October 08, 2005

Links for a Rainy Saturday

Here in Connecticut, the rain is coming down. We need it, but I wish it would happen during the week and not on the weekend. Still, today was enjoyable because it's the first Saturday in a while where I didn't have to run all over the place with the kids--all the outdoor rec activities were cancelled.

So in honor of rainy Saturdays everywhere, here are some links for you to enjoy...some from news outlets, some from blogs.

• A group of EU businesses is begging Tony Blair to do something about the stagnating business practices of the EU. Guess they don't like the status quo known as socialism.
• Boy George was arrested in New York for calling in a fake burglary and for possession of Kate Moss...I mean, cocaine. I guess he figures cocaine is better than heroin.
• Joe over at Geosciblog worries that the MSM is preparing to treat the possibility of an avian flu epidemic with the same high journalistic standards they employed in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. Joe has also written a guest article over at The Anthropogene entitled "The Passion of the Amateur." Check it out! (Full disclosure: The Anthropogene is my husband's pet project.)
• Right Wing News has some moving photos of Shanksville, Pennsylvania, where Flight 93 went down on 9/11. Part of me wonders, why bother with an "official" memorial? The items placed there by those who went to pay their respects seem more heartfelt and genuine than anything an architect can come up with.
• Finally, congrats to Oddybobo, who has reached the exalted heights of 20,000 readers! (Wonder if she'll share her secret?)

Enjoy the weekend, folks!

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