What I read every morning
Brought down by a cold, I am popping up again to write. I don't have much to share in the way of news, other than my girlfriend has been taking wonderful care of me, my bed is comfortable, it is hard to teach when you are sick as a dog, and the Great Brain is one funny little dude.
I thought I would share what I read every morning. First, I start off the morning with my personalized Google homepage, which has feeds from the New York Times, my Gmail, breaking news, my stocks, and all sorts of good tidbits, like recent Colbert Report videos, for when I have more time. Google's homepages aren't near as fancy as Yahoo's, but the lack of overwhelming junk to look at is a plus in my opinion, as is the ability to search directly from my homepage.
Next, I cruise on over to my favorite news-blog discovery this year, Slate.com's Today's Paper roundup, usually on the top right of their homepage. Click here for a recent roundup. It's an excellent summary of what is in the news, and in the past has exposed me to several important stories that I otherwise would have missed. You'd be amazed how poor a job many American papers do of covering the news. International news is a case in point. Of course, when I need the real news, I click on over to the Onion.com and read between the lines.
On long mornings, I head next to the Science News section of the New York Times and to a busy RSS feed from Science Daily. I check the weather, my Google calendar, watch my fake mutual fund, see what the DCist has to say (though the Gothamist and Austinist are better), check out the science debate at Real Climate, and read the environmental news at Mongabay.com. When I have time, I finish by checking out the local news at the Washington Post, which is an excellent local paper in addition to being great for politics.
For example, this morning, I have learned that DC's public schools are a shambles. I have a friend teaching in them, and she is putting in a heroic fight against staff indifference, a crumbling building, and a complete lack of financial support and materials. Read the article in the Post--the statistics on page 2 are jaw-dropping.
Enough procrastinating. I have got to get to work. But enjoy the morning, Internet!
I thought I would share what I read every morning. First, I start off the morning with my personalized Google homepage, which has feeds from the New York Times, my Gmail, breaking news, my stocks, and all sorts of good tidbits, like recent Colbert Report videos, for when I have more time. Google's homepages aren't near as fancy as Yahoo's, but the lack of overwhelming junk to look at is a plus in my opinion, as is the ability to search directly from my homepage.
Next, I cruise on over to my favorite news-blog discovery this year, Slate.com's Today's Paper roundup, usually on the top right of their homepage. Click here for a recent roundup. It's an excellent summary of what is in the news, and in the past has exposed me to several important stories that I otherwise would have missed. You'd be amazed how poor a job many American papers do of covering the news. International news is a case in point. Of course, when I need the real news, I click on over to the Onion.com and read between the lines.
On long mornings, I head next to the Science News section of the New York Times and to a busy RSS feed from Science Daily. I check the weather, my Google calendar, watch my fake mutual fund, see what the DCist has to say (though the Gothamist and Austinist are better), check out the science debate at Real Climate, and read the environmental news at Mongabay.com. When I have time, I finish by checking out the local news at the Washington Post, which is an excellent local paper in addition to being great for politics.
For example, this morning, I have learned that DC's public schools are a shambles. I have a friend teaching in them, and she is putting in a heroic fight against staff indifference, a crumbling building, and a complete lack of financial support and materials. Read the article in the Post--the statistics on page 2 are jaw-dropping.
Enough procrastinating. I have got to get to work. But enjoy the morning, Internet!
posted by Tree Texan at 11:13 AM
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