I've been monitoring other situations & conditions, but mainly this is the news story of the moment.

Missouri Gov. Nixon Declares State of Emergency, Issues Curfew in Ferguson -- I don't expect any real news about this for another half hour. That said, I think this was a wrong-headed move which will only bring about further unrest.

Ferguson ( Read more... )

My tomato plant tipped over.

Two branches came off, as well as twenty unripened fruit & seven semi- to fully ripened ones. That's almost half of all of what had developed on the plant.

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'We Need to Have Everybody Tone It Down': Ferguson Police Rethinking Tactics | Unbelievable Ferguson police: They're a cross between Bull Connor, the iconic racist police chief of the segregation era, and the Keystone Cops

Steve King: Racial Profiling Not an Issue in Ferguson as Protestors Are of the Same "Continental Origin"

Utah woman ( Read more... )

Anonymous tweets the name of the officer in Ferguson who shot unarmed teenFour days of protests probably could have been shortened or even avoided if the city had reacted the way New York did after Eric Gardner's death at the hands of the police. Trying to hide the identity of the officer only inflamed an already incendiary situation ( Read more... )

Tonight, on my way to a poetry meeting, a car almost hit me ( Read more... )

Mike Brown death, Ferguson riots raise questions about police immunity | Protesters use hands-up gesture defiantly after Michael Brown shooting

NYPD urged to step up body-worn camera pilot after chokehold death

Opting Not to Give Ebola Drug to African Doctor (NYT)

Steubenville rapist is back on the football team

Stop Blaming Christy Mack: Porn ( Read more... )

Made steak for lunch.

Fumed at Comcast for connectivity issues.

Got caught in a torrential downpour.

Got a job.

Overall, pretty decent day.

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It's late; I should certainly be in bed. But I made a dish for the first time this evening & thought I'd make mark of the situation.

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Actor Robin Williams dead at 63 from apparent suicide

Thank you, the_leewit, for the heads up. *sigh*

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Riot erupts near St. Louis over police shooting of teen | more -- The FBI has launched a parallel investigation.

Amid pressure, New York releases half of Common Core test questions

Study: More coffee may prevent your ears from ringing

Babylon 5 reboot likely to become big-budget film: Original series creator will pen the script, possibly finance ( Read more... )