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

  • Man Cleared to Remove Wife’s Feeding Tube

    Yahoo! News – Man Cleared to Remove Wife’s Feeding Tube A judge gave Terri Schiavo’s husband permission to remove the brain-damaged woman’s feeding tube in three weeks, handing him a victory in his effort to carry out what he says were his wife’s wishes not to be kept alive artificially. This is interesting, esp. with…

  • This is beautiful

    Is the Gannon story going to be the thing that causes the neo-con press to implode upon itself? I saw the Gannon interview on the Today show this morning and it was HILARIOUS. Why is the man bothering to go on national television to clear his name? He is making more a fool of himself…

  • States Mull Taxing Drivers By Mile

    CBS News | States Mull Taxing Drivers By Mile | February 16, 2005�14:00:07 “Drivers will get charged for how many miles they use the roads, and it’s as simple as that,” says engineer David Kim. Seeing as how I’m living in California I thought I should comment on this article that made the news a…

  • Jan. 24 called worst day of the year

    MSNBC – Jan. 24 called worst day of the year I heard this on the news this morning and thought I’d post the article on my blog today. The study was done in Britan and has much to to with Seasonal Affective Disoder and the dark, dreary days in Britan. Add to that debt from…

  • Wash. Judge Nixes Pregnant Woman’s Divorce

    Yahoo! News – Wash. Judge Nixes Pregnant Woman’s Divorce SPOKANE, Wash. – A judge has refused to grant a divorce to a pregnant woman trying to leave her husband two years after he was jailed for beating her, ruling instead that she must wait until the child is born. Shawnna Hughes’ husband was convicted of…