New Heart Device Allows Cheney To Experience Love

Exhausted Doctor To Wake Up Early, Finish Surgery In Morning

LOS ANGELES—Just moments after successfully stopping his patient's heart at 10:30 p.m. Tuesday, bleary-eyed surgeon Dr. Dennis Kelly called it a night...

Eagles Fans Give McNabb Three-Week Deadline To Win Super Bowl

After 5 Years In U.S., Terrorist Cell Too Complacent To Carry Out Attack

"We remain wholly committed to the destruction of America, the Great Satan," al-Sharif said. "But now is not a good time for us. The season finale of Lost was such a cliff- hanger that we have to at least catch the first episode of the new season. After that, though, death to the infidels."

Shaking Off Amnesia, Gonzales Remembers He's Actually Pool Salesman From Tulsa

WASHINGTON, DC—Hotshot Tulsa pool salesman "Cabana Al" has no idea why he was placed in command of a $40 billion budget and more than 110,000 employees.

I also like the titles of the 'related articles.'
..oh, they're different every time you visit the article. oh well.

I started reading David McCullough's 1776 last night so this struck me as particularly amusing:

Retired Gen. George Washington Criticizes Bush's Handling Of Iraq War

I'm having trouble coming up with anything that's not simple complaining, so here's some stuff I read today that wasn't in a review book (probably while I should have been reading a review book):

New York Times - Cheated of Future, Iraqi Graduates Want to Flee
I don't want to get sappy, but would you risk your life to finish your degree? I was thinking my answer would have to be no, but if you're risking your life just hanging out on your front steps, I guess there's not much difference either way.

CNN.com - Coast Guard: No survivors likely in transplant jet crash
that's just sad

A lighter side of medicine-related news

Doctor Trying To Get Unemployed Friend A Doctor Job

ALBANY, NY—"We have plenty of doctor-types around here already," said Dr. Richard Grafton, who called his newly jobless friend a "fast learner."

And I thought this was cool:
Discovery Channel - Dry Fla. Lake Yields Artifacts
There's a drought in Florida and I had heard that their big lake was at it's lowest recorded levels, but this makes it even more interesting.
Also, the article implies that the whole huge lake never gets deeper than 12 feet. Is that true?

OK, that fills my blogging quota for the evening ;)

High School Student Whines His Way To 4.0 GPA

JAMESTOWN, VA—Jamestown High School senior and National Merit Scholar Jason Wagner successfully whined his way to a 4.0 GPA for the fourth...

I heart the Onion.

Study: 38 Percent Of People Not Actually Entitled To Their Opinion

CHICAGO—In a surprising refutation of the conventional wisdom on opinion entitlement, a study conducted by the University of Chicago's...

The article concludes by adding that there are such things as stupid questions.
it's weird to think i may never again be in a classroom with the Question Girls... not sad or disappointing in the least, just weird.