Category: Television

A gentle giant passes

A gentle giant passes

| March 19, 2010 | Reply

And, yes, I had a coon-skin hat. Hat tip to Gerard Van der Leun. ..bruce w..

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Ah, karma…

Ah, karma…

| November 6, 2009 | Reply

William Shatner reads Levi Johnston’s tweets on the Tonight Show. Hat tip to Greg Pollowitz at the Media Corner on National Review Online. ..bruce w..

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Is it Wednesday yet/already?

Is it Wednesday yet/already?

| September 30, 2009 | Reply

Hat tip on the video to Matt Yuen, a long-time friend and fellow PMS Commando (that writeup in from world-famous author (and budding politician) Dan Gookin, another one of the Commandos). You jump out of the same plane together, and you definitely are friends for life . . . however brief that may end up […]

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Something I didn’t know about (the late) Ed McMahon

Something I didn’t know about (the late) Ed McMahon

| June 23, 2009 | 1 Reply

He served in two wars (WW II and Korea), flew 85 combat missions in Korea, and achieved the rank of Colonel in the USMC: When the United States began gearing up for World War II, McMahon wanted to become a Marine fighter pilot. Since the Navy’s V-5 program required two years of college, he enrolled […]

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Wednesday’s a snooze day

Wednesday’s a snooze day

| April 29, 2009 | Reply

MORNING LINKS ITEM: Speaking of swine flu hysteria, this may be a good time to invest in pork belly futures — there may be a shortage soon. ITEM: Yet another way in which Western Europeans are looking for the US to help them financially. ITEM: Here’s a slideshow of items from the Michael Jackson Neverland […]

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Tuesday dawns

Tuesday dawns

| April 7, 2009 | 1 Reply

AFTERNOON LINKS! Yes, there are actual afternoon links! ITEM: Maybe it’s because he paid all his taxes — actor Kal Penn (of the “House” TV series and the “Harold and Kumar” movies) joins the White House staff. ITEM: President Obama visits Baghdad. Good for him, and I mean that in all sincerity. My son Jon […]

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Sunday in the park

Sunday in the park

| March 29, 2009 | Reply

OVERNIGHT LINKS (and don’t go waiting for any updates, either) ITEM: Headline of the week: “Spacetime May Have Fractal Properties on a Quantum Scale.” ITEM: Economic common sense from … Germany? ITEM: There is some justice in the world, after all:  “Vindictive people make less money.” ITEM: On the other hand, this explains a lot: […]

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Gumball Rally for a Tuesday

Gumball Rally for a Tuesday

| March 24, 2009 | 1 Reply

EARLY MORNING LINKS — they’ll still be brief, because I’m still busy ITEM: The mainstream media tells us how to cope with difficult times: eat more candy (NY Times), play more (USA Today).  No, really. ITEM: Think of it as evolution in action: Josh Freeze comes up with a novel (and brilliant) tiered pricing structure […]

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Saturday morning cartoons

Saturday morning cartoons

| March 14, 2009 | Reply

I scan the web so that you don’t have to . . . Let’s see . . . the North Koreans . . . the Chinese . . . and now the Russians. Who’s going to be the next to challenge the new Obama Administration? Maybe Iran? And how will the Obama Administration respond? Oh, […]

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Friday’s follies

Friday’s follies

| March 13, 2009 | 1 Reply

First cut for a Friday (the 13th! again!) morning . . . Be sure to keep up to date with the North Korean missile launch via Henderson’s posts. Obama went to Germany during the election, and they return the love:  “Obama Fingers“. Wait!  I thought the idea was to nationalize health care, not throw veterans […]

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