Ladies and Gentlemen - Sarah Palin….(clap, clap…..clap)
Click on the image below for a great story from Politico noting a few instances of the brilliance of Gov. Sarah Palin caught on camera.
Our favorite of the lot is below.
Please tell me that you are kidding…
So…Sarah Palin is still claiming to have foreign policy experience because of Alaska’s physical proximity to Russia. Check out this gem from an article discussing Palin’s interview with Katie Couric, which is set to air tonight:
When Couric asked how Alaska’s closeness to Russia enhanced her foreign policy experience, Palin said, “Well, it certainly does because our … our next-door neighbors are foreign countries.”
Please tell me we are smarter than this. Click on the potential VP below to read the full story. Mind-boggling, simply mind-boggling.
Our Favorite VP Candidate
Given the amount of incredibly biased articles that have been written about Gov. Sarah Palin in the last few weeks, we have been hesitant to post a large number of stories about the Vice Presidential candidate. However, a good friend forwarded us an article about Gov. Palin this morning that we thought to be post-worthy. The following passage really hit on something that many of us agree with:
The point to be lamented is not that Sarah Palin comes from outside Washington, or that she has glimpsed so little of the earth’s surface (she didn’t have a passport until last year), or that she’s never met a foreign head of state. The point is that she comes to us, seeking the second most important job in the world, without any intellectual training relevant to the challenges and responsibilities that await her.
As one of our good friends reminds us on a daily basis - “Is this really the right person to be holding the nuclear codes?”
Click on the Newsweek logo below for the full article.
Double Standards?
Good stuff from John Stewart…
If They IM’d: the Republican VP losers
This is absolutely hilarious.
One of our loyal readers sent us a link to 23/6, a website whose slogan is “Some of the News, Most of the Time”. Based upon a quick click-through of the website, it looks like there is more than enough content for any interested reader looking to devote a few Chillable Hours to the site.
Perhaps the funniest thing we saw on the site (and on the web in the last few days) is the linked IM conversation between the Republican VP hopefuls. Good stuff. Well done 23/6, well done.
PTA is “executive experience” - Really?
I didn’t want to post much about Sen. McCain’s pick of Sarah Palin as his running mate, but after a few recent interviews of Sen. McCain I simply can’t resist.
In an interview with NBC’s Brian Williams, Sen. McCain brags about Gov. Palin’s “executive experience” and notes the following:
“[S]he has had executive experience as governor, as mayor, as a city council member and PTA”
Really? Are you really touting Palin’s PTA experience as “executive experience”? Are you really offering to the American people that someone who has been the mayor and city council member of a city with fewer than 10,000 people has enough “executive experience” to be President of the United States?
I simply can not get over how ridiculous this statement is and that these are the thoughts of someone who hopes to become arguably the most powerful man in the world. C’mon Sen. McCain - you must be kidding.
Please tell me that we are smarter than this.
Click on the graphic below to read more about Sen. McCain’s thoughts that being on the PTA is “executive experience”.
Thanks Dad….er…Sen. McCain
It appears as if Sarah Palin, the recently selected republican vice presidential candidate, is celebrating her selection with a bear-hug from her father. [EDIT - it appears as if the older gentleman in the above photo is actually the republican’s presidential candidate, John McCain.]
I must admit that I was a little worried about Sen. McCain’s VP selection and the resulting ability of the republicans to secure undecided votes (including Hillary supporters), however, after sitting back and digesting this pick with a few people, I think I like it. After the pick, I quickly thought about a few ways that the selection of Gov. Palin might add a few votes to the republican tally:
1. Supports McCain’s lead argument against Sen. Obama - that he is “not ready to lead”.
Two years ago Gov. Palin was the mayor of a town of 6,000 people. I am fairly certain that there are more than 6,000 people working on my block right now.
2. She will bring a set of strong ethics to Washington.
Gov. Palin has a ongoing ethics investigation RIGHT NOW.
3. She will be able to upstage Sen. Biden in the VP debates.
I think my money is on Sen. Biden on this one.
4. She will pull some of the pro-Hillary Dems to vote for the republican ticket.
Gov. Palin is a very strongly ANTI-choice republican, that does not support a woman’s right to choose and is a true conservative that will not sway any of the PUMAs.
So…on second thought, well done Sen. McCain, well done. I can almost see Sen. McCain smiling with a smug “I know more than you” look on his face and telling republicans that his pick was great “strategery”.
Bitter Lawyer - “The Interview”
As callback season is fast approaching in the world o’ law, we wanted to pass along another hilarious webisode from BitterLawyer.com.
Bitter Lawyer is quickly becoming one of our favorite sites on the net and we would encourage all of our readers to check out the site when the are looking to log a few Chillable Hours. While the webisodes on Bitter Lawyer are likely to be funny to most, anyone who has practiced corporate law at a “big firm” will be frighteningly amused. For a corporate lawyer - it just doesn’t get much funnier than Bitter Lawyer’s webisodes.
Let us know what you think in the comments below.
Sen. Joe Biden
Uhmmm….. I am not really sure this was very Vice Presidential.
How prestigious is your law firm?
One of the annual publications that we always find to be interesting/hilarious/overly-relied upon are the Vault law firm rankings.
Well…you can all breathe easy now as the 2009 Vault rankings were just published.
While there has been much written about the waning usefulness of the Vault rankings, they remain a guide for many law school students trying to decide which law firm they want to bless with their presence during the upcoming summer.
The crew at Chillable Hours is not a huge fan of using the Vault rankings for anything other than acting snobbish toward others and have actually logged a good chunk of hours over at ConsusRankings.com, which has a huge and incredibly helpful database of law firm and law school rankings.
The takeaways from this post - (1) if you work at Wachtell you are much better than if you work at Cravath, and (2) visit ConsusRankings.com if you really are looking for a helpful way to compare law firms and law schools.
W taking in the Olympics
I don’t know what everyone is talking about, he looks like a smart guy to me…
Jet Blue is Starting to Suck
Jet Blue is going to start charging for pillows and blankets? Really?
Click below to read more about Jet Blue’s brilliant idea to start charging passengers for a pillow and blanket. I see tray tables starting to be available for rent soon.
In an unrelated note and in response to a few reader emails - I do not know what is up with the “sementanks” advertisement on our homepage.
The Myth of Moderate Exercise
Thinking about logging some Chillable Hours exercising? Well, if you are, maybe you should consider logging more than 0.5 per day.
Click on the Time graphic below for the full story - however, the gist of the article is as follows:
“What has become increasingly clear, however, is that the conventionally accepted advice — 30 minutes of moderate-intensity activity most days of the week — is probably insufficient to spur any real change in a person’s body weight.”
Ugh.
Obama at University of Chicago Law School
An interesting article in the New York Times today regarding future-POTUS Obama’s teaching style at the University of Chicago Law School. A good read for anyone looking to learn a little more about future-POTUS Obama that isn’t directly from a campaign’s headquarters.
Obama in the Middle East
A absolutely hilarious video from Jon Stewart.
The Super-Elite Market: Harvard, Yale, Stanford
Linked below is a very interesting (and thorough) article from PrawfsBlawg on the top three law schools - Harvard, Yale and Stanford.
The article is written by Professor Jason Solomon, a Columbia grad, which hopefully removes some level of bias from the article.
From his conclusions, Professor Solomon ranks Stanford as the best, Harvard in second place and Yale a distant third.
Very interesting stuff, we would love to hear what you guys think about Professor Solomon’s analysis and conclusions.
Our Next President…
One of the sites that we previously posted on Chillable Hours was Five Thirty Eight, an electoral projections site that was created by a sports stats junkie. Needless to say, the site is filled with an amazing amount of statistical data about every facet of the upcoming Presidential election.
We have been feeling a little out of the loop since Hillary conceded the Democratic nomination to Barack Obama, and the Presidential race has drifted from the lead story each night on the evening news. So, even though we are supporters of Senator Obama, we were pretty surprised when we visited fivethirtyeight.com and saw that Obama is predicted to win the electoral vote 309-229.
This site is a great Monday morning/afternoon distraction from getting back to work after a long holiday weekned. We have logged a few Chillable Hours this morning just poking around and looking at a slice of the massive amount of info on the site.
A few sections that we want to direct your attention to are the “Scenario Analysis” section a few scrolls down on the right-hand side of the webpage (which could be an election source for a multitude of wagers - not that we encourage that) and the state-by-state analysis of the Presidential race located a few scrolls down on the left-hand side of the webpage. While we find it somewhat disheartening that Five Thirty Eight predicts that there is a 4.61% chance of a recount in a decisive state, we are encouraged by the 25% chance of an Obama landslide (more than 375 electoral votes).
The Greatest Television Show on Television
I know that many people will quickly think of a few certain television shows after reading the title of this post - maybe Seinfeld, the Sopranos, MASH or some other classic television show. However, we are here to confirm that the best show on television right now is none other than NINJA WARRIOR. From what we can tell, Ninja Warrior is a yearly competition in Japan in which hundreds of would be warriors compete to make their way through four stages of grueling ninja-like obstacle courses in a certain amount of time. Many of the competitors simply crash and burn a few seconds into the first stage, however, a small percentage make it through to the second, third and fourth stages.
This year, Makoto Nagano made it through all four stages and I guess that means that he is now officially a Ninja Warrior. We have included video proof that Ninja Warrior is the greatest show ever in the history of television in the form of three videos below. The first shows Makoto Nagano completing all four stages of the Ninja Warrior course earlier this year, the second shows a few older competitors that are not quite ready for Ninja Warrior-dom and the third shows one man’s take on the ten toughest obstacles in the history of the competition.
Ninja Warrior is on G4 (that is a television station) and is televised in Japanese (but has subtitles). We are currently contemplating setting up a Ninja Warrior training course in the Chillable Hours home office for anyone that is interested.
Theophobia
One of the things that we have always found intriguing about the field of academia was that those in the field seemed to be less religious (on the whole) than the general population. In fact, we have been kicking this issue around the last couple of days and found that many of our friends that we consider to be ultra-academics (professors, teachers, etc.) are also less religious on average than other friends who may not be so academically-inclined.
The good people over at the Volokh Conspiracy have been blogging about “Theophobia” (a fear of religious beliefs) in academia - and share some pretty interesting thoughts regarding the issue in the posts linked below.
Law School in 2 Years?
Law school in two years - I like the sound of that.
Law school at Northwestern - not so much. Great school - but with all the wind, rain, snow and generally horrible weather - no thank you.
Actually, I am not so sure if chopping off the third year of law school is such a great idea. Let’s face it, the third year of law school should be one of the best years of any attorney’s post-college life. It is one of the best opportunities to travel the world, meet new people outside of the law school (including undergraduates that are still impressed by the fact that you are in law school), test your true abilities to binge drink and generally avoid doing any real work for a year. If law school is condensed to two years, will law students still at least be able to get student loans for a third year to travel and generally do the things that they previously would have done during their 3L year?
So, we have had a change of heart - law school in two years - we don’t like it. Northwestern - still no thank you.
Click on the Nortwestern logo below to read the article from the WSJ Law Blog.
Sorry, sorry, sorry
Sorry for the lack of posts today and yesterday, but the crew at Chillable Hours has unfortunately been slammed with “real” work for the last few days.
We apologize and sincerely hope that it never happens again.
Nice Defense
Really Sasha? That is the best defense you’ve got with the game on the line in the NBA finals? I knew I thought you sucked for a reason.
Odenized
Odenized is a great site that posts various sports clips on an almost daily basis. We have had a number of readers submit clips from this site, so we thought that we would share the site with all of you. While the site is not the most complex site we have ever seen, it does have some great content. In addition to posting humorous videos, Odenized posts the most talked about highlights and clips from last night’s games.
In case you are wondering what “Odenized” means, the site offers the following:
Main Entry: oden·ize
Pronunciation: \ˈō-də- , nīz\
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form(s): oden·ized; oden·izing
Etymology: Greg Oden, American basketball player
Date: 2007: to express control and composure by suppressing one’s emotions (the point guard odenized himself before calmly sinking the game-winner)
Odenized also offers the following ESPN commercial (which is one of our all time favorites) as an example of the comedic brillance of its namesake.
Unfortunately, this site has also called into question our support of Barack Obama. How does a sports website do this you ask? See below.
We hate Reggie Miller.
Who’s Your Daddy
No, seriously, who is your father?
In honor of the upcoming Father’s Day, we give you a hilarious blog post about athletes and their illegitimate children. The post was written last year for Father’s Day and we can only hope that the author updates it this year (and if he does, we will be sure to let you know).
Peja…. Patrick Ewing….. Hakeem…. really?!?
Click on the creepy picture of one of the greatest baby’s daddy of all time to read the story.
Fivethirtyeight.com
Fivethirtyeight.com is a fantastic political site that has an incredible amount of information about the Presidential race in November and a number of predictive polls that are updated almost daily. It is hard to truly describe the site, but the FAQ section of the webpage offers the following:
How is this site different from other compilations of polls like Real Clear Politics? There are several ways that the FiveThityEight methodology differs from other poll compilations. Firstly, we assign each poll a weighting based on that pollster’s historical track record, the poll’s sample size, and the recentness of the poll. More reliable polls are weighted more heavily in our averages. Secondly, we include a regression estimate based on the demograhics in each state among our ‘polls’, which helps to account for outlier polls and to stabilize the results. Thirdly, we simulate the election 10,000 times for each site update in order to provide a probabilistic assessment of electoral outcomes.
If you are a political junkie, this is one that you truly have to check out for yourself. We did so for the first time about two weeks ago, and now it is in the daily rotation. Click on the image below to visit.
Why did Hillary lose?
Why did Hillary lose?
It cracks us up that this seems to be the question on everyone’s mind this week. While we think that Senator Obama won the race more than Hillary lost the race, we do think there are a number of reasons that voters just did not connect with Hillary throughout the race.
One of the big reasons we think voters didn’t connect with Hillary was her never-ending litany of excuses for why she was losing the Democratic race to Senator Obama. As noted in a great article written by Michael McAuliff yesterday, Hillary was constantly whining during the entire primary process and constantly making excuses for why she was losing the race.
We think that the last thing that many voters wanted to hear during the race were excuses and complaints from someone who 99% of Americans think have a better life than they do. In a time when the economy is not so great at best and the Clintons just released tax returns showing that they made tens of millions of dollars in recent years, people just had a hard time empathizing with Hillary. Instead of feeling her pain, voters saw her as someone who was constantly blaming others for her shortcomings.
At the end of the day, her complaints and excuses drove many voters who may have originally been Hillary supporters to Senator Obama’s team.
Click on the graphic below to read Mr. McAuliff’s article and let us know what you think in the comments below.
If Hillary Clinton Had Written Tom Brady’s Speech After the Super Bowl Loss 2008
We just received the following email about Hillary’s Non-Concession Speech the other night and thought it too funny to not share. We can not take credit for this brillance, but wish we could. Instead all of the credit for this masterpiece is due to Danny Greenberg, a lawyer in New York City, who may be reached at dlgsrz@gmail.com.
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After hearing the non-concession speech last night, I was moved to imagine what Tom Brady may have said after his Super Bowl loss if his remarks had been scripted by Hillary Clinton. So here goes:
If Hillary Clinton Had Written Tom Brady’s Speech After the Super Bowl Loss 2008
(Tom Brady approaches the microphone at a packed arena to wild applause and scattered shouts of “you go Tommy Boy,” and “we love you Tom.” A steady chant of “One More Game” pervades the background noise. Brady begins to speak…).
My fellow Patriots fans, good evening, and (shouting) thank you Boston. Thank you to the half-backs, the corner-backs, the place kickers, and the linemen (smiles and points his index finger in a gun-like aim at a 350 pound man in the second row) and to the little people behind the scenes, the trainers and the travel agents and the towel boys. A special nod to our people who have been surreptitiously video-taping opposing teams going back to last season. No quarterback has ever played with a finer team.
Let me also acknowledge — briefly — Eli Manning and the New York Giants. (Scattered booing and hissing from the crowd). No, no, they played a fine game and I salute their enthusiasm. But I want to state tonight, by innuendo, bravado, winks and nods, distortions and all-around bad sportsmanship, that contrary to a long tradition, I have not called Eli Manning to congratulate him, nor do I concede that he has won the Super Bowl. (Wild standing ovation. The deafening sound of “one more game” fills the stadium. Tom does nothing to stop this, but smiles his boyish grin throughout). Let me be clear: I have not, do not, and will not give up the fight despite the fact that the objective math, the official scorer, the media and the so-called experts loudly proclaim that I have lost. (More frenzied shouts and applause, which finally subside).
There is simply no question that the Patriots have won the Super Bowl by any objective measure. Let me explain.
This endless season began five months ago. During this time, we have amassed more points than any team in the history of football, especially if you count the points scored by both teams in the pre-season scrimmages we played amongst ourselves, and disregard any scored by the Giants on field goals which aren’t real points by any fair measure. In fact, if the number of points we scored this season were translated into electoral votes, I’d be President. Why in the Super Bowl alone we scored more points than the number of people at The Last Supper, where Judas Iscariot Richardson betrayed the greatest Quarterback in history. We also won in the larger stadiums, hold an edge in stadiums that have domes and artificial turf, and still maintain a slight lead in stadiums with polyethylene seating.
We did this despite the most biased media reporting in history. Everywhere I went with my model girl friend the paparazzi were there, with sly innuendos that I would not be in top form the next day. Well, as the Jews would say, Sunday is always Day One, and I was and am better prepared to take over on Day One than any other quarterback. (Cheers) And did you notice how often we lost the coin toss at the beginning of the game? Fifty percent of the time I was forced to go last, while only half the time did I get to go first. Or was it the other way around? In any case, Eli always got the free pass, so to speak. Sure they questioned his experience, his youth, compared him unfavorably to his brother, impugned his ability to seal the deal in the 4th quarter and trashed him when he lost, but they also said good things about him when everyone knows that Destiny had smiled on me.
And now the media keep asking “What does Tom want?” The answer is easy: I want Respect. No, not for me, but respect for the proud people of Massachusetts who have endured the pain of the Commonwealth often being the butt of jokes. I mean this literally in the way outsiders deliberately mispronounce the town of “Athol” as if it were anatomic rather than geographic. How often do we hear that the “T” in Boston is a mockery of a transit system; and politically, Michael Dukakis and John Kerry have been reduced to asterisks in history. One lost an election because of a helmet, and the war hero, after being Swift Boated, lost to a draft dodger who lied about his service record. So for all of them, I refuse to allow this Super Bowl to be remembered as a game which we lost.
Even more, I want respect for the thousands and millions of fans who reach out to me every day. I remember meeting thirteen year-old Bobby Riley who told me that he had finally saved enough money to buy a 360 X Box Football Edition, but because of me he decided instead to buy a hot dog, a Coke and some peanuts at the stadium, even though he had to borrow a few more dollars to do so. His father Billy said he was proud of what I had accomplished, because he remembered a time when football players made less money than hedge fund managers. Bobby’s grandfather was amazed that I looked great in color, because I appeared so wan and drawn on his black and white TV; and his great-grandfather remembered the invention of electricity and water which are so essential to my game. All of these people and more have made this season so special.
Many of you have said that given how unfair this final score is, you are thinking of leaving football altogether, changing your loyalty to Soccer, and the aging Brazilian star Juan McCain. I understand and share your pain. And I know that you are looking to me to lead you, to give you direction, to say that the NFL and the great game of football transcend one person, one season, one game. And in fact, were I the kind of person who could look beyond my own narrow self-interest for even a moment I would surely do so, just as every other great leader has done when faced with the inevitable disappointment. But I will not do so. Tonight I will decide nothing. (Cheers, wild cheers, rhythmic chants of “one more game” again fill he arena). Instead, I want you to tell me what to do. Should we keep our crusade alive, or faced with a reality that cannot be changed should we nonetheless fight on? Should I continue to maneuver behind the scenes to force Eli to step down, or should I simply demand that the Giants make me Co-Quarterback? And on the larger level, should I congratulate Eli Manning and work with him to make the game accessible even to those without HD-ready TV sets, or should we turn the tube off in protest? You decide.
E-mail me at soreloser@gmail.com, and while you’re at it, hit the contribution button. Thank you, and good night.
Finally.
Finally.
It seems as if the race for the Democratic nomination is finally very, very close to ending. A recent article by Amie Parnes and Charles Mahtesian on Politico.com notes that “the results of Tuesday’s South Dakota and Montana primaries will have a domino effect on uncommitted superdelegates – quite possibly clinching the nomination for Barack Obama” (a link to the article is below).
We believe that Tuesday’s primaries will not only have a “domino effect on uncommitted superdelegates,” but will actually result in an avalanche of commitments that will force Hillary to bow out of the race. And while a Hillary spokesman insists that she is not dropping out Tuesday - we think that this guy may be somewhat uniformed or that Hillary will drop out on Wednesday after a night of losing the final primaries and a morning of seeing the avalanche of superdelegates flock to Senator Obama. Even though Hillary has been ignoring the math for quite some time now, once the supers begin to very publicly show that Hillary has absolutely no legitimate shot at even approaching Senator Obama in the race, we think that Hillary will exit while she still has the chance to make a (somewhat) dignified retreat.
And while it seems as if Hillary is finally getting close to admitting defeat, the team at Chillable Hours feels as if the race has been over for quite some time and that a large number of political-types (including a large number of them in the media) have known this for weeks. I mean, we are not a bunch of crazed conspiracy theorists, but we hardly thought that the mainstream media would pass up the chance to act as if there was anything other than an unbelievably close race that must be followed everyday to make sure we know who the Democratic nominee will be! How else were they going to fill thousands of hours of airtime with professors and experts and authors and former politicians and other people smarter than us give amazingly similar (and realistic looking) arguments for how and why Hillary could and could not win.
Senator Obama has had a commanding lead for quite a number of weeks now and the hard numbers have supported this for many weeks. While they have been forced to respond to Hillary’s attacks, we think that the Obama team has known that they had this one locked-up for a while now.
Now we just have to wait and see if the Democratic Party will have enough time to come together and create a unified front that is capable of winning in November. We do think that this story has some legs and are excited about the prospect of finally getting away from thousands of stories about a Democratic race that has been over for weeks.
Hillary - It’s Still Over
So, it looks like our friend Hillary has written letters to the superdelegates detailing how she can still win the Democratic nomination and why they should override the will of the people and give her the nomination. The two-page letter not only highlights her wins in West Virginia AND Kentucky, but also includes pages of attachments in the form of “supporting” polls AND charts.
In addition, Hillary notes in the letter that she expects to lead in the popular vote and pledged delegates following the completion of the primaries. Really? I mean…….. really? Is this the “Hillary Math” that we have heard so much about.
You will not be ahead in either the number of pledged delegates earned through the primaries OR in the popular vote. Quit arguing that the popular vote in Michigan should be added to your tally and that a big zero should be added to Obama’s tally for Michigan - arguments like these are seriously challenging any remaining credibility that you have left.
Click on the picture of Hillary below to read Ben Smith’s post regarding Hillary’s letter, as well as to find a copy of the letter, and the polls and ELEVEN PAGES of charts Hillary included with the letter.
Hillary - Please Stop - It’s Over.
Hillary - It’s Over.
We’ve tried to tell you before, but it’s over.
We know you keep claiming that you are winning the popular vote, but unfortunately your “Hillary Math” is a little off-base. Even if you count the popular vote in Florida, Obama is still winning the popular count by about 150,000 votes. You are ahead in the popular vote if Michigan is added, however, OBAMA WAS NOT ON THE BALLOT IN MICHIGAN. Arguing that you are winning the popular vote is like me arguing that I beat Michael Jordan in one-on-one last night - he didn’t play, but I did make eleven quick layups to give me the victory.
For anyone that is tired of hearing Hillary brag that she is winning the popular vote, check out the actual numbers via Real Clear Politics in the link below.
Hillary, please stop. It’s time for us to focus on November.
No More Socratic Method!
One of our favorite bloggers (who doubles as a law professor) has recently won the 2008 Rutter Award for Excellence in Teaching, which is presented annually to a UCLA School of Law professor who has demonstrated an outstanding commitment to teaching.
Not only do we enjoy Professor Bainbridge’s blog (www.professorbainbridge.com), but we also REALLY like how he completely bashes the Socratic method as a teaching tool in his acceptance speech. The consensus over at Chillable Hours is that the Socratic method does more harm than good and basically just scares the crap out first year law students who are already stressed out beyond belief.
In addition to giving kudos to Professor Bainbridge for the award, we want to thank him for saying what he did when a large number of his co-workers use a VERY Socratic method of teaching.
Please feel free to forward this on to any of your professors who continue to make you put a name placard in front of you each day during their “lectures” and/or who don’t appreciate how limiting a professor who is super-Socratic can be to their students.
Professor Bainbridge’s speech is below…
It’s All Over but the Cryin’
Hillary -
It’s over. It’s OK. You fought a good fight, but it’s over.
Move the sliders on the CNN Delegate Calculator for each of the remaining states to ridiculous levels and then do the same for the remaining superdelegates. You still do not win.
It’s over.
Now if we can just get Google to stop inserting John McCain ads into our website we will really be making some progress.
Prepare to Ignore Your Work
One of our loyal readers sent me a fantastic link that caused me to simply ignore all of my responsibilities for a good portion of the work day. After reading our post on Nintendo8.com, DaleC sent us a link to the Virtual NES. After a few hours of playing Paperboy and Major League Baseball, I had to physically move away from my computer to avoid spending the entire afternoon searching all of the games on this site.
Virtual NES is Jay-Z to Nintendo8’s Soulja Boy. In fact, we have taken out the links in the Nintendo8 post, because there simply is no reason to go there after discovering Virtual NES.
If you grew up in the 80s or played the original NES, you will quickly become addicted to Virtual NES.
Thank DaleC later for this great submission and prepare to not do whatever you had planned for the next few hours.
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What is a Chillable Hour?
As an attorney, I was trained to bill every 6 minutes of my workday - point one for a conference call… point three for reviewing emails… point six for listening to some CEO tell us exactly how he was so brilliant. Even though I always had a “To Do” list that spanned a few pages, I would always find myself aimlessly searching the Internet. I often referred to the hours that I should have spent working, but instead spent surfing, as Chillable Hours - and at the end of the day I often had more Chillable Hours than Billable Hours.
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