So I read a lot of news online, mostly via Google News, which is highly customizable. And now, it seems, it's turning into Gowalla or GetGlue, where you earn badges just for reading the news.
Category Archives: Current Affairs
Jul
10
RIP, Mrs. Ford
Former first lady Betty Ford passed away Friday at age 93. She was one hell of a lady. Thrust into the limelight when her husband, Gerald Ford, became our 38th President, she was famous for speaking her mind, even when it was counter to her husband's views. She was for the Equal Rights Amendment, ...
Jul
04
Frivolous
First of all, happy Independence Day to all my U.S. peeps. I don't have any special plans for the day, and that's my right. I don't know about the rest of you, but I'm sick and tired of the Casey Anthony trial exploding everywhere on my TV and computer screens. Both sides have finally rested and ...
Jun
28
Apprehension and Music to Ignore the World By
So in two days, I go back to Bay Pines VA to see the orthopedic doctor, where I'll get the results of last week's MRI. I'll find out just how fucked up my shoulder is, as well as what my options are. ...
Jun
25
Hooray for New York!
Gay marriage is now legal in New York. And they lit up the Empire State Building in rainbow colors to celebrate. Hooray! They've also made it so you don't have to be a New York resident to get married ...
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