By Stuff, I mean literally, Stuff, “things”, TVs, books, coffee cups, blenders, sofas, golf clubs etc. etc. Stuff with a capital S. What do the readers think about Stuff, how do you feel about it etc? I know Stuff has gotten a bit politicized lately, and also trendy, and trendy in the negative, with hipster minimalism, etc.. But my question… Read more »
Happy November, everyone! It’s our big Election Eve podcast, previewing tomorrow’s midterms and looking ahead to what the Tea Party might do afterward. Also discussed: my crappy birthday, Halloween in Stapleton (yes, that’s our pumpkin at right), and our babysitting co-op, among other topics. But really, all you need to know is that this podcast features the world premiere of… Read more »
Here’s loyal LRT reader Jim Kelly, representin’ #PANIC!!! at the Colbert & Stewart Rally To Restore Sanity And/Or Fear on Saturday (my birthday): Heh!
Yes, the jack-o-lantern at left says “VOTE OR DIE.” All credit to Becky on that — indeed, on both of our awesome jack-o-lanterns. Anyway, here are some shots of trick-or-treaters coming to our door. Between 5:00 PM and roughly 7:45 PM, we gave away more than 1,100 pieces of candy. And we could have given away several hundred more, if… Read more »
The Bronco’s are getting a ton of help today in their quest for the BCS National Championship game. Iowa is up 30-0 over undefeated Michigan State at the half. Meanwhile Nebraska is doing its part, leading Missouri 24-7 in Lincoln. Despite trailing the Bronco’s in both the AP and BCS standings, the worry for Boise fans was that an undefeated… Read more »
John Judis of The New Republic identifies four: 1. “The Tea Party is not a movement.” 2. “The Tea Party is a fascist movement.” 3. “The Tea Party is racist.” 4. “The Tea Party is a conventional Republican group funded by big business.” Judis is doing a public service, but I suspect that many of his fellow liberals are still… Read more »
Looks like it was close but not quite on those earlier reports of a WAC/MWC agreement on the pending transfer of Fresno Stste and Nevada. ESPN and others are reporting that the conditions reached will include a reduced exit fee ($900k instead of the earlier reported $1m and initial $5m) but ALL sports will be waiting until 2012 to make… Read more »
Election Day is five days away, and that can mean only two things: one, conservatives are practically wetting themselves with glee and excitement, while Democrats flip-flop between desperate hope and abject #PANIC!!!; and two, it’s time for the Living Room Times 2010 Midterm Election Prediction Contest! As always with LRT/BrendanLoy.com contests, it’s free to enter. So, political junkies: put your… Read more »
Fresno State and Nevada will have one more year to try and take the WAC championship, in football at least. In a reported settlement, the WAC and MWC have reached an agreement that would allow the two schools’ non-football teams to join the Mountain West in 2011, but the football teams would stay for one more year. In return, the… Read more »