This is what I've been working on a lot in the past week, together with one of our staff reporters. (Just the graphic; she wrote the story). It shows how a bunch of criminals in the Torrington and Winsted area are connected to each other, kind of like a 6 degrees of separation thing.
Click here to see the graphic.
Sunday, May 10, 2009
Friday, May 8, 2009
Greencard application filed
I made the ever-so-important trip to the post office today to mail out my greencard application. Sorry, that's the "change of status" application in addition to Albie's "petition for alien relative" application.
It's nice to have it done. Hopefully it is done. And now we wait.
As I made out the cover sheet, I got up to Point 22 on my list of everything that's included. I'm sure at least SOMETHING is missing.
I guess I'll just wait and we'll find out!
It's nice to have it done. Hopefully it is done. And now we wait.
As I made out the cover sheet, I got up to Point 22 on my list of everything that's included. I'm sure at least SOMETHING is missing.
I guess I'll just wait and we'll find out!
Thursday, May 7, 2009
Abusing stuffed toys
What happened to Floppy? I asked myself as I got up this morning. The stuffed duck was laying there on the floor, his neck-tie several feet away. Last night, Floppy had been on the couch. Then the prime suspect entered the room, and casually walked across the crime scene...
Monday, May 4, 2009
One cup of pasta
Who came up with this portion size for pasta? And whoever that person was, did he or she ever try to eat just a cup of pasta and then feel full???
Sunday, May 3, 2009
Saturday, May 2, 2009
Weight-loss supplements
The Food and Drug Administration today came out with a statement that people should stay away from any Hydroxycut weight-loss supplements.
Apparently there's been some liver problems, other diseases and death resulting from people taking them. Now, really, does that come as a shock to anyone? C'mon!
Who really believes you can take a "natural" supplement advertised on late-night television to miraculously drop 20-30 pounds in a couple of weeks? OK, well, maybe some people do. But even if you could, that's extremely dangerous and not healthy at all, so why would you try it? Are people really that desperate?
Personally, I've never felt the need for fake-looking "miracle" products with ads that scream of manipulation and photoshopping. I don't think I look like the blown-up-like-a-balloon person at the beginning of the ad, nor do I want to look like the too-skinny and strange-looking person at the end. Can't we just pretend we all want to be ourselves, just for one day?
Apparently there's been some liver problems, other diseases and death resulting from people taking them. Now, really, does that come as a shock to anyone? C'mon!
Who really believes you can take a "natural" supplement advertised on late-night television to miraculously drop 20-30 pounds in a couple of weeks? OK, well, maybe some people do. But even if you could, that's extremely dangerous and not healthy at all, so why would you try it? Are people really that desperate?
Personally, I've never felt the need for fake-looking "miracle" products with ads that scream of manipulation and photoshopping. I don't think I look like the blown-up-like-a-balloon person at the beginning of the ad, nor do I want to look like the too-skinny and strange-looking person at the end. Can't we just pretend we all want to be ourselves, just for one day?
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