NPR : A Cabinet and Blog Shakeup Who says that? Because this post about why they had to change this week’s Blogger On Duty is funny. Not only are both Steve Inskeep and Scott Simon on jury duty this weeek, but no one else was available, either: What made matters worse is that everyone approached by NPR’s management was unavailable. Bill Jefferson was busy cleaning out his freezer. Harry Reid was at some boxing match. Lou Dobbs was redoing the fence outside of his house — and extending it to somewhere near the Mexican border. Kiefer Sutherland was on a…
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BBC NEWS | Asia-Pacific | Australian baby ‘put in dryer’ Samuel Siddall, 21, was left in charge of his girlfriend’s baby while she went to the gym for an hour, police said. She returned to find the baby had suffered serious burns. Doctors notified police because of the suspicious nature of her injuries. They expect the baby to make a full recovery and leave hospital this week. Is this guy clinically STUPID? Even I know better than this. First you have to rinse the juice off, or it’ll be set by the heat of the dryer. (Yes, this is mordant…
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EU court voids pact on data on passengers – Business – International Herald Tribune The European Union’s highest court ruled Tuesday that an EU-U.S. deal on passenger data was illegal, saying it did not provide adequate privacy protection for European travelers. The trans-Atlantic agreement compels European airlines to turn over 34 pieces of information about each passenger – including name, address and credit card details – within 15 minutes of departure for the United States. Washington maintains that the information is vital to combat terrorism, and it has warned that airlines will face fines and a loss of landing rights…
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I can’t decide if this is a crazy idea, or yet another Kirk Maneuver; just crazy enough to work: The Seattle Times: Horses can help disabled kids JERUSALEM — The captain who dared to “boldly go where no man has gone before” has targeted a new destination: William Shatner believes he can contribute to Middle East peace by helping disabled children through horseback riding. The former “Star Trek” actor was in Israel on Monday to promote “therapeutic riding.” He hopes to raise $10 million for nearly 30 riding programs in the country. Shatner said that placing injured people on horseback…
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I don’t really have that much to say about Memorial Day that stems from personal experience. I can talk a little about the VA from personal experience. Basically, I had a small income that Mom put away for college and things because Pop was a veteran, and he died of a service related heart ailment. I remember getting checks from the VA, and having to register in a special line in college because of my benefits. I wasn’t a very good student and I regret that, now. I got a couple of hundred dollars a month that basically got signed directly…
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local6.com – News – STDs Running Rampant In Retirement Community A doctor blamed Viagra, a lack of sex education and no risk for pregnancy for the spike in sexually transmitted diseases at The Villages. Yep, STDs are running rampant at a retirement community in Florida. It’s probably traceable to just a few old guys with more little blue pills than sense who refuse to wear raincoats. Bleach is available for sanitizing your brain after reading this story.
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From One Utah � Blog Archive � Police Aren’t Perfect Police aren’t perfect, but this cop comes close to winning the ingenuity award. A driver did the right thing, stopping at the crosswalk even though he could have beaten the red light by accelerating through the intersection. The tailgating woman behind him went ballistic, pounding on her horn and screaming in frustration as she missed her chance to drive through the intersection with him. Still in mid-rant, she heard a tap on her window and looked up into the face of a very serious police officer. The officer ordered her…
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Mom’s still not getting her morning paper delivered to her front stoop; the Salt Lake Tribune’s “Quality Driveway Delivery” means she still has to get all dressed just to get the news. I sent an email to the Home Delivery Manager at the Trib, and if she doesn’t start getting her paper on the porch soon, it may be time to pick up the phone and call some honchos. My niece Holly got porch delivery reinstated, so Mom ought to be able to get it, too. Here’s the list, right handy: Find an Employee Search Results
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NPR : Verdi’s Requiem Revived as WWII Tribute I heard my friend Debbie singing on the radio the other morning… she’s one of the musicians that performed this piece! When she told me about the project I was so thrilled for her, because she’s had some amazing performance opportunities with the Washington Chorus, and this one just gave me chills when she told me about it. According to the NPR story we heard Monday morning, they performed Verdi’s Requiem (AKA, the Defiant Requiem) on Sunday in the Terezin concentration camp (she tells me the performance space had been an old…
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Dog has his day despite tragedy | Chicago Tribune HONOLULU — Duane “Dog” Chapman, star of A&E’s reality show “Dog the Bounty Hunter,” has married his longtime sidekick, Beth Smith. The sunset ceremony on the Big Island took place Saturday, a day after the death of Chapman’s daughter. Barbara Katy Chapman, 23, was killed in a car accident near her home of Fairbanks, Alaska. Okay, first of all, that’s pretty sad. Trainwreck though their lives may be, losing a child on is bad enough, I have to confess that I occasionally watch “Dog The Bounty Hunter.” I know all about…