Archive for June, 2009
Iran Leadership Structure
It appears that Ahmadinejad (“Ah-mah-DIHN-ee-jahd”) has won the Iran presidential election, but civil unrest, accusations, and a possible recount may change everything. At Dinner Topics, our mission is to keep things basic and brief and give you the chance to “read on” should you desire, but some topics are tough to whittle down. After reading [...]
Game 7 Road Victories
After the Pittsburgh Penguins defeated the Detroit Red Wings in Game 7 over the weekend AT Detroit, the common stat every news article threw out there was that this was the first time since 1979 that a road team won a Game 7 in a championship series in major professional sports. I’m a bit of a [...]
Flag Etiquette
Today is Flag Day in the United States, a day specifically to honor the Flag. In doing so, it is important to know that flag wavers take their respect of the flag very seriously. Most of us know the basics, but if you don’t know what to do if you want to hang your silly [...]
OMG, Can U Rd Ths Msg?
My daughter can. She turns twelve this month and the Number One item on her birthday wish list is The Freedom To Text Early and Often on her “emergency” cell phone. With her mother at her side, she made a heartfelt and compelling case, flawed as it was, that texting would dramatically alter her life [...]
Presidential Election in Iran Today
After a week of tech speak and reality show posts, it’s time for a little world news. You don’t want people thinking the only things you’re keen on are iPhones and family with gaggles of children. When you are out this weekend, mention the importance of Iran’s presidential election. There are four total candidates, but [...]
Final Destination via missed Air France Flight?
This story is just hitting the news wires but appears to be true. According to DailyRecord.co.uk, “A WOMAN who missed her place onboard the Air France jet that crashed in the Atlantic has been killed in a car crash.” 1 The Twitter and Facebook universes are calling it “Final Destination,” a reference to the series [...]
The Duggars: the anti-Jon and Kate
Continuing to keep you up to date on current events, we’d like to discuss another uncommonly large family, who are as different from the Gosselins of “Jon and Kate + (H)8″ as night is from day. The Duggar Family of Arkansas, headed by dad Jim Bob and mom Michelle, have been married 25 years and have 18 [...]
What is the BBC?
I’ve lived in the UK off-and-on a few times in my life and I’ve never really given the BBC much thought. I mean, it’s the BBC. It’s a television station (and these days, it’s actually two television stations: BBC1 and BBC2). I sort of figured, it’s like our PBS, right? Answer: sort of. The BBC (which [...]
