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‘Famous’ Jameis Winston is doing some unreal things at Florida State, and not just in that 25-of-27 debut against Pittsburgh embedded above (that Pitt team is only 4-4; no one’s confusing them with these guys). Consider what FSU is doing… Continue Reading
Lonnie Johnson, who created the Super Soaker water gun, was awarded $72.9 million this week from Hasbro to settle a royalty dispute via arbitration. It all goes back to a 2001 inventors’ dispute in which Hasbro agreed to pay Johnson royalties… Continue Reading
This is all over the news today as a topic/concept because of President Obama’s apology yesterday as relates to the ‘keep your plan’ idea; NPR even has a rundown of the recent history of Presidential apologies, going back (on their link,… Continue Reading
NBC Thursday nights used to be the thing — now it’s kind of a train wreck. They had a show called Welcome to the Family, with people you might remember from Yes, Dear and Desperate Housewives and West Wing; they cancelled it. The Michael J. Fox Show has some seminal… Continue Reading
I’m going to keep this post shorter than an average one; I’m actually looking for jobs right now, and basically having no luck, so I feel like I’m probably going to write something even more stupid than what I normally… Continue Reading
Above is the filibuster that made her famous. Thing is, as some would argue, Wendy Davis won the battle, and Rick Perry won the war. Now, months later, she’s writing a memoir and running for Governor of Texas in 2014 (more on… Continue Reading
Here’s a good breakdown of what’s approaching Thailand right now; a ‘super typhoon’ is based on wind speed in terms of classification, typically — over 120 mph would be ‘super.’ It’s likely going to hit an area recently affected by… Continue Reading
I didn’t really want to do any type of post surrounding what’s happening with the Miami Dolphins right now (base summary), because it’s pretty tied up in bigger issues about athletics, masculinity, the media, how people spin stories, etc ..… Continue Reading