Earlier this week I was in Las Vegas for work. Everyone thought that sounded like such a good gig, traveling to Sin City on the company dime and all, they were wrong. I was there for about 36 hours, and since I live on the East Coast, I spent about 20 hours either in an airport or a plane, thanks to the weather. In short, I had no time to enjoy myself, and even less energy to do it in the first place. One day I will go to Vegas and see what all of the fuss is about. If you were busy filibustering this week, odds are you missed it.
A gay day in Washington
The Supreme Court released another batch of decisions this week, with the biggest news coming from the gay marriage front. In twin rulings, the court in effect struck down California’s ban on gay marriage, as well as the federal Defense of Marriage Act, requiring the government to give its married gay and lesbian employees the same benefits as married heterosexual employees. It was seen as a huge win for gay marriage, and an even bigger one for divorce lawyers.
But how will this affect Tim Tebow?
This week, authorities arrested Aaron Hernandez and charged him with first degree murder in the death of his friend, Odin Lloyd. At the same time, he was released from the New England Patriots. Authorities are also investigating his connection to a double homicide earlier this year. Ladies and gentlemen, your favorite for the 2013 Ray Lewis Award.
Maybe she was just quoting a line from ‘Django’
Paula Deen is seeing her contracts and endorsements slip away one by one after she admitted during a deposition that she has used the “N word” and wanted to host a plantation-style wedding with black waiters dressed up to look like slaves. However, her forthcoming cook book is pre-selling like butter-soaked hotcakes online. Paula Deen’s New Testament will be a collection of recipes for lightened-up foods. Among the helpful tips: “Tell your [redacted] slave to go easy on the butter, sour cream and cheese.”