News Round Up, mish mash

Many of these stories are tinged with that lovable silver lining... but not all. 

I have a love/hate relationship with raccoons, so I read this story with interest.  Fascinating story about this terrible disease that is ravaging the raccoons ... and that might be highlighting an environmental danger.

On the silver lining side of life, I am always so proud of our human race when I read of those who were hurt by 911 doing something productive ... we can wallow in our grief, indulge in our vengeance, or work to help others ... these folks are taking the super high road. 

This may seem slightly odd, but it sounds like an important piece -- and given my family's recent scramble after my brother's sudden and unexpected death, I think it is of value ... indeed, get your shit together.

Here's another lovely StoryCorps -- this time about adoption. 

From tragedy, adversity and a strong sense of self, this woman is not content to have just straightened out her own life, she is helping others -- and by extension her society (which is also ours!).

We hear a lot of angry rhetoric coming out of churches on a regular basis, but here's one where they are, instead, preaching love [about loving your neighbor even when he/she is a stranger] -- really preaching, with bible passages and all!

This is the kind of baby shower I can get behind.  I like the way it acknowledges the abundance in their lives while it shines the lights on the needs of others ... beautiful. 

Here is a great piece of the series of pieces on Nina Totenberg's interview with Sonia Sotomayor.  All of the parts I have heard are good, but this one is my favorite so far...the title says it all:  "Sotomayor Found Her 'Competitive Spirit' In Gold Stars."

Here is a fascinating "where are they now" link -- actually about a movie Nancy Pelosi's daughter made about former NJ Governor James McGreevey.  Now here is some lemonade from lemons -- silver lining-ed to the hilt.  





I believe that this is what comes of everyone being armed.  It doesn't mean that no innocents will be harmed. It means that hotheads will prevail.  And... in other news, the NM Legislature in its infinite cowboy wisdom is considering making carry/conceal legal in bars.  Yes, you read that right ... because we need more bar brawls to turn into shootouts.  I think we ought to send all these gun-loving, gun-needing folks to a colony somewhere and see who survives.  They can have all teh guns and ammunition they want as long as they stay within their territory.