END OF THE WEEK:
Happy Saturday! Now, let's get straight into this, shall we? The following are my picks of some of the biggest, best and most interesting people and moments to come out of these past seven days. As always, I hope you enjoy.
Video of the Week: "The Amazing Race- Watermelon Launch"
The watermelon was out to avenge its dead brothers.
Stories of the Week:
- The Actual Story of the Week: 4 Dead and Hundreds Injured in San Bruno, California Fire Explosion
The current tallies: 4 people dead, 52 injured, 53 homes destroyed, and 120 homes damaged. Let's pray that all of these numbers don't get any worse.
- The Tiger Woods Saga of '09 Memorial Story of the Week:'Playboy' Model Opens Plane Door Mid-Flight
The model, Tiffany Livingston, claimed it was because she was suffering from high anxiety. This brings up a question: is New Jersey really that bad that people would rather jump off planes miles away from it than go to it?
Launch of the Week: Google Instant
The good news? Faster searches, instant results, and the end of that suggestions box which were either incorrect most of the time and would often provide some embarrassing moments to some people. The bad news? You're now even more likely to find a random picture of a penis.
Person of the Week: Florida Pastor Terry Jones
for suspending what was supposed to be a planned burning of Korans in his church today, the ninth anniversary of the September 11th, 2001. For two months, Jones's Dove World Outreach Center in Gainsville, Florida was scheduled to hold a massive public burning of the Koran today, and up until Thursday night it appeared that this was going to happen, even though the media, most of the American public, politicians like Sarah Palin and John Boehner didn't like the idea of it taking place. For God's sake, even Sec. of Defense Robert Gates and Gen. David Petraeus asked Jones to stop the event fearing the country's security! But this morning, Jones finally did the right thing by going on The Today Show to announce that the church was suspending the planned event:
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"Not today, not ever. We're not going to go back and do it. It is totally cancelled." Thank God! Look, it's one thing to protest against a mosque that is supposed to be built four blocks from Ground Zero. It's another thing to do the ill-thought out and hypocritical act of burning a religious book simply out of hate. So, even though it took until the last minute, we should still acknowledge Jones for doing the right thing and stopping this "International Burn a Koran Day." That still doesn't excuse him for scheduling this type of thing, however.
So, that's about it. Now, as I mentioned earlier in the post, today is the 9th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on US soil on September 11th, 2001. Let's take a moment today to remember that tragic day nine years ago and those who were lost in the tragedy. Let us also pray for the family members of the innocent people lost as well. The terror attacks may have lasted for a few hours, but it was something that we as Americans will never forget. Otherwise, enjoy the rest of your weekend everybody!
Sincerely,
Your pal: mj15
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