Tag Archives: news you can use

I wasn’t familiar with Missouri Democratic Congressional representative Emanuel Cleaver II before, but I definitely want to follow him now.  Especially if he keeps on making some gem statements like this tweet in reaction to the imminent, and controversial, debt-crisis resolution. “[It's] a sugar-coated Satan sandwich. If you lift the bun, you will not like [...]

Talk about news to wake up to… kind  of breath-taking, actually.

Kind of charming to see the e-how format for showing how to get a perch in political service.  Next up?  How to make that perfect pie crust. Boston City Council seats up for grabs By Don Seiffert/Wicked Local correspondent Wicked Local Roslindale Posted Apr 25, 2011 @ 08:00 AM Roslindale/West Roxbury — Hate your day [...]

What an absolute tragedy and unfolding crisis.  Historic earthquake, tsunamis and fears of nuclear meltdowns at affected, coastal reactors.  Made all the more personal through continual updates from former high school classmates R and E, relaying news, sending pictures, and asking for prayers, assistance, community.  Donate to the Red Cross or other relief organizations–I just [...]

…is straight amazing.

Wow.  This one reads just like a piece from the Onion.  Favorite quotes?  That the experiment opened “gazillions of questions” for its team of Israeli researchers (that’s a whole lot of questions, friends!) and the recognition that human tears are now in the “raunchier family of fluids.”  Cool. Women’s tears may send a sexual message [...]

Okay, so going all the way with the Groupon buys may be a little extreme, but it sure makes for good reading. In any case, I’m definitely a fan of the more moderated experience with the short term gym membership (admittedly, an excellent deal) and some vouchers I recently bought for 1/2 price meals at [...]