Category: news item

  • Taking “kissing up” to a new level

    I suppose this isn’t really all that funny, but it struck me as odd. A local elementary school principal was caught kissing a parent in the school gym and suspended from school. Now that is what I call a parent/teacher conference! [Here’s the story]

  • Abortion Laws Challenged

    I’m not sure if this will stand up in the court system, but the State of South Dakota has passed a law banning nearly all abortions in their state. This will be an interesting fight worth keeping our eyes on. Of course, if it goes to the Supreme Court it will be even more interesting…

  • Detroit Weather

    So yesterday it was in the mid-40s here in Detroit. And we were told to expect one last day of nice weather before winter came back. I went to bed last night hoping for mild temperatures today. Of course, we woke up to 3 inches of wet and heavy snow. Bummer. I love winter, but…

  • Haitian Elections

    We’ve not heard from our people on the ground in Haiti, but new reports have yesterday’s national elections as "satisfactory." For Haiti, that’s excellent. In a similar story I was listening to NPR in the car yesterday when a senator was talking about his failed 1988 run for President of the United States. When they…

  • At the Starbucks

    I spent most of last night at the Starbucks on Hall Rd since there were a gaggle of high school females at my house. I ended up staying there for about 5 hours. During which time I watched a movie, Omagh, and mostly just chatted online with friends, worked on some stuff for YMX and…

  • The mine lie

    We all awoke today to the tragic news of what happened in West Virginia. To make matters worse, there appears to have been a terrible rumor or misinformation. [Watch CNN video] Listening to a later man talk on CNN this morning it seemed clear that there was a awful combination of hoping for the best…

  • lightning strikes one of my friends!

    So I just found out one of my friends got hit by lightning while walking around at Roberts College. Two lessons to learn here… first, skip class on Wednesday’s. Second, don’t go outside with an umbrella for any reason other than golf. [Here’s the article] (Rochester, NY) 11/09/05 – Four women were struck by lightning…