TAKING A page out of the JFK play book is never a bad idea, which is what President Obama did on Monday, surprising reporters with an appearance and an off-the-record chat. Media outlets reportedly were not told Obama would be in the schmooze session. Reporters who attended Monday’s session with the president were loathe to [...]
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Big Marijuana Chain Planned as Drug Dogs are Retrained
BIG MARIJUANA is what Jamen Shively’s ambitious enterprise is being called and it can only help the rest of America stand up and be counted so that marijuana can take its place next to alcohol as a legal recreational substance. At a press conference in downtown’s tallest skyscraper, Shively said he and business partners will [...]
State Dept. Late Friday Draft Release Clears Keystone XL Pipeline Construction
“You know the news is bad when it comes out at 4 PM on Friday.” – Michael Brune, Sierra Club The Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) for the Keystone XL pipeline’s route was released just a few weeks after about 35,000 people gathered in DC to urge the project not be built, and after several [...]
Horses for Three Courses
Bored of the usual rows over budgets, debt and national sovereignty, Britain and it’s European partners are involved in quickly escalating row of the more bizarre kind at the moment. That of the under-the-radar use of horse meat. As things stand this morning, the bigger hitters on the continent have decided to make Romania the fall [...]
Super Bowl #Clydesdales Sunday *Updated*
THIS IS America’s Sunday of sharing one sport. But if football isn’t your thing, TCM is in their Oscar month of greatest films. Even many football agnostics watch the Super Bowl. Some watch it for the commercials. Some pretend to watch it, but simply tolerate it for the good eating. What’s your favorite recipe? Or [...]
For Our Soldiers and Their Families (War Dogs Too!), a Very Merry Christmas, with a Little Brubeck and a Side of Jimmy Fallon
THIS ONE goes out to our soldiers, but also their amazing families who celebrate so often without their mom, dad, sister or brother at home. Woof! for Rebecca’s war dogs, too. The Pasta Bolognese with Pappardelle, made with spicy turkey sausage (from Whole Foods) and ground turkey instead of ground beef, with a h/t to [...]
Wild Wired Interview with Murder Suspect McAfee
‘You can say I’m paranoid about it but they will kill me, there is no question. They’ve been trying to get me for months.’ – John McAfee in Wired interview MILLIONAIRE ANTIVIRUS creator John McAfee believes his life is in danger after his neighbor was found with a shotgun blast to the back of his [...]
Sarah Palin and Sean Hannity Blame Martha Raddatz
IT BEGAN with an interview with Bill O’Reilly, which jump started Palin’s very weird night on Fox News Channel. Sarah Palin chose to recount her note card past during the ’08 race, basically regurgitating the plot line to “Game Change.” But it was with Sean Hannity that the story of who won the debate was [...]
Baby Panda’s Death So Very Sad
IT HAPPENED on Sunday, with everyone in the Washington area, but also around the world, crushed. From the Washington Post: On Sunday, panda keepers heard Mei cry out in an unusual way and took it to be a mother’s signal that something was wrong with the cub. While one zookeeper distracted Mei, zoo veterinarians removed [...]
New Look, Broader Lens
WELCOME to the new TM.com. It’s a new-media magazine that gives viewers a snapshot of the day. Politics is primary, then anything goes after that. This means new topics, including subjects not regularly seen here before. It’s a new look accompanied by a much broader lens on what’s covered. We’ll see what develops. TM note: [...]
A Moment of Zen
“This 19 year old Shep being cradled in his father’s arms last night in Lake Superior… Shep falls asleep every night when he is carried into the lake. The buoyancy of the water soothes his arthritic bones. Lake Superior is very warm right now, so the temp of the water is perfect. I was so [...]
Ann Romney’s Majestic Horse Rafalca at the London Olympics
**UPDATED** WHAT AN EXQUISITELY beautiful animal. The rider is Jan Ebeling, with Buzzfeed having the video of their performance. If you’ve never had the pleasure of riding it’s likely impossible to appreciate this sport. I’ve never ridden a horse of this pedigree or done dressage, but it’s not hard for me to appreciate the incredible [...]
2012 has Officially Gone to the Dogs
I’ve not jumped aboard the inane conversation about Seamus on a car roof, except to long ago write that it had shamefully occurred. But the barking has reached epic levels. Dogs would call their lawyers if they could, defamation the charge. The 2012 presidential election season is shaping up to be the un-serious, distracted and [...]
Bigger Than Ta-Tas, and Did You Hear the One About Mitt’s Friend Barbecuing a Dog?
Love Sofia Vergara! “Modern Family” is one of the only sitcoms we DVR and never miss. You cannot talk about Vergara without the picture she cuts in clothes, as well as pop culture. But her talents go well beyond her ta-tas. Her incredible figure is part of her persona and her comedy, so it’s not [...]
For the Love of Horses, Racing Should Be Investigated
A 2-year-old quarter horse named Teller All Gone broke a front leg in a race on Sept. 3 at Ruidoso Downs Race Track in New Mexico and was euthanized. His body was then dumped in a junkyard next to an old toilet at Ruidoso, a short walk from where he had been sold at auction [...]
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