As someone who grew up a huge fan of professional wrestling, and who watched it pretty consistently until the mid 2000s, I’ve seen a lot of my favorite wrestlers pass away. I was always more Hulk Hogan than Ultimate Warrior, but Jim Hellwig’s death still hit me hard. Now another childhood favorite has passed away. […]
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Worms In The Water
Posted 7/30/2015 5:37 pm by Ron HoganTap water is usually something you can trust. You go to the faucet, turn on the tap, and get yourself a cup of delicious water. Now, there are some places that don’t have drinkable tap water, but my town is not one of them. Unless of course there are some chemicals I don’t know about […]
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President Deez Nuts And Other Fringe Candidates
Posted 7/28/2015 11:41 pm by Ron HoganJust when you thought it wouldn’t be harder to find a presidential candidate goofier than Donald Trump. And yet, someone has found him. Deez Nuts is one of many declared presidential candidates lining up for consideration in November. He joins my favorite candidate, Louisville house cat Limberbutt McCubbins, as one of many people to file […]
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Electronic Sports League To Start Drug Testing
Posted 7/23/2015 7:40 pm by Ron HoganWherever there are people striving to be the best, you’re going to have people willing to do anything it takes to win. When there are hundreds of thousands of dollars on the line, you’d be crazy not to use every advantage you have to try and get that money. That’s why baseball has had a […]
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Lindsey Graham Trashes Cell Phone After Trump Speech
Posted 7/22/2015 5:58 pm by Ron HoganWhen he entered the Republican Presidential primary, Donald Trump immediately made a lot of people very interested in the race. After all, there are a lot of candidates out there, and very few of them are as willing to make enemies, burn bridges, and generally behave like a supervillain like everyone’s favorite combover victim/billionaire. Lindsey […]
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Shark Attacks Surfer During Live Competition
Posted 7/20/2015 8:54 am by Ron HoganProfessional surfer Mick Fanning is currently locked in a tough battle with fellow Australian Julian Wilson. The two rivals sit atop the World Surf League standings, competing for the world championship and all the prize money that comes with winning the sport’s top prize. However, at the J-Bay Open in Jeffreys Bay, South Africa, the […]
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The Lights Go Out At Nationals Park
Posted 7/18/2015 8:45 am by Ron HoganYou can’t play sports without lights these days. The days of the day game have come to an end, and while day games are still fun on weekends or on a holiday, most of your major game time is going to be spent under the lights, assuming those lights actually work. When the lights go […]
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Google’s Driverless Car In Injury Accident
Posted 7/17/2015 7:12 am by Ron HoganThe future is the self-driving car. No matter what we’re doing, what else we might be working on, the driverless car is a huge deal for certain companies, and Google is leading the way on the self-driving car front. Google is actually testing self-driving cars, racking up tens of thousands of miles and testing on […]
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Siri Corrects Bruce To Caitlyn Jenner
Posted 7/15/2015 9:30 pm by Ron HoganOne of the biggest stories in the news over the last few months has been the former US Olympian and Olympic gold medalist Bruce Jenner and his transition from male to female. Not long ago, Bruce made a very public appearance changing to Caitlyn, and now Apple has honored her transition in a very public […]
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Tomorrow Is Amazon Prime Day
Posted 7/14/2015 8:58 pm by Ron HoganShopping is a full-time pursuit these days. Everyone’s looking for the best bargains, and nobody’s willing to compromise. It started with Black Friday, the first huge shopping day of the year, and now it’s spreading. Cyber Monday, Christmas in July sales, and now Amazon is turning a random Wednesday into a bargain hunter’s dream. Amazon […]
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The Last Manhattanhenge Of The Year Is Tonight
Posted 7/13/2015 6:26 pm by Ron HoganFor a few days every year, New York City’s borough of Manhattan becomes one of the most beautiful places in the world. Don’t get me wrong, New York City is always pretty cool, but twice a year there is a special convergence of natural and man-made beauty that is unmatched in the rest of the […]
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“Fear The Walking Dead” Trailer And Premiere Date
Posted 7/10/2015 6:01 pm by Ron HoganIt’s a pretty quiet edition of Comic Con this year in San Diego. No Marvel means no big Marvel announcements, and yet, there’s still lots of fun stuff out there if you’re interested in television. Since The Walking Dead debuted, it kicked off a fever for all things undead, and that shows no signs of […]
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The Cursing McDonald’s Minions?
Posted 7/09/2015 7:10 pm by Ron HoganFoul language is unavoidable, and it probably always has been. No matter what the morals police have implied about this new world, cursing has always been a thing, it’s just that what used to be a violent swear is now just a cheeky old-timer expression, consarn it. However, just because it can’t be avoided doesn’t […]
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Ariana Grande Licks Doughnuts, Gets Store In Hot Water
Posted 7/08/2015 9:44 pm by Ron HoganI don’t know anything about Ariana Grande, but I don’t think I really want to get to know her either. She’s behaving a little Biebery, it seems. On the Fourth of July, Grande and her cronies went to Wolfee Doughnuts in Lake Elsinore, California, and raised a little scene that was caught on security cameras. […]
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Lord And Miller To Direct Han Solo Movie
Posted 7/07/2015 8:46 pm by Ron HoganThe Star Wars universe, like the actual universe, just keeps expanding. Since Disney bought the franchise and decided to add more to the world of George Lucas, the announcements just haven’t stopped coming. Will Yoda get a spin-off movie? What’s JJ Abrams got planned for Episode VII: The Force Awakens? Everyone seems to want another […]
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Aetna To Buy Humana For $37 Billion
Posted 7/03/2015 8:05 am by Ron HoganHealth insurance has always been big business, but it doesn’t get any smaller with every passing year. Obamacare has had its troubles, but it’s created a drive by the insurance companies that provide its services to merge. Part of this is to get in new markets, and part of this is they want to mitigate […]
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Whole Foods Owns Up To Overcharging Customers
Posted 7/02/2015 8:48 pm by Ron HoganThere’s a reason Whole Foods is called Whole Paycheck. The biggest player in the organic grocery game is renowned for being very, very expensive. Personally, I don’t shop there, but I know a lot of people who swear by their products, despite the price. Turns out there’s something to the store’s expensive reputation that has […]
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Rocky Gets A Protege In First “Creed” Trailer
Posted 7/01/2015 8:45 am by Ron HoganIt seems like only a few years ago that Sylvester Stallone was mostly forgotten. That seems to be changing in a hurry, as the aging action star has revitalized his career with a new hit franchise and revivals of his old familiar franchises. Rambo came back, Rocky came back, and now it looks like Rocky’s […]
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