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January 2009 stories in our blog
'No Country for Old Men' review (2007 movie)
January 30, 2009
Not just another masterpiece of an action thriller, but a meditation on futility and death.
How Jerry Taft and TweetDeck found me fresh eggs, dead body
January 25, 2009
During a movie intermission, I try out TweetDeck’s ‘search’ feature and find a dead body and fresh eggs nearby.
If U seek Amy, she's probably eating a Pink Lady or a Piñata
January 22, 2009
Can Piñata apples compare with Amy’s favorite apple, the Pink Lady? Yes they can.
MSNBC: Interactive inauguration, complete text and video
January 20, 2009
MSNBC’s ‘Explore’ feature is a cool new marriage of online video and text.
Breathtaking images
January 20, 2009
We’re watching the inauguration on C-SPAN, and the streaming HD video from CBS.
Oprah, crack cocaine, and L. Randolph Cook
January 17, 2009
The ‘Chicago businessman’ is the subject of the latest National Enquirer exclusive. He says he just seeks closure.
Rachel Maddow: Miracle on the Hudson wrought by jobs well done
January 17, 2009
The happy landing of US Airways Flight 1549 was made possible by lots of work on systems and training.
Keith Olbermann on the Bush legacy: 8 years in 8 minutes
January 17, 2009
Keith Olbermann nails the reign of George W. Bush.
TV tonight: Bush farewell, new 'Office' and '30 Rock'
January 15, 2009
President Bush delivers his farewell address tonight, and there’s a new ‘The Office’ and ‘30 Rock.’
Racine, Wisconsin Mayor Gary Becker arrested for child pornography, solicitation (updated)
January 14, 2009
The Racine Post and the Journal Times are both reporting that Mayor Gary Becker has been arrested on child sex charges.
In other news (1/14/2009)
January 14, 2009
Subzero cold kills Hayward, Wisconsin sleepwalker — “You Light Up My Life” songwriter accused of sex assualts
Newspapers, magazines get small
January 13, 2009
While the world waits for everyone to buy a Kindle, newspapers and magazines get smaller and smaller.
In other news (1/13/2009)
January 13, 2009
Man sells daughter for beer and meat; Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter’s bikes stolen; Indiana financial adviser suspected of staging plane crash
Grease is golden
January 9, 2009
An economy works thanks to the magic of money changing hands — from you, to the savings and loan, to your neighbor, to the real estate agent — the faster, the better.
Roland Burris, Senate Trail Blazer
January 8, 2009
Warren Zevon’s ‘Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner’ is in my head today, but with Roland Burris lyrics.
Interior Secretary rejects Menominee Nation's Kenosha casino application
January 8, 2009
The federal government has officially denied the application of the Menominee Indian Tribe to acquire land at Dairyland Greyhound Park in Kenosha, Wisconsin for its $1 billion casino project.
Barack Obama loves Dixie Kitchen on 'Check, Please!' (updated)
January 7, 2009
A lost episode of ‘Check, Please!’ featuring restaurant reviewer Barack Obama will finally air on Chicago’s WTTW before the inauguration.
TV tonight: 'The Story of India,' Anthony Bourdain season premiere
January 5, 2009
‘The Story of India’ premieres tonight on Channel 10, and a new season of ‘Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations’ begins on The Travel Channel.
Pressure cooker, recipe books for Indian food
January 5, 2009
Oh, yes — there is delicious Indian food in Racine. It’s at our house, thanks to our Kuhn Rikon Duromatic pressure cooker.
It's 'home in,' not 'hone in'
January 2, 2009
The eggcorn ‘hone in on’ is spotted in the wild and shot down. The correct expression is ‘home in on.’
Snuggie, Slanket, Heat Surge: My TV monk life
January 1, 2009
The Great Recession makes me consider becoming a monk — a monk with a Snuggie, a Slanket, and a Heat Surge.
