The recent news about the arrest of 9 teenagers for bullying has created a much needed (probably way too late) discussion of bullying. I saw a segment on Anderson Cooper's show Monday night which highlighted not only this tragic incident which resulted in the suicide of the 15 year old victim, but he also put... Continue Reading →
Really, Rielle Hunter, Really?
more about "Really?! With Jerry Seinfeld & Seth M...", posted with vodpod Yes, I'm copying the format above. Yes, they are talking about the same Eric Massa that I wrote about on my politics site.Yes, this routine is damn funny. Yes, I hope it ends up being the Final Word on the whole sordid affair.... Continue Reading →
More OCD and #questiontime!
I've talked before about how the internet has given all of us a tendency towards exhibiting ADD characteristics (Dare you to read an entire article from start to finish without a single click of a link or over to another browser tab!) Yesterday I was laughing at myself though at my latest little display of... Continue Reading →
Timing is everything
First off, if you have not already, please go to this link and drop a donation in to the Haitian relief bucket please? Since I am in many ways often TOO plugged into what is happening all the time everywhere, I've been very tuned in to the disaster in Haiti. It was so long ago... Continue Reading →
Things that make you go “DUH!”
Stealing from Twitter again - this time the Breaking News feed: Former Gov. Sarah Palin of Alaska has signed on as a contributor to the Fox News Channel Mark McGwire admits using steroids when he broke baseball's home run record in 1998 This is not really BreakingNews' fault of course, but - DUH!!!!!!!!!! I'm not... Continue Reading →
Ooh, look! Sugar! Instead of HFCS! And it’s a Big Deal!
"Refreshingly Retro!" Hey folks! Instead of potentially poisoning yourself with excess amounts of High Fructose Corn Syrup(HFCS) - look what we are doing for you! We are providing you with soda made with SUGAR! How fabulous is that?! Because we know you WANT that! And because even folks who are not totally into food issues... Continue Reading →
Are we really this shallow?
Taken from Mark Knoller's twitter feed - he's the CBS New Radio White House correspondent - and he was posting from today's press briefing with Robert Gibbs: "WH spksmn Robt Gibbs assures Obama won't pre-empt 3-hr premiere of final season of "Lost" by doing State of the Union speech Feb 2." "But Gibbs would only... Continue Reading →
Aint technology grand?
I promise this is not a political post, but get this: One of the front pager writers from DailyKos is sitting in on the Rules Committee hearing on the House Health Care Bill. He's there courtesy of the Chairwoman, Rep Louise Slaughter who got him on as credentialed media. He's covering it by "live tweeting"... Continue Reading →
He started it!
Ah, the classic way to dodge responsibility for your own bad behavior - point the finger at someone else who has done the same thing as if that somehow absolves you of guilt. Happens in the political sphere ALL THE TIME. Conservatives disrupting town hall meetings preventing any real discussions from happening? It's OK, the... Continue Reading →
Trees & Flowers & Birds! 