Sunday Stuff
The WWE Universe has lost another Hall of Fame member Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka has passed away at the age of 73. Cause of death was not immediately available. He had been facing charges of murder in the death of his girlfriend back in 1983 but a judge dismissed the case against him two weeks ago. At the time his doctors said he had only six months to live. RIP, Superfly.
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Just read a story about how Jon Hamm has gone from playing an advertising exec on TV to being pitchman for H&R Block. Story ran in the Boston Globe. Of course, he got tax day wrong, it's April 18th this year, not April 15th. And his claim that Jon Hamm is the first celebrity to appear in H&R Block commercials is wrong as well. NBA star Anthony Davis has done commercials for the company in recent years as did Willie Nelson back in 2003. #FactCheckFail
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Hidden Figures won the weekend box office wars, maintaining the top spot for a second straight weekend. Patriots Day was supposed to compete for the top spot but finished a disappointing 6th in its first weekend in wide release. The seven Golden Globe wins for La La Land prompted it to rise from its 5th place finish last weekend to a strong 2nd and it had the highest per-screen gross of any film in wide release.
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It looks like Donald Trump's feud with Congessman John Lewis is causing the list of people who won't be at his inauguration to grow, with the addition of a number of members of Congress. The number of members of the California congressional delegation that will skip the Friday festivities may be as high as one in five. Donald Trump doesn't have enough money to convince me to attend or watch the inauguration.
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According to Oxfam, a charity dedicated to ending poverty, eight men have as much wealth combined between them as the poorest half of the planet.
Amancio Ortega
Warren Buffett
Carlos Slim
Jeff Bezos
Bill Gates
Michael Bloomberg
Larry Ellison
Mark Zuckerberg
The inequality of wealth and income continues to widen and a Trump administration will do nothing to reverse this trend.
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Got this very cool hat from a grateful customer on Sunday. Love it!!
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Just read a story about how Jon Hamm has gone from playing an advertising exec on TV to being pitchman for H&R Block. Story ran in the Boston Globe. Of course, he got tax day wrong, it's April 18th this year, not April 15th. And his claim that Jon Hamm is the first celebrity to appear in H&R Block commercials is wrong as well. NBA star Anthony Davis has done commercials for the company in recent years as did Willie Nelson back in 2003. #FactCheckFail
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Hidden Figures won the weekend box office wars, maintaining the top spot for a second straight weekend. Patriots Day was supposed to compete for the top spot but finished a disappointing 6th in its first weekend in wide release. The seven Golden Globe wins for La La Land prompted it to rise from its 5th place finish last weekend to a strong 2nd and it had the highest per-screen gross of any film in wide release.
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It looks like Donald Trump's feud with Congessman John Lewis is causing the list of people who won't be at his inauguration to grow, with the addition of a number of members of Congress. The number of members of the California congressional delegation that will skip the Friday festivities may be as high as one in five. Donald Trump doesn't have enough money to convince me to attend or watch the inauguration.
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According to Oxfam, a charity dedicated to ending poverty, eight men have as much wealth combined between them as the poorest half of the planet.
Amancio Ortega
Warren Buffett
Carlos Slim
Jeff Bezos
Bill Gates
Michael Bloomberg
Larry Ellison
Mark Zuckerberg
The inequality of wealth and income continues to widen and a Trump administration will do nothing to reverse this trend.
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Got this very cool hat from a grateful customer on Sunday. Love it!!
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posted by me at 7:58 AM
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