Adrenaline junkie? No, not me.. Video to follow over at Sometimesdaily tomorrow.
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NBC's Tim Russert dead at 58 -
I am so sad about this. It is great to see how many people on tumblr recognize how amazing and important Tim Russert was. Sunday mornings were my Meet the Press time, religiously.
Tim Russert died today at the age of 58. He apparently had a sudden heart attack while at work. Russert was the NBC News Washington bureau chief and moderator of ‘Meet the Press’.
He is survived by his wife Maureen Orth and a son Luke. Our thoughts go out to his family.
RIP, Tim. Meet the Press is my Sunday morning addiction. What a talented man. So sorry to read about his sudden, untimely passing.
I am devastated. He was probably the best journalist on television, and now he’s gone.
“My sensory organs are a little closer to my center of gravity, and my heart has a little less distance to pump to my brain,” he said. “I’ve been waiting my whole life, and I think finally this being short is going to come in handy for once.” —
No Problems Seen for Shuttle Landing - NYTimes.com
What other advantages does being short provide? Hmmm.. being able to order off the kids menu longer than your friends? Not having to bend down as far to tie your shoelaces? Gymnastic abilities? I never understood why short people get so much flack… height ain’t nothing but a number, just like age.
“The EPA does not regulate indoor air, period,” said Barbara Spark, the indoor air program coordinator for the EPA’s Pacific Southwest region. “We have not been given that authority by the Congress.” —
That ‘new shower curtain smell’ gives off toxic chemicals, study finds - Los Angeles Times
Wonder what the long-term health hazards are. Man, I have inhaled many a new shower curtain. Dangerous food (tomatoes, spinach), bad plastics… we’ve got to take a long hard look at these things.
“Citing what it said are shortcomings in the federation’s accord, SAG’s national executive committee - which includes the top officers of the union - narrowly voted approval last week to spend more than $100,000 in an effort to persuade 44,000 dual members to vote down the agreement.” —
SAG infighting erupts over contract negotiations | Entertainment News & Buzz | Los Angeles Times
More pleasantness! I’m one of the 44,000 dual members and I’ll tell you what I want: these unions to shut the f- up before they tarnish their already soiled names. A campaign against AFTRA are you kidding me, SAG? There’s no place for unions on the internet. Remember that!!!!!
“Lori Erickson set a goal for this summer and fall: Buy no produce. That doesn’t mean she won’t be eating veggies. She’ll be growing them — all of them — on her small city lot in northeast Minneapolis.” —
Congrats to Lori(ka) Erickson on her great press!
Fox News hearts Huckabee | Politics | Reuters - A match made in… heaven. I’m sure Huckabee would agree this is divine justice after losing the race to the White House. He’s too wacky to be the President, but just perrrrfect for the tele!
Adrenaline junkie? No, not me.. Video to follow over at Sometimesdaily tomorrow.
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“Don’t ever say that “white” people can’t dance. Race has nothing to do with being able to dance. Further, many European-Americans are among the best dancers in the world (perhaps THE best..such things are hard to quantify).
Just because you are not athletic and look foolish on the dance floor doesn’t give you the right to implicate the whole of European heritiage and culture in your shame.”
— An email I recently received from an angry white person who, I’m guessing, is a GREAT dancer. LOL!!!
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Grace under fire! She did it.
Beautiful speech. Hillary spoke to sexism like Barack spoke to racism a few months back.