Monthly Archives: May 2010

Furloughs: They’re not just for soldiers and prisoners! Starting next week, some 100,000 state workers could be required to take a one day, unpaid furlough from work. And as you can see from this photo of a massive protest outside … Continue reading →

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I was thrilled to spot her at a table laughing uproariously with the man sitting to her right. “I know you’re having a good time and I’m sorry to interrupt,” I began. My next sentence didn’t come out because Sidibe … Continue reading →

Things are back to normal on the Robert F. Kennedy bridge after an abandoned rental truck caused a bomb scare last night. Police say witnesses had reported seeing a man flee the vehicle on the span, also known as the … Continue reading →

Though his agency was charged with coordinating the federal response to the major oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, Department of the Interior chief of staff Tom Strickland was in the Grand Canyon with his wife last week participating … Continue reading →

This is a book in itself. How one talks to umpires goes a long way toward getting favorable calls, or at least not getting thrown out of a game. (“That call was horse—-” is generally acceptable; “You’re horse—-” is never … Continue reading →

The latest is this Socialist Realist full-cover ToryPorn shot of David Cameron’s Nostrils and Fist Vanquishing the Forces of Liberalness, in today’s Sun. Apparently, the Tories have invented something called a “Battlebus,” presumably some variant on the appropriately ancient and … Continue reading →