Posts under ‘News’

Then what does Colorado have?  …mountains?  Let me see them…all right, you win this round.  Keep tuned to the Now? section for pictures of our many adventures!
We’re in the Denver area, hanging out, attempting to not count our chickens before they’ve hatched, and look for work.  As it stands we haven’t found much on this [...]

Its been some time since I’ve posted but I can’t apologize for that. Things have been crazy. Planning, the trying on of clothing, and writing of sizable, novelty checks that turn out to actually be worth what is printed on them have all come and gone. Today is the day.
As it stands, [...]

I’m not sure how many of you have been following the story of Governor Sanford from South Carolina, but you should be. For those not, he disappeared over the weekend.
Yeah, disappeared. When the media and his staff asked his wife if they had seen him, she told them that “he was writing something [...]

There are a lot of places to get news on the events unfolding in Iran, but I wanted to supply a couple that I’ve found the most forthcoming.
Obviously, twitter has been incredible. I’m following some tapped in folks, all relaying information the second they receive it; I’ll usually retweet was fascinates me.
Aside from using [...]

Update: The New York Times has collected bloggers’ responses to the possible nomination, and are asking your opinions.
The New York Times and CNN are reporting that Dr. Sanjay Gupta has been approached about the vacant Surgeon General position by President Elect Obama’s Transition Team.  Why does this matter?  There are two reasons: the position of [...]

I’m sitting here at a party, watching folks playing games and conversing about death and the spiritual world to come, and thinking about what I’ve done so far. There are a couple factors that enter into these thoughts: 1) death and whether or not I’m ready for it, and 2) the stories I’ve been working [...]

So, I realize that I might be a little slow to catch up to the news, as I try not to spend too much time watching it, but this should have been brought to my attention as soon as it happened.

Many thanks to Heather for alerting me to this shocking development, and for the comment [...]

Space Pooper

“Everything that comes out of your body gets pulled out into the toilet by the air…”
This is both interesting and very funny.  …space pooper.

Some brain tissue was found by a team excavating at York University.  The “brain-shaped”, “yellow substance” is believed to be dated back around 300 B.C., roughtly the end of the ‘Iron Age’.
I’m rather fond of the linked article as opposed to what I found at CNN Europe because, well, there’s more there.  The CNN article [...]