Ted Danson learns how to floss

I have written before about my admiration for the comedy series The Good Place. During a break in the shooting one of the actors William Jackson Harper tried to teach Ted Danson how to floss, which is apparently the name of a dance move. Danson does it about as well as an old out-of-it guy like me might be expected to do, much to the amusement of two other actors in the show Kristin Bell and D’Arcy Carden.

Hasan Minhaj’s show took on monopolies and Amazon

It looks like Netflix has decided to put the episodes of its new weekly show Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj free on YouTube, at least for some episodes, no doubt to build up an audience. The third show last Sunday dealt mostly with the abusive monopolistic corporate practices in the US and how it came to be that way, using Amazon as a prime example.

The show was not quite as funny as the first two but it contained a lot of information.

Triumph the Insult Comic Dog goes to Texas

While there he talks to Beto O’Rourke and Ted Cruz and their respective supporters. O’Rourke had the good sense to play it straight but Cruz does not seem to realize that when you try to trade sharp barbs with a comedian, you will always lose because comedians deal with hecklers all the time. This is especially the case when your interviewer has the name ‘Insult’ but Cruz tries anyway and gets drubbed. That happens at the 9:00 mark.

Samantha Bee urges people to vote

I voted at about 10:00am today. While there were no lines, the polling place was busy and most of the booths were occupied. I met a friend there as she was leaving and she said that there was a line when she arrived. We both felt that the turnout was high for an off-presidential year election but what the means is anybody’s guess, though since where we live is a pretty progressive area, a high turnout should be good for statewide offices and issues.