Bad Deal For Georgia
I feel sorry for them, I really do:"An unusual weather pattern driving bitterly cold air from the Arctic Circle south across a huge swath of the Midwest is expected to send temperatures plummeting...
View ArticleGlobe Gave Me Touch of Affluenza
And it wasn't the cold:Beware, study says, money is addictiveIt the wor$t $ickne$$ of all.You know what else is $ick?AmeriKan Ju$tice in the 21$t-century."Judge decried for probation ruling in...
View ArticlePe$$imistic About This Post
So much for the new format, folks."Americans more pessimistic; Half say system in need of change or total overhaul" by Charles Babington and Jennifer Agiesta | Associated Press, January 03,...
View ArticleToday's Globe Made Me Cry
I know I've been feeling under the weather and a bit down lately, but.... "Health care site can’t fix mistakes; Appeals process binds consumers" by Amy Goldstein | Washington Post, February 04,...
View ArticleBoston Globe Handkerchief
I thought I was all cried out from yesterday (as the song says, it's the lies and the pain they cause), but.... (for the record I still went out and got one early this morning, although it is looking...
View ArticleRegime Change in Ukraine Scheduled For Sochi Olympics
Related: Ukraine Coup Attempt Back Above GroundThey are not even trying to hide it anymore:"US, Europe working on new finance aid for Ukraine; Protesters seek to weaken role of president" by Alison...
View ArticleFinal Call For McFaul
"US ambassador to Russia quitting after Olympics; McFaul says he wants more time with his family" by Kathy Lally | Washington Post, February 05, 2014Ah, the CIA's paper!SOCHI, Russia — US Ambassador...
View ArticleBlack Widow Coverage Wilted
See: Black Widows Spinning Webs in SochiAnd then the spinning just stopped:4 Russian Coast Guards die in boat wreck"Russian teen reportedly set off minibombs in Pa." Associated Press, January 27,...
View ArticleSunday Globe Special: Ruining Putin's Party
Leave it to the Globe.... "The Russian government has spent $51 billion on the Olympics in the hopes of turning the Black Sea summer resort into a year-round tourism destination. But persistent rain...
View ArticleRussian Olympics Off and Running
(Cue music)"In Sochi, Olympic preparations still ongoing" by Shira Springer | Globe Staff, February 05, 2014SOCHI, Russia — With the sun setting over the Black Sea Tuesday night, window washers...
View ArticleBig Fuss Over French Funnyman
It's the same old voices and it just is not funny anymore, so I thought I would start you with a different perspective today from someone whose viewpoint I admire and respect:"It just goes on and on,...
View Article$uper Memories of a $uper Weekend
Mostly because I saved the Super Bowl even though the game sucked and I came down with an illness that made me very pe$$imistic to the point of crying."Boston’s turn to host Super Bowl is coming" by...
View ArticleLeno Gets Last Laugh
"Jay Leno’s long goodbye to ‘The Tonight Show’" by Sarah Rodman | Globe staff, February 06, 2014After more than 20 years hosting the crown jewel of late-night television, Jay Leno steps off “The...
View ArticleFeeling Funny About This Post
Peer pressure got to me and I took a puff (cough, cough, cough).... "Medical marijuana shops could open by summer" by Kay Lazar and and Jaclyn Reiss | Globe staff, February 01, 2014The state of...
View ArticleFryar Fraud Not Funny
Neither is my dipping into the sports section to give you stories."Irving Fryar keeps faith, despite latest brush with law" by Stan Grossfeld | Globe Staff, February 05, 2014MT. HOLLY, N.J. — Sunday...
View ArticleThe Schilling Curse?
No laughing matter at all:"Curt Schilling announces that he has cancer" by Chad Finn | Globe Staff, February 05, 2014Curt Schilling, the former Red Sox pitcher and current ESPN analyst, announced in a...
View ArticleWrecking the Opening Ceremonies of the Russian Olympics
I kind of had high hopes for them after yesterday's surprise, but "more than anything, the promenade, in the shadow of the Olympic Park and luxury hotel accommodations, brought to mind the grand,...
View ArticleTaking Breakfast at T Stop
I was hungry for a Globe this morning...."Timing is right for T riders, businesses; Commuters freed by countdown clocks give food and coffee shops a boost" by Martine Powers | Globe Staff, February...
View ArticleRussian Olympics Off to a Flying Start
The psyop propaganda really does not get any better than this! "Would-be hijacker captured after trying to divert to Sochi" by Suzan Fraser | Associated Press, February 08, 2014ANKARA, Turkey — A...
View ArticleSlow Saturday Special: Czech Medal Returned
In keeping with the spirit of the games.... "Criminal without a country finally deported" by Maria Sacchetti | Globe Staff, January 25, 2014Thirty-seven years after immigration officials ordered him...
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