March 12, 2009 – 9:36 am
You know your life really sucks when you can’t even commit suicide correctly A man plunged 180 feet over Niagara Falls and survived – but then fought rescuers as they pulled him from the icy water. The man was taken semi-conscious to a Canadian hospital, where he is being treated for hypothermia and a major […]
March 12, 2009 – 8:32 am
Pure comedy. You have to wonder if people even read what they write. From the Planet In Peril portion of CNN: Team battles Arctic winter to measure melting ice caps It could be the ultimate test of human endurance: Three British explorers are risking their lives in subzero temperatures to measure the melting Arctic ice […]
March 12, 2009 – 7:54 am
Here’s your humor for the day, President Obama today called on other countries to join his efforts to revive the flagging global economy by working together to aggressively stimulate spending, production and tougher regulations. Speaking to reporters after a meeting with Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, Obama noted that the world economy is linked and that […]
March 11, 2009 – 6:26 pm
That last part is the actual NY Times headline, followed by President Obama on Wednesday signed an “imperfect†spending bill packed with special projects in order to keep government running, but he vowed that it will be the last one and proposed ways to curb lawmakers from abusing the process in the future. Mr. Obama, […]
March 11, 2009 – 11:41 am
Let’s start with the silly lights Lights on the famous Citgo sign, Zakim Bridge, Prudential Center, John Hancock Tower, and other local landmarks will “go dark” for one hour this month as Boston joins cities across the world in a climate-change campaign. More than 1,000 cities in 80 countries are expected to participate in Earth […]
March 11, 2009 – 8:40 am
They won’t be doing that ever popular short drop and a sudden stop, but Iraq’s highest court has sentenced former deputy prime insister Tariq Aziz and “Chemical Ali” Hassan al-Majid to 15 years in jail for crimes against humanity. Rather short sentences, but, there is justice. Considering their ages, they will probably die in jail. […]
March 11, 2009 – 8:32 am
When it comes to his decision to allow federal funds for embryonic stem cell research, a line of inquiry that has so far proven virtually worthless, it sure is political, writes ROBERT P. GEORGE and ERIC COHEN Mr. Obama made a big point in his speech of claiming to bring integrity back to science policy, […]
March 10, 2009 – 5:37 pm
A little FYI, don’t forget to go into your WordPress General Settings and change the time, otherwise you are always going to be an hour behind. Also, say, what do you think about this theme? Haven’t even begun to modify, but, I thought it was an interesting change. BTW, I hate the way WP2.7.1 handles […]
March 10, 2009 – 4:23 pm
Well, you know he is just “overwhelmed” and “too-tired” G20 summit: US Treasury department won’t answer their phones, says top UK civil servant The British Government is finding it “unbelievably difficult” to prepare for the G20 summit because no one in the US Treasury department is answering their calls, Britain’s top civil servant Gus O’Donnell […]
March 10, 2009 – 10:18 am
Without preamble ST. PETERSBURG — Jennifer Stone-Anderson says her 2004 Saturn Ion became a work of art this fall when she covered it with elaborate paintings supporting Barack Obama. But Chrysler, which financed the purchase, maintains that it’s just a car. And that Stone-Anderson has been missing payments. And that her work of “art” is […]
