Slowest. Week. Ever. When you come back from vacation, the first week back seems to take a while. Then you’ve got the week after Thanksgiving, where just about the whole country is coming off of a four-day weekend. There’s no easy way to recover from a binge like that. Let’s try to cap off this marathon of a week with something smarmy and meaningless, shall we? If you were busy asking your iPhone for an abortion clinic this week, odds are you missed it.
Cain train derails
Herman Cain was once the frontrunner in the Republican presidential primary race. Then people started digging into his background. However, the biggest allegation came this week, when he preempted a woman’s announcement, who herself was planning on preempting a newspaper exposé on an alleged 13-year affair. Cain said the accusations, which hadn’t been made yet, were false, and has since denied a sexual relationship or financial support for the woman. Now he’s headed home to talk with his wife about the future of the campaign. Any guesses?
NBA for the holidays
The NBA owners and players finally reached an agreement this week, ending a lockout that has already cut deep into the season. Under the new deal, the shortened season will get going later this month, but there’s a lot to do before then. Diehard NBA fans would have been overjoyed at the news, but they’re too busy watching football.
No wonder they’re so productive at work
A recent study found that 61% of unmarried Japanese men between the ages of 18 and 34 do not have a girlfriend, a new record. About 50% of unmarried Japanese women of the same age group do not have a boyfriend, also a record high. In other news, Japan sounds like my circle of friends in high school.
Sounds like Japan just needs to hold some dances and get those crazy kids a-minglin’.