So far this morning, I have encountered two minor tragedies which I fear pre-sage bad things: Panera has taken my favorite plain-jane chicken salad sandwich off the menu, and replaced it with an abomination containing grapes and almonds, that costs two dollars more. Damn. The soda machines (which pretty much constitute the entirety of food […]
I walked past one of the many news-tuned televisions mounted in the hallways of my workplace this morning, and noted that whatever channel they’re tuned to today (it varies, depending on, I suppose, the whims of whoever’s holding the controls of the CCTV system) is replaying, in real-time, without comment, their broadcast tapes from this […]
One potential good thing that might be coming out of the Marvel-Disney business: Ant-Man, by Edgar Wright and Pixar. Seems like pretty good match to me. I’ve always kind of loved Ant-Man. Scientist Hank Pym, using improbable science, shrinks to a tiny size, and employs a special telepathic helmet to communicate with and direct armies […]
We all know that Obama gives a good speech, and last night’s health care address to a joint session of Congress was no exception. While I’m still one of those who think that the President’s team ought to have made single-payer the opening debate position, and then compromised on the “public option” idea, I think […]
