I’m a few hours away from my flight to Frankfurt, Germany. I land, then drive to Munich. I’ll check in once I’ve settled there. I’ll be driving back to Frankfurt on Tuesday in time for the annual book fair. I’ll be attending until Saturday, then, it’s back home on Sunday.
More later.
We’ve all heard about bloggers who secretly dish the dirt on their employers. Here’s another one. I wonder how long will he remain employed by AOL? Or, maybe he’s fully sanctioned by the company to blog its every move? That’d be cool, but I don’t they’re that smart, anymore.
Next time you consider cuttin’ the line to the microwave, think again.
A Walgreens employee allegedly stabbed a co-worker in an argument over who could microwave her soup first, authorities said.
Both women wanted to use the microwave in the employee break room Wednesday afternoon, according to the Broward County Sheriff’s Office.
While they were fighting over who could use the microwave first, Mellesia Grant grabbed a large kitchen knife off the counter and stabbed Merloze Tilme in the abdomen, the sheriff’s office said.
“They didn’t get along to begin with. Who could use the microwave first became a major issue,” Broward County Sheriff’s Office spokesman Jim Leljedal said.
The two women then wrestled for the knife, each cutting their hands, before the store manager could stop the fight, Leljedal said.
Tilme, 20, was hospitalized early Friday in good condition, officials said.
Grant, 23, of North Lauderdale was charged with aggravated battery with a deadly weapon after being treated at a hospital for her wounds, officials said. She was being held on $50,000 bond.
Word up, homie. Don’t no one be thinkin’ ’bout gittin between Tilme and the girl’s cup-o-soup.
American Girl, manufacturer of an outrageously expensive line of dolls and children’s books, has hacked off leaders of a big conservative group. They’re threatening to stop paying the hundreds of dollars it costs to own just one of these demon possessed life-like dolls unless the toy maker stops giving a small portion of the billions they gross each year to a youth organization that supports abortion rights and acceptance of lesbians.
The protest is directed at an ongoing American Girl campaign in which proceeds from sales of a special “I Can” wristband help support educational and empowerment programs of Girls Inc., a national nonprofit organization which describes its mission as “inspiring girls to be strong, smart and bold.”
American Girl, whose often patriotic products have long had a loyal following among conservatives, issued a statement Friday defending its support of Girls Inc. and assailing the protest campaign.
“We are profoundly disappointed that certain groups have chosen to misconstrue American Girl’s purely altruistic efforts and turn them into a broader political statement on issues that we, as a corporation, have no position,” the statement said.
The Mississippi-based American Family Association, in a campaign launched Wednesday, is urging its members to demand that American Girl halt support for Girls Inc., which it called “a pro-abortion, pro-lesbian advocacy group.”
“Let American Girl know they are making a terrible mistake,” AFA chairman Don Wildmon said in a statement. The AFA says it has more than 2.2 million members.
And they’ve got lots of cold, hard, doll buying cash burning holes in their pockets. American Girl, you’ve been warned.
Via CNN
Thousands of polling stations across Iraq have closed after millions of Iraqis voted today on a draft constitution that would set up a democratic framework to govern the strife-torn nation. CNN correspondents in different parts of the country said voting appeared brisk. Early reports suggested there had been comparatively little violence during the day.
There’s ongoing blog coverage of today’s events in Iraq. Omar at Iraq The Model voted ‘Yes’ today.
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