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Oh joy, I’m a canna
I’m a sucker for all kinds of little quizzes. What color is your aura? How liberal or conservative are you? Are you depressed? What kind of parent are you? What’s your IQ? How secure is your home? What’s your personality type? I suppose on some level I think these questionnaires and quizzes will somehow help … Continue reading
Kyle Dyer does interviews with KUSA, Denver Post
Dog bite victim Kyle Dyer did an interview today with colleague Gary Shapiro from KUSA, 9News, Denver. She has concluded, she says, that “everything is going to be OK.” She also did an interview with the Denver Post, in which she revealed that on top of everything else, she is having hip replacement surgery in … Continue reading
Elderbloggers
Readers who didn’t click through my post to the New York Times article on living alone will have missed a link in the Times article to a blog called Time Goes By. TGB, it turns out, is a blog by and for elders, their preferred term for individuals over age 50. The blog also has … Continue reading
To be or not to be … alone
“After Pfizer sees this article, I’m sure they will find a way to pathologize this phenomenon and quickly move a drug to market to cure it.” That’s one of my favorite comments accompanying an article from yesterday’s New York Times, “One Is the Quirkiest Number: The Freedoms, and Perils, of Living Alone.” An interesting read … Continue reading
Kyle Dyer update
KUSA in Denver reported today that anchor Kyle Dyer, who was bitten in the face by a dog several weeks ago, had a second surgery yesterday and her original stitches were removed. She has 20 new ones, all on the inside of her mouth, and can now talk and eat normally. The dog, Max, was … Continue reading
Embryos gain personhood in Oklahoma bill
Oklahoma, sometimes referred to as the “reddest” state in the union and the “buckle on the Bible belt,” is working hard to keep those titles. The Oklahoma Senate has approved a bill that says “personhood” begins at conception. The bill (SB 1433) will now go to the House, where it is expected to pass. Republican … Continue reading
Colorado Walmart people
Just came across a gallery of photos shot in Colorado Walmart stores. I’m not sure whether it’s supposed to be a comedy show or a horror show, but it certainly makes a statement of some kind. Yes, I know Walmart clientele are a running joke and we’ve all seen similar photos. But somehow it’s more … Continue reading
Denver dog owner interviewed after on-air dog bite
For those still following the story, Denver television station KDVR aired an interview yesterday with Michael Robinson, owner of Max, the dog that bit KUSA anchor Kyle Dyer. It questions the 10-day quarantine of the dog at the Denver Animal Shelter even though Robinson has produced proof that the dog has a current rabies vaccination. … Continue reading
Love is a disease
The most I do for Valentine’s Day is remind others that it’s Valentine’s Day. I don’t do romantic stuff anymore. I have no one to do it for or with and don’t hold out much hope that I ever will again. As I wrote two years ago, fat, shy recluses (hermits? hermitesses? hermiti?) are unlikely … Continue reading
Don’t mess with America’s Ellen DeGeneres
I adore Ellen DeGeneres. She’s gentle, kind, funny, cute, authentic, honest. I can’t think of a single negative thing to say about her. As you might imagine then, I was just a wee bit pissed off when One Million Moms (all 40,000 of them) made a big stink last week about JC Penney hiring Ellen … Continue reading
Update on dog bite victim Kyle Dyer
Over the weekend, Kyle Dyer, the KUSA TV anchor who was bitten in the face by a dog last week, described the details of her reconstructive surgery. “After a 4 hour surgery, I have 70 stitches in my upper lip, lower lip and nose,” Dyer reportedly wrote on her Facebook page. “I am unable to … Continue reading
TV anchor leaves hospital, dog owner issues statement
Kyle Dyer, the television anchor for Denver’s Channel 9, who was bitten in the face by a dog yesterday, was released from the hospital this afternoon. The station reports she is not talking due to her injuries, but is busily communicating with her iPad. The dog, named Gladiator Maximus (Max) and his owner, Michael Robinson, … Continue reading
Denver’s Channel 9 explains dog bite incident
Late this afternoon, Denver’s Channel 9 News aired an update on anchor Kyle Dyer’s dog bite injury suffered during an interview this morning. Dyer is in “fair” condition in a local hospital following reconstructive surgery to repair her injured lip. For more on yesterday’s dog rescue and the follow-up interview-gone-wrong, see the previous post, “Denver: … Continue reading
Denver: Dog rescue story becomes dog bite story
In Denver every winter, dog rescues show up in the news on a weekly — sometimes daily — basis. Dogs venture out onto frozen ponds and lakes, fall through the ice, and are rescued by local firefighters. This particular story was televised last night and I stepped around the corner from the kitchen to watch. … Continue reading
Those darn kids
Flush ice cubes down the toilet, wear your pajamas inside out, put a spoon under your pillow, put a white crayon and/or a penny in the freezer, tape a button to the ceiling, leave ice cubes on your porch, and/or wear a colored sock on one foot. What do these activities have in common? Parents … Continue reading
Hug someone, maybe
Today, January 21, is National Hugging Day. (I know, I didn’t know either.) While the day was created to foster more public displays of emotion and affection (PDA), it’s something I was taught not to do. However, hugging and similar warm human contact is considered good for one’s emotional well-being. So hug somebody today. Preferably … Continue reading
‘Optimizing’ Pied Type
Help me improve your Pied Type visit. With my current theme (The Morning After), there is a lot of information on the home/front page that you won’t see if you arrive here via a link to a specific post. I’m curious whether visitors arrive on and look only at posts, or arrive on the home … Continue reading
A very simple poll
This little poll appeared on the CNN website. Feel free to elaborate in the comments section.
Wishing everyone a Happy New Year
It’s that time again. New Year’s Eve. Around the world, 2011 is ticking away, if not already gone. For some it’s a celebration of having survived the old year; for others it’s the joy of a new year, fresh and unsullied. A chance to start over. Or to carry on. Whatever it means to … Continue reading
Mapping the census
The New York Times is providing an interesting presentation of recent U.S. census data. The reader can choose “any city, any block” in the country and view a map showing ethnic distributions for the area, represented by colored dots. There are options to zoom in and out and/or to view separate overlays for each ethnicity … Continue reading
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