Saturday News Update

Welcome to Saturday!  I can't believe that now we are a few short days away from Thanksgiving.

 

Here's what I've collected to look at this week:

 

I was touched by this story of a professional football player just wanting to do the right thing:

http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/blog/shutdown_corner/post/Josh-Cribbs-walks-with-late-coach-s-son-on-his-s?urn=nfl,202608

 

This story is interesting to me simply becuase I could never imagine jelly fish being this large:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33959849/ns/world_news-world_environment/?GT1=43001

While there are definately missing details in this case, if events were as the teen protrayed then I'm very saddened by how intolerant this world has become: 
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34042543/ns/us_news-weird_news/?GT1=43001

 

If only I could accomplish the organization this person talks about in his blog:

http://calnewport.com/blog/2008/02/15/fixed-schedule-productivity-how-i-accomplish-a-large-amount-of-work-in-a-small-number-of-work-hours/

Alas, this is impossible as the little ones I work with won't wait.

 

I'm always intruigued by the Shroud of Turin but this story seems really far fetched to me:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/eu_italy_shroud_of_turin

 

Our holiday's may be in danger!

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Rain-may-put-pumpkin-pie-in-apf-1323181927.html?x=0&.v=7

 I will have to pick up pumpkin whenever I find it so that Chad has a stock whenever his reciepes call for pumpkin.

 

 

And finally, articles about how much the state legislature is paid here in SC 

 http://www.postandcourier.com/news/2009/nov/16/writing-the-laws-on-10400-a-year/

 

http://www.postandcourier.com/news/2009/nov/17/no-legislative-pay-raise/

I was sure with the first article and affirmed of that with the second article that our legislature is paid enough.  It is a public service in which they are compensated for the time they serve.  Leave it alone.  Now, if only we could convince Congress of this as well.