Oddities
Reporter Seeks Doghouse Veterans
Interesting reporter’s query on the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Web site today:
In the doghouse? — Have you ever been banished to or banished your spouse to the couch for some marital infraction? If you’d like to talk to the PG about how one of you ended up on the sofa, contact staff writer L.A. Johnson at [...]
Who is Miki Ann Dimarco?
Sometimes people ask me why I don’t read much fiction. Stories like this one in the Casper Star Tribune in Wyoming are a good answer.
The prisoner, Miki Ann Dimarco, passed six bad checks in February and March of 1998 for a total of $742.85 but was released on probation. Her probation officer then revoked her [...]
Small-Town Scandal
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Lawrence County Tempest: Treasurer’s public, private life investigated
“I’ve been here for 27 years,” confides one longtime employee at the courthouse in New Castle, “and this is our best scandal.” This one’s about unpaid taxes, questionable financial deals and clandestine sex parties, all focused on a county treasurer who has apparently fled the state [...]
Dishwasher Cooking
Adventures in cooking with a dishwasher, from the Associated Press:
I invited a few friends (my wife sat warily in another room, refusing to participate), and prepared three simple vegetable dishes I normally would steam ? broccoli with sesame seed oil and almond slivers, carrots with butter and dill, and butternut squash with olive oil and [...]
On the House Floor
For those of you intensely interested in what the House of Representatives is doing but prevented from watching CSPAN 24/7, the House has unveiled a new email service: send a blank message to now@mail.house.gov and you’ll get back a run-down on the latest floor activities, including votes and debates. And let’s all play nice and [...]
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