NY Times Reading for the Week of 4/20

Monday...

4/20 celebrations make even the NY Times headlines. All this talk about marijuana "gaining traction" in its legalization for medicinal or recreational use is making me excited for just how liberal this country and the world is becoming. I am not so much advocating the drug as much as I am excited not to have my tax dollars pay for some poor kid to go to jail for a minor drug offense. In world news, another suicide bomb attack in Iraq- maybe he just needs to smoke a little pot and "gain traction" towards peace.

Oh, and I am also pretty broken up that the Craigslist killer is a Med student from BU. That guy was going to be a doctor. Nurse, please don't pass the scalpel.

Tuesday...

Asia's version of Wall Street is crashing. The Times Co. loses $74.5 million in the first quarter. The recession seems to be going quite strong. With all of these companies going down the tubes, the idea of starting my own business is becoming more and more appealing everyday.

Wednesday...

More on the craigslist guy. They found a semi-automatic weapon and plastic ties in his apartment. This guy was really swinging for the fences. Maybe he was just worried about the job market after school and was trying to build a bigger customer base. Oh wait, he robbed those people too- now thats just getting greedy. It kind of makes me sick to think this guy was regarded as such a smart kid and this is what he was doing in his free time. Think I'll put the paper down now.

Thursday...

Wildfires were spreading in Myrtle Beach and destroyed more than 40 homes. This kind of stuff is the only downside of the weather getting too hot and dry. On the upside, Microsoft's profit is falling for the first time in 23 years. I say, make that go down even more and get a Mac. Maybe I'm just a little bias on the issue, but its really hard for me to talk in bi-partisan terms when speaking about computers.