Song of the Day: "Pyro" by Kings of Leon
Tornado in St. Louis
A vicious tornado blew through St. Louis on Friday night, flattening dozens of homes and grounding planes at Lambert Airport at least until Monday. Luckily, there have been no reported deaths and only four injuries at the airport. More. Libya Update
After months of battling for Misrata, Libyan forces are withdrawing and the rebels are claiming victory of the western city. More.
Sadly, earlier in the week two photojournalists were killed by a mortar attack in Misrata. One was Tim Hetherington, an Oscar-nominated photographer and filmmaker. The other was Pulitzer Prize-nominated Getty Images photojournalist Chris Hondros. Please remember to honor these fallen journalists who work tirelessly to bring us images and stories from the front lines. I am in awe of that kind of work. More.
After months of battling for Misrata, Libyan forces are withdrawing and the rebels are claiming victory of the western city. More.
Sadly, earlier in the week two photojournalists were killed by a mortar attack in Misrata. One was Tim Hetherington, an Oscar-nominated photographer and filmmaker. The other was Pulitzer Prize-nominated Getty Images photojournalist Chris Hondros. Please remember to honor these fallen journalists who work tirelessly to bring us images and stories from the front lines. I am in awe of that kind of work. More.
Unrest in Syria
Killing protesters is a brutal abuse of power, but opening fire on the mourners at the funerals of those killed protesters is just plain barbaric and it is happening in Syria. More.
Birthers in Louisiana
There is a ‘birther’ bill circulating the Louisiana legislature and Governor Bobby Jindal said he will sign it if crosses his desk. Wake me up when this happens in a swing state. More.
Killing protesters is a brutal abuse of power, but opening fire on the mourners at the funerals of those killed protesters is just plain barbaric and it is happening in Syria. More.
Birthers in Louisiana
There is a ‘birther’ bill circulating the Louisiana legislature and Governor Bobby Jindal said he will sign it if crosses his desk. Wake me up when this happens in a swing state. More.
President Obama Is Taking on Gas Prices
“There is no silver bullet” to solve high prices. Yeah, we know. More.
Thankyouverymuch
There is this Boston burrito chain that I discovered in the fall called Boloco. It is no Chipotle, but it is pretty solid. Anyway, Boston’s mayor asks the burrito chain to donate some food for an event for the city’s bike-sharing program. The company happily obliged and got to work on 200 free burritos. The city then tells the burrito shop it needs a permit to give out free food. Isn’t that a grand ‘thank you’ for the donation? A food fight of sorts ensued and (since nothing really happens until it ends up on the internet) the CEO of Boloco took the fight to Twitter and Facebook. More.
Thankyouverymuch
There is this Boston burrito chain that I discovered in the fall called Boloco. It is no Chipotle, but it is pretty solid. Anyway, Boston’s mayor asks the burrito chain to donate some food for an event for the city’s bike-sharing program. The company happily obliged and got to work on 200 free burritos. The city then tells the burrito shop it needs a permit to give out free food. Isn’t that a grand ‘thank you’ for the donation? A food fight of sorts ensued and (since nothing really happens until it ends up on the internet) the CEO of Boloco took the fight to Twitter and Facebook. More.
Florida
A guy broke into his ex-wife’s house and fell asleep nekkid in her bed. Even better, this is the second “incident!” I may have already told this story to you in person or perhaps on the Wire, but my absolute favorite Florida news story involved a man getting charged with harassment because he kept taking pictures of his junk and texting them to his ex-girlfriend with the caption, “You’ll miss this!” I miss Florida. More.
A guy broke into his ex-wife’s house and fell asleep nekkid in her bed. Even better, this is the second “incident!” I may have already told this story to you in person or perhaps on the Wire, but my absolute favorite Florida news story involved a man getting charged with harassment because he kept taking pictures of his junk and texting them to his ex-girlfriend with the caption, “You’ll miss this!” I miss Florida. More.
Thank You for Being a Friend
Ahhh, a dog has a seeing-eye goose. This is just a little something to warm your cold, cold hearts. Although I already know this is going to freak out my friend – we will call her AnnieJo – because she was once chased by a rabid flock of geese. Even worse, she told me about it. More.
I'm Only 'Kid'ding
Gaby Rodriguez, a high schooler in Oregon faked a pregnancy as part of her senior class project. She wanted to experience the treatment that a girl goes through when she gets pregnant in high school, particularly when the girl seems like the “unlikely to get knocked up in high school” type. My favorite line in the story comes from her best friend who didn’t know about the hoax and said, "Her attitude is changing, and it might be because of the baby or she was always this annoying and I never realized it." I bet that friendship is going to get awkward now.
The story is an interesting read and terrifying at the same time. Slightly more than half of all Latinas will get pregnant before they are 20. I’m going to light an extra candle at Easter mass for my younger cousins tomorrow. More.
Ahhh, a dog has a seeing-eye goose. This is just a little something to warm your cold, cold hearts. Although I already know this is going to freak out my friend – we will call her AnnieJo – because she was once chased by a rabid flock of geese. Even worse, she told me about it. More.
I'm Only 'Kid'ding
Gaby Rodriguez, a high schooler in Oregon faked a pregnancy as part of her senior class project. She wanted to experience the treatment that a girl goes through when she gets pregnant in high school, particularly when the girl seems like the “unlikely to get knocked up in high school” type. My favorite line in the story comes from her best friend who didn’t know about the hoax and said, "Her attitude is changing, and it might be because of the baby or she was always this annoying and I never realized it." I bet that friendship is going to get awkward now.
The story is an interesting read and terrifying at the same time. Slightly more than half of all Latinas will get pregnant before they are 20. I’m going to light an extra candle at Easter mass for my younger cousins tomorrow. More.
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