Friday, October 20, 2006
Learning on the Job
So my favorite thing about the new job is that I get to peruse all sorts of wire stories at my leisure. And I think it's making me smarter.
In fact, I know it is.
Some of the more interesting things I've learned in my first couple of days:
- Japan wants to increase its birthrate, so it's encouraging couples to have babies by building more day care centers and encouraging men to take paternity leave.
- It costs $2,500 to take a picture with President Bush at campaign fundraiser.
- Not only are Sunnis and Shiites clashing in Iraq, but now rival Shiite militias are fighting each other.
- The arch diocese on the Maltese island of Gozo requested an investigation of the priest who said he got naked with Mark Foley when the former congressman was a boy. I wondered why Gozo was so interested -- turns out the priest lives there.
- Speaking of which, there's a support group -- back in the U.S. -- called the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests.
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uber geek.
LMAO!
don't you love it when you have access to information that the average human being may not always have access to?
(wo)man, you have a kool job! i am jealous!