I had an entry almost completely written, and it was good. Then I hit something badly with my numb hand, and my browser backed up a page. Now the entry is all gone. Yes, I should have saved some time while writing, but I was on a roll. So you’ll have to settle for knowing that […]
Friday Frippery
This post is almost as random as my reading has been today. I’m sparing you excerpts from the fiction and school reading, at least! After reading this article, Dealing With the Jerk at Work, I find myself wanting to read Robert I. Sutton’s book The No Asshole Rule: Building a Civilized Workplace and Surviving One That […]
Some of Today’s News in Atlanta
I managed to avoid the crime news, which is always horrific. Okay, I mostly avoided it. The three boys under 10 who are being charged with kidnapping and rape is getting to me. That poor little girl! Transgender candidate misled voters, suit alleges Actually, these guys seem to be suing everybody but the dogcatcher down there […]
Study: ADHD kids’ brain areas develop slower — CNN.com
Expert: Finding shows the biological basis for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder Crucial parts of brains of children with attention deficit disorder develop more slowly than other youngsters’ brains, a phenomenon that earlier brain-imaging research missed, a new study says. Developing more slowly in ADHD youngsters — the lag can be as much as three years — […]
Teen Assaults Teacher, Activist Worries About Teen?
A 17-year-old running back assaults a high school teacher for doing her job. He tosses her around and breaks her finger. Who would you worry about? The attacker, or the victim?
What Happens When You Read the News?
I can’t remember the last time I even considered seeking news anywhere but online. Whether it’s what’s going on around Atlanta, the nation, or the world, or just a weather update, I look there first if at all possible. Since I’m at home and can check in throughout most of the day, it’s easy for […]
TechShop, Photography Advice, Postsingular, NoDryClean, and Verizon FIOS Danger
Disparate thoughts from a very low energy day. In fact, it was so low-energy that I thought I posted this entry last night, and never did. I has a fever. Do Not Want. Blah. Can’t brain. Short attention span means you just get links and such. Good links, but links.
Free Burma!
Can you make citizens’ arrests for ‘unimaginably stupid’ conduct?
From the Carroll County Times of Westminster, Maryland: According to The Sacramento Bee, a family in El Dorado, Calif., is in trouble after spending a family outing making pipe bombs and then testing them.… According to the Bee, Justin Lee Brown, 29, was arrested on suspicion of several felonies. He, his girlfriend and their two […]
Joe Murphy Has Left the Building, But His Story Lives On
In the Podosphere 6 degrees of separation I’m sure everyone is linked back to Joe Murphy of the KickAss Mystic Ninjas, Wingin’ It, Slice Of SciFi, etc, Podcasts. While today is April Fools Day, no one that was ever touched by Joe will find humor today. This comic was written on the same day of […]