Wisconsin Protests

Maybe you've been following the news coverage of the protests in Wisconsin this past week. For a local perspective, check out Althouse, a blog written by a law professor in Madison, Wis. She offers great coverage of signs and protesters from both sides. She presents striking details and interesting coverage of the protests in a much different way from the national news.

Human Cheese

Here's an interesting article about a woman who wants to produce human cheese.

[The response] definitely runs the gambit [sic]. Everything from ‘this is such a great idea’ to ‘this is the most disgusting thing I’ve ever seen.’ Overall, response has been pretty overwhelmingly positive, which I didn’t really expect. Maybe it’s New York – we are pretty adventurous eaters.

Branding and naming are paramount in overcoming potential eaters' qualms about human cheese. Does changing the "human" part of the name to a euphemism make you more likely to think of trying it without being grossed out? I might try some "homo sapien cheddar" or "biped feta" if there was some good wine to go with it.

News Sources

Part of January Reflections '11

Mr. Morgan’s favorite, unwind-after-the-workday routine involves sitting in his favorite chair to watch Live 5 News with his tortilla chips and salsa (after a quick hello to us). He watches Live 5 News because their newscast looks the best on our TV, since it’s filmed and broadcast in high-definition and widescreen. I prefer national news outlets (mostly Fox News) to which I listen via satellite radio in my car and in the kitchen. I can barely tolerate local news because most stories are so un-newsworthy. We do discuss interesting or weird news events (both local and national), but Mr. Morgan doesn’t follow or have much interest in political news--which I love. I feed my political-news obsession with National Review Online and The Daily Beast, along with other news sites. Mr. Morgan keeps up with technology news through various blogs like The Consumerist and magazines like Wired and CEPro. He keeps me updated on cutting-edge technologies and cool gadgets that he’s drooling over.

Mayhem in Arizona

We busied ourselves all day with painting Hamilton's big-boy room, so I finally had time this evening to read more about the tragic attack in Arizona. I can't really imagine the horrific experience of attending a public, political event when a gunman shoots his targeted congresswoman in the head at close range and kills several others including a federal judge and a nine-year-old girl. How scary the scene must have been in Arizona. Amazingly, the congresswoman is supposed to recover, and post-surgery she's responding to doctors.

"They have Richard!"

The Captain who's been held captive by Somali pirates for the past five days is finally safe. Navy SEALs rescued him. Praise the Lord!