Miscellaneous
Komen’s foundation and Planned Parenthood
The Susan G. Komen for the Cure foundation is in the news for making a decision regarding the distribution of its charitable dollars to Planned Parenthood and then changing its mind. From what Dinner Topics has collected, it appears that the group was always providing funding in the form of helping monetarily with breast cancer [...]
Random acts of kindness on a feelgood Friday
Are you one of those people who always has good intentions when it comes to charity or helping others, but never gets around to it? Well get inspired, because one man named Ryan took it upon himself to perform a kind act every single day this year and document it. His website is called 366RandomActs.org, and [...]
Fear of Friday the 13th
Many of you have heard of triskaidekaphobia which is the fear of the number 13, but what about people who fear Friday the 13th in its entirety? Those people suffer from paraskevidekatriaphobia. With today’s calendar turning to that fateful date, sufferers might also want to know this word in case they are writing to someone [...]
Journalistic Failures
It’s getting harder and harder to read any kind of news without a biased slant or even blatant false claims to grab attention. Even on a blog such as this one where the entries are personalized, we still make an effort to provide you with facts and let you choose your side. Too often nowadays a [...]
What’s with the mania at Target this week?
You may have noticed video news clips and articles about people lining up outside Target stores this week acting like it’s Black Friday. Why? Missoni, an Italian designer, rolled out a special “Target only” line of merchandise from clothing to hand towels, and as soon as it went on sale Tuesday, shoppers invaded the stores buying [...]
What is Broasted Chicken?
You know this has happened to you: you’re at a large family dinner/picnic/etc., digging into some of the best chicken you’ve ever tasted. You ask where the chicken is from and someone says “it’s broasted!” You nod your head in agreement and exclaim “that’s why it tastes so good” all the while knowing that you [...]
Turtle or tortoise?
You might be heading on a vacation soon and will stumble upon a slow moving hard shelled creature along the side of the road on your great American venture and will hear your kids say “hey, look at the cute turtle!” No need to be the proper police, but you might want to point out [...]
City resources and levels of responsibility
May 31, 2011 — Alameda, CA police officers and firefighters looked on while a man drowned in an apparent suicide attempt, prohibited — by city policy — to rescue him. Approximately 75 beach-goers witnessed the tragic events unfold… Below is a brief summary: Raymond Zack (early fifties), waded — fully clothed — into the ~60°F [...]
