I stayed in after picking up a Little Caesar's pizza after work as I wanted to get more caught up on reading the papers. I read 4 more editions- 3 of them Fridays- so now I am finished through the middle of the month. It's all about choices and priorities, as I can go to the library to print things on another day. I wanted to stay in and watch some of the college basketball tournament anyway as it's now the regional round. Not all of the games are on CBS, just the two from the East regional in Washington, DC. Updates were provided from the West regional in Los Angeles, broadcast on TBS. Marquette and Syracuse won in D.C. When I was halfway through what I wanted to read for the night I stepped out and had a Shamrock Shake at McDonald's. While walking over there I picked up plenty of trash, and ended up with 7 more pull tabs for my bank at work. It still saddens me to see how much litter is out there, but I do what I can.
The funny columnist was good as usual, he was in the Friday editions from the Minneapolis paper. The first column was about what the state should ban on Sundays, and suggested that Target stores be closed that day. It of course was a reference to car dealers and liquor stores being closed on this day. In the next column he weighed in on the bully laws going through the state legislature, and claims he had a briefcase in 5th grade which was likely why he was bullied. The third column was about the 'Snack tax bill'. He said we should slap a tax on what other people enjoy the most.
I found plenty of notable articles in these four editions. One was on the front page, about Best Buy founder Richard Schulze ending his bid to retake the company. Then there was former pro basketball player Dennis Rodman meeting with the North Korean dictator. The controversial former sports star stories didn't end there, as one writer suggested that baseball whistleblower Jose Canseco sign with the St. Paul Saints. Advice columnist Carolyn Hax said a woman should skip the 'Hands off my man' confrontations. At the Sabes film festival, there was a screening of 'Roman Polanski- a film memoir'. I have been to this film festival before, 2 years ago.
I found multiple articles about the woes at J.C. Penney, how the stock price isn't doing well. It's a reminder of how I have two gift cards and maybe I should use them soon. It depends as to what the news is in the entertainment realm as to if I am interested. There was mention of actress Valerie Harper having terminal brain cancer, I knew her as Rhoda on 'Mary Tyler Moore' and then of course 'Valerie', a show she left due to a contract dispute. There were articles and pictures about the death of Hugo Chavez, the head of state in Venezuela. The one non-Friday edition, from my birthday, was the St. Paul paper and had a review of a restaurant called Ward 6 on the East Side of St. Paul.
In business news, there was mention of the first opening of a converted chicken outlet- from Kentucky Fried Chicken to Popeye's. More than a dozen in the Twin Cities were sold after the franchisee filed for bankruptcy, and GE Capital, a major creditor, approved of the deal. A former congressman didn't like seeing airline mergers, but expects the proposed merger between American Airlines and US Air to go through. I leafed through the special section from the Auto Show, an event I did attend. A Cargill analyst has been doing well on the game show 'Jeopardy'. There were multiple articles about the new pope, Francis, and how he chose this name in reference to St. Francis of Assisi. Next to it was an article about his order, the Jesuits, and how it began with St. Ignatius of Loyola. They operate various colleges in America, including Georgetown in the nation's capital. An exhibit on photojournalism has opened at the Weinstein Gallery in Minneapolis. Hostess is selling its Drake's Cakes unit to Little Debbie, and there was an arrest of a teen who did the 'Gallon smash' prank at a Target store in St. Paul. I am on the City Pages email list and liked reading part of the article about the declining TV ratings for Major League Baseball's World Series. I hope to find a hard copy so I read the rest of it as I am still fine with reading hard copies.
The funny columnist was good as usual, he was in the Friday editions from the Minneapolis paper. The first column was about what the state should ban on Sundays, and suggested that Target stores be closed that day. It of course was a reference to car dealers and liquor stores being closed on this day. In the next column he weighed in on the bully laws going through the state legislature, and claims he had a briefcase in 5th grade which was likely why he was bullied. The third column was about the 'Snack tax bill'. He said we should slap a tax on what other people enjoy the most.
I found plenty of notable articles in these four editions. One was on the front page, about Best Buy founder Richard Schulze ending his bid to retake the company. Then there was former pro basketball player Dennis Rodman meeting with the North Korean dictator. The controversial former sports star stories didn't end there, as one writer suggested that baseball whistleblower Jose Canseco sign with the St. Paul Saints. Advice columnist Carolyn Hax said a woman should skip the 'Hands off my man' confrontations. At the Sabes film festival, there was a screening of 'Roman Polanski- a film memoir'. I have been to this film festival before, 2 years ago.
I found multiple articles about the woes at J.C. Penney, how the stock price isn't doing well. It's a reminder of how I have two gift cards and maybe I should use them soon. It depends as to what the news is in the entertainment realm as to if I am interested. There was mention of actress Valerie Harper having terminal brain cancer, I knew her as Rhoda on 'Mary Tyler Moore' and then of course 'Valerie', a show she left due to a contract dispute. There were articles and pictures about the death of Hugo Chavez, the head of state in Venezuela. The one non-Friday edition, from my birthday, was the St. Paul paper and had a review of a restaurant called Ward 6 on the East Side of St. Paul.
In business news, there was mention of the first opening of a converted chicken outlet- from Kentucky Fried Chicken to Popeye's. More than a dozen in the Twin Cities were sold after the franchisee filed for bankruptcy, and GE Capital, a major creditor, approved of the deal. A former congressman didn't like seeing airline mergers, but expects the proposed merger between American Airlines and US Air to go through. I leafed through the special section from the Auto Show, an event I did attend. A Cargill analyst has been doing well on the game show 'Jeopardy'. There were multiple articles about the new pope, Francis, and how he chose this name in reference to St. Francis of Assisi. Next to it was an article about his order, the Jesuits, and how it began with St. Ignatius of Loyola. They operate various colleges in America, including Georgetown in the nation's capital. An exhibit on photojournalism has opened at the Weinstein Gallery in Minneapolis. Hostess is selling its Drake's Cakes unit to Little Debbie, and there was an arrest of a teen who did the 'Gallon smash' prank at a Target store in St. Paul. I am on the City Pages email list and liked reading part of the article about the declining TV ratings for Major League Baseball's World Series. I hope to find a hard copy so I read the rest of it as I am still fine with reading hard copies.
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