NYT Error

I love finding errors in newspapers. Makes me feel better about myself.

On the front page of the New York Times this morning, an article titled "For Obama, a Taste of the Real Battle Ahead" called Barack Obama, Mr. Obaba. On the FRONT PAGE!

I had a good laugh with that one.

Cash or Credit?

I read an article in the New York Times yesterday, Sat. Jan 19, 2008, about a San Diego based company called TradeLine Solutions which promises to raise a customer's credit score.
TradeLine will raise a customers credit score by apparently "adding somebody else's top-notch credit history to the borrower's history."
And they charge $1,399 to do it.

Betcha they only take cash.

Read the article at NYTimes.com.
If the link doesn't work than the article is titled, "What's Behind Those Offers to Raise Credit Scores?" by Janet Morrissey in the YOUR MONEY section of the Business section of the Times.

San Diego Fires

First of all, my family and house are okay as of right now. My parents have been told they may need to evacuate and they are ready to leave if they need to but so far that has not had to happen. When I talked to them last night they said the winds had died down and the smoke had cleared. While they can see the fire from the house on roughly three sides, the fire has stayed in a "C" shape around Escondido (said Mommy and Daddy). Some of southern Escondido has been burned and through e-mails from friends I have learned that many people have been evacuated but no word on anyone I know personally losing their home.

So my family is safe for now but this fire is very unpredictable so please keep them in your prayers! I will try to update when I can.

Here are some maps courtesy of Google and KPBS (I'm probably violating some copyright laws here...).

The general area. The white info bubble is on Escondido High School which is a few miles from my house and is being used as an evacuation center that is now at full capacity. The Witch Fire is what is the biggest problem for Escondido right now, its on the lower right. The Witch Fire has burned over 164,000 acres and is 1% contained according to an article in the New York Times this morning.

A closer view. The info bubble is directly over my street.

Morphine

A New York Times Article about the lack of morphine in poor countries. (If you can't view it then you may have to sign up which is free, easy to do and well worth it.)

This kind of writing is what I want to do. I want to go to places and see the people that are suffering and inform the world about it so that something can be done.

I just don't know how to go about it.

Any suggestions?