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Monday, February 18, 2013
Sunday, February 17, 2013
Friday, February 15, 2013
Recent news round-up
Good News
- Obama suggests he’s open to getting rid of the penny
- VA grants burial rights for same-sex Ore. couple
- France to return 7 paintings looted during WWII
- In Valentine vote, Illinois Senate approves gay marriage
- Widow Owes Rejected Adopted Daughter Millions, Court Rules
- Ohio mayor resigns after alleged anti-gay slurs
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Tuesday, February 12, 2013
Happy birthday Abe!
I remember when Lincoln's birthday was an official holiday. Then he got lumped in with Washington to make the Monday Presidents' Day.
Sunday, February 10, 2013
Monday, February 04, 2013
West African thugs strike
Somalia-based ship hijacking has dwindled to almost nothing, as the counter-measures have proven effective. But west Africa has taken over as the biggest trouble spot.
Pirates Seize French-Owned Tanker and Hold 17 Aboard
Today's news round-up
Good News
- Malala Yousafzai speaks publicly for first time since Taliban shooting
- As Extremists Invaded, Timbuktu Hid Artifacts of a Golden Age
- McCain refers to Iran’s president as a ‘monkey’ Thank goodness McCain didn't become president.
Saturday, February 02, 2013
Today's news round-up
Good News
Bad News
- Nebraska Lt. Gov. Sheehy resigns from office Another Republican self-destructs.
- France's parliament approve gay marriage article
Bad News
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Happy Groundhog Day!
Pa.'s Punxsutawney Phil predicts early spring
I sure hope he's right this year. It's been so cold the last year few days.
(Sorry. My brain froze.)
Friday, February 01, 2013
It's always something
My American Express card, the one I use the most, has been "compromised." Their fraud unit caught it immediately and they are sending me a new card overnight. But now I will have to change my card number on a bunch of places where I have automatic payments. What a pain.
Monday, January 28, 2013
Today's news round-up
Good News
- Boy Scouts of America says discussing end to ban on gay members
- Federal appeals court reinstates prisoner's sex-change lawsuit
- Florida man accused of fraud after name change in 'act of love'
- Retailers may add surcharge in credit card transactions Fortunately I live in a state that prohibits these fees. But I'm going to have to be on the alert when I shop online.
- Widower sues airlines for obese wife's death abroad The airlines' actions contributed only a small fraction to the cause of her death.
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Saturday, January 26, 2013
Recent news round-up
Good News
Bad News
- British Gov’t Considers Letting Gay Royals Marry, Inherit Throne
- US Military Building Space Robot to Recycle Satellites
Bad News
- Court says Obama recess appointments invalid The court prefers form to substance. The Senate was not actually in session.
- Russian MPs back 'gay propaganda' ban amid scuffles
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Thursday, January 24, 2013
Wednesday, January 23, 2013
Whining about Facebook
There are two things I really wish I could eliminate from my Facebook feed:
- Pictures of people's pets
- Pictures with sayings on them
Sunday, January 20, 2013
Friday, January 18, 2013
"Transphobic feminist" is an oxymoron. Spread the word.
The above is a quote by my friend Helen Boyd from her blog. She was posting a link to a story on the Jezebel website, "Transphobia Is a Goddamn Embarrassment to Us All," about the latest brouhaha in the feminist world in the UK.
Helen Boyd is very smart.
Helen Boyd is very smart.
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Tuesday, January 15, 2013
Today's news round-up
Good News
- Supreme Court sinks Florida city over floating home Not only is the ruling sensible, it's good to see the liberals and conservatives on the court agree on something.
- Woman becomes oldest to advance at Australian Open
- Transgender People in Sweden No Longer Face Forced Sterilization
- Oregon, California tell insurance companies to stop denying transgender health care
- British University Drops Uganda Ties in Dispute Over Gay Rights
- Psychiatrist who treated accused Colorado gunman sued over rampage If the doctor failed in her "duty to the public at large" then she should be disciplined by the state licensing authorities. The widow has no legal standing to sue her.
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Friday, January 11, 2013
Today's news round-up
Good News
- Dad charged with making terroristic threats after testing school’s safety system This guy's an idiot. The school acted correctly.
- Troops Discharged Under DADT Since 2004 To Receive Full Severance Pay
- Ugandan Anti-Gay Page Outing Citizens Removed By Facebook
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Tuesday, January 08, 2013
Headline of the day
Yahoo keeps changing the headline of this article. When I first saw it, it was:
Congress more popular than Ebola and the Kardashians
(Ebola and the Kardashians sounds like it should be the name of a rock group.)
Congress more popular than Ebola and the Kardashians
(Ebola and the Kardashians sounds like it should be the name of a rock group.)
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Monday, January 07, 2013
Today's news round-up
Good News
The Supreme Court announced it would not hear challenges to several good lower court decisions:
The Supreme Court announced it would not hear challenges to several good lower court decisions:
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Sunday, January 06, 2013
Four blinking lights!
I have never been so happy to see four little green lights blinking. There they were when I came home a little while ago, blinking away on my cable modem. My broadband connection had been down since mid-afternoon Friday. This was by far the longest outage I have experienced in the 11 years I have been using Time Warner Cable as my ISP. I don't remember it ever being down for more than 3 or 4 hours.
While I still had some internet connection through my cellphone, this was a royal pain. I was getting so desperate I was even considering trying to connect via dial-up. I haven't done that for 6 or 7 years, when we rented a house in the Berkshires for a month in the summer--and that was using my wife's previous laptop, not her current one. I've never done it with my desktop. Fortunately that won't be necessary.
While I still had some internet connection through my cellphone, this was a royal pain. I was getting so desperate I was even considering trying to connect via dial-up. I haven't done that for 6 or 7 years, when we rented a house in the Berkshires for a month in the summer--and that was using my wife's previous laptop, not her current one. I've never done it with my desktop. Fortunately that won't be necessary.
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Wednesday, January 02, 2013
Recent news round-up
Good News
Bad News
- Indian Women March: ‘That Girl Could Have Been Any One of Us’ It's good that women are protesting. Hopefully the government will do something.
- Royal Mail to issue 'Doctor Who' stamps
Bad News
- Judge allows ban on funds to Planned Parenthood
- Putnam Officials Refuse Release of Gun Permit Records I doubt the courts will allow them to keep these records secret.
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Sunday, December 30, 2012
Saturday, December 29, 2012
Recent news round-up
Good News
- College Student Wins Stalking Order Against Parents
- Mexico lifts gay and bisexual blood donor ban If Mexico can adopt a risk-based policy instead of a history-based one, why can't the U.S.?
- New York newspaper to list more gun permit holders after uproar
- Governor signs new law for abortion clinics in Michigan
- Fearful of ban, frenzied buyers swarm gun stores
- Yale under fire for new campus in restrictive Singapore Yale shouldn't be going into such a repressive country.
Friday, December 28, 2012
Tuesday, December 25, 2012
Headline of the month
I'm going to go with this one, because I doubt there will be any better.
Professional Complainer Says Ex Kicked Him Out of Pad for Ruining Feng Shui
Professional Complainer Says Ex Kicked Him Out of Pad for Ruining Feng Shui
Monday, December 24, 2012
Semi-random thoughts
- My wife was carded when she wanted to buy a senior ticket to a movie. She was so happy.
- I went to the Leonard Cohen concert at the new Barclays Center in Brooklyn. A friend of my wife's invited us to the private suite her brother's company has there. It's very comfortable, but I don't think they should call it a suite--it's only one room.
- I really like Citibank's remote check deposit via cellphone service, but I wish they'd raise the $1000 limit.
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Sunday, December 23, 2012
Happy Festivus!
To all Seinfeld fans (and non-fans), Happy Festivus!What a lovely day for Festivus,
a Festivus for the rest of us,
this is the place to hate,
let them wait, let them wait, let them wait.
It doesn't show signs of stopping,
I bought some caps for popping,
aluminum pole's aglow,
let them know, let them know, let them know.
With the feat of strength at hand,
stop crying fight your old man,
so go and drink another beer,
T'is the best time of the year!
What a lovely day for Festivus,
a Festivus for the rest of us,
gather your family around,
cut them down, cut them down, cut them down.
No need for decorating,
as tinsel's too distracting,
all you need is a metal pole,
cleanse your soul, cleanse your soul, cleanse your soul.
With the feat of strength at hand,
stop crying fight your old man,
so go and drink another beer,
T'is the best time of the year!
What a lovely day for Festivus,
a Festivus for the rest of us,
gather your family around,
cut them down, cut them down, cut them down.
No need for decorating,
as tinsel's too distracting,
all you need is a metal pole,
cleanse your soul, cleanse your soul, cleanse your soul.
With the feat of strength at hand,
stop crying fight your old man,
so go and drink another beer,
T'is the best time of the year!
T'is the best time of the year!
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Micro movie review
Hyde Park on Hudson: The fine story of FDR's meeting with the King and Queen of England in 1939, while simultaneously starting a relationship with a distant cousin. Olivia Colman's portrayal of the Queen is very, very different from Helena Bonham-Carter's in The King's Speech.
Saturday, December 22, 2012
Friday, December 21, 2012
Today's news round-up
Good News
Bad News
- Judge orders end to HIV prison segregation in Alabama
- Google Video executives' Italian conviction overturned
- Mother loses legal fight to stop son's cancer radiotherapy
- God's gender divides German government Actually, you're supposed to ask someone their preferred pronouns.
- Judge: La. woman can flip finger in holiday lights
- Judge rules against Texas in women's care dispute
- Wisconsin court rules in favor of same-sex domestic registry
Bad News
- NRA calls for armed police officer in every school Idiots. What are they going arm the officers with? Assault weapons? Because I don't think a cop with a handgun stands a very good chance against a shooter with one of those.
- Sexual assault reports jump 23 percent at US military academies I have to wonder how much of the increase is due to increased reporting instead of increased assaults.
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Monday, December 17, 2012
Artwork from my life, going into the Met
I just came across a news article from a week ago, about how Thomas Hart Benton’s mural "America Today" is going into the Metropolitan Museum of Art. I have seen this mural many times.
As the article explained, it was installed in an office building lobby from 1996 until recently. For seven months after 9/11 I worked in a temporary office my employer set up in that building. I went through the lobby frequently, and I much admired this huge work of art.
In recent years I have gone through the lobby monthly, on my way to the meetings of the board of LeGaL--The LGBT Bar Association of Greater New York. Again I delighted in seeing the mural.
Then, they started renovating the lobby, and the murals were covered up for their protection--at least that's what I thought. However, the article tells me, they were actually removed and put in storage, as their owner has donated them to the Metropolitan Museum.
So I will be able to see them again, but not immediately. They will be going into the Met's new space where the Whitney Museum is now, and will be until 2015. Eventually, though, it is planned to move the murals to the main Metropolitan building--only four blocks from my home.
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| From the Metropolitan Museum of Art |
I just came across a news article from a week ago, about how Thomas Hart Benton’s mural "America Today" is going into the Metropolitan Museum of Art. I have seen this mural many times.
As the article explained, it was installed in an office building lobby from 1996 until recently. For seven months after 9/11 I worked in a temporary office my employer set up in that building. I went through the lobby frequently, and I much admired this huge work of art.
In recent years I have gone through the lobby monthly, on my way to the meetings of the board of LeGaL--The LGBT Bar Association of Greater New York. Again I delighted in seeing the mural.
Then, they started renovating the lobby, and the murals were covered up for their protection--at least that's what I thought. However, the article tells me, they were actually removed and put in storage, as their owner has donated them to the Metropolitan Museum.
So I will be able to see them again, but not immediately. They will be going into the Met's new space where the Whitney Museum is now, and will be until 2015. Eventually, though, it is planned to move the murals to the main Metropolitan building--only four blocks from my home.
Recent news round-up
Good News
- Democrats vow to push for gun control measures in Congress
- Report: City To Offer ‘Bounty’ To Landlords To Ban Smoking In Apartments
- Mayor Bloomberg Signs Law Setting Pedicab Fares
- New Legislation Requires Better Access To Taxis For Visually Impaired
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Sunday, December 16, 2012
Someone talks sense about prayer in public schools, and elsewhere
This notion that prayer isn't allowed in public schools is absolute horseshit. Ostentatious, invasive displays are not the same as prayer. In fact, the more theatrical someone is about the connection with their god, the more you can be certain of their doubt in their own belief.--twitter.com/moviesbybowes
I don't know who Danny Bowes is, but he's sure right about this.
Happy (maybe) birthday, Ludwig!
It's Ludwig van Beethoven's 242nd birthday. Maybe. All we know for sure was that he was baptized on the 17th.
Saturday, December 15, 2012
Recent news round-up
Good News
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Friday, December 14, 2012
Not so recent news round-up
Somehow I missed posting these:
Good News
Bad News
Good News
- Teenager Charged in Possum’s Beating Death Idiot. Also, I think this is the first time I've ever liked something PETA did.
Bad News
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Thursday, December 13, 2012
Recent news round-up
Good News
- Court Rules Gang Crime Falls Short of Terrorism I'm glad the court decided to limit the use of terrorism charges. What the DA tried was not what the legislature intended, I'm sure.
- University of Iowa becomes one of first to ask about sexual orientation
- Coming to a Curb Near You: Yellow Cabs Summoned With Smartphones Maybe now I'll be able to get a cab back to Manhattan from Bushwick after midnight.
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Wednesday, December 12, 2012
Mick Jagger does the Top Ten list on Letterman's show
“Top Ten Things I, Mick Jagger, Have Learned After 50 Years in Rock ‘n’ Roll”:
10. “Nobody wants to hear anything from your new album.”
9. “Never take relationship advice from Phil Spector.”
8. “Before shouting ‘Hi Seattle!’ make sure you’re in Seattle.”
7. “You don’t earn a cent when someone does a song about having moves like Jagger.”
6. “Everybody you meet after you become famous is only interested in you as a person.”
5. “Song royalties are great, but even they can’t match the guaranteed cash flow of a reverse mortgage.”
4. “A good way to keep yourself entertained is to sign every 10th autograph ‘Doris Goldblatt.’”
3. “Be considerate of other hotel guests — trash your room by 10 p.m.”
2. “You can’t always get what you want — like a good joke on the top ten list.”
1. “You start out playing rock ‘n’ roll so you can have sex and do drugs. But you end up doing drugs so you can still play rock ‘n’ roll and have sex.”
From ABC News
10. “Nobody wants to hear anything from your new album.”
9. “Never take relationship advice from Phil Spector.”
8. “Before shouting ‘Hi Seattle!’ make sure you’re in Seattle.”
7. “You don’t earn a cent when someone does a song about having moves like Jagger.”
6. “Everybody you meet after you become famous is only interested in you as a person.”
5. “Song royalties are great, but even they can’t match the guaranteed cash flow of a reverse mortgage.”
4. “A good way to keep yourself entertained is to sign every 10th autograph ‘Doris Goldblatt.’”
3. “Be considerate of other hotel guests — trash your room by 10 p.m.”
2. “You can’t always get what you want — like a good joke on the top ten list.”
1. “You start out playing rock ‘n’ roll so you can have sex and do drugs. But you end up doing drugs so you can still play rock ‘n’ roll and have sex.”
From ABC News
Monday, December 10, 2012
Recent news round-up
Good News
Bad News
- Australian DJs Behind Royal Prank May Face Police Probe I hope they are prosecuted, and I'm glad to see the radio station is facing an advertising boycott.
- North Carolina barred from issuing "Choose Life" license plates
- Hasidic Man Found Guilty of Sexually Abusing Girl
- Feds rule on health care law's Medicaid expansion
Bad News
- Michigan Legislature OKs separate "right-to-work" bills to curb unions
- Egypt’s Leader Prepares a Plan to Impose Martial Law How is this an improvement over Mubarak?
Sunday, December 09, 2012
My kind of xmas music
I usually try to ignore most xmas music. But then there's this:
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Semi-random thoughts
- I just read a review in a high end audio magazine for a $2,200 power cord! The reviewer hears all kinds of differences in the music when comparing it to his usual power cord. I guess I'm glad I don't have good enough hearing for that.
- I'm not overly upset that University of Wisconsin head football coach Bret Bielema is leaving to coach the Arkansas team. I think he's a good coach, but not a great one. His time management decisions on the field have been lacking a number of times.
- My skills as a lawyer have been "endorsed" by a couple of people on LinkedIn. I did once do a little legal work for one of them, a friend. But that was about 30 years ago! The other is an online acquaintance who knows nothing of my work. The only reason I got on LinkedIn was because my LGBT bar association is using a "group" there to communicate with its members. In general, LinkedIn appears pretty worthless.
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Friday, December 07, 2012
Thursday, December 06, 2012
Recent news round-up
Good News
Bad News
- Norway princess in secret India trip to play nanny
- New Zealand: X marks the spot on passport for transgender travellers
Bad News
- After skipping bail in Germany, Sea Shepherd's Paul Watson returns to the ocean This guy has no respect for the law. He should be in jail.
- Indian village bans mobile phone use by women
- Legendary jazz artist Dave Brubeck dies
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Wednesday, December 05, 2012
Tuesday, November 27, 2012
My sixth warning about Walmart
Last year it was this.
This year: Walmart Workers Killed a Man on Sunday
Friday, November 23, 2012
Tuesday, November 20, 2012
Today's news round-up
Good News
Bad News
- In Florida, Republican Concedes House Race West is an idiot.
- A City Ban Changes the Christmas Scene
- For Tax Pledge and Its Author, a Test of Time
- Homeless Gay and Transgender Youths Find a New Home in Greenwich Village
Bad News
- Elmo Actor Kevin Clash Resigns Amid Sex Allegation Something is strange here. The story seemed dead. There seems to be nothing new, yet he resigned.
- Police Say Storm Damaged Evidence
- Creationism Controversies The Norm Among Potential Republican 2016 Contenders
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Sunday, November 18, 2012
Semi-random thoughts
- My wife and I were relieved to find out that Hurricane Sandy caused no significant damage to the complex in NJ that provides the bulk of our income. They had emergency generators to power the sump pumps that kept the boiler rooms safe, unlike during Irene.
- I notice that I recently went past 2,500 posts here.
- I wish there were a way of filtering out comments from non-New Yorkers on NY Times articles about the city--especially articles about local apartments. Most of these people have absolutely no idea about how things work here.
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Don't contribute to the Salvation Army
I see the bellringers are already in operation, so I'll reiterate what I said last year: They are trans- and homophobic.
Saturday, November 17, 2012
Recent news round-up
Good News
Bad News
- Judge backs Calif. high-speed rail over farmers
- Democrats stiffen spine against trimming benefits
- Man demoted for Facebook comments wins case Though I totally disagree with what he said, his employer has no right to discipline him for exercising his right to free speech away from the job.
Bad News
- Oklahoma Judge Sentences Teen to Church for 10 Years No representative of the government has the right to force someone to go to church.
- Judge sides with company on contraceptive coverage
Thursday, November 15, 2012
Wednesday, November 14, 2012
Recent news round-up
Good News
- Fordham head blasts Ann Coulter--Update: Coulter appearance cancelled Coulter, Limbaugh, etc. are just entertainers who use gross right-wing exaggerations to generate publicity for themselves.
- UPS Halts Boy Scouts Donations Over Anti-Gay Policy
- S.F. health care to cover sex reassignment surgery
- TSA says yes to snow globes, reserves right to inspect cakes and pies The snow globe industry is rejoicing.
- Accuser recants sex claims against Elmo puppeteer: report
- Red Cross response to Sandy fails to meet expectations I'm not surprised in the least. There are far better ways to help the victims of Sandy. One of my friends said, "The only thing we've gotten in Staten Island from the Red Cross is solicitations for money."
- Newly Elected State Senator Defects to Republican Party This is not going to help us get GENDA passed.
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Sunday, November 11, 2012
Friday, November 09, 2012
Today's new round-up
Good News
- Ireland to vote on expanding rights for children
- Charles Darwin gets 4,000 write-in votes in Georgia
- Denise Helms, California Woman, Fired After Calling Obama N-Word, Hoping He's Assassinated Just plain stupid.
- Lawyer owes $300,000 for showing child pornography at trial Being a lawyer doesn't exempt you from the law.
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Semi-random thoughts
- There's something wrong with the way we do daylight savings time. In the spring, we skip 2am to 3am, but in the fall we repeat 1am to 2am. Shouldn't we be doing the same hour both times?
- My glob just got its first visitor from Kenya.
- Sometimes things really do go my way. My bi-annual renewal of my registration as a lawyer is due shortly, and I found myself 2 credits short of the requirement for mandatory continuing legal education. I saw my local bar association is giving a 3 credit class next Tuesday, when I have nothing scheduled. I resigned myself to paying the fee and schlepping down there. Then today I got a notice from the NY State Bar Association that they are giving a 2 credit class next Thursday, when I also have nothing scheduled. It's free, and I can take it via webinar.
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Wednesday, November 07, 2012
Recent news round-up
Good News
- Maryland, Maine approve gay marriage, Washington poised to do so
- French gay marriage and adoption bill backed by cabinet
- Gay marriage in Spain affirmed by top court
- Arizona student with special needs avoids bullies with protection of football team
- Man behind anti-Islam film to return to jail for a year Jerk.
- Minnesota voters are first to reject ID measure
- Cuomo Fires Emergency Office Chief for Misusing Workers in Hurricane Idiot.
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Another computer crash
Just like last July, my hard drive has crashed, and everything needs to be restored. At least this time I know the proper order to do things in. After about 12 hours yesterday, I got Vista reinstalled and brought up to date--neither of which ran exactly smoothly. Then I started my file restore, via Carbonite, but it is going extremely slowly. It looks like it will take days.
Sunday, November 04, 2012
Recent news round-up
Good News
- Disappointed NYC marathoners to run in aid of Sandy victims Dr. Metzl is my orthopedist.
- NJ Residents Displaced by Storm Can Vote by Email
- New York City crime down by a third in wake of superstorm
- Parents Attack Daughter With Acid I hope they go to jail for the rest of their lives.
- IRS not enforcing rules on churches and politics I hope this changes during the second Obama administration.
- San Francisco GLBT Museum Attacked By Vandals
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Saturday, November 03, 2012
Friday, November 02, 2012
Today's news round-up
Good News
- Rape remark costs Indiana Republican Senate hopeful poll support We don't need religious fanatics in the senate.
- Voters' Picks: The Storm Changed My Vote from Romney to Obama I'll take Obama votes wherever I can get them.
- Chicago's Cook County is first metro area to levy gun tax
- Texas man jailed after failing to appear for jury duty
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Justice!
I received notification that a settlement of a class action suit against Classmates.com has been approved. As a member of the class I am receiving $3.93.
The aftermath of Sandy
FreshDirect cancelled my usual Sunday night grocery delivery right before the storm, so I got what I could from my supermarket during the day. Then I put in a small FreshDirect order for this evening, for a few things that were unavailable. This morning they sent me an email saying 5 of the items in my order were unavailable.
I had only ordered 6 items. Tonight they will be delivering me one quarter pound of cheese.
UPDATE: It came!
I had only ordered 6 items. Tonight they will be delivering me one quarter pound of cheese.
UPDATE: It came!
Thursday, November 01, 2012
Today's news round-up
Good News
- Polls: Obama Stakes Strong Lead In Iowa, Narrower Ones In Other Battlegrounds
- Greek bank list editor Costas Vaxevanis acquitted
- NJ to use military trucks as polling places Great idea.
- Ex-Penn State President Charged (Another article) I'm not the least bit surprised by this.
- Chinese Cafe Owner Given 8-Year Sentence Over Online Messages A reminder that although China may have abandoned traditional communist economic principles, it remains a totalitarian country, politically.
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Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Today's news round-up
Good News
Bad News
- California judge rules large Arizona campaign donation can be audited
- Israeli Defense Chief Says Iran Postponed Nuclear Ambitions
- Polish rape victim 'should have had abortion access'
Bad News
- Nasty campaign tactics: Phony voting instructions
- Romney collects supplies in Ohio for storm victims I wonder what will happen to all that stuff. The Red Cross has said it can't use it. This is a poorly thought out political stunt.
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- Tunisian Salafis attack alcohol sellers in capital
- Greek editor arrested over list of Swiss accounts
- Attack on Nigerian Church Kills 8 and Wounds Dozens
Mixed Good and Bad News
- A Village Rape Shatters a Family, and India’s Traditional Silence It's bad that these rapes are happening, but good that people are beginning to fight the trend.
Monday, October 29, 2012
Re: Hurricane Sandy
I haven't posted anything here, but I'm fine.
All my Facebook and Twitter friends who were joking about it all day, and dismissing the precautions taken, have now shut up, with serious flooding happening, building facade collapses, a probable electrical transformer explosion at a ConEd station, etc.
And high tide is just occurring now.
Semi-random thoughts
- In my wife's mind, taking a nap in bed is being lazy, but if she does it on the couch it's OK.
- It was a disastrous Saturday for alma mater, the University of Wisconsin. The football team lost to Michigan State in overtime, which ended their 21 game home winning streak (second best in the nation). But much worse, our young but quickly improving quarterback broke his collarbone, and is probably out for the rest of the season. And on top our football woes, our men's basketball team lost its newly-named starting point guard for the season due to a torn ACL in pre-season practice.
- I always keep a Chrome window open, in addition to my normal Internet Explorer one(s). This is so I can keep two Yahoo Mail ID's open simultaneously. Now I've found another use for my Chrome window: When a newspaper website limits me to a certain number of free articles per month, I can switch to the other browser and get double.
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Sunday, October 28, 2012
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