Google Reader has released a set of new feeds you can subscribe to and follow the news that newspeople are following.
http://googlereader.blogspot.com/2008/08/read-what-they-read.html
At the web site above, you can subscribe to the feeds of Barack Obama and John McCain, but also political journalists like Arianna Huffington and others. The idea is that by reading what they’re reading, […]
I’ve been watching CNN a lot today, which is a nice change from the ABC Family channel sitcom reruns that I’ve tended to have on. I have some reactions to the news stories in today’s headlines.
1. FEMA lets $40 million worth of food to spoil: Last year, FEMA decided to stock up on food […]
Reading over my first blog, I came upon this post on The National Conservatives’ Weekly list of the 10 most harmful books.
I think a lot of people would find this list incredibly frustrating, as I did. I mean, on the one hand, yes, some of these books have been linked to some very dark times […]
Upon opening my yahoo e-mail this evening, I happened to glance at the little news feed at the bottom of the page - you know, the top six or so news headlines. One of them read: Polls Show Arabs Dislike Bush (Reuters).
What?! They dislike Bush? But why? Whatever for? He’s always shown such intelligence, compassion […]
Good news/Bad news:
The good news is that Democrats have taken the House.
The bad news is that, in Virginia, The Marriage Amendment passed. 69% 57% voted for it. Ugh. This is one of those issues that really fries my turkey. I could go on and on about it, but I know that for […]
I just sent an e-mail out to 76 people, asking them to donate to UNICEF. I felt a little weird, because it felt like mass solicitation, and i stared at my screen for a while before pressing send.
But then I figured, if even one of these people actually goes and donates $5, that’s a sweater […]
Ok, I’m the first to admit that having my tuition covered and then getting a paycheck on top of that is a pretty sweet deal…never mind the fact that, as Vic was always fond of saying, I am living below the poverty line. Literally. But all humor aside, being a grad student is tough - […]
So, this article makes me angry.
TOPEKA, Kansas (AP) — A University of Kansas course devoted to debunking creationism and intelligent design has been canceled after the professor who planned to teach it caused a furor by sending an e-mail mocking Christian fundamentalists.
Professor Paul Mirecki, chairman of religious studies, canceled the class Wednesday, the […]
Most of us are probably more or less familiar with the rules of torture that are agreed upon under the Geneva Conference, the U.N. Convention against Torture, etc. Although the U.S. has agreed to stop acts of “cruel, inhuman or degrading” treatment (CID) we’re still conducting it outselves overseas. In this article from […]
OK, i was going to keep my whole studying goal entry up at the top until this weekend was over, but this is a posting necessity. Maybe it’s old news to some of you out there, but since I don’t remember seeing it on your blogs, maybe not.
Anyway, a baby born in September was […]