1060601's blog

Apple is currently looking into providing access to its entire iTunes library to customers with the purchase of an iPod or iPhone. They are currently thinking about charging either $100 at the time of purchase for unlimited access for the usage of the devise, or a monthly fee of approximately $7. This would be the customer’s choice, between the two.  Read More »

I recently heard that a girl I knew has been murdered. I didn’t know her well, but she lived just down the street from me. She seemed very sweet, and she was a beautiful girl; just 21 years old.  Read More »

So, last Monday, the Vatican released a list of seven new sins, the “social sins.” This list includes stem-cell research, causing poverty, and being environmentally unfriendly. These new seven sins have been added onto the “deadly” list, which is rounded off by excessive wealth, contributing to the widening divide between rich and poor, drug abuse, and birth control.  Read More »

About a week ago, I read heard a lot of stuff on the news about a probe finding drugs in drinking water. Among the pharmaceuticals found were antibiotics, anti-convulsants, mood stabilizers and sex hormones. The concentrations of the drugs is supposedly minimal, but I can’t help but wonder what tiny affect they may have when taken over a long period of time.  Read More »

I’m not one for personal accounts on these blogs, but for this, I’ll make an exception. Well, I’d hope that you could tell from the title of this blog that the subject matter is acceptance to universities.  Read More »

I just back from filling out some paper work today for my new job as a lifeguard, and my new boss mentioned that part of the reason she hired me had to do with a previous theft of my personal belongings. No, it wasn’t a pity hire, it was because she liked the way I had handled myself. Let me give you some back story.  Read More »

Yesterday, I got a letter from the IRS. Originally, I assumed that it would be a reminder to do my taxes, as I got my first job last summer, or some sort of notice about stricter tax laws. However, to my joyous surprise, it was a letter stating that Congress had just passed George W. Bush’s bill, which gives an “economic stimulus package” to millions of taxpaying Americans.  Read More »

A New York Times article broke today that Albany Governor Eliot Spitzer has been caught arranging plans to meet with a high-priced prostitute. A wiretap recording had captured his voice confirming plans to have the prostitute travel from New York to DC. The governor announced a public apology for his private affair:  Read More »