Bellevue, WA is NO Brooklyn, NY
We've been having some problems with our blogging tool (Blogger), along with some other power/internet issues relating to this past weekend's nasty storm that hit the Pacific Northwest, so I am catching up on some entries - see last 4 or 5 entries, including this one. Fortunately we only lost power for a short bit. My boss, on the other hand, is going on day 6 and it looks like him and his family may not have power back until Saturday (today is TUESDAY). Not good. The biggest casualty cause seems to be related to carbon monoxide poisoning due to people bringing in their generators or BBQ grills into their homes to heat them up. Dangerous stuff.
Switching gears to a more uplifting story, here is an odd one coming out of Monticello, NY. It's along the lines of Scott Adams' problem being mysteriously cured. In this case, odd means GOOD.
Top 10 funniest moments of 2006 by political blogger Howard Mortman. Read the comments as well for more entertainment. Thanks to the WSJ.com Washington Wire for finding this.
This little war between Judith Regan (publisher of the O.J. book) and News Corp. is going to be nasty. Hope everyone's skeletons have been cleared out of their closets.
These 2 articles depress me about women in the workplace - one in science and one in corporate America. Not that I am looking to be a CEO anytime soon, but still....
Mr. Westneat, Bellevue is no Brooklyn. Not even close. Don't even go there. You need history, which Bellevue does not have. Trust me, I lived in Brooklyn. Stick to topics you have firsthand experience with. I cringed reading this.
I've blogged in the past at what a joke (the 2nd paragraph in the link) I think the TSA is. This article confirms it. Check out what the Ph.D. student did in his spare time. More on this from Scott McCartney from the WSJ. I like his columns - they are informative.
No blog entry of mine would be complete without something related to Food and Wine. Apparently Kosher food isn't just for people keeping Kosher anymore. Interesting.
Washington merlots are starting to make some positive noise, and this is from the NYT - awesome. Sideways killed Merlot and to a certain extent, they were right. Lots of demand can lead to complacency but not with the producers mentioned in this article. I have some friends who would definitely be into this - wine and yoga. Me, not flexible enough although maybe wine would help. :-)