Category Archive
The following is a list of all entries from the Current Affairs category.
Imus: Here we go again
Filed in Current Affairs, June 24, 2008, 1:27 pmDon Imus is back in the news for all the wrong reasons; again. Last time he made national headlines was for his comments towards the Rutgers University women’s basketball team. Now, he is back in the news for comments in regards to Adam ‘Pacman’ Jones. The discussion that has caused a stir is:
“What color is [...]
Gas now greater than $4 per gallon
Filed in Current Affairs, Politics, May 27, 2008, 10:56 amWe all knew that the day would come and just prior to Memorial Day, gas has increased to over $4 per gallon near my house. That essentially means to fill my gas tank, it costs over $100 per week. Nice - thanks Bush!
Gregor, in all his wisdom, put something into perspective for me. Sure Americans [...]
I Settled With My Insurance Company
Filed in Current Affairs, Family, Travel, May 17, 2007, 10:41 amThe chapter of my life that involved being run over by a moped in a crosswalk is officially over. After almost a year of my attorney working with my insurance company, we’ve finally reached a settlement. The settlement doesn’t equate to any kind of early retirement, but it did cover all my out-of-pocket expenses and [...]
I’m not dead, I just moved
Filed in Current Affairs, Rental House, , 10:30 amSorry it has been so long since I last posted something. I guess you can say a lot has changed. For starters, I’ve moved. I announced a couple of months ago that my landlord was selling his house and I had to relocate.
One morning my mom was browsing CraigsList and discovered an ad from someone [...]
GM Electric Car Production Planned For 2010
Filed in Current Affairs, March 6, 2007, 1:58 pmFunny that I see this in the news since I just watched ‘Who Killed The Electric Car‘. According to an article on MSNBC, GM’s product chief and Vice Chairman Bob Lutz announced that GM has set a target date of 2010 for a full electric car production. It was only a few years ago that [...]
The i’m™ Initiative
Filed in Current Affairs, Noteworthy, Web/Tech, March 2, 2007, 10:20 ami’m is a new initiative from Windows Live™ Messenger. Every time you start a conversation using i’m, Microsoft shares a portion of the program’s advertising revenue with some of the world’s most effective organizations dedicated to social causes. We’ve set no cap on the amount we’ll donate to each organization. The sky’s the limit.
So any [...]
