Apparently I'm not the only one who's blackberry has been having trouble with data today -

I was able to send & receive text messages and phone calls... But was unable to receive email or run any apps that involved the web...

Some blogs are blaming the outage on air travel delays... ???  Not sure if I buy that. 
Other blogs report that the company ( Read more... )

Stephen Colbert takes on R.I. Governor and Catholic Church - after Governor's recent veto of funeral rights bill...

Direct: http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/256012/november-16-2009/the-word---skeletons-in-the-closet

On Huff: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/11/17/colbert-destroys-ri-gover_n_360313.htmlMy favorite lines ( Read more... )

Money Magazine included Providence in it's Top 25 Best Places to Retire! Ranked as #17! Go Providence!

Snippet:
Dozens of restaurants line the city's narrow streets, serving up fresh local seafood as well as modern and internationally influenced fare.

It's easy to work up an appetite enjoying the historic sites or taking in the arts at a variety of ( Read more... )

This is a great article by attorney Emma Ruby-Sachs:::

The Big Gay Speech We Wish Obama Would Give

This Saturday, President Obama will be the keynote speaker at the Human Rights Campaign's big DC fundraiser. As the largest gay rights fundraiser in the U.S., it's a big deal to score a personality like the President. But his presence has many members ( Read more... )

Good health can come in small steps!

"You can infuse your life with the power of prevention incrementally and fairly painlessly, and yes, doing something, no matter how small, is infinitely better for you than doing nothing," says David Katz, MD, MPH, director of the Yale Preventive Medicine Center.

This is not a new concept... Research showing ( Read more... )

Have you heard of the Defund ACORN Act of 2009?  The gist is that the government should not do business with organizations that engage in fraud.  And therefore ACORN will no longer receive government funding.

Well, it is likely unconstitutional. Congress may not write a bill to specifically punish a group. (Ever heard of a bill of attainder? ( Read more... )

Breaking news:

Hijacked Aeromexico flight 576 lands in Mexico City

Boeing 737 carrying more than 100 passengers was hijacked by armed men after it took off from an airport in the Mexican resort of Cancun on Wednesday morning, according to local media reports. The aircraft landed safely in Mexico City.

The plane, Aeromexico flight 576, had taken off ( Read more... )

Excerpt from CBS news:
Mike Low wishes his trial was already over. Alone among nearly 3,000 families that lost loved ones in the September 11th terrorist attacks, Low, from Batesville, Arkansas, has a trial date set for his wrongful death lawsuit against airlines and airport security companies.

"I want people to know 9/11 could have been prevented ( Read more... )

The mother of a 5-month old baby was fired for taking unscheduled breaks to pump at work (she worked for Isotoner)... And an Ohio appeals court said that's OK.  That's it is not discriminatory to fire someone for reasons related to breastfeeding.

According to this blog post, here's the background:

[LaNissa Allen] was fired after taking unscheduled ( Read more... )

The link below contains 2 things - a story written by someone who lost his dad on 9/11 and a video of people who lost loved ones who's lives were touched by Sen Ted Kennedy.

The video in particular made me cry.  Grab some kleenex and watch it.

http://www.boston.com/news/nation/washington/articles/2009/08/27/ ( Read more... )