Parties, late-night fireworks, lots of eating and drinking…. July 5 ought to set new records for low worker productivity.
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-Newly-signed Miami Dolphins WR Chad Ochocinco just told a reporter he plans to play until he’s 40 years old. Not sure how NFL fans feel about this, but comedy writers are thrilled.
When he’s 40, will Ochocinco change his name to “cuarenta?”
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The iPad mini-pad is apparently coming out later this year. What’s next, the iPad panty liner?
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Mitt Romney, contradicting his own campaign, now says he believes the individual mandate is a tax. To be fair, Mitt IS 65. Maybe he doesn’t remember what he called it as Governor of Massachusetts.
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Got to love this, New York Mayor Bloomberg on hand to present the trophies to the winners of today’s Nathan’s Hot Dog eating contest. Presumably taking time out from his crusade to ban large sugary drinks.
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SF Giants flew out a day early to D.C. to acclimate to the humidity for their series with the Washington Nationals this week. After game two thinking they should have just stayed home and enjoyed California weather.
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Steve Nash has been traded to the Los Angeles Lakers. Darn, this means I have to star rooting for Kobe.
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Apparently Kobe Bryant really wanted Nash to join the Lakers. Guess he wanted SOMEONE who would make him look young and vigorous by comparison.
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Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder just vetoed two controversial voter ID bills passed by his fellow Republicans. saying ” the measures could create “voter confusion among absentee voters.” And the bill’s proponents are thinking angrily “Well, duh, that was part of the point.
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-This would be funnier if it weren’t so sad: Chris Collins, a congressional candidate in New York campaigning against Obamacare said: “People now don’t die from prostate cancer, breast cancer and some of the other things.”
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Scott Brown ran for office against Obamacare, and has voted to repeal it. But the Senator is insuring his own daughter, 23, with the under-26 provision. Gosh, a GOP hypocrite from Massachusetts, who’d a thunk it?
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Sports fans around the world are still buzzing from Spain’ s 4-0 victory over Italy in the Euro Cup finals.
From T.C. “Three points were awarded when a Spaniard’s kick sailed over the crossbar.”
Left Coast Sports Babe 