Wednesday, September 2, 2009

Get this, from anesthesia to the recovery room, 70-year-old Monna Cleary's children followed her surgery - 140 characters or less at a time. That's wild, but yes, they Tweeted through the whole thing! What a great way for family and friends to follow a patient's progress as they go under the knife. Twitter is becoming a huge resource in many ways...click here for the complete story!

His wife was intolerable...so resort to robbery?! YUP!

A guy in Pennsylvania decided jail would be better than dealing with his overbearing wife!! This is too funny, but he just couldn't take it anymore. He tried to leave her, but she threatened suicide, so he decided to take another route. He attempted to rob a bank with a bb gun and then asked the clerks to call the cops :) Click here for more.

Tuesday, September 1, 2009

Check out these pics!!

Homeless, jobless with tweets and now an internship.

This is a heartwarming and inspirational story of homelessness and love. 6 months ago, Brianna Karp found herself living in an old truck and camper she inherited after the suicide of a father she barely knew. She was living in Wal-Mart parking lots and doing all she could to get a job. She was let go in July of 2008. She tweeted about her life at girlsguidetohomelessness.com. She caught the eye of a columnist at Elle who offered her a 4 month internship...read more here!!

Rain needed badly in California!

53 homes have been destroyed and 12,000 more are threatened...too sad, many are losing everything. The wind has died down, which is slowing the fires as they approach crowded suburbs of LA. They are calling it a very angry fire....scarey! Click here for all the details.

NFL and tweeting!

The NFL announced yesterday that there will be a 90 minute wait after games before players can update social media, such as Twitter and Facebook. In-game Tweets are off-limits too. The same goes for coaches, support staff, etc. Read more here!

A better game for Brett

The Vikings won last night on Monday Night Football with a score of 17-10 against Houston. He did an Ok job but is not throwing down the field. He played about 3 quarters and even through a block - that came with a penalty. Read more here.