I wrote an article last year about a girl named Megan who committed suicide after a boy named Josh on MySpace told her that the world would be better off without her. The tragic element of that tale is that there was never a boy named Josh - it was always a fake person, invented by a friend of Megan's and Lori Drew, that girl's mother.
The two of them together gained Megan's confidence on MySpace, and then proceeded to toss insults at her, eventually leading directly to Megan wrapping some rope around her neck and hanging herself to death. Despite a previous jury ruling that Lori Drew was guilty, today a judge reversed the ...
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Facebook Photography Page
I put together a Facebook photography page a while ago. If you use Facebook, and like some of the photos I’ve taken, then please become a fan of this page. I’m going to be redoing my personal website shortly to be more photo centric and mostly reflect my online photography as opposed to some of my writings.
WordPress Plugin Checker
We whipped together a little script to scan the WordPress plugin repository for common errors. You can check out the end result here. Hopefully plugin developers can use it as a resource to improve plugins and let them be used by a wider audience. If you click the link and it doesn’t work, try again in a bit — I’ve been having a few server problems today.
What To Grow, What To Grow?
I was thinking about setting up a little garden on my patio. Obviously, I don’t really have a lot of room out there, so growing things like potatoes are out of the question (not that I’d grow potatoes or anything). I could grow some herbs maybe I guess, but I’m not really sure when they grow best. I’m also thinking about putting a little compost bin outside so I can make some healthy soil for all my plants here.
Any thoughts?
Latest Comments
Six More Days
by Andrea_R
My youngest daughter Emma recently had one removed from the back of her hand. It was not present at birth, sprang up on its own, and grew large & irregular. That was a bad sign, so it was taken off in May. The guy was a plastic surgeon, but I still think it was a bit of a hack job. The scar is certainly larger than I expected. I'm hoping it will fade over time. Oh, and it was covered. :) She was put under as well, so she wouldn't freak out. Yours should be a snap though! :)
No Justice For Megan Meier
by Dale
More wrong on top of of a big steaming pile of error. This is a stink. Ridiculous.