April 12th

I was accused of being imbalanced this past week, maybe because I'm only reading opinions that are similar to my own!  So, in the interest of presenting two sides-- here you go.  Let me tell you, however, that I just tried google searching for 10 minutes to find more of the balanced opinions on testing and couldn't find any-- reader challenge, submit your own "pro-testing" articles if you can.

I do want to clarify that I am pro-testing, just not pro-absurd time limits and a refusal to release the material used.

Do I need to present two sides when posting things like adorable baby elephants learning to use their trunks?

And to continue the animal theme- have you seen the troubling reports that animals such as dolphins are still sick and dying from the oil spill 4 years ago?

I'd never heard about the stressful life and habits of EMT workers before-- and then I read this magazine article and saw this story the next day.  Thoughts? 

In news everybody's talking about- Have you heard about Colbert?  I think I'll miss his character- curious what his new persona will be like...

And how about the Clinton shoe-thrower?  What a cooky lady!  (Scroll down for the video of Hillary- I think she handled it well!)

 For hard news this week-- I even sent Christina a mid-week update when I heard about the school stabbing in Pennsylvania- then heard surprisingly little else without actually seeking it out.  Thankful that nobody died- but it left me wondering about our desensitized nature here.

In news I'm hearing nobody talking about-- literally walking by a peace protest today made me realize I know very little about the situation in Iran right now.  (Do you need a quick summary of just the most recent news instead?  I'm not going to lie- I didn't read the whole NY Times site either.)

Ok, C, here you go-- a personality profile this time.   I'm a Laid-Back Doer.  What are you guys?