Oh The Good Old Hockey Game, It Was Quite The Rotten Shame

I can’t remember the last time I was so excited about watching the Leafs. It might have been when I was there live at the ACC, or maybe it was during the last playoff run yes kids, believe it or not there used to be hockey around here after the beginning of April. But who …

The I’ll Tell You What That Thing Does When You’re Old Enough To Votetionaries Are Back Where They Belong

For a change I actually have some good news to report. A couple of weeks ago I wrote abig postabout the Menifee Union school district’s decision to ban students from using the Merriam Webster’s 10th edition dictionary because a parent complained that a slice of their precious crotch fruit accidentally (as if) discovered a definition …

Comment Trouble At Least Partly Explained

As you may or may not have noticed, comments by email seem to be working again for the most part. I woke up this morning to an inbox full of feedback new and old, as well as a message from Echo support explaining what at least part of the problem is. As it turns out, …

No Fair, It Can’t Duck Duck

I don’t understand the reasoning here, but that happens a lot. Drunken Utah resident George Eric Tangalos, 28, was arrested and charged with fourth-degree intentional damage to property and disorderly conduct during a visit to Rochester, Minnesota aftergetting into a fight with the 4 foot goose statue in the above picture. When asked by police …

Fun Cover Of The Day: Boss Hoss – Word Up

I’ve never heard of Boss Hoss before, but if the description on this video is correct, what I can tell you is that they are Germany’s best country cover band. I’ll need to do some more research to verify that claim (Are there other country cover bands in Germany?), but their cover of Word Up …

I Might Have More To Say About This If Only I Could Find The Words

I’ve just had one of those for God’s sake, kill me and get it over with moments. Maybe there’s a word to describe that feeling, and since I’m fortunate enough not to be a grade 5 student in California, perhaps I’ll try to look that word up when I’m done here. The Menifee Union school …

Commenting By Email Works Again

I’m sure you’ll all be happy to know that the good folks at Echo have cured whatever was ailing the commenting by email system and it’s now up and running again. Thanks everybody for being decently patient about it being broken, and an especially big thanks to the Echo support team for unbreaking it. They’re …