Today we finally had a proper thunderstorm . . . and I do mean FINALLY! One of the things I really miss about Iowa is that when the storms come, they really come in. Thunder, lightning, sheets of pouring rain, and occasionally hail. It’s not that DC doesn’t get rain, but we [...]
Archive for May, 2008
30 May
“Even during a disaster, oppression rules”
The above quote comes from a Human Rights Watch news release. There have been several developments in the international aid crisis happening in Burma following Cyclone Nargis, which left 2.5 million homeless and killed 78,000 (according to the military junta). Here’s a rundown of the latest events.
UN chief: Myanmar to allow all aid [...]
29 May
Helllooo Lovers! Time to Get Carried Away!
This one is for the ladies out there. Tomorrow is the day, the day we’ve all been waiting for since February 22, 2004, the day when Sex and the City hits the big screen. So girls, let’s get excited!
Recent news articles have questioned whether the women of this fine nation can make this movie [...]
21 May
American Airlines Now Charging $15 to Check a Bag!
Wow, I know the airline industry is in deep economic trouble with skyrocketing gas costs. Ticket prices are rising and services are being cut. On my last flight on United, there weren’t any drinks or snacks served at all. Now, I can live without a soda and pretzels, but I find it ridiculous that it [...]
19 May
They’ve Still Got ‘The Right Stuff’
Hmm, somehow even though I drove to New York Thursday night, got up at the crack of dawn to get a spot at Rockerfeller Center for the Today Show, I still didn’t get a view of the New Kids on the Block concert. Yep, see that black Dodge Ram pickup in the photo above? [...]
15 May
NKOTB Returns Tomorrow
I know you are all as excited about this as I am, so try to contain yourselves as you read this. Heading up to New York City this afternoon to live out my childhood dream of seeing New Kids on the Block in concert. Look for me and Cassie on [...]
14 May
Cyclone Nargis – World Vision Can Help
The situation in Burma is now beyond the point of absurdity. The military junta is pretty much doing all it can to NOT help its own people. And as a new storm brews off the coast of the Irrawaddy Delta, up to 127,990 people are feared dead. Meanwhile more than 2 million [...]
11 May
Learning to Love L.A.
It’s so nice when you can steal Wi-Fi access from another property, especially since my hotel doesn’t provide free Internet. Shouldn’t Internet access be like cable television in hotels? You just expect it to be there.
But I digress . . .
I am in L.A., and I have to say I’m more impressed than [...]
