Core

It will be interesting to see the student reaction to this (article by me), if there even is one.

Vanity Fair

Why They Hate Us

An article from Vanity Fair about why people seem to hate the media and how valid those arguments are. The comments are my favorite part. Especially those who make the complaints the author addresses.

Aid to the Rescue!

I was notified today that I will receive enough aid from the University of Richmond that I will only owe them about $750 for my entire senior year. Woohoo! Richmond may have a high price tag (estimated cost of attendance for next year is over $50,000) but they give 100% blind need-based aid and it is awesome.

Thank you Richmond and your extravagant endowment!

Guantanamo

This puts a little fact and perspective on the closing of Guantanamo. We'll have to wait and see what happens to those who are convicted for acts of terrorism and where they end up.

Politics. At least it's interesting

State Senator Beats McAuliffe in Va. Primary

To be honest, I hadn't been paying much attention to this election. Call it election burn out or just plain apathy, either way this will make for an interesting General Assembly session next year. After reporting on the last session, I have learned a few things about what will be presented at the next session and if Deeds becomes governor, a lot of things are going to change in Va., especially when it comes to gun laws and the death penalty. Both very interesting topics that people love to read about.

Now that I know a little bit more about politics, it's more interesting and I don't despise it as much. Notice I said, "as much."

Journalists Sentenced to 12 Years Hard Labor in North Korea

Two Paths, Same Fate for Reporters Facing Prison

If you've ever watched Oprah or various other news shows, you know who Lisa Ling is. One of the captured woman is her younger sister.

It's a dangerous time to be a journalist in many countries. I think I'll stick to print.

Delilah and the Snake

On Sunday Delilah came in to the house after her morning romp and seemed to be limping a bit. After a few days she seemed to be getting stiffer and stiffer and was not getting up on her own to eat. It looked like her back legs were giving her a lot of problems so we took her to a new vet.

While the vet was examining her, the vet technician found a red spot on Delilah's skin so they shaved the area and found out she had been bitten by a poisonous snake, probably a Copperhead, on her right shoulder. The vet also said that the hind paralysis was most likely due to a tick-borne disease. They kept her overnight to give her IV fluids and sent her blood to a lab for tests. They started her on antibiotics and pain medication.

The next day we were able to go pick her up and she seemed a little peppier. Since then we have been giving her the antibiotics and pain meds and a Pepcid twice a day and she seems to have most of her old energy back and is not having any problems getting up or down or walking.

Now the only problem is that we have to keep her locked up and out of trouble for another week and a half. Anyone who has met Delilah will tell you that that is nearly impossible. Now every time she wants to go outside we get the leash and walk around, which doesn't exactly make her happy, but she will get over it.

I am just glad that she is OK and getting back to her old self. She was pretty pitiful those first few days.

We still don't know if she has/had a tick-borne disease because the vet said the tests showed she had a little bit of all three and nothing was definitive. So we're just giving her the drugs and taking her back for a check up on Tuesday.

My baby is OK!

Really?!

A Blagojevich Tries Reality TV

Are you serious? Really? Really?!

Some people are nuts. If I were this woman's child, I would change my name.