by matt
Labor Secretary Has Her Hours Cut.
If life was fair, this would be real news, not the fake Onion kind.
Anyone responsible for showing employers how to take advantage of workers using legislation rammed through Congress by deceptive means should be removed from office.
“It would help simplify the rules and make them more relevant […]
by matt
“For this creative hard work I bless you from my heart”
by matt
“Rap is what you do,
Hip Hop is what you live” - KRS-ONE
The comments section on this site is always fun to read. We get feedback from all types, from gun nuts to Deaniacs to well-meaning (but misguided) right-wingers.
Last week, someone named Cavalryman commented on an entry I wrote two months ago.
I just can let […]
by matt
Percentage of $2000 contributions
Number of $2000 contributions
But giving money is free speech right?
Data from OpenSecrets.org
by jamie
I pretty much love my job. I like the fact that I get to go to all the boroughs and re-live a high school existence that I never really lived in the first place. The New York public schools are an interesting place to spend a morning. One of the drawbacks of […]
by matt
The other day, we asked a bunch of friends to contribute to a piece on guilty pleasures. It was fun, but the timing was downright spooky.
I had already written about my main guilty pleasure (MTV’s Real World / Road Rules Challenge) when I went to the supermarket to stock up on some staples.
Now […]
by matt
Now that Scott Peterson’s murder trial has been moved from Modesto to Redwood City in San Mateo County, Jason and I are now in the jury pool. Given that jury lists are generated from voter rolls, is it way too late to take back all the things we said about how important it is […]
by 1115
“I Love the Leader” - Homer Simpson
Random Thoughts on the State of the Union
Considering that this year’s State of the Union address was such an upbeat-yet-bland affair, those of us who were looking for humor had to take solace in NBC’s Tom Brokaw. Describing the security measures in place during the SOTU, Brokaw started waving […]
by matt
Everyone is ashamed of some of the things they like. The idea here was to gather some people and let it all out.
Thanks to all who participated, we promise not to hold it against you.
by matt
Just because we will be watching the State of the Union with notebooks and scorecards in hand, doesn’t mean that you have to do the same. So to make the SOTU more interesting and fun for people less obsessed with politics than we are, we suggest the State of the Union Drinking Game.
The best […]