Read a little. Learn a lot. • Tightly-written news, views and stuff • Follow us on TwitterBe a Facebook FanTumble us!

13 Feb 2010 13:13

tags

Offbeat: On-the-job-training: 911 dispatcher saves his own baby son

  • He was in training mode, and rocked it. Lacey, Wash. 911 dispatcher Chris Scott got a chance to practice being cool under pressure when his wife, Janna, came on the other line because his 6-month-old son, Jacob, was choking. One thing that helped was that Chris didn’t completely realize it was his wife. Even so, the Marine reservist just back from Iraq successfully guided Janna through the process. Not bad. source

12 Sep 2009 12:28

tags

Culture: The Tila Tequila/Shawne Merriman saga ends in insufficient evidence

  • They didn’t have enough to prove Merriman attacked her. The San Diego District Attorney has taken a road that leads to “case closed” in the case, where Tila Tequila accused NFL star Shawne Merriman of choking her. Says the San Diego Chargers GM: “It’s really good news for Shawne. We’re happy things worked out for him on the legal front.” The TMZ comments in this link show how depraved our society can be at times, by the way. source