A few months back, Carin had to pack for a trip to a conference. She was flying on a chartered flight and for some reason that was eventually explained to us but has since slipped my mind, the luggage weight limits were just a shade north of are you kidding!? As a result, the two …
Monthly Archives: October 2014
Take This Job And Fuck It
Unless you work at the station and are one of the folks who gets to put out the fire, it’s always fun when an employee quits live on the air complete with a word or 2 that might get some folks in trouble with the FCC. Here’s a recent example from an Alaska TV newscast. …
The Other Episodes Of We Regret The Error
The other day, Carin asked me what ever became of that We Regret The Error thing that Deadspin was doing. It turns out that the one I posted marked June 2013 was the last one they did, giving up because the news really is that incompetent and they couldn’t keep up. But the 3 they …
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They Must Have Used Apple Maps
I’ll be honest with you. My geography skills are terrible. Like I could probably get confused finding the difference between Scotland, Ontario and Scotland, Scotland terrible. That’s not ok. But it’s more ok than it would be if my job were making maps that made sense and were accurate. Good thing my job is making …
Today In Little Kids Who Are Better At Music Than Us: Every Day, 10-Year-Old Félix Has the Blues
Dear news media: You’ve got this all wrong. The amazing part is not that young Félix here is blind. the amazing part is that he’s 10 years old and taught himself to play B.B. King like this.
Me? Angry? The Mere Suggestion Makes Me Want To Punch Things
Haven’t seen one of these in a while. Following a prior assault conviction, Kelly John Lange, a 34-year-old Sioux Falls resident, was ordered by a judge to attend anger management classes. But when he did not complete that course, he was ordered to appear in court to answer for his no-shows. According to police, Lange …
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Apple Watch: The Musical
If you’re interested in what happened at Apple’s recent product launch event but can’t bear the thought of reading all of the dry tech coverage, here’s everything you need to know in musical form.