Blatherskite

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I am a Children’s Librarian living in the Portland, Oregon area. When I am not Children’s Librianing I like to play with cameras and film. I also like playing the ukulele, knitting, sketching, and hiking.

Tag: Current Events

  • Nancy Grace Sued Over Woman’s Suicide

    Good for them. The family of Melinda Duckett, a Florida woman who shot herself to death after being forcefully questioned by CNN’s Nancy Grace about her son’s disappearance, sued the network and the Headline News host on Tuesday, claiming they bear responsibility for her death. I hope she is sued for every dime she’s worth…

  • America is addicted to oil

    Green Day has a public service message: Check out greendaynrdc.com for more info! Thanks to Jamison @ Daffodil Lane for posting this. And I just have to say, Billy Joe looks SO much better without the eyeliner.

  • Stunning

    Remember that wife-killer-who-got-away-with-it O.J. Simpson? He’s going to write a book. About how he would have committed the murders if he, indeed, did them. In a stunning announcement, FOX TV says it plans to interview the 59-year-old former football star and actor about “how he would have committed” the slayings of his ex-wife, Nicole Brown…

  • Wha?

    This is turning out to be an even better day! Check it out: Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld, architect of an unpopular war in Iraq, intends to resign after six stormy years at the Pentagon, Republican officials said Wednesday. W00T! GOP officials: Rumsfeld stepping down – CNN.com

  • R.I.P. Crocodile Hunter.

    CNN.com – ‘Crocodile Hunter’ Steve Irwin dead – Sep 4, 2006 Steve Irwin, the enthusiastic “Crocodile Hunter” who enthralled audiences around the world with his wildlife adventures, died Monday after being stung by a stingray while shooting a TV program off Australia’s north coast. Media reports say Irwin was snorkeling at Batt Reef, a part…