December 31, 2019

Quote of the moment

Fast-food fish items are relevant for only two kinds of people: pescatarians, and Catholics during Lent.

--Irene Jiang

December 28, 2019

Headline of the moment

Disney characters say tourists inappropriately touched them


December 26, 2019

Headline of the moment

Santa Hats and Tear Gas: Hong Kong Protests Flare Again


--NYT

December 25, 2019

Data of the moment

Drug-resistant infections now kill 35,000 people in the United States each year and sicken 2.8 million.

--CDC

Trivium of the moment

According to the U.S. Fed,  in 2018,55.4% of all American purchases were done to debit cards, versus credit.

December 23, 2019

Duuuude headline of the moment

Tesla's stock just hit a record $420


December 22, 2019

Finding the best part quote of the moment

And the very best part is that this Instant Pot mac and cheese is creamier than any other one-pot macaroni around, thanks to pressure-cooking the noodles in their own starches.

--Kelli Foster

December 21, 2019

Potted headline of the moment

J.K. Rowling accused of transphobia after tweeting support for woman fired for stating 'men cannot change into women'

December 18, 2019

Pulled quote of the moment

...any life from the inside can feel like the "Iliad," especially when you're a child.

--rivka galchen

Icing is heavier than snow, Part III -- Total Load Failure

Icing is heavier than snow, Part II -- Architect Completed

Icing is heavier than snow, Part I -- Raw Materials

(I think G doesn't like the size of these pix.  Trying them separately. )

December 17, 2019

Quote of the moment

Am I the only one who's sick to death of superheroes?

--Abigail Disney

December 14, 2019

Glasses...

...On timelapse.  Several years ago.

Casa de Fruta.  CA.

December 12, 2019

Soft life headline of the moment

I tried every burrito from Taco Bell and most of them disappointed and shocked me




Quote of the moment

The <infrared surveillance> program is still in its infancy and is being tested at the Las Vegas Showgirls sign on Las Vegas Blvd and the Healing Garden.

--Enzo Marino

December 11, 2019

Why science is hated headline of the moment

Impossibly Big Black Hole Was Probably Impossible After All


Valley girl headline of the moment

Waze just launched an awesome new feature that Google Maps should totally steal


December 05, 2019

Quote of the moment

Discernment doesn't make us bad people; it makes us wiser. 

--(I'm not making this name up, but they certainly are) Perpetua Neo

Headline of the moment

America's National Parks are being overrun by rats, cats and feral hogs


December 02, 2019

Life's too long headline of the moment

I tried every single burger at McDonald's and ranked them from worst to best

Quote of the moment

Even the darkest conspiracy theories are a subconscious effort to avoid the bleakest truth of all: The world is chaotic, irrational, and without a larger system to absorb our culpability, leaving us with nothing but our own moral choices.

--Alison Herman

Partial quote of the moment

"...all gangster movies are about mythology, anyway."

--Alison Herman

Quote of the moment

I could watch an entire Netflix spinoff series of Al Pacino as Hoffa eating ice cream sundaes.

--Alyssa Bereznak

December 01, 2019

Myron's Caberet Jazz

LV, NV