No Way - I'm Irish

Loss of a Good Guy

We lost a good guy.

Today it was learned that Huell Howser died at the age of 67.  Huell hosted a couple PBS series that showed interesting parts of California and at first blush his folksy style left me wondering if he was genuine or not.  It didn't take long to reach the conclusion that he catch phrase "That's amazing!" was not an act.

Grass Is Greener ~ St. Paul and The Broken Bones… = ]

When I was a very little guy my father woke me one night and sat me in front of the TV during the Jack Parr show.  When I asked why he said, "Jonathan Winters is coming on next and I want you to see the funniest man in the world."

I lost my dad many years ago and today we all lost the funniest man in the world.

Shore and Surf, Nassau -  Winslow Homer , 1899.

American, 1836-1910

Watercolor and graphite on off-white wove paper , 14 15/16 x 21 3/8 in. 37.9 x 54.3 cm.

Alexandros Veroucas (Greek, 1968), Seascape. Oil on canvas, 100 x 100 cm.

We were back in court today for a procedural hearing regarding a future trial date in the Leila Fowler murder case. The defense attorneys, Steve Plesser and Mark Reichel explain the status of the case in this clip from KCRA TV in Sacramento. ...

You can thank Sandy

"You can thank Sandy"  A friend got a marketing E-mail for some webinar saying that due to an overwhelming demand from people affected by Hurricane Sandy the discount registration period was being extended. The E-mail opened with large, bold type "You can thank Sandy." Shortly thereafter, he received another E-mail from that company apologizing for the insensitive tone of the first E-mail. E-mail #2 also added that appropriate steps were taken to make sure this would never happen again.  I have to say that I didn't find the Sandy reference insensitive and I certainly hope that appropriate steps doesn't mean that someone lost a job. How do other people feel about this? Given that the current Noreaster is being referred to as Son of Sandy is anyone really offended?

Felt like this needed to be re-upload in case it gets taken down.