Dodgers win, Dodgers win...
The best part of Monday was not finding a great parking space every time I went to park. The best part of Monday was not winning my first two games in Streak For The Cash, a contest I play on ESPN.com. The best partof Monday was not seeing an old friend for dinner/trivia.
The best part of Monday was the Dodgers winning opening day in fine fashion. Clayton Kershaw pitched a complete game shutout and hit a home run to drive in the only run he needed. It was nice of his teammates to tack on three additional runs, but he did it all. An impressive performance.
Another great part of Monday was something I heard/saw on the "Jerry Springer Show" that still has me shaking my head. The show was about relationships that are on the rocks and one partner trying to save them. This guy comes out and talks about how much he loves his girlfriend and will do anything to get her to stay with him. Then she comes out and talks about how he has treated her like shit and then to punctuate how over they are, she says "look, I deleted you off of my Facebook. That should tell you we're over". So now someone deleting your from their Facebook page is the final nail in the end of a relationship. Who knew?
Some law schools are being sued by their graduates for having misled them into thinking prospects for employment after graduation were better than they actually are. There are several class-action suits going on. When you look at the real numbers, they are kind of scary. Less than 43% of the 2011 grads from Pepperdine Law School have found full-time employment in the legal profession. For Whittier College (alma mater of talk-show host and Surrogacy Law expert Bill Handel), the rate for their 2011 grads finding full-time work is 17.1%.
I'm not a fan of Justin Beiber but I have to give him props for the best April Fool's prank this year. He tweeted "as promised taking ALL fan phone calls today at (888) 847 9869. Talk to u soon!" He deleted it soon after posting, but that didn't stop the phone tip-line at TMZ from ringing off the hook for hours. Nice job kid.
Khloe Kardashian is auctioning off some of her personal items on EBay to raise funds for a charity called "Cathy's Kids", organized by her husband, Lamar Odom. Odom's mother died of cancer and so he formed this charity to raise money for treatment and researching into cancer. In the years since it began operating, it hasn't given one dime in grants in support of cancer research or treatment. It has spent a lot of money funding elite youth basketball teams. It has paid a close friend of Odom's a salary of more than $70,000 a year for his 'work' for the charity, which their tax returns takes him an average of 40 hours a week. Now since his friend, Jerry DeGregorio is an NBA assistant coach, one has to wonder how he finds 40 hours a week on average to devote to this work. In my opinion, this charity may well be a scam.
This Date in History:
On this date in 1513, Ponce de Leon first sights land in what will become Florida.
On this date in 1792, the Coinage Act is passed, establishing the U.S. Mint.
On this date in 1800, Ludwig Von Beethoven leads the premiere of his First Symphony (every time someone says Beethoven I flash to an image of John Belushi on SNL).
On this date in 1865, following a Union victory, Confederacy President Jefferson Davis and his cabinet flee Richmond.
On this date in 1912, the HMS Titanic began sea trials.
On this date in 1972, Charlie Chaplin returns to the U.S. for the first time since he was labelled a Communist during the "Red Scare".
On this date in 1973, Lexis-Nexis, the legal search service, is launched.
On this date in 1986, Alabama governor George Wallace announces his retirement.
On this date in 1992, reputed mob 'boss' John Gotti is convicted of murder and racketeering.
Famous Folk Born this Date:
Charlemange
Hans Christian Anderson
Emile Zola
Buddy Ebsen (come and listen to a story bout a man named Jed).
Sir Alec Guiness (the Force will be with you, always)
Jack Webb (just the facts, maam)
Marvin Gaye
Dr. Demento (shaving cream, shave every day and you'll always look kean)
Linda Hunt
Reggie Smith
Don Sutton
Emmylou Harris
Camille Paglia
Ron Palillo (oooh, Mr. Kotter...oooooh)
Leon Wilkeson
Debralee Scott
Gregory Abbott
Christopher Meloni
The best part of Monday was the Dodgers winning opening day in fine fashion. Clayton Kershaw pitched a complete game shutout and hit a home run to drive in the only run he needed. It was nice of his teammates to tack on three additional runs, but he did it all. An impressive performance.
Another great part of Monday was something I heard/saw on the "Jerry Springer Show" that still has me shaking my head. The show was about relationships that are on the rocks and one partner trying to save them. This guy comes out and talks about how much he loves his girlfriend and will do anything to get her to stay with him. Then she comes out and talks about how he has treated her like shit and then to punctuate how over they are, she says "look, I deleted you off of my Facebook. That should tell you we're over". So now someone deleting your from their Facebook page is the final nail in the end of a relationship. Who knew?
Some law schools are being sued by their graduates for having misled them into thinking prospects for employment after graduation were better than they actually are. There are several class-action suits going on. When you look at the real numbers, they are kind of scary. Less than 43% of the 2011 grads from Pepperdine Law School have found full-time employment in the legal profession. For Whittier College (alma mater of talk-show host and Surrogacy Law expert Bill Handel), the rate for their 2011 grads finding full-time work is 17.1%.
I'm not a fan of Justin Beiber but I have to give him props for the best April Fool's prank this year. He tweeted "as promised taking ALL fan phone calls today at (888) 847 9869. Talk to u soon!" He deleted it soon after posting, but that didn't stop the phone tip-line at TMZ from ringing off the hook for hours. Nice job kid.
Khloe Kardashian is auctioning off some of her personal items on EBay to raise funds for a charity called "Cathy's Kids", organized by her husband, Lamar Odom. Odom's mother died of cancer and so he formed this charity to raise money for treatment and researching into cancer. In the years since it began operating, it hasn't given one dime in grants in support of cancer research or treatment. It has spent a lot of money funding elite youth basketball teams. It has paid a close friend of Odom's a salary of more than $70,000 a year for his 'work' for the charity, which their tax returns takes him an average of 40 hours a week. Now since his friend, Jerry DeGregorio is an NBA assistant coach, one has to wonder how he finds 40 hours a week on average to devote to this work. In my opinion, this charity may well be a scam.
This Date in History:
On this date in 1513, Ponce de Leon first sights land in what will become Florida.
On this date in 1792, the Coinage Act is passed, establishing the U.S. Mint.
On this date in 1800, Ludwig Von Beethoven leads the premiere of his First Symphony (every time someone says Beethoven I flash to an image of John Belushi on SNL).
On this date in 1865, following a Union victory, Confederacy President Jefferson Davis and his cabinet flee Richmond.
On this date in 1912, the HMS Titanic began sea trials.
On this date in 1972, Charlie Chaplin returns to the U.S. for the first time since he was labelled a Communist during the "Red Scare".
On this date in 1973, Lexis-Nexis, the legal search service, is launched.
On this date in 1986, Alabama governor George Wallace announces his retirement.
On this date in 1992, reputed mob 'boss' John Gotti is convicted of murder and racketeering.
Famous Folk Born this Date:
Charlemange
Hans Christian Anderson
Emile Zola
Buddy Ebsen (come and listen to a story bout a man named Jed).
Sir Alec Guiness (the Force will be with you, always)
Jack Webb (just the facts, maam)
Marvin Gaye
Dr. Demento (shaving cream, shave every day and you'll always look kean)
Linda Hunt
Reggie Smith
Don Sutton
Emmylou Harris
Camille Paglia
Ron Palillo (oooh, Mr. Kotter...oooooh)
Leon Wilkeson
Debralee Scott
Gregory Abbott
Christopher Meloni
posted by me at 7:35 AM
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