Ripped from the Headlines

I called Veev too late in the morning to get her to play Hookey and go to the Tigers game today, and I don't really want to take my oldest and spend the whole afternoon with him at the ballpark, so I am going to ride out the boredom wave at the office.

Anyway, here are the headlines from Yahoo today.

Senate confirms Roberts as chief justice - Julia used her experience in Erin Brockovich to prepare for her new position

Merchants, residents return to New Orleans - Returnees must have passed their Red Cross Advanced Beginner Swimming Test to return

House plots strategy after loss of DeLay - They don't know how they will ever be punctual now that sessions will start on time

General: Troop withdrawal hinges on Iraq vote - Specific: Troops hoping Florida did not design voting ballot

Dutch set to expand euthanasia guidelines - From now on, Youth traveling to Asia must reutrn with a Geisha

Colleges offer students oral HIV tests - Too many students were failing the written HIV tests