Bad News/Good News

Somewhere out there, in that vast wasteland we call the internet, there are ideas. Ideas for a short story, a poem, an essay. I know they're there. I've found some of them before, and I know I can find them again.



I often find myself on CNN.com. You can find a myriad of ideas there. The only problem is, most of them are sad. Some of the stories on CNN are just horrible. Of all the animals on Earth, human beings are the cruelest of all. The things we do to helpless creatures, and to each other, are often appalling.



To get away from the bad news out there, I sometimes check out the Good News Network. Mind you, some of the stuff on the site is for members only, and I don't subscribe. But, you can look at some stuff there. Or, you can go to Google and type in "good news." You'd be surprised what you will find.



My favorite thing to do is go to the images section on Google and type in "smile." You can get a good laugh that way.

New Blog - Day One

Well, here it is. My own little blog. It's not really my first. I did set one up for my writers group, but it didn't go over too well with the group. I may still pick it up one day as a way to share writing prompts and such. Who knows.

As I write this, it looks like history has been made. CNN.com is projecting Barack Obama as the winner of the Democratic Primary. I'm not Republican or Democrat; I believe in voting for the right person for the job. I have closely watched the Democratic Primaries this time around, one reason being it is history in the making. We were looking at either our first female, or first African-American presidential candidate. Like I said, HISTORY.

So, there it is. My first personal blog entry. Short...maybe not sweet...but it's mine. This may not be a daily thing, but hopefully five times a week at least. We'll see......

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