...and found several stories posted to Twitter about a 6-year-old Fort Collins boy who floated away in a blimp-shaped balloon. One poster called it a "floating bag of Jiffy Pop." Some of the posts said the kid had fallen out.

EDIT: I just read the balloon has landed, but the boy was not in the balloon. I'm watching the news right now. ( Read more... )

I just needed to get this off my chest:

This is who I am. I may not be or have everything you're looking for. I can change and I'm willing to try new things, but I'm not going to pretend to be someone I'm not. Just because someone else says people like me are unacceptable, unfashionable, undesirable, etc. doesn't mean that person is right. You ( Read more... )

LoudTwitter's servers apparently crashed, which explains why I haven't received Twitter updates via e-mail.  Here are the updates from the past three days (in backwards order):

( I'm your anchor, Wanda Hell-Happened... )

Sundays tend to be dull for me. After finishing work at KRCC, I usually go home and take a nap, then spend the rest of the day watching TV and/or Web surfing.

I recently re-Tweeted a Twitter message about a Web site offering edible business cards made out of beef jerky ( http://www.meatcards.com .) I was thinking about some of the pros and cons of this invention. One pro is if your business changes its address, phone number, etc., you can just eat ( Read more... )

Make up your mind! I woke up to snow showers, then there was rain and thunder around 11 a.m., followed by more snow, and now the sun is out ( Read more... )

"Bangkok Dangerous"? Depends on how hard you bang it! HWAHHH HWAHHHHHH, yuk-yuk-yuk-yuk-yuk-yuk-yuk-yuk...

Wait a second. What are these strange yellow and green things in my freezer?


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I found the folder containing my life insurance license. I was looking for a folder labeled "Primerica," but it was in a folder labeled "Ent" (my credit union.) Now I just have to complete 24 hours of continuing education and apply for a license renewal before January 31st. EDIT: No education is necessary this time since it's my first renewal.

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I'm back to just doing audio stories for Colorado Springs. I hope the station which provides my audio actually has a decent assortment this week ( Read more... )

My boss told me I would be receiving a severance package including a month or so of pay, plus credit for my unused vacation time. I need to ask him if the company will give me COBRA (health insurance for the unemployed.) I also need to find out if the Denver news I need to do next week has to include audio stories, and what stations' Web sites ( Read more... )