For some in Washington, commuting’s a slug-fest - Yahoo! News
Each workday, members of a unique breed of commuters known as “slugs” line up, sometimes at regular bus stops, sometimes at special areas. Chatting quietly, they wait for strangers to pick them up and drive them to the office, or home at the end of the day.
The name was so catchy that I couldn’t resist. An interesting lesson in free markets. Supply and demand working their magic, as they always do.
Woman loses consciousness after Disney ride - Yahoo! News
The 35-year-old woman was getting off “Mission: Space” when she fell about 8:30 p.m. Monday, Deputy Chief Bo Jones of the Reedy Creek Fire Department told the Orlando Sentinel.
In a related story, a 14 year old boy had a fantasy about Pamela Anderson, and a can of whip cream following the same ride on Mission: Space.
This is what the world of 24hr journalism has brought us — baseless stories about mundane human events that are given extraordinary coverage in an attempt to create news.
Serious journalist, if they still exist, should be doing everything in their power to squash this type of reporting before it marginalizes their entire profession.