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I like how this time of year the tv networks try to get viewers and the advertisers excited with the previews. But, then comes the feeling of disappointment. WB has reportedly cancelled “Jack and Bobby.” Argh. Hmm. I do not know what to make of ABC’s fall preview – it’s sort of pushing the whole [...]

The infamous bar review company, Barbri, has gotten itself in trouble out in California. People in California could actually get a refund from Barbri for Barbri’s alleged monopoly of the bar review market (or, at least, to the extent that it allegedly made a deal with Kaplan, that other test prep organization, to squeeze anyone [...]

I will refrain from saying much more about the Star Trek series finale just yet. I thought the final two episodes were initially strong; still feel the next to last episode was strong; yet increasingly feel that the series finale was… more to be desired (perhaps I have been since influenced by the on-line message [...]

I like this interview that Tavis Smiley just did on PBS with Henry Winkler, the former Fonzie of “Happy Days.” Smiley asked Winkler how did he deal with the setbacks of his career/life (having dyslexia and avoiding the threat of being typecasted as just Fonzie), and Winkler said he learned that having a learning disability [...]

Just finished watching the final two episodes. Pretty strong episodes, yet so sad. Star Trek is dead. Long live Star Trek. Live long and prosper.

Was cold called today by a consulting company. How is this for BS (this is actual text from the website, my annotations in brackets]: “Our mission is to empower our clients to create a sales and marketing operation at least as good as the best so that they can meet and exceed their revenue plan. [...]

Have you noticed how grocery prices have jumped up recently? Your average 2 liter soda went from .99-1.09 to 1.39-1.59. New 1.5 liter soda bottles are now being offered in the $1 price point. Manufactures are afraid of losing market share if people perceive that prices are going up, so they will slightly reduce the [...]

It took me exactly 30 minutes to jet from the end of exams to a waiting B23 bus to Flatbush, then yet another perfectly connecting B train to Sheepshead Bay, and then a mad 3 block run to catch the second half of the Amazing Race finale. I thought it was really great that they [...]

I once again thank my VCR(s) for doing double duty. Without them, I would not be able to enjoy the riches of the Tuesdays at 9pm time slot. TV Guide’s tv critic Matt Roush had mentioned this on tvguide.com – Tuesdays at 9pm (EST) is just loaded with good stuff – and it drives me [...]

Week 2 of the mad proctoring extravaganza.. These 8:30 am to 9:00 pm gigs are wearing me out. Yesterday, during the dinner break, I got P roses to thank her for putting up with me these past weeks. That took a bit of doing and I got back in the nick of time. As a [...]