Gretchen Gotthart Skeldon, a friend from my days at Libbey Inc., died on February 17th after a long battle with breast cancer.  Even though the phrase “one of a kind” can be over used, it really did apply to her. She was kind, beautiful, brilliant, and generous.  She had an unshakable faith in God that [...]

You may want to have a backup map from Google Maps or Mapquest before heading out on a route you are completely unfamiliar with. This couple drove through the high desert of Oregon with only their GPS guiding them. They got stuck in the snow for three days: A Nevada couple letting their SUV’s navigation [...]

Some of you may have heard about Barack Obama’s tone deaf attempt at a self-deprecating joke by comparing his bowling capabilities to the Special Olympics. Contrast that to Sarah Palin’s address to the 2009 Special Olympics from just a couple of weeks ago. She’s pure class while he’s pure…well, tone deaf. My favorite line: You [...]

A couple of days ago, I wrote a quick post about how Richardson fell while skiing in Canada and suffered head injuries that made her brain dead. We learned last night that she has died. Tony Award-winning actress Natasha Richardson passed away Wednesday from injuries suffered after a fall on a Canadian ski slope Monday. [...]

I was shocked when I read this today. Natasha Richardson, who played the mother in a movie I really enjoyed, the remake of The Parent Trap, and wife of Liam Neeson, was skiiing in Canada yesterday and fell. About an hour later, she complained of a terrible headache and was rushed to the hospital where [...]

You will want to rethink that decision after reading this report published at the London Sunday Times. It seems cloth diapers, refered to as reusable diapers in this report, have a larger carbon footprint than disposable because the energy required to launder them. This information was discovered through a study done by Britain’s Department for [...]

Dr. Randy Pausch, the Carnegie Mellon professor, husband, and father of three who became famous for his “Last Lecture,” died of pancreatic cancer on Friday, July 25th. For those who are unfamiliar, Randy did a last lecture on how to achieve your childhood dreams. Carnegie Mellon posted the video of his lecture on YouTube and [...]

My 5 year old son loves to chew gum. For me, however, sugared gum is out of the question. Happily, I found a gum that he can chew until the cows come home: Orbit gum. There are two reasons why I make sure my house is stocked with Orbit. First, it has so many great [...]

I am so sad about this. As I wrote in my post at Wizbang I gasped when I read about his death at The Top of the Ticket, the LA Times’ blog.  Why does it seem like only the good guys die young instead of the evil ones like Hugo Chavez, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, and Kim [...]

Mike Adams at Natural News has decided to use Tim Russert’s death to sell his agenda and seemingly his books. If you take a look at this website, you’ll see a couple of books written my Mr. Adams clearly displayed on the right hand side. So what’s the issue? It’s this: before Mr. Russert has [...]