Amazon Kindle 2 Coming February 9

My wife’s grandmother believes that Amazon’s Kindle is the greatest invention of all time and now she should get excited as it appears we are only a few weeks away from the new, updated version. From CNET: I just received an invite “to an important Amazon.com press conference” on the morning of Monday, February 9 [...]

Caylee Anthony: Will There Be a Private Jail Service?

Brad Conway stated today that he is negotiating a private service for Caylee that includes a jailhouse family reunion with Casey Anthony. From WESH: The couple’s lawyer said he hopes to find out by the end of the week if the Anthonys will be able to reunite with Casey Anthony behind bars to grieve the [...]

Casey Anthony’s Defense Team Wants Prosecutors Removed

Casey Anthony’s defense team filed a motion late this afternoon asking a judge to remove the prosecutors from her case. According to the defense team, they have issues with “improprieties” and “media leaks”. From the Orlando Sentinel: New York attorney Linda Kenney Baden signed the motion, which alleges improprieties and media leaks and asks for [...]

Casey Anthony Voodoo Doll Available on eBay

There was outrage over the Caylee Anthony tribute doll so I wonder what the response will be to the new Casey Anthony Voodoo Doll that has appeared on eBay From WESH: First, a company tried to sell an Inspirational Caylee Doll, and now someone is selling a Casey Anthony voodoo doll on e-Bay. The doll [...]

FriendFeed: More Twitter or Facebook?

With its ability to process information coming from more than 60 social Web applications, FriendFeed seems to be less of a competitor to Twitter and more of a threat to Facebook’s News Feed. With a 3,170 percent increase in traffic over the past year, FriendFeed could be THE social application to watch in 2009. From [...]

Octuplets Born in California

Doctors say the octuplets born to a mother in Southern California are a feisty bunch that appear healthy after being born kicking and crying. Wow! And some days I feel like 2 is too many From MSNBC: Dr. Mandhir Gupta, a neonatologist at Kaiser Permanente Bellflower Medical Center, said Tuesday that three of the eight [...]

Seven Bodies Found in Los Angeles Home

A Los Angeles father, apparently distraught over job problems, shot and killed his wife and five young children and then committed suicide at their home today. From the Associated Press: The bodies were found when police responded to a report of a shooting in progress in the Wilmington area shortly before 8:30 a.m., Officer Sam [...]

Author John Updike Dies

John Updike, the Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist, died today at age 76. From the Associated Press: Updike, a resident of Beverly Farms, Mass., died of lung cancer, according to a statement from his publisher, Alfred A. Knopf. A literary writer who frequently appeared on best-seller lists, the tall, hawk-nosed Updike wrote novels, short stories, poems, criticism, [...]

Citigroup Backs Off Purchase of $50 Million Corporate Jet

Citigroup, which received a large taxpayer-funded rescue last year, canceled plans to buy a $50 million executive jet after news of the new plane drew rebukes from politicians. They also lost $7,300 of my credit card debt which was transferred to another bank. I have not been happy with Citibank in quite some time. They [...]

Casey Anthony: Lee Anthony’s Attorney Goes “On The Record”

This is a full transcript from the January 26 episode of “On the Record” with Greta Van Susteren featuring Lee Anthony’s attorney discussing his relationship with his sister, Casey, and how the police plan to further investigate him surrounding Caylee’s murder. There is some interesting dialogue in this interview between Van Susteren and Luka and [...]