July 14, 2015

Katie McGinty is considering a run for the Senate.

http://triblive.com/news/adminpage/8729320-74/wolf-budget-mcginty#axzz3fsLjWBRW

Two weeks into a state budget impasse and six months into his first term, Gov. Tom Wolf faces the prospect of losing his chief of staff Katie McGinty to a U.S. Senate bid.

Wolf, a Democrat, confirmed during a visit Monday to Ross Elementary School that McGinty, a one-time gubernatorial primary foe, is weighing whether to seek the Democratic nomination to challenge U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey next year.

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Mike Mikus, spokesman for McGinty during her last campaign, said she attended a Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee function at Martha's Vineyard this weekend. She will make a decision “soon,” Mikus said.

Already seeking the nomination is Joe Sestak, a former congressman who lost an open Senate seat to Toomey in 2010. Spokeswoman Danielle Lynch said “anybody who wants to get in should get in.”



Read more: http://triblive.com/news/adminpage/8729320-74/budget-state-tax#ixzz3fsMHuSQM

July 9, 2015

Grandparent says McDonald's Minion toy speaks profanity

SEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla. — A Seminole County family contacted Channel 9 after the Minion toy they got from a McDonald's happy meal sounded like it was speaking profanity.
The popular Minion character originated from the movie "Despicable Me" and a toy version that talks comes with McDonald's happy meals.
But when grandparent Bradley Merten ordered a happy meal from a Longwood McDonald's, he was shocked to hear the Minion toy saying what he believes is profanity.

More, including video at: http://www.wftv.com/news/news/local/grandparent-says-mcdonalds-minion-toy-speaks-profa/nms9B/

WTF????

July 6, 2015

Today's Google Doodle: USA! USA!

http://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/jul/05/womens-world-cup-2015-google-doodle-final

July 4, 2015

Today's Google Doodle: Fourth of July

Google Doodle Brings Out Lawn Chairs to Celebrate 4th of July
Dan Stewart @thatdanstewart 8:34 AM ET
Inspired by memories of Independence Days past

Google has brought out a set of lawn chairs — and a couple of pets — for its doodle celebrating Independence Day.

The artist, San Francisco-based Brian Kaas, explained the illustration was inspired by his own memories of July 4 block parties. “I spent a lot of my summers sitting on a lawn chair with my neighbors, friends and family,” he said. “When we would get up, the neighborhood pets would often steal our seats.”

http://time.com/3945747/google-doodle-independence-day/

Pull up a chair!

July 2, 2015

I don't want to hurt anyone's feelings, but if they could just put the word "video" in the subject

line.... Well, that would be appreciated.

I used to complain about this when I was a newbie and still had dial-up, but no one every paid any attention, so I gave up.

Thanks for bringing it up, LiberalEsto. It is annoying, IMO.

And I do have a couple of posters on ignore who post nothing but long sequences of music videos.