Same reporter, same day, same event. 11-18-2009 8:48 PM: Thousands cheer Palin in Mich. for book tour [link] 11-18-2009 10:19 PM: Hundreds cheer Palin in Mich. for book tour [link]
Here Today, Gone Tomorrow
I don’t know whether that’s the idea behind this video, but that’s what I’m going with. I stole this directly from boingboing, who lifted it from somewhere else.
Microloans
Everyone’s talking about Kiva as a fun place to help save the world, but I think I like Microplace better. They both do pretty much the same thing: Take your money and help support microlending. Hopefully you get your money back, but that’s not the real point. On Kiva’s Lend page, you pick a person […]
Mike Tyson Punches a papa..papa..papa.. Photographer
I know it’s amazing, but Mike Tyson apparently punched someone. This after appearing so thoughtful in the documentary about him: Tyson That’s the one where he says that he just couldn’t believe that one human being could treat another human being the way he saw them doing in his childhood and in prison. Then comes […]
Hannity a Liar?
Ok, that’s not news, but Jon Stewart tears him up. The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon – Thurs 11p / 10c
Late Night Ruminations on Guilt
When, for whatever reason, I find myself thinking about the bad old days (like high school, for example), I seem to regret all the mean things I did to other people. The thing is, I wasn’t mean. I wasn’t a bully. I’m one of the many guys who got picked on for years, just trying […]
A Weeklyrob Milestone
The next person who comments here will leave the 1,111th comment. The prize? Everlasting pride.
Life Expectancy and Infant Mortality
I keep reading dire numbers about the USA. For example, one list shows the infant mortality rate in the US as higher than in 28 other countries. The main cause, apparently, is premature births. The life expectancy in the US is about 50th in the world. Lower than Bosnia, for example. And although this is […]
Your HR Rep Doesn't Know
I just read, for exceptionally boring reasons, a paper about the fact that hiring managers and HR reps don’t know the research and facts about their job. For example, most of those surveyed believed the following, apparently incorrect, things: 1. Giving employees a bigger say in decision-making leads to better performance than giving them clear […]
Some News and Such
** Ok, so she admits it. They knew all along that the kid wasn’t in the balloon. I’m so happy that’s over. We won’t hear any more about now, right? Right? Right? ** Asterix turns 50! I remember first reading Asterix as a kid. The Romans all spoke in Latin phrases that have made it […]