Surprisingly enough Wrigley Field is not the oldest active Major League Ball Park. That would be Fenway which I’ve been to a few times and is remarkable for its physical smallness besides (old) Yankee Stadium (a creaky vast minepit) and Shea (a modernist version of the same with long skinny escalators that never failed to …
October 2016 archive
Oct 29 2016
Health and Fitness News
Welcome to the Stars Hollow Gazette‘s Health and Fitness News weekly diary. It will publish on Saturday afternoon and be open for discussion about health related issues including diet, exercise, health and health care issues, as well as, tips on what you can do when there is a medical emergency. Also an opportunity to share …
Oct 29 2016
Alone In The Kitchen With An Old Frenchman
Recently French chef Jacques Pépin turned 80 and retired. Over the years, he educated viewers of Public Television on how to cook and, something that no other cooking show host has done, techniques in the kitchen with wisdom, humor and a smattering of French lessons. As Gilad Edelman wrote in a Slate article, this man …
Oct 29 2016
The Breakfast Club (Running Out Of Time)
Welcome to The Breakfast Club! We’re a disorganized group of rebel lefties who hang out and chat if and when we’re not too hungover we’ve been bailed out we’re not too exhausted from last night’s (CENSORED) the caffeine kicks in. Join us every weekday morning at 9am (ET) and weekend morning at 10:30am (ET) to …
Oct 28 2016
World Series 2016 Game 3: Indians @ Cubs
Ok, here’ s why getting the split away during the 1st 2 games of a 7 game Series is important- it’s not that Home Field advantage (they only have 2 left and you have 3) passes to you, or even that you really expect to get a close out sweep (though it’s certainly possible even …
Oct 28 2016
A Nation Of Bullies
I have recently boasted of my extreme age (120+, mid 30s in 1926- do the math) and it has certainly made me aware of the stupid massacres noble sacrifices of our hegemonic aggression glorious wars. A paltry 100 thousand or so in the War to End All Wars (you know, because it was so bloody …
Oct 28 2016
The George Washington Bridge
Look, I never, ever drive in New York City if I can possibly avoid it. The streets are a maze only slightly mitigated by GPS and while, as a Connecticut Driver, I am no slouch on sheer aggressiveness compared to most areas of the country, I simply don’t have the reckless disregard for automotive bodywork …
Oct 28 2016
Pondering the Pundits
“Pondering the Pundits” is an Open Thread. It is a selection of editorials and opinions from around the news medium and the internet blogs. The intent is to provide a forum for your reactions and opinions, not just to the opinions presented, but to what ever you find important. Thanks to ek hornbeck, click on …
Oct 28 2016
The Breakfast Club (Spirit)
Welcome to The Breakfast Club! We’re a disorganized group of rebel lefties who hang out and chat if and when we’re not too hungover we’ve been bailed out we’re not too exhausted from last night’s (CENSORED) the caffeine kicks in. Join us every weekday morning at 9am (ET) and weekend morning at 10:30am (ET) to …
Oct 27 2016
G3
That’s what Bill Black calls the Pete Peterson Debt/Deficit Hawk PR push to gut Social Security and Medicare. G3 stands for “Grandchild Guilt Gambit” and the logic (such as it is) goes something like this- National Debt is climbing toward 75% of Gross Domestic Product, levels not seen since the 1950s! Ok, so, umm…, what? …
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