Worker Suspended for Using Robotic Voice Today’s poll surveys opinion on the suspension of Ronald Dillon, a help desk responder for the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. He was suspended from his job for twenty days’ time after a finding of insubordination, including answering calls in an intentionally robotic voice. What…

Woman in Chimney: Nuttiness or True Love In California, Genoveva Nunez-Figueroa became stuck in the chimney of a former boyfriend’s house, all part of a failed attempt to become reacquainted with him: The county Fire Department’s urban search and rescue team was called to the scene. Photos posted on Twitter by the department showed firefighters…

Here in autumn, summer lies behind us and winter yet ahead. If you could choose, today, which would you pick: a return to summer, or a race ahead to winter? Summer or Winter

Ebola as a Halloween Party Theme? I didn’t seen this coming, but Reuters reports that Ebola costumes may be big this Halloween: The Ebola virus that has killed nearly 4,000 people in west Africa seems to be this year’s favorite among some planning for Halloween. “If you wanna scare the hell out of people this…

CPR on a Bear? A woman comes upon a bear in the darkness near her home, believes it’s wounded, calls 911, and then (on her own initiative) begins administering CPR while awaiting the police. Below is a link to the clip including the actual audio from that woman’s 911 call, about a ‘squished’ bear that…