I’m running a bit late on this this evening. I had to run out Two Notch to a furniture repair place in the late afternoon. They’ve had some pieces of ours for several months, and I was afraid they’d give them away if I didn’t run out there and redeem them. Here are your headlines:
- Europe flights could be grounded for 48 hours by ash — OK, so you weren’t planning on flying over Europe today. Still, a big deal.
- Former N.S.A. Official Is Indicted in Leak Case — I guess ya gotta watch what ya say to a reporter these days.
- NASA’s Flight Plan Gets Small Course Corrections — Sounds like Obama didn’t curtail space travel as much as had been rumored. Which pleases me, being a Rocket Man myself. Or a fan of space travel, anyway.
- Cranky White People Gather at State House to Bitch — What, that doesn’t sound like a news headline to you? Well, it states the case, so get outta my face. Here’s some more stuff from someone who stayed longer than I did.
- Google’s Profit Jumps 37% — This is touted as further evidence of recovery. I see it also in terms of the company being strong at a time when it’s engaged in heavy-duty private foreign policy.
- Rex posts low Q1 campaign contributions — The headline for this one could also read, “Sheheen’s status as front-runner further cemented.”
Two items that didn’t quite make the cut:
Lone black member of USC board keeps her seat — This was just too old by this point.
In Shift of Tone on Abuse Cases, Pope Speaks of ‘Penance’ — Folks, we Catholics ALWAYS talk like that…
No report on Jenny Sanford’s new boyfriend? It was front page news for The State.
Hey, maybe Herb is in Europe now….I hope everyone is okay and not overly inconvenienced.
Nope, I’m here minding my business. One of the best friends I’ve ever had passed away from a brain tumor this week, and I’d love to go to his funeral in Berlin, but that won’t happen. I saw him in December, though, which was way better than waiting until I couldn’t talk to him.