Days Later

I have been having a wonderful week with my kids home for a visit, but it has not left much time for anything else.  Sorry. 

COSMOS

The light fantastic . . . .Daily Mail

The bionic camera eyeball . . . .popsci

Pacman Nebula . . . . Daily Mail

EVERYBODY IS WATCHING

12 Oscar Conteders to watch for . . . .The Atlantic

LIVE LONG AND PROSPER

Browsing is good for business . . . .Daily Mail

Chocolate is good for you, again . . . . Los Angeles Times

THINGS ARE TOUGH ALL OVER

Obama approval at all time low . . . .Daily Mail

Sports misery in Miami? . . .ESPN 

Arrested for stupidity . . . .Daily Mail

THE CLONE WARS

Colin vs Cheney . . . Daily Mail

Google vs the justice dept. . . . PC World

Requiring id to vote is okay . . . . .National Review Online

Amazon Tablet vs. iPad . . . . .Information Week

IS IT ART?

The zero waste home . . . .Sunset Magazine

The man who produces art in his sleep . . . . BBC

When roommates were random . . . .The New York Times

Dangerous white sterotypes . . . .The New York Times

500 people in 100 seconds. . . .

And there you have it!

 

 

Posted on August 29, 2011 by gerryb

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Almost Wednesday

Just a few things.

FAMILY BUSINESS

A new marriage dilemma.  . . . .CNN

THINGS ARE TOUGH ALL OVER

Great songwriters’ passings . . . .Chicago Tribune

ELECTION 2012

More on Perry . . . .Los Angeles Times

How Democrats hurt jobs . . .The New York Times

Rick Perry is a dope, Michele Bachmann is a joke and Mitt Romney is a fraud? . . . .Politico

IS IT ART?

Oh yeah!  Dale Chihuly’s coming to Seattle Center . . . .Seattle PI

What a billion Muslims really think . . . . .SnagFilms

THE CLONE WARS

Geeks beat Jocks . . . .The Wall Street Journal

 

Summer is on it’s way to Christmas, seems like.  Kids and families relocating for school and life.  Enjoy the day! They are getting shorter again : ) 

 

 

 

 

 

Updated on August 23, 2011 by gerryb |

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It’s almost Tuesday

Lots going on in the world, countries changing hands–you know the drill.  Interesting things going on (and some embarrassing things ie Kardashian wedding circus : –no links here!).  Check out the stuff that caught my eye below.

THINGS ARE TOUGH ALL OVER

$10K will buy a house in Baltimore . . . .Daily Mail

The kids are not alright.  . . . ..The New York Times

 

The death of text messaging? . . . . .CNN

30 reasons Reggie wants Kim back . . . . .The Bleacher Report 

ELECTION 2012

Republican candidates polling neck and neck with Obama . . . . MSNBC

Perry’s on the hot seat? . . . .The Atlantic

IS IT ART?

Long live the fringe . . . .Daily Mail

More of the usual?  . . . The Economist

How people use twitter . . .. .Mashable

Playdating other families . . . . CNN 

Barbara has a new album . . . . .New YorK Times

Insanely beautiful hotels . . . . .Environmental Graffiti

One pic, a full day in NY . . . .Daily Mail

When Facebook gets creepy . . . .PCMagazine

LIVE LONG AND PROSPER

How to tell if a trip advisor review is fake . . . .Daily Mail

Old wives tales that are true . . . .Environmental Graffiti

Teenage boys and the accident hump . . . .Daily Mail

How Facebook can get you fired . . . . Public Radio International

SAY WHAT?

North America & Europe saved from climate change . . . .Daily Mail

7 Myths about Libya . . . . .CNN

Yellow Journalism? . . . . Investors Business Daily

An all new Mac on the horizon? . . . .The Register

THE CLONE WARS

Google+ vs Facebook . . . .Daily Mail

Inside the secret service . . . Life.com

Libya back online. . . .CNN

Snapshot:  Tehran . . . . Huffington Post

And in Libya, who gets the oil? . . . .New York Times

Android beating iPhone?. . . .Gamasutra

Google getting on Facebook’s nerves? gigaom

COSMOS

Supernova embers . . . .Daily Galaxy

Six life-changing months in the history of Libya . . . . Foreign Policy 

 School looms.  Have a good day!

 

 

 

Updated on August 22, 2011 by gerryb |

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08.18.11

It’s San Juan County Fair time again. . . hop a boat if you have to and head for San Juan Island for a day in the sun and fun.  Visit the animals, enjoy the food.  How can you miss?  See you there!

LIVE LONG AND PROSPER

The Worst Breakfast foods . . . .Symptomfind.com

Tips to lower blood sugar naturally . . . Lifescript

Nice things you can do for someone in pain . . . Health.com

Bitterness is really bad for you . . . .CNN.com

Ways to improve your mood . . . .Health Central

Jobs that will destroy your soul. . . . Cracked.com

COSMOS

Dogs smell cancer? . . . .CNN

Myths about your brain . . . .Modern Man

Mutating HIV out of existance. . . .Fast Company

Is Gold the next bubble? . . . . Daily Mail

EVERYBODY IS WATCHING

The circus begins . . . . CNN

Who are you stalking on Facebook? . . . Mashable

The system is ready to blow? . . . .The Guardian

HEROES FOR TODAY

21st Century Ghandi in India? . . . .CNN

THE CLONE WARS

World Markets tumble . . . .Daily Mail

A Map of Arab unrest. . . .CNN

Will Germany let Europe fail? . . . GlobalPublicSquare @ CNN

IS IT ART?

Skype and pay-per-minute WIFI . . . .Daily Mail

Worst home fixes for the money . . . .BankRate.com

Netiquette: applying for jobs online. . . .CNN

Things to not put in your cover letter . . . . Fins.com

College majors that can get you hired right away . . .US News & World Report

FAMILY BUSINESS

Little things connected couples do. . . .Prevention Magazine

Need to Know job market trends. . . .Second Act

Now you get to chat, too . . . Reuters

Where the jobs are . . . . CNN

US and our cell phones .. . . . .PewInternet.org

 And there you have it.  Have a great day.

Updated on August 18, 2011 by gerryb |

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