.
The Internet ...
a Blog posts photos from lost cameras to find owners
a MySpace gets its mojo back by opening door to developers
Life & other stuff ...
a Principal's blunder holds good lessons ... One of the biggest stories around Chicagoland last week. The pincipal eventually was demoted.
a Stonehenge was a royal family's burial site, researchers say
a Lowly pencil still the write tool
a N.Y. Hopes to Ensure Smooth Pedaling for Bike Commuters
And now I'm watching Sunday night baseball.
I can't think of a better way to spend a Sunday.
Here's some of the best stories I read over the last week ...
Sports ...
a Historic season looms for Chicago baseball
a Cursed-to-first Rays, White Sox buoyed by offseason deals
a Hitting .400 isn't last crusade for Atlanta's accomplished Jones
a Embattled McLaren, Randolph, Yost fight on
a In NBA playoffs, less ink means more viewers
a Packers to deliver old locker to Favre
Politics ...
a Ex-press secretary bashes Bush
a Book: Rice kept 'her hands clean'
a Hillary Clinton's 'critical decision'
a Obama Practices Looking-Off-Into-Future Pose ... From The Onion. Ha-larious.
The Internet ...
a Blog posts photos from lost cameras to find owners
a MySpace gets its mojo back by opening door to developers
Life & other stuff ...
a Principal's blunder holds good lessons ... One of the biggest stories around Chicagoland last week. The pincipal eventually was demoted.
a Stonehenge was a royal family's burial site, researchers say
a Lowly pencil still the write tool
a N.Y. Hopes to Ensure Smooth Pedaling for Bike Commuters
5.25.2008
Sunday reading
Here's some of my favorites reading for the week ... Have fun!
Sports ...
a Baseball to formulate instant replay proposal ... Under the parameters given -- and after watching that botched home the other night at Yankee Stadium -- I'd support it.
a Mike Piazza announces his retirement from baseball ... He was a good one. I'm with Lasorda -- I hope he goes into the Hall as a Dodger.
a The Bizarro Supermen
a Wrigley through the decades ... a nice slideshow, especially of the earlier years.
a It'd be foolish for Bulls to pass on Rose ... I agree. But I'd be heartbroken if they traded Heinrich.
a Derek Lowe Asks Coach If He Could Dip Out Around Fourth Inning ... Hilarious Onion read.
Politics ...
a Obama, Clinton, McCain Join Forces To Form Nightmare Ticket ... Good Onion read
a Youngest Brother Enhanced Legacy, and Built His Own ... A good read on Ted Kennedy
The Internet & Media ...
a How Many Friends Is Too Many? ... A really good read from my friend Raechel ... For the record, I keep my MySpace exclusively to people I know personally, people I've worked or gone to school with -- and bands or TV shows I've seen and like to keep tabs on. Facebook is more restrictive, and I like it.
a Facebook preparing for redesign to clear clutter ... interesting.
TV & Entertainment ...
a 'Wicked' will close Chicago run in January ... and I'm quite proud to say Kates and I were one of the first to see it -- with Ana Gasteyer. ... Here's a slideshow.
a Crossing the Finish Line, 'SNL' Shows Some Late Kick ... Ooh, it's gonna be good.
a Where We Got By Walking in Their Manolos ... Ah, Sex in the City. Good times.
Travel ...
a Pump pain
a The Nighttime's the Right Time to See D.C. ... True that. My time touring D.C. during a night last year was one of the sweetes experiences of my life ...
a Have laptop, will breeze through security?
Life & other stuff ...
a New name game: Aiden Aidan bo Aden . . . fee fi mo Aydin
a Emily, Jacob remain most popular baby names ... Two names we really like and considered, but quickly threw out for that reason.
a The World's Wildest Architecture ... very cool!. I want to work in that basket.
Sports ...
a Baseball to formulate instant replay proposal ... Under the parameters given -- and after watching that botched home the other night at Yankee Stadium -- I'd support it.
a Mike Piazza announces his retirement from baseball ... He was a good one. I'm with Lasorda -- I hope he goes into the Hall as a Dodger.
a The Bizarro Supermen
a Wrigley through the decades ... a nice slideshow, especially of the earlier years.
a It'd be foolish for Bulls to pass on Rose ... I agree. But I'd be heartbroken if they traded Heinrich.
a Derek Lowe Asks Coach If He Could Dip Out Around Fourth Inning ... Hilarious Onion read.
Politics ...
a Obama, Clinton, McCain Join Forces To Form Nightmare Ticket ... Good Onion read
a Youngest Brother Enhanced Legacy, and Built His Own ... A good read on Ted Kennedy
The Internet & Media ...
a How Many Friends Is Too Many? ... A really good read from my friend Raechel ... For the record, I keep my MySpace exclusively to people I know personally, people I've worked or gone to school with -- and bands or TV shows I've seen and like to keep tabs on. Facebook is more restrictive, and I like it.
a Facebook preparing for redesign to clear clutter ... interesting.
TV & Entertainment ...
a 'Wicked' will close Chicago run in January ... and I'm quite proud to say Kates and I were one of the first to see it -- with Ana Gasteyer. ... Here's a slideshow.
a Crossing the Finish Line, 'SNL' Shows Some Late Kick ... Ooh, it's gonna be good.
a Where We Got By Walking in Their Manolos ... Ah, Sex in the City. Good times.
Travel ...
a Pump pain
a The Nighttime's the Right Time to See D.C. ... True that. My time touring D.C. during a night last year was one of the sweetes experiences of my life ...
a Have laptop, will breeze through security?
Life & other stuff ...
a New name game: Aiden Aidan bo Aden . . . fee fi mo Aydin
a Emily, Jacob remain most popular baby names ... Two names we really like and considered, but quickly threw out for that reason.
a The World's Wildest Architecture ... very cool!. I want to work in that basket.
5.18.2008
Sunday reading
Some of the good reads I caught during the last seven days ...
Baseball ...
a Cubs use Zambrano, offensive explosion to down Padres
a In covering Cubs, bias suspicion looms
a Cubs can't stop all sales of offensive Kosuke Fukudome T-shirt
a The forgotten confines
a The Great Holdout
a White Sox are hot, city is not bothered
Politics ...
a Eight reasons why Obama should not choose Clinton as his running mate in `08
a Obama apologizes to 'sweetie'
TV ...
a Every night live ... I love Jimmy Fallon, but I'm a bit skeptical of his chances on a late night talk show.
a A tale of two Jimmys
a 'The Office': Worst episode ever? ... I think this review is a little harsh, but it backs up my thoughts that 'The Office' is better viewed as a collection of workplace scenes or sketches than as a 30-minute episode.
Music ...
a Coachella DJs get the party moving with MP3s
Travel ...
a 75 cool reasons to visit MSI
a This Year, The Heat's Really On
The Bush wedding ...
a Goin' to the ranch, gonna get married
a Henry Hager, Jenna Bush wedding pictures
Baseball ...
a Cubs use Zambrano, offensive explosion to down Padres
a In covering Cubs, bias suspicion looms
a Cubs can't stop all sales of offensive Kosuke Fukudome T-shirt
a The forgotten confines
a The Great Holdout
a White Sox are hot, city is not bothered
Politics ...
a Eight reasons why Obama should not choose Clinton as his running mate in `08
a Obama apologizes to 'sweetie'
TV ...
a Every night live ... I love Jimmy Fallon, but I'm a bit skeptical of his chances on a late night talk show.
a A tale of two Jimmys
a 'The Office': Worst episode ever? ... I think this review is a little harsh, but it backs up my thoughts that 'The Office' is better viewed as a collection of workplace scenes or sketches than as a 30-minute episode.
Music ...
a Coachella DJs get the party moving with MP3s
Travel ...
a 75 cool reasons to visit MSI
a This Year, The Heat's Really On
The Bush wedding ...
a Goin' to the ranch, gonna get married
a Henry Hager, Jenna Bush wedding pictures
5.11.2008
Sunday reading
Some of the good reads that piqued my interest during the last week ...
Sports ...
a Small fish tries big pond: Undersized TE aims to beat odds ... This one came from my friend Chris, who knows my allegiance to the Northwest Bearcats. Mike Peterson's a darn good football player, and I'd love to see the Packers keep him.
TV ...
a 'Back to You' is solidly anchored in comedy
Politics ...
a Networks Dismiss Hillary Landslide
a Why the Press Turned on Obama
a Hillary Clinton gets her own Letterman Top 10 list
The Internet & media
a In the Internet Age, AM Radio Needs Fine-Tuning
Life & other (cool) stuff
a At 107, Livermore centennial lightbulb is still a real live wire ... Kates and I saw this story on the news the other night. So cool!
a Putting Words and Music to Her Life
a Couple's cozy car turns heads, saves them money
a One-man concert against high gas prices draws a crowd, and the police
Sports ...
a Small fish tries big pond: Undersized TE aims to beat odds ... This one came from my friend Chris, who knows my allegiance to the Northwest Bearcats. Mike Peterson's a darn good football player, and I'd love to see the Packers keep him.
TV ...
a 'Back to You' is solidly anchored in comedy
Politics ...
a Networks Dismiss Hillary Landslide
a Why the Press Turned on Obama
a Hillary Clinton gets her own Letterman Top 10 list
The Internet & media
a In the Internet Age, AM Radio Needs Fine-Tuning
Life & other (cool) stuff
a At 107, Livermore centennial lightbulb is still a real live wire ... Kates and I saw this story on the news the other night. So cool!
a Putting Words and Music to Her Life
a Couple's cozy car turns heads, saves them money
a One-man concert against high gas prices draws a crowd, and the police
4.27.2008
Sunday reading
It's so cold and dreary here today, the weather people are predicting snow tomorrow ...
My ball team played a practice game today. We won 3-1, but our team was so cold and miserable, we convinced the other team to stop it after six innings. Plus, I struck out twice ... The season starts in less than a month, and I'm nowhere near the shape I should be in ...
And Phoebe did not give us a good night of sleep. So far, she's been an excellent sleeper, but not last night ... We also learned on Friday she's a few ounces underweight and we were told to bulk her up this weekend with a lot of feedings ...
But hey, we'll keep going.
I know you've missed them. So here they are, several weeks worth of good reads ...
Baseball...
a Bill Buckner welcomed back by Red Sox
a Cedeno: Cubs 'thinking about' World Series after beating Mets
a For centenarian Cubs' fans, 'the first 99 years are the hardest'
a How in the world did this guy win 347 games? ... A good read from my friend Tom about Greg Maddux.
a Mr. Cub in Sosa's corner
a Reporters on scene recall Elia's meltdown ... listen to the meltdown here.
a Now is the time to appreciate Ken Griffey Jr. and Frank Thomas
a Touring New York's Yankee Stadium before the walls tumble
a Red Sox "curse" jersey fetches $175,100 in charity auction ... Now this is a great prank!
a Baseball needs to pick up where Canseco left off
a Heat Reaches a Boiling Point
TV ...
a Neil Patrick Harris: Say No to Britney!
a How They Get Each Other ... another good read about "Mother."
a 'The Office': Jim's Best Pranks!
a Rainn Wilson and the real officea Why 'Men in Trees' and 'Old Christine' should come back ... Never been a fan of "Men in Trees." But Kates and I do really enjoy "Old Christine."
a Where in the World Isn't Ryan Seacrest?
Music ...
a Mariah Carey has a winning formula with 'E=MC2'
a Mariah is a pop queen, but don't forget Elvis is still the King
a Come away with Wong Kar-wai: director persuades Norah Jones to try acting
a Sara Bareilles talks about her hit song, going commercial and writing
Politics ...a Chelsea Clinton Finds Her Voice
a Cheney's shades: A 'Naked Lady?'
a Why Obamamania? Because He Runs as The Great White Hope
a Obama picks up support and calories
Media ...
a At Sparkly Newseum, The Glory Of the Story Goes Above the Fold
a The Katie-Hillary Bond
a Tough Question For CBS: Who'll Follow Couric?
Life & other stuff ...
a Cops kill cougar on North Side
My ball team played a practice game today. We won 3-1, but our team was so cold and miserable, we convinced the other team to stop it after six innings. Plus, I struck out twice ... The season starts in less than a month, and I'm nowhere near the shape I should be in ...
And Phoebe did not give us a good night of sleep. So far, she's been an excellent sleeper, but not last night ... We also learned on Friday she's a few ounces underweight and we were told to bulk her up this weekend with a lot of feedings ...
But hey, we'll keep going.
I know you've missed them. So here they are, several weeks worth of good reads ...
Baseball...
a Bill Buckner welcomed back by Red Sox
a Cedeno: Cubs 'thinking about' World Series after beating Mets
a For centenarian Cubs' fans, 'the first 99 years are the hardest'
a How in the world did this guy win 347 games? ... A good read from my friend Tom about Greg Maddux.
a Mr. Cub in Sosa's corner
a Reporters on scene recall Elia's meltdown ... listen to the meltdown here.
a Now is the time to appreciate Ken Griffey Jr. and Frank Thomas
a Touring New York's Yankee Stadium before the walls tumble
a Red Sox "curse" jersey fetches $175,100 in charity auction ... Now this is a great prank!
a Baseball needs to pick up where Canseco left off
a Heat Reaches a Boiling Point
TV ...
a Neil Patrick Harris: Say No to Britney!
a How They Get Each Other ... another good read about "Mother."
a 'The Office': Jim's Best Pranks!
a Rainn Wilson and the real officea Why 'Men in Trees' and 'Old Christine' should come back ... Never been a fan of "Men in Trees." But Kates and I do really enjoy "Old Christine."
a Where in the World Isn't Ryan Seacrest?
Music ...
a Mariah Carey has a winning formula with 'E=MC2'
a Mariah is a pop queen, but don't forget Elvis is still the King
a Come away with Wong Kar-wai: director persuades Norah Jones to try acting
a Sara Bareilles talks about her hit song, going commercial and writing
Politics ...a Chelsea Clinton Finds Her Voice
a Cheney's shades: A 'Naked Lady?'
a Why Obamamania? Because He Runs as The Great White Hope
a Obama picks up support and calories
Media ...
a At Sparkly Newseum, The Glory Of the Story Goes Above the Fold
a The Katie-Hillary Bond
a Tough Question For CBS: Who'll Follow Couric?
Life & other stuff ...
a Cops kill cougar on North Side
4.06.2008
Sunday reading
Some of the good reads that interested me this week ...
Baseball ...
a Harrowing Ordeal in Iran Has an Unexpected Benefit
a Cubs error fixed: Apostrophe added to Ernie Banks statue ... In case you hadn't heard -- a pretty amusing story in Chicago last week.
a Steve Bartman not to blame, Moises Alou says five years later
a It's time for sincere apologies to Bartman
a Wrigley Field, U. of I.'s Assembly Hall on Endangered Place list
Politics ...
a Why Obama Rocks the Vote
a Why Wake the President?
a Chelsea Clinton: 'None of your business,' Part Two
a Clinton owes her own high school money
a Obama no bowler, vetted at hoops
Media ...
a Channel 2 cuts top anchors
Life & other stuff ...
a After a Baby, Full Time or Part?
a America's first ‘test tube’ twins turn 25
a CPR just got a little easier—and less gross
a Seeking UFOs, deep underground
a 10 Memorable April Fools' Work Pranks ... A good one from my friend Raechel.
Baseball ...
a Harrowing Ordeal in Iran Has an Unexpected Benefit
a Cubs error fixed: Apostrophe added to Ernie Banks statue ... In case you hadn't heard -- a pretty amusing story in Chicago last week.
a Steve Bartman not to blame, Moises Alou says five years later
a It's time for sincere apologies to Bartman
a Wrigley Field, U. of I.'s Assembly Hall on Endangered Place list
Politics ...
a Why Obama Rocks the Vote
a Why Wake the President?
a Chelsea Clinton: 'None of your business,' Part Two
a Clinton owes her own high school money
a Obama no bowler, vetted at hoops
Media ...
a Channel 2 cuts top anchors
Life & other stuff ...
a After a Baby, Full Time or Part?
a America's first ‘test tube’ twins turn 25
a CPR just got a little easier—and less gross
a Seeking UFOs, deep underground
a 10 Memorable April Fools' Work Pranks ... A good one from my friend Raechel.
3.23.2008
Sunday reading
The good reads that caught my eyes over the last couple weeks ...
Baseball ...
a Cubs' selection Sunday fast approaching
a Piniella settles on batting order
a Wrigley Field sale to state looking like latest Cubs loser
a Lasorda and the Dodgers say goodbye to Vero Beach
a Emotional day at Dodgertown for Lasorda
a Do-it-all Bill Hall returns to infield for Brewers' new defensive look
a Brewers slugger Prince Fielder now eating a Field of Greens
a Q & A with Brewers' owner Mark Attanasio
a Brewers owner: Yost dynamic leader who gives stability to club
a Japan Trip on for Red Sox, Athletics ... an extraordinary move indeed.
a Keeping up with Jones: Aside from closer, Tigers' bullpen is a big concern ... Not good.
a Why it's so Grand to be Tigers' Granderson
a Nobody's calling for Barry Bonds, and the phone won't start ringing soon
a Suspicion lingers in wake of Report
a Nats' Food Will Tag More Home Bases
Other sports ...
a Knight's ESPN gig could provide a bleeping good time ... From what I've seen, it has been.
a Rodgers ready to play for Packers
TV ...
a TV series alter time
Music ...
a Apple Said to Weigh Unlimited Music Deal
a Nine Inch Nails scares up sales with 'Ghosts'
a Judge Portrays McCartney's Ex As 'Out of Control'
a Judge says Heather Mills 'her own worst enemy'
Politics ...
a '3 a.m. call' Clinton-ad actress gets rude awakening
a What we don't know about Obama hurts him
Media & the Internet ...
a Wikipedia starts to look a bit less wiki
a In a newspaper war, we must mind our p's and q's ... an update from the Trib's big contest win.
Travel ...
a Mount St. Helens' booming history
a Restoring the Mall From 'Disgrace' to Showcase
Life & other stuff ...
a Hey, It's Your Funeral
a Dump the penny
a Starbucks tips ruling is made to order for baristas
a Neighbor 'ghosts' haunt drama on deadly summer ... I remember that summer -- and the heat -- well. It was the first time I'd ever been to Chicago, and every night on the news there were reports of more deaths ...
Baseball ...
a Cubs' selection Sunday fast approaching
a Piniella settles on batting order
a Wrigley Field sale to state looking like latest Cubs loser
a Lasorda and the Dodgers say goodbye to Vero Beach
a Emotional day at Dodgertown for Lasorda
a Do-it-all Bill Hall returns to infield for Brewers' new defensive look
a Brewers slugger Prince Fielder now eating a Field of Greens
a Q & A with Brewers' owner Mark Attanasio
a Brewers owner: Yost dynamic leader who gives stability to club
a Japan Trip on for Red Sox, Athletics ... an extraordinary move indeed.
a Keeping up with Jones: Aside from closer, Tigers' bullpen is a big concern ... Not good.
a Why it's so Grand to be Tigers' Granderson
a Nobody's calling for Barry Bonds, and the phone won't start ringing soon
a Suspicion lingers in wake of Report
a Nats' Food Will Tag More Home Bases
Other sports ...
a Knight's ESPN gig could provide a bleeping good time ... From what I've seen, it has been.
a Rodgers ready to play for Packers
TV ...
a TV series alter time
Music ...
a Apple Said to Weigh Unlimited Music Deal
a Nine Inch Nails scares up sales with 'Ghosts'
a Judge Portrays McCartney's Ex As 'Out of Control'
a Judge says Heather Mills 'her own worst enemy'
Politics ...
a '3 a.m. call' Clinton-ad actress gets rude awakening
a What we don't know about Obama hurts him
Media & the Internet ...
a Wikipedia starts to look a bit less wiki
a In a newspaper war, we must mind our p's and q's ... an update from the Trib's big contest win.
Travel ...
a Mount St. Helens' booming history
a Restoring the Mall From 'Disgrace' to Showcase
Life & other stuff ...
a Hey, It's Your Funeral
a Dump the penny
a Starbucks tips ruling is made to order for baristas
a Neighbor 'ghosts' haunt drama on deadly summer ... I remember that summer -- and the heat -- well. It was the first time I'd ever been to Chicago, and every night on the news there were reports of more deaths ...
3.16.2008
Sunday reading
Here's some good reads that have caught my eyes the last couple weeks ...Baseball ...
a A squeeze at Wrigley
a Multiple firms may be part of rights deal
a Steroids In America: The Godfather
Politics ...
a Pro-Clinton? ‘SNL’ Says You’re Joking
a Decriminalize prostitution
a A squeeze at Wrigley
a Multiple firms may be part of rights deal
a Steroids In America: The Godfather
Politics ...
a Pro-Clinton? ‘SNL’ Says You’re Joking
a Decriminalize prostitution
a Britney Spears meets Barney, plus much more on 'How I Met Your Mother'
Media & the Internet ...
a Facebook is doomed
a Virtual friends too much like work
a Wikipedia's tin-cup approach wears thin
Media & the Internet ...
a Facebook is doomed
a Virtual friends too much like work
a Wikipedia's tin-cup approach wears thin
a Signing Off at XM: Radio Innovator To Try His Hand At Tribune Co.
a Black TV Crew Attacked While Filming ... and in case you haven't seen it, here's the video.
Life & other stuff ...
a Former president gave campus new identity ... This one was personal. A man who's legacy I really admired and the chance I had to interview him and his wife on Valentine's Day in 2001 was a big highlight for me ...
a Kansas woman sat on toilet for two years
a Parent-teacher talks can get heated
a We Really Need a Staycation
a Black TV Crew Attacked While Filming ... and in case you haven't seen it, here's the video.
Life & other stuff ...
a Former president gave campus new identity ... This one was personal. A man who's legacy I really admired and the chance I had to interview him and his wife on Valentine's Day in 2001 was a big highlight for me ...
a Kansas woman sat on toilet for two years
a Parent-teacher talks can get heated
a We Really Need a Staycation
3.09.2008
Sunday reading
Kates and I are feeling truly blessed today ...
Mom & Pops were here for the weekend to help us prepare more for Baby ...
All of today we were finding ourselves surrounded by people who have loved and supported us and played significant parts in our lives, people who have known both of us from the very beginning, some of our closest friends and family members ...
And tonight we had to say good-bye to a dear friend. As Kates' father said in his message, he was "the quintessential Milwaukeean." He was always there with a kind greeting or words of wisdom. He was a devoted baseball fan, too -- As the pallbearers carried away his casket tonight, we sang "Take Me Out To the Ball Game." Kates and I were blessed to have known him.
Here's some of the good reads that caught my attention this week ...
Baseball ...
a Authority assessing face-lift of Wrigley
a Naming rights for sale, but Wrigley can't be bought
a This field by any other name ... Would be risky for would-be corporate sponsors, experts say
a Why Wrigley Field's landmark status should be preserved
a Kenney: More Cubs games on Comcast SportsNet ... and Spanish radio?
a Piniella open to extending stay with Cubs
a Nobody's perfect: Even the best teams have holes to fill this spring
a The big question for Big Papi
a Sox may have (computer) chip on their shoulder
Politics ...
a A little something for the ladies
a A Clinton-Obama ticket?
a John McCain: Consistent on Iraq... ...consistent in folly
a Gary David Goldberg: Just what would Alex Keaton do?
TV & entertainment ...
a Eleanor knockoffs spark a knock-down, drag-out fight
a Did 'SNL' Go Beyond the Pale With Fauxbama? ... I totally don't get why so many outlets are making an issue of this ...
a Hillary Clinton: 'Live from N.Y., it is Saturday night' ... This was a classic.
a 3 a.m. call: President Obama calling Sen. Clinton ... This was classic, too. I know a few people who haven't enjoyed SNL's Clinton-Obama spoofs the last few weeks, but I've loved 'em ...
Music ...
a ‘One Tree Hill’ helps launch Kate Voegele
a Tragedy Knocked Blind Melon Off the Rock Radar 12 Years Ago. But With a New Lead Singer, the Time May Be Ripe for a Comeback.
a Q&A: 'Once' in a Lifetime
Media & the Internet ...
a At Wall Street Journal, Change of Accents
a With parents on Facebook, 'friend' now a relative term
And finally, a cool trivia game about Wheel of Fortune.
Mom & Pops were here for the weekend to help us prepare more for Baby ...
All of today we were finding ourselves surrounded by people who have loved and supported us and played significant parts in our lives, people who have known both of us from the very beginning, some of our closest friends and family members ...
And tonight we had to say good-bye to a dear friend. As Kates' father said in his message, he was "the quintessential Milwaukeean." He was always there with a kind greeting or words of wisdom. He was a devoted baseball fan, too -- As the pallbearers carried away his casket tonight, we sang "Take Me Out To the Ball Game." Kates and I were blessed to have known him.
Here's some of the good reads that caught my attention this week ...
Baseball ...
a Authority assessing face-lift of Wrigley
a Naming rights for sale, but Wrigley can't be bought
a This field by any other name ... Would be risky for would-be corporate sponsors, experts say
a Why Wrigley Field's landmark status should be preserved
a Kenney: More Cubs games on Comcast SportsNet ... and Spanish radio?
a Piniella open to extending stay with Cubs
a Nobody's perfect: Even the best teams have holes to fill this spring
a The big question for Big Papi
a Sox may have (computer) chip on their shoulder
Politics ...
a A little something for the ladies
a A Clinton-Obama ticket?
a John McCain: Consistent on Iraq... ...consistent in folly
a Gary David Goldberg: Just what would Alex Keaton do?
TV & entertainment ...
a Eleanor knockoffs spark a knock-down, drag-out fight
a Did 'SNL' Go Beyond the Pale With Fauxbama? ... I totally don't get why so many outlets are making an issue of this ...
a Hillary Clinton: 'Live from N.Y., it is Saturday night' ... This was a classic.
a 3 a.m. call: President Obama calling Sen. Clinton ... This was classic, too. I know a few people who haven't enjoyed SNL's Clinton-Obama spoofs the last few weeks, but I've loved 'em ...
Music ...
a ‘One Tree Hill’ helps launch Kate Voegele
a Tragedy Knocked Blind Melon Off the Rock Radar 12 Years Ago. But With a New Lead Singer, the Time May Be Ripe for a Comeback.
a Q&A: 'Once' in a Lifetime
Media & the Internet ...
a At Wall Street Journal, Change of Accents
a With parents on Facebook, 'friend' now a relative term
And finally, a cool trivia game about Wheel of Fortune.
2.24.2008
Sunday reading
It's Oscar night ...
Yippee.
The only things I cared about were Jon Stewart's comedy and Diablo Cody winning the award for best original screenplay. Both played out just the way I'd hoped -- Stewart was funny and Cody won. But there were a few bonuses, too -- I loved Amy Adams singing the Happy Working Song (she was adorable!) and it also was great seeing Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova perform their song from "Once" ... And then winning for it! ... And then seeing Stewart bring Irglova back out to the microphone for a second chance at giving an acceptance speech!
All great moments.
Some of the good reads that caught my eyes during the last couple weeks ...
Baseball ...
a Look who's in LA-LA land
a Fewer WGN games means more revenue ... Yeah, but it sucks for Cubs fans not living in the Chicago area.
a Pettitte praised by Congress, but hits are coming soon
a Ten key points that were missed during the hearings
a Prosecutors file new details in Bonds case
a The bottom line on Clemens' statistical performance
a Whether on mound or Hill, Clemens is the same man
a 'You can tell your boys I did it the right way' Or not.
a Lot of misremembering going on, but Clemens is the one doing it
a Hank Aaron Believes Baseball Can Move On
a Wood favored in competition for closer
a Carlos Zambrano ready to be ace Cubs need
a Soriano reports early to Cubs camp
a Kosuke Fukudome launches Cubs' career
a Lee could drop to cleanup as part of Cubs' lineup shuffle
a Ranking the best general managers in the game... Yep. Theo Epstein, hands down.
a Bonds' value significantly deflated
Music ...
a Soundtrack making star of Kimya Dawson
a Fans love Carpenters, not carpenters ... I love the Carpenters! Save the house!
TV ...
a 'Lost': Mind-Blowing Scoop From Its Producers
Movies ...
a A year for hot movie scripts
a Not just anyone can be an actor
a The Oscars: A dark view on dark times
a Lindsay Lohan nude in recreated Marilyn Monroe photo shoot
The Internet ...
a What Facebook Knows That You Don't
Politics ...
a Clintons' bias card has basis
a Obama Fever Is Breaking On the Web
a Obama's Missing Ideas
a It will be tough getting used to life without Hillary Clinton, a candidate so perfect that few could identify with her
Life & other stuff ...
a Red-letter day for Blu-ray
a A kiss is just a kiss
Yippee.
The only things I cared about were Jon Stewart's comedy and Diablo Cody winning the award for best original screenplay. Both played out just the way I'd hoped -- Stewart was funny and Cody won. But there were a few bonuses, too -- I loved Amy Adams singing the Happy Working Song (she was adorable!) and it also was great seeing Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova perform their song from "Once" ... And then winning for it! ... And then seeing Stewart bring Irglova back out to the microphone for a second chance at giving an acceptance speech!
All great moments.
Some of the good reads that caught my eyes during the last couple weeks ...
Baseball ...
a Look who's in LA-LA land
a Fewer WGN games means more revenue ... Yeah, but it sucks for Cubs fans not living in the Chicago area.
a Pettitte praised by Congress, but hits are coming soon
a Ten key points that were missed during the hearings
a Prosecutors file new details in Bonds case
a The bottom line on Clemens' statistical performance
a Whether on mound or Hill, Clemens is the same man
a 'You can tell your boys I did it the right way' Or not.
a Lot of misremembering going on, but Clemens is the one doing it
a Hank Aaron Believes Baseball Can Move On
a Wood favored in competition for closer
a Carlos Zambrano ready to be ace Cubs need
a Soriano reports early to Cubs camp
a Kosuke Fukudome launches Cubs' career
a Lee could drop to cleanup as part of Cubs' lineup shuffle
a Ranking the best general managers in the game... Yep. Theo Epstein, hands down.
a Bonds' value significantly deflated
Music ...
a Soundtrack making star of Kimya Dawson
a Fans love Carpenters, not carpenters ... I love the Carpenters! Save the house!
TV ...
a 'Lost': Mind-Blowing Scoop From Its Producers
Movies ...
a A year for hot movie scripts
a Not just anyone can be an actor
a The Oscars: A dark view on dark times
a Lindsay Lohan nude in recreated Marilyn Monroe photo shoot
The Internet ...
a What Facebook Knows That You Don't
Politics ...
a Clintons' bias card has basis
a Obama Fever Is Breaking On the Web
a Obama's Missing Ideas
a It will be tough getting used to life without Hillary Clinton, a candidate so perfect that few could identify with her
Life & other stuff ...
a Red-letter day for Blu-ray
a A kiss is just a kiss
Ba(ra)ck on 'SNL'
... So Kates has been sick all weekend, and because of it we skipped church this morning ...
And watched last night's "SNL."
HA-larious. An instant classic. Easily one of the top episodes od the year, along with the Brian Williams show.
With the news that Loren Michaels was auditioning cast members to play Barack Obama, we were beyond eager to see the results ...
And, boy, did Fred Armisen get it. The mannerisms. The slow speech. The curled eyebrows. ... Then combine that with Amy Poehler doing her Hillary Clinton impersonation, Kristin Wiig as Campbell Brown and the characters gushing over Obama -- the skit was brilliant ... (For the record, going in, I hadn't even thought of Armisen as a possible Obama ... But if he can pull it off as well as he did, who cares whether the impersonator is black. That's where SNL's amazing makeup team comes in.)
Combine that with the charm of seeing Tina Fey back with her SNL buds -- We couldn't have asked for a better return from the writer's strike ...
Tina Fey's opening monologue with Steve Martin emboldening her to be a performer was entertaining ...And her "Women's News" bit at the Weekend Update desk was seriously funny -- complete with a plug for Hillary Clinton ...
And that was after Mike Huckabee's wickedly funny appearance on Update... Huckabee showed off his comic chops and kudos to him for doing the bit ...
The Celebrity Apprentice. Andy Samberg as Mathew Lesko and Amy Poehler as the dancing guy from the Six Flags commercials -- HA-larious.
... Along with the "I Drink Your Milkshake Skit" -- complete with a Kenosha reference at the end. Nice.
Though I can't say I was impressed with new featured player Casey Wilson ... She's going to annoy me, I think.
The burning question of What happened to Maya Rudolph!? led me to this ...
But hey, next we've got Ellen Page hosting! Can't wait!
Good reads ...
a Weekend update: 'SNL' is back in the race
a A Comedian and a Candidate Share a Big 'Saturday Night'
a 'SNL' has highest rating in two years
And watched last night's "SNL."
HA-larious. An instant classic. Easily one of the top episodes od the year, along with the Brian Williams show.
With the news that Loren Michaels was auditioning cast members to play Barack Obama, we were beyond eager to see the results ...
And, boy, did Fred Armisen get it. The mannerisms. The slow speech. The curled eyebrows. ... Then combine that with Amy Poehler doing her Hillary Clinton impersonation, Kristin Wiig as Campbell Brown and the characters gushing over Obama -- the skit was brilliant ... (For the record, going in, I hadn't even thought of Armisen as a possible Obama ... But if he can pull it off as well as he did, who cares whether the impersonator is black. That's where SNL's amazing makeup team comes in.)
Combine that with the charm of seeing Tina Fey back with her SNL buds -- We couldn't have asked for a better return from the writer's strike ...
Tina Fey's opening monologue with Steve Martin emboldening her to be a performer was entertaining ...And her "Women's News" bit at the Weekend Update desk was seriously funny -- complete with a plug for Hillary Clinton ...
And that was after Mike Huckabee's wickedly funny appearance on Update... Huckabee showed off his comic chops and kudos to him for doing the bit ...
The Celebrity Apprentice. Andy Samberg as Mathew Lesko and Amy Poehler as the dancing guy from the Six Flags commercials -- HA-larious.
... Along with the "I Drink Your Milkshake Skit" -- complete with a Kenosha reference at the end. Nice.
Though I can't say I was impressed with new featured player Casey Wilson ... She's going to annoy me, I think.
The burning question of What happened to Maya Rudolph!? led me to this ...
But hey, next we've got Ellen Page hosting! Can't wait!
Good reads ...
a Weekend update: 'SNL' is back in the race
a A Comedian and a Candidate Share a Big 'Saturday Night'
a 'SNL' has highest rating in two years
2.17.2008
Sunday reading
... The bad news is Kates feet are swelling and she's having trouble finding any comfortable shoes.
... The good news is it's really mild out today and the snow is melting! It's melting!
Here's some of the reads that caught my eyes during the last several days ...
Politics ...
a Hillary Clinton fought the Republican attack machine, and emerged stronger
a In Hunt for a Running Mate, Ohio Governor Could Please All or None ... and old one, but still noteworthy.
a Change Is In the Air, At the Polls
a Obama's Economic Plan Is A Pitch to the Working Class
a The man behind Obama's message
a John McCain's birthright: Fit for the presidency
a MSNBC reporter suspended for 'pimped-out' Clinton
Entertainment ...
a Writers working late again
a Before they were stars: Stories about celebs with Chicago roots
a Leave Britney alone ... I kind of agree.
a 'Saturday Night Live' gets ready to rock with Tina Fey ... I was just thinking the other day, How awesome would it be if SNL brought back Tina Fey to host!?
Music ...
a The Baton's Been Passed Over: The Grammys Pretty Much Ignore Classical Music These Days, and Vice Versa
a The king of pop is back ... Say what you want about his creepy, messed-up personal life. But Michael Jackson's music is darn good, and there will never be another like him ...
a At the Grammys, some gold, some silver
a A night for the ages Amy, Kanye refresh music's roots
a Sheryl Crow finds her way with 'Detours'
a Having fun, and a breakout year besides, with Canada's Feist
Sports ...
a Berman caught with his mike on ... I stopped being a fan of Chris Berman a long time ago, and this didn't surprise me.
Life & other stuff ...
a Love Means ...
a Artists write of love
... The good news is it's really mild out today and the snow is melting! It's melting!
Here's some of the reads that caught my eyes during the last several days ...
Politics ...
a Hillary Clinton fought the Republican attack machine, and emerged stronger
a In Hunt for a Running Mate, Ohio Governor Could Please All or None ... and old one, but still noteworthy.
a Change Is In the Air, At the Polls
a Obama's Economic Plan Is A Pitch to the Working Class
a The man behind Obama's message
a John McCain's birthright: Fit for the presidency
a MSNBC reporter suspended for 'pimped-out' Clinton
Entertainment ...
a Writers working late again
a Before they were stars: Stories about celebs with Chicago roots
a Leave Britney alone ... I kind of agree.
a 'Saturday Night Live' gets ready to rock with Tina Fey ... I was just thinking the other day, How awesome would it be if SNL brought back Tina Fey to host!?
Music ...
a The Baton's Been Passed Over: The Grammys Pretty Much Ignore Classical Music These Days, and Vice Versa
a The king of pop is back ... Say what you want about his creepy, messed-up personal life. But Michael Jackson's music is darn good, and there will never be another like him ...
a At the Grammys, some gold, some silver
a A night for the ages Amy, Kanye refresh music's roots
a Sheryl Crow finds her way with 'Detours'
a Having fun, and a breakout year besides, with Canada's Feist
Sports ...
a Berman caught with his mike on ... I stopped being a fan of Chris Berman a long time ago, and this didn't surprise me.
Life & other stuff ...
a Love Means ...
a Artists write of love
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