There are bigger horses, but there might not be many better horses. Bob Baffert’s 3-year-old colt American Pharoah has been exceeding expectations since he first stepped on the race track, and now he’s joined the legends of the sport with a season that pretty much any horse short of Secretariat would be impressed by. American […]
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Military Blimp Escapes, Crashes In PA
Posted 10/28/2015 5:33 pm by Ron HoganBlimps are pretty cool. Just think about it, giant floating bags of air traveling on the winds or moving via churning motor. They’re great, both from a sheer fun standpoint and from a usefulness standpoint. Blimps can do a lot of things, provided they cooperate. A multi-million-dollar military blimp decided to not cooperate, escaping confinement […]
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Cops Add Nunchucks To Their Arsenal
Posted 10/27/2015 6:09 pm by Ron HoganIn every martial arts movie, there’s a scene where someone breaks out the nunchucks. A very simple weapon, two sticks connected by a chain, the weapons are very useful in a situation where the other person is unarmed. They’re also useful at stopping criminals in their tracks. Even the cops are getting wise to that. […]
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Cured Meats Cause Cander
Posted 10/26/2015 10:48 pm by Ron HoganCured meats are one of the core of human civilization. Every culture in the world has some sort of cured meat, from bacon to sausage to smoked everything… and it’s some of the most popular food out there. Bacon in particular seems to be beloved, be it as a cure for a hangover or as […]
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Starbucks Goes Beast Mode With Protein Packed Lynch Latte
Posted 10/23/2015 5:57 pm by Ron HoganStarbucks loves to roll out special drinks, from the massive Trenta to one of the venerable Pumpkin Spice Latte. Another thing Starbucks loves to do is donate to charity, particularly with some kind of celebrity tie-in. Marshawn Lynch is an All-Pro, a Super Bowl champion, and a character the likes of which the NFL doesn’t […]
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Judge To Defendants: Donate Blood Or Go To Jail
Posted 10/20/2015 6:19 pm by Ron HoganWhen it comes to money, the court takes things seriously. For example, in Marion, Alabama, Perry County Circuit Court officials had a big court session to deal with some outstanding debts. However, court costs are a lot of money, and when it comes to paying them back, it’s not something most people can just cut […]
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Facebook Debuts “State-Sponsored” Hacker Warning
Posted 10/19/2015 8:15 pm by Ron HoganWhen you’re the biggest social network on the block, a multi-billion dollar company with billions of people using it every day for pretty much every purpose. Take that away, and as we’ve seen with every Facebook outage, people start freaking out. When your account is compromised, it’s even more heartbreaking and worrying, so Facebook has […]
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All-Marshmallow Lucky Charms And How To Win Them
Posted 10/15/2015 5:50 pm by Ron HoganI sure hope you have the luck of the Irish on your side, because you’re going to need it. Cereal is a very important part of the world’s diet. Some cereal needs no dressing up, provided you get the authentic stuff. Other cereal can use a bit of help, but becomes incredibly delicious when doctored […]
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Donald Trump To Host Saturday Night Live
Posted 10/13/2015 5:38 pm by Ron HoganDuring the first episode of the new season of Saturday Night Live, Hillary Clinton made a surprise appearance in a skit making fun of herself. Briefly, she held the national spotlight. If you know anything about Donald Trump, billionaire, reality television star, real-estate mogul, and maverick Republican candidate for US President, you know he wants […]
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USC Fires Steve Sarkisian; Sarkisian Enters Rehab
Posted 10/12/2015 7:22 pm by Ron HoganSince the glory days of Pete Carroll, the University of Southern California has been troubled by difficulties. There have been NCAA violations, coaching instability, and lots of middling to bad results on the field. The mighty Trojan is looking a little deflated these days, but it’s still one of the top jobs in the nation, […]
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Cat Used To Save Suicidal Jumper
Posted 10/09/2015 6:43 pm by Ron HoganThe last few months of 2014 were just awful for me. My uncle passed away suddenly a few weeks after my birthday. The little gray kitten I adopted when I was in college passed away in October. My grandmother-in-law passed away in November. Just one thing after another, over and over again, with no real […]
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John Williams To Get AFI Lifetime Achievement Award
Posted 10/08/2015 7:45 pm by Ron HoganYou won’t know his face, and you might not know his name, but you’ll know his music. The Star Destroyer chases the Rebel Alliance ship to the sounds of his composition. Jaws terrorizes New England with his thrumming, ominous base. ET soars, Indiana Jones quips, Harry Potter entrances, and Private Ryan gets saved, and composer […]
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Pet Store Owner Attacked By 20-Foot Python
Posted 10/06/2015 9:44 am by Ron HoganGiant pythons are not the kind of creature you want to mess with. Pythons can grow quite large, and pythons routinely eat whole deer in places where the two species coexist. It goes without saying that a 20-foot python can be quite a handful for the unwary, as one pet store owner found out. Terry […]
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Coca-Cola Tells FIFA To Fire Sepp Blatter
Posted 10/02/2015 5:37 pm by Ron HoganThe FIFA World Cup is one of the richest events in sports, bar none. The World Cup, soccer’s biggest event, draws hundreds of millions of viewers and is worth over $1 billion dollars just on the strength of sponsorship alone. Those sponsors pay a lot for the privilege of branding the world’s sport, and they […]
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