"The traditional ballad Danny Boy is not known for being controversial, but this St Patrick's day a New York bar has decided to ban it while a Michigan cafe will sing it 1000 times.
It is depressing, it is not usually sung in Ireland for St Patrick's Day, and its lyrics were...
I'm happy to report that Lake Wobegon has thrown its friendly hat into the ring for Obama. Rhubarb pie, anyone?Viva, Obama!"Garrison Keillor, host of public radio's "A Prairie Home Companion," has endorsed Democratic Sen. Barack Obama for president, Obama's campaign announced...
created by Alarmed | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago 382 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
It's pitch dark both to and fro work, your Christmas bills are due, and to stay warm you need to dress like a shapeless lump of wool. Yes, today is the most depressing day of the year.A Cardiff...
created by Rob Peters | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago 1146 views | 2 recommendations | 6 comments
"The "Cashmere Mafia" has finally aired on ABC tonight and although I missed the first part , what I saw was enough to make my early verdict.
Please excuse my high expectations from the show caused by the long...
created by sweetsixteen | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago 1307 views | 0 recommendations | 5 comments
It's been a while since we heard much from the Albertans so desperate to stop the clear-cutting of 800,000 acres in the eastern Kananaskis, a program which has already begun. But they've been busy. ...
created by ppeggy | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago 697 views | 0 recommendations | 1 comment
"A lot of the time blogging (and reading) about environmental issues and global climate change can be depressing. So let’s lighten up today and talk about love.
In the end, it’s love for each other — and...
created by kbedell | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago 322 views | 2 recommendations | 0 comments
"Here is the real joke that is the left. They cry that Fox is bias, they want people to stop watching Fox. They want fox off the air. But in their America it is only the left point of view that is valid....
created by gmony714 | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago 365 views | 2 recommendations | 1 comment
Blame Canada! Man we gotta do something about those monopolies. I thought we invented the damn phone! Why are we getting so fleeced by the mobile carriers?"Thanks to Thomas Purves for doing the...
created by mtippett | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago 564 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
"Tonight in the United States, the wealthiest nation on earth, one in five children will go to bed hungry.
If this sounds depressing, preachy, or moralistic that's because it is. The United States today exhibits...
created by killfile | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago 949 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
"Lilieth Knight would love nothing more than to wave a magic wand and erase the tragic and traumatic events that befell her on Friday evening. But this morning, she still has no choice but to accept the fact that her two infant grandchildren were burned alive in her home at...
"If you stumbled out of bed in the dark this morning, fell over the cat, found no milk in the fridge for your porridge, had a row with your partner, received a rude letter from the bank, got covered in snow at the bus stop and finally arrived at work in time to be made...
created by mtippett | 5 years ago 523 views | 10 recommendations | 1 comment
"America needs a new option on the nearly ceaseless public opinion polls about Iraq: sick of it. "The surge" of energy and outrage from the 2006 Congressional Campaign has long since crested and receded, leaving...
created by killfile | 5 years ago | updated 5 years ago 369 views | 0 recommendations | 1 comment
"In Part 1, we discussed how to know if you have job burnout -- an ailment common to workers in the healthcare industry. This part of the article will discuss tips to beat burnout in the workplace.
One of the best ways to defeat burnout is to make your job more enjoyable....
"I am a sucker for a good old fashioned video store. I like to browse and wander and then walk out with far more movies than I had planned. The art of the find is half of the fun. Aside from Classic Video and maybe a handful of others, the state of video rental places in...