Apr
14
The Daily Mac: 04.14.09
By
Rest in Peace Harry Kalas
- Syndicated newspaper tech columnist Gregg Ellman’s weekly “Gregg’s Gadgets” is online now at jimmacmillan.net – http://tinyurl.com/cg2vw8 #
- Bad day for baseball: Ex-big leaguer Mark “The Bird” Fidrych found dead at 54 – http://tinyurl.com/cuzsfu #
- Outta Here! The Phillies and Nationals are having a slug fest on the day Harry died. RIP Harry Kalas. http://jimmacmillan.net/ #
- Phil Spector found guilty of 2nd-degree murder: http://tinyurl.com/crymrc #
- My friend Michel Marizco is doing some bold work on his site: http://www.BorderReporter.com – http://tinyurl.com/c2z5xx #
- paidContent.org: Newspaper Roundup: LAT; Boston Globe; Seattle P-I; McClatchy; Paywalls – http://tinyurl.com/cxbv4v #
- Philly radio stations w/ wall2wall reports on the sudden loss of Phils’ anouncer Harry Kalas: http://www.kyw1060.com/ http://www.610wip.com/ #
- Rest in Peace Harry Kalas – http://jimmacmillan.net/ #
- KYW Philadelphia says Harry Kalas has died. #
- Hall of Fame Phillies announcer Harry Kalas found unconscious; rushed to hospital in Washington. – http://tinyurl.com/dguoqo #
- In Boston, Paper’s Peril Hits a Nerve – http://tinyurl.com/cleug8 #
- News, links and a photo from the last 24 hours – The Daily Mac: 04.13.09 is online: http://tinyurl.com/dabf7d #
- Philadelphia Inquirer Metropolitan Columnist Dan Rubin has been bringing words & music together on his Blinq blog: http://tinyurl.com/c43sz4 #
- “Gravity Wave” is trending on Google after an overnight event: http://tinyurl.com/cro2qa Here is a video example: http://tinyurl.com/yvkebf #
- Miss Russell said: “I use my skin as a canvas. People think it is pretty weird.” – http://tinyurl.com/coueyk #
- There, etched in black on the edge of a fallen maple leaf, was what looked to her like an image of Jesus. – http://tinyurl.com/d882x6 #
- Man Killed While Trying to Rob Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting, police said. http://tinyurl.com/dhxpwe #
- Vermont considers legalizing teen sexting; supporters don’t think teens should be prosecuted as sex offenders. http://tinyurl.com/cbj2pw #
- Good news/bad news – Economists: Recession to End This Year, But Unemployment Will Hit Nearly 10% – http://tinyurl.com/dm2pzl #
- Can Cuba cope with an onslaught of Americans? – http://tinyurl.com/ddn2yh #
- Man arrested for wheel lock ‘gun’ – “I was absolutely gobsmacked.” – http://tinyurl.com/c3ncjx #
- Scotland ‘staring into abyss of social collapse’ – http://tinyurl.com/da8hrq #
- Americans See Their Earliest Tax Freedom Day in Decades – http://tinyurl.com/chq2cw #
- Strapped cities trying ‘streetlight user fees” and “accident response fees” – http://tinyurl.com/d7ebsg #
- The decline of Chron readership is definitely linked to the decline of the comics page! Bring back Family Circle! http://tinyurl.com/c8oeud #
- Anatomical differences in brains have been measured & linked with the four main categories of personality types – http://tinyurl.com/d9a9n5 #
- Archbishop makes credit crunch case for monastic lifestyle in Easter sermon – http://tinyurl.com/ct3tm6 #
- 71-year-old goes for phone booth record: http://tinyurl.com/d4mfey #
- Pew: Married people (43% very happy) are a good bit happier – http://tinyurl.com/c44td7 #
- National Guard enlistment has “definitely benefited from the economy going down the toilet,” – http://tinyurl.com/d5f4xw #
- In Venezuela, a traditional delicacy around this time of the year is the capybara, the world’s biggest rodent. http://tinyurl.com/dglzdk #
- It’s amazing that the amount of news that happens in the world every day always just exactly fits the newspaper. – Seinfeld (1954 – ) #
- I know you got the power in your pencil: ♫ http://blip.fm/~48x4x #
1 Comments
April 14th, 2009 at 2:44 pm
Rest in Peace Harry Kalas, and the rest of my news from the last 24 hours – Tha Daily Mac: 04.14.09 is online – http://tinyurl.com/dxe7kf