Target’s gotten so popular that they have difficult staying online. Target’s website tends to crash under high loads, if only because Target is offering such cool things at such good prices. Even when Target is prepared to handle a big crowd, they’re not really prepared to handle the kind of crowd they draw. Target’s website […]
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Golden State Breaks NBA Record With 16-0 Start
Posted 11/25/2015 5:50 pm by Ron HoganIt’s been a really good few sports year for the San Francisco Bay area. The Giants won the World Series in 2014, and the Golden State Warriors won the NBA title later that same year. While the Giants have been kind of a let-down lately, not advancing in the MLB playoffs, the Warriors have continued […]
Read »Newborn Discovered Sharing Manger With Jesus
Posted 11/24/2015 7:44 pm by Ron HoganThere’s nothing quite like a live Nativity scene. Some poor churchgoers shivering in costumes meant for a much hotter country, hopefully warmed by good cheer and discreet heaters. However, some churches bring their nativity indoors, and it was one nativity scene in Queens, New York where the manger was put to good use once again, […]
Read »Giant Spider Webs Blanket Tennessee Town
Posted 11/23/2015 7:35 pm by Ron HoganSpiders are scary. There’s nothing quite as unsettling as a spider, except for perhaps a dozen spiders. What’s scarier than a dozen spiders? How about millions of spiders and hundreds of feet of spider webs! A half-mile of spider-webs are draped all along the town of North Memphis, Tennessee. A warm fall triggered a spider ballooning, […]
Read »You Won’t Stream Adele’s New Album
Posted 11/19/2015 7:13 pm by Ron HoganAdele has a lot of power in the music industry, because she’s one of the biggest stars in the musical world. So when Adele and her camp decide something’s not right for their client, it doesn’t happen. In this case, Adele is flipping the bird to streaming services. Adele’s new album 25 will not be […]
Read »Uber Faces $50 Million Fine In Pennsylvania
Posted 11/17/2015 8:07 pm by Ron HoganThese days, I think everyone is using or working for some sort of ride-sharing service. Of these, the most popular has proven to be Uber, which is running into problems left and right in places with strong cabbie culture but a real boon to places without taxis. Everyone but cabbies and state governments, who miss […]
Read »Charlie Sheen To Announce Rumored HIV Positive Status.
Posted 11/16/2015 5:55 pm by Ron HoganFour years ago, Charlie Sheen’s public melt-down was big news. It seems like he was in the papers daily, ranting about this or that, mentioning his tiger blood and talking about how he was winning. That was a long time ago. These days, Charlie Sheen’s public profile is a lot lower, but he’s still making […]
Read »Starbucks Has A Secret Holiday Menu
Posted 11/12/2015 5:47 pm by Ron HoganEvery year, the start of Pumpkin Spice Latte season is greeted with a host of social media posts, Instagram photos, Facebook likes, and all the other stuff that people do to spread the word about sugary goodness. However, not every holiday drink is the star of such a social media platform, even if most of […]
Read »New York State Goes After Draft Kings/Fan Duel
Posted 11/10/2015 8:15 pm by Ron HoganFantasy football is America’s true national pass-time. Everyone I know who likes sports (and a lot who don’t) play fantasy football. I’m in a league and I run a league on my own for my friends, and every year the leagues keep getting more and more popular. Everyone loves fantasy football, even real players, and […]
Read »SeaWorld Is Ending Killer Whale Shows
Posted 11/09/2015 6:49 pm by Ron HoganEveryone loves to see exotic animals, no matter what they’re doing. People line up at zoos just to watch tigers eat, polar bears swim, and animals generally doing animal things. Most animals don’t even get to do some special show, but the whales at SeaWorld have always been different. The centerpiece, the thing that gets […]
Read »Ex-Walmart CEO Makes Emergency Plane Landing
Posted 11/03/2015 6:28 pm by Ron HoganMost of the time, air travel is perfectly safe. Even when there are problems with equipment, most of the time the plane doesn’t take off and the problems are discovered before any issues arise. That’s not always the case, but planes are usually built in with redundant equipment to prevent catastrophe. However, when emergency landings […]
Read »Kansas City Royals Win The 2015 World Series
Posted 11/02/2015 7:52 am by Ron HoganLast year, the Cinderella story ended early for the Kansas City Royals, as they were beaten by the San Francisco Giants in the World Series. They fought to the seventh game of the World Series, but couldn’t quite bring it home. Call it practice for this season. The Kansas City Royals topped the New York […]
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