PrefaceI have had the luxury of not paying attention to the new and enhanced security measures at airports. I travel infrequently by air and often do not read news because I am depressed enough about what I see without seeking out additional (valid) reasons to feel outraged and powerless ( Read more... )

Some concerns alleviated by changes Google made over the weekend. I suspect it was all the complaints from doctors and lawyers ( Read more... )

Google Buzz got rolling a few days ago, but we have got off on the wrong foot, Buzz and I ( Read more... )

Apple came out with a tablet today, iPad. It's shiny, but I'm not impressed. It's a giant iPhone. The iPhone is awesome because it fits in a pocket. And 64 gb (the largest capacity!) is simply not big enough unless all video is streamed and one limits the music collection stored on it. My music alone, which does not even represent the books of CDs ( Read more... )

My dear friends who are fans of the Break-n-bake cookies: Nestle has recalled many of their products because of contamination with a virulent strain of E. coli. Check any packages in your fridges and stay safe!

I'm glad I only eat my homemade cookie dough these days. :-/

Holocaust Museum security guard fatally shot by white supremacist. The 89-year-old gunman James von Brunn was critically wounded after he shot Stephen T. Johns, the African American security guard who opened the door for him. Authorities were aware of his activities as a White supremacist and holocaust denier, but they did not have legal basis for ( Read more... )

First, serious stuff:
President Obama's speech at Cairo University this week (video & transcript), a call to unity, cooperation, and progress for people around the world. I am continually impressed by Obama's speeches, and in this one he does a lot of bridge-building. I am really glad we have this guy to help repair relations between the US and the ( Read more... )

Mary Mapes: No Mercy

Dark_Christian has a great discussion with much information on links between the suspect and Operation Rescue, Christian militias, and the Army of God ( Read more... )

Dr. George Tiller, one of less than a dozen doctors in the United States who perform late-term abortion services, was murdered this morning in the narthex of his church. A suspect is now in custody. He has been targeted over the last 25 years by anti-bortion terrorists, primarily at his clinic and home. His clinic was bombed, and he was shot before ( Read more... )

NY Mariage Equality bill: When Maya Angelou calls your office to call you out, maybe it's time to reconsider your position.

Julian Bond, NAACP Chairman, is disappointed in the most recent CA Supreme Court ruling: "What is at issue is the arbitrary denial of a civil rite to some - if that's not a denial of civil rights, I don't know what is."

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