Glendale...not just famous for its Armenians anymore |
I love that he compares the fine to amounts for Libby and the hospital...it is insane that this went as far as it did. Gotta love the opportunistic local governments.
http://www.latimes.com/news... Posted by Damion on Wed, 28 Nov 2007 09:58:00 PST |
’We have decided to take your life’ |
'We have decided to take your life'
As a Somalian journalist, he was used to threats and horrific violence. But a chilling phone call the day two colleagues were killed left him shaken.
By Abukar Alba... Posted by Damion on Mon, 29 Oct 2007 12:13:00 PST |
Bill Brasky was a helluva guy... |
Drinking stories that put yours to shame
By Ian Lendler
Turns out, the best drinking stories in history are actually, well, historical. So raise a glass to your forefathers and marvel at these tales.
... Posted by Damion on Fri, 26 Oct 2007 10:31:00 PST |
Perspective from the blind... |
Been awhile since I posted one of these...but I thought everyone could take something from this story.
Blind faith carries the day for athlete in 'perfect race'
By ERIC RANSOM
Special to the S... Posted by Damion on Mon, 15 Oct 2007 10:24:00 PST |
I am Jack's couch potato... |
So, I've come to the realization that my "blog" is not so much a "blog" in the true sense of the word. Really, I guess it has morphed into more of a strange/inspirational news aggregator o... Posted by Damion on Fri, 18 May 2007 02:14:00 PST |
Good story... |
Not to get too preachy here...but I thought this story should carry some weight in the world. I've included the link at the bottom if you want to see pics or find out what paper it ran in. ... Posted by Damion on Thu, 10 May 2007 02:32:00 PST |
Domo Arigato...you know the rest. |
So I'm back in the good ole States again. I can say with a substantial degree of certainty that jetlag is not fair. I mean, I was up for somewhere between 30 and 32 hours straight on "Sund... Posted by Damion on Wed, 21 Mar 2007 10:18:00 PST |
Chopstick Skills... |
First and foremost, greetings from Japan. I'm typing this at 6 a.m. because I can't sleep anymore. Yesterday I was up at 3:45 after staying up past midnight. Needless to say, "Lost i... Posted by Damion on Wed, 14 Mar 2007 02:35:00 PST |
I am Jack's twisted psyche... |
The off-season sucks! We finished up marathon season after the Phoenix half and full marathons in mid-January and still have another month or two before the fall season starts up. I had in... Posted by Damion on Mon, 05 Mar 2007 10:44:00 PST |
The Penguin drops some knowledge... |
First...this is not a blog. I found the following article on Active.com and thought it was applicable to some things I've been noticing about myself. The timing of it was perfect as I read... Posted by Damion on Fri, 26 Jan 2007 01:34:00 PST |