Covered this week; Ichiro busts 3,000… Temple of the Dog news… more thoughts on bilinguality… the problems with network televisions format… how dinosaurs became extinct… Metallica’s Black Album turns 25… the realities of marriage… A-Rod plays his last game… food fraud is a thing… time to take a chunk of those Pokemon profits…
August 8, 2016
The amazing Ichiro… Suzuki becomes the 30th player in MLB history to reach the 3000 hit plateau and only the 2nd ever to do it with a triple… check in here for all the details, so many amazing stats associated with his accomplishment… and here’s the MLB.com tribute.
August 9, 2016
Exciting news regarding 1-album wonder Temple of the Dog… unfortunately this tour isn’t coming to my town, truly hoping they expand and extend on the idea… this was such a great record when it came out and remains so to this day…
The incredible benefits of being bilingual… a fantastic article on the subject.
August 10, 2016
I’m actually amazed that the existence of the DVR hasn’t done more to change the ad-based nature of network television in the age of Netflix, HBOGO, etc.. and their delivery method of providing the entirety of a shows season at one time… commercial-free “binge-watching” is clearly the trend that viewers prefer and will soon be the ingrained expectation… so how and when will network television respond.
August 11, 2016
No one could have seen the catastrophe coming. Dinosaurs stalked each other and munched on lush greens as they had for over 170 million years. Pterosaurs soared in the air, mosasaurs splashed in the seas, and tiny mammals scurried through the forest on what was just another day in the Late Cretaceous. Then the world changed in an instant.
August 12, 2016
Metallica’s self-titled ‘Black Album’, their 5th full-length release reaches 25 years old… having sold over 16 million copies and still averaging around 5,000 per week… here’s 10 things you didn’t know about the album.
“Marriage is not just a glittery fairy tale. Marriage is hard. Marriage takes work. Marriage is a choice you make every day, not just one sun-soaked, euphoric wedding day. It is a whole host of other clichés that are only overused because they are so, so accurate.” – Such great thoughts on the Facebook ‘Love Your Spouse’ challenge that’s trending from Melissa Bowers for Scary Mommy.
Today marks Alex Rodriguez’ last game as a Yankee player… why he agreed to stay on as a team advisor remains a curiosity for many… this article examines this strange relationship.
August 13, 2016
“Food fraud” is a thing… and it’s said to affect 10% of the worlds food supply… olive oil leads the pack in terms of corrupted food types… this article gives some insight on how to be sure you’re getting the real thing.
August 14, 2016
Time to take a chunk out of Pokemon profits.
