Fingers crossed.

I decided not to go, because I'm a bit of a coward when it comes down to it.

~~~

Explosion in East Harlem kills 2, at least 28 injured.

http://abcn.ws/PtWKwj

Pharmaceutical company agrees to give sick 7-year-old boy medicine

http://bit.ly/1gq3BfI

WHAT DO LITTLE GIRLS REALLY LEARN FROM “CAREER” BARBIES?

http://bit.ly/1g9VuDn

Drowning in Light
Technology has fed our addiction to light, and might help us end it.

http://nautil.us/issue/11/light/drowning-in-light

Wednesday is the birthday of the World Wide Web. It's 25, a generation old. Together with the Internet, on which it works, it's the most ambiguous invention in human history.

http://bit.ly/1qwGubC

Bronies Are Redefining Fandom — And American Manhood

http://www.wired.com/underwire/2014/03/bronies-online-fandom/

100 serial rapists identified after rape kits from Detroit Crime Lab are finally processed

http://bit.ly/1nN73XH

Belarus Says Russia Is Sending Warplanes

http://bit.ly/1lWUaft

My Life as a Retail Worker: Nasty, Brutish, and Poor

After veteran reporter Joseph Williams lost his job, he found employment in a sporting-goods store. In a personal essay, he recalls his struggles with challenges millions of Americans return to day after day.

http://bit.ly/1fSYLgb

The Wall Street Journal has some advice for those of us who find it difficult to say “no” when others ask for help. Psychologists say we fear hurting others’ feelings by saying “no” but chances are they won’t be hurt as badly as we think they will. Rehearse saying “no” ahead of time and have a version of “I’ll think about it” handy.

http://www.patspapers.com/story_stack/item/get_better_at_saying_no/

DarkMatters2525 presents a (video) rebuttal to the Christian saying that God doesn’t send us to Hell; we send ourselves to Hell! (NSFW violence)

http://bit.ly/1fU73EH

New York Department of Education Adopts Official Guidelines for Transgender Students

http://bit.ly/Poe7yA

It never fails.

First we get the pipe for the furnace fixed, and within three days the weather turns warm. Three. Fucking. Days. We've got damn crocuses coming up, and I haven't been wearing a coat, and if we don't get one more blizzard before the end of the month I am going to be pissed.

The court session seems to have gone well. I am cautiously optimistic.

Only Seven Black Students Admitted To Stuyvesant High School This Year

http://gothamist.com/2014/03/12/stuy_few_black_students.php