— Remember that link a couple weeks back to the Suicide Catcher over on that jumpers’ paradise of a bridge in China? There’s also one on a cliff in Australia, and Don Ritchie’s saved 160 lives there. (Inquirer, via AP).…
Tag: Weekend Reading Roundup
Weekend Reading Roundup (Violent Underpinnings Edition)
You’ll have to excuse me for being short-and-sweet here today. You see, I’ve spent the past two hours in a “debate” on Twitter with those who took offense to a taken-literally “I’d still give a Sarah Palin GMILF van-gangbang video…
Weekend Reading Roundup (Cut-and-Pasted Grafs to Save Pre-Flyers Game Time Edition)
Gold: It is impossible to know Vanessa’s thoughts the morning of Feb. 25 as she set out to join the other two who had cut class. The mind of a teenager is a thing of mystery, a tempest of coming-of-age.…
Weekend Reading Roundup (Finally, Some Original Stories Edition)
Imagine my delight when I look at this stack of clips on my desk and realize I’ve actually read some unique, compelling stories this past week. So much so, that I needn’t flower them up; just a brief line and…
Weekend Reading Roundup (Gaydar Strength Edition)
So, I’ve tried to let this whole thing with state Rep. Babette Josephs calling her claimed-bisexual opponent Gregg Kravitz out as a straight dude trying to cull votes from the gay-pride demo slide as unusual-politics-as-usual. But then, I saw Kravitz’s…
Weekend Reading Roundup (Kb3 edition) *Update*
Well, this’ll oughta be quick: Nothing all that noteworthy in the papers today. So, searching low, I found the Times’ “chess” column which centers on an American grandmaster’s victory in Philly. Woo. Hoo. Now, put the computer down and get…
Tuesday Reading Roundup (And How Edition)
Clearly, I didn’t read the funnies on Sunday, as I was out in the Nevada desert. But I’m committed to the print cause, so me read ’em on Tuesday. Ergo, the temporary post-title change. Ta-da. And, thank Jebus I did,…
Weekend Reading Roundup (Bulletpoint Edition)
Oh, so that’s why erbody wanted to rally up and get a piece of the Iraqi-reconstruction sandpie. Kind of saw this one coming, didn’t’I?): Investigators looking into corruption involving reconstruction in Iraq say they have opened more than 50 new…
Weekend Reading Roundup (And the Oscar for … Edition)
… Ridiculous non-recovery from attempted racial exploitation goes to: Capt. Troy K. Gore, an officer detailed to the Philadelphia Fire Department’s recruitment team, was placed on paid leave yesterday over allegations that he proposed a scheme to bring in more…
Weekend Reading Roundup (Down with the Tea Party Edition)
I’m a firm believer in First Amendment rights. For obvious reasons. But I’m also a firm believer in my right to spend my money in ways I deem fit. Take the collection of quarters I spend weekly to have the…