I am totally unhip, and totally fine with it.
Don't Vote. Posted: 2 weeks ago by Marli
Seriously.
Comments: 13 Score: [-] 171 [+].
Lost dog finds travel agency, and way home Posted: 2 weeks ago by Marli
A golden retriever who was 400 miles from his Atlanta home booked a trip back by simply looking pathetic outside of a Florida travel agency.
Comments: 2 Score: [-] 458 [+].
Georgia superintendent wins $1M & gives it to schools Posted: 3 weeks ago by Marli
Georgia State school superintendent Kathy Cox became the first $1 million winner Friday on the series “Are You Smarter Than A Fifth Grader”.
She said she'll be donating the winnings to three Georgia schools.
Comments: 14 Score: [-] 577 [+].
Boy suspended over anti-Obama shirt Posted: 3 weeks ago by Marli
Given the choice of either A. changing the shirt, B. turning it inside out, or C. getting suspended, the 11-year-old boy chose suspension.
Now his dad is suing.
Comments: 34 Score: [-] 618 [+].
Orphaned moose calf rescued by hunter Posted: 4 weeks ago by Marli
Your daily "awww"... and also to restore some faith in humanity.
*I tried to find a source for this other than a blog, but the only other one I found was a paid subscription site. Either way, it's not my blog, I assure you.
Comments: 2 Score: [-] 117 [+].
Boy saved from hanging by two schoolgirls Posted: 4 weeks ago by Marli
Yay for quick-thinking kids!
Comments: 0 Score: [-] 62 [+].
Yet another insane lawsuit Posted: 1 month ago by Marli
A man checks into a B&B. He murders the innkeeper, a guest, the innkeeper's daughter, and a friend.
The guest's sister is now suing the estate of the innkeeper.
Because apparently you are now responsible for someone's insanity if you rent them a room.
Comments: 4 Score: [-] 96 [+].
Democrats push a second stimulus package Posted: 1 month ago by Marli
Bad idea? Good idea?
Comments: 7 Score: [-] 155 [+].
Exxon Valdez Awarded Damages Sharply Cut Posted: 4 months ago by Marli
The Supreme Court on Wednesday slashed the $2.5 billion punitive damages award in the 1989 Exxon Valdez disaster to $500 million.
Originally, a jury decided that the company would pay $5 billion.
Comments: 4 Score: [-] 38 [+].
LawDogs USA Posted: 4 months ago by Marli
LawDogsUSA's sole purpose is to provide law enforcement agencies with high quality detection dog prospects, started dogs, and fully trained dogs - at no charge.
The unique thing? They only use pit bulls.
Please also visit this page for a 2007 news article about the program, and a 2006 article about K9 Neville.
Comments: 7 Score: [-] 256 [+].
Big Brown wins Derby, Eight Belles fatally injured Posted: 6 months ago by Marli
Big Brown is still unbeaten as he wins the Kentucky Derby by 3 lengths.
Eight Belles, the only filly in the field of 20 horses, broke both front ankles after finishing 2nd, and was euthanized on the track.
Comments: 18 Score: [-] 427 [+].
I Love The Whole World Posted: 6 months ago by Marli
I don't know why, but every time I see this commercial on the Discovery Channel, I smile and sing along.
Comments: 3 Score: [-] 230 [+].
Sight Restored After 66 Years Posted: 6 months ago by Marli
66 years ago, John Gray was injured in a bombing raid and was blinded in his right eye.
Last year, he developed macular degeneration and was told he would slowly lose the ability of sight in his left eye, as well, leaving him blind.
Comments: 1 Score: [-] 279 [+].
Flag Project Hits a Nerve Posted: 6 months ago by Marli
An art project at the University of Maine at Farmington caused controversy when it's creator placed US Flags on the floor of a heavily trafficked hallway. She said it was a social experiment to see how respectful people were of the flag.
Comments: 27 Score: [-] 503 [+].
Virginia Tech Day of Remembrance Posted: 6 months ago by Marli
I can't believe it's been a year.
Comments: 2 Score: [-] 247 [+].
Neighbors Bestow RV on "Squirrelman". Posted: 6 months ago by marli
Facing imminent eviction from his Eastlake treehouse, David "Squirrelman" Csaky got a little good news Tuesday -- then he got a little more.
Update to this.
Comments: 6 Score: [-] 274 [+].
Neighbors Bestow RV on Sqirrelman Posted: 6 months ago by marli
Facing imminent eviction from his Eastlake treehouse, David "Squirrelman" Csaky got a little good news Tuesday -- then he got a little more.
Update to this.
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Postcards From Yo Momma Posted: 6 months ago by marli
Does your mom still have an AOL account? Does she email you her random, yet charming, thoughts on life and love? Does she wish you called more often? Then send us your postcards!
Comments: 3 Score: [-] 223 [+].
Marine Mom Adopts Platoon Posted: 7 months ago by Marli
Using the $20,000 death benefit she received from the government after her son died in Iraq, Maureen O'Haire paid for his platoon to come to Boston for a St. Patrick's Day bash.
Theme pic is of her son, Marine Lance Cpl. Walter O’Haire.
Comments: 9 Score: [-] 463 [+].
Injured vet comes home to a free home of his own Posted: 7 months ago by Marli
Sgt. Brian Fountaine was recovering in Walter Reed Army Medical Center when he got an unexpected visitor who offered to build him a house – free of charge. The visitor was John Gonsalves, founder of Homes for Our Troops, a nonprofit group that builds houses for severely injured veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan.
More about Homes for Our Troops.
Comments: 1 Score: [-] 372 [+].
The Dalai Lama at Home Posted: 7 months ago by Marli
Just what it says- series of photos of the Dalai Lama at his private residence in Dharamsala, India.
Comments: 2 Score: [-] 190 [+].
Dalai Lama threatens to resign Posted: 7 months ago by Marli
The Dalai Lama hit back at Chinese leaders and Tibetan radicals today by threatening to “resign” if violence in Tibet escalated, insisting that independence was “out of the question”, and urging his people to live “side by side” with the Chinese.
Comments: 4 Score: [-] 366 [+].
Rare jewel-colored frog rediscovered in Colombia Posted: 7 months ago by Marli
A brilliantly-colored frog has been rediscovered 14 years after its last sighting in a remote mountainous region in Colombia.
The critically endangered Carrikeri Harlequin frog (Atelopus carrikeri), a member of a family of amphibians that has been decimated by the outbreak of a deadly fungal disease, measures about 2 inches (5 cm) in length and lives at an altitude of 13,000 feet (4,000 m).
Comments: 2 Score: [-] 221 [+].
Dennis Quaid speaks out about medical nightmare Posted: 7 months ago by Marli
"Our kids are bleeding from everyplace that they've punctured," says Quaid. "They were working on Boone, whose belly button would not stop bleeding – blood squirted across the room. It was blood everywhere. It was a life-and-death situation."
Quaid is now establishing a foundation to look into preventative measures within the medical system.
Update to this story.
Comments: 2 Score: [-] 236 [+].
Would you like a kidney with that? Posted: 7 months ago by Marli
Sandie Andersen, a friendly Starbucks barista, recently offered one of her customers the gift of life.
Comments: 1 Score: [-] 318 [+].