It's...reading log time!!!

Reading Log

Monday 4/13
Good to see the captain's freed. It's been an interesting story to follow, and I can't imagine going through what Capt. Phillips did. That said, I didn't read the article, having already heard it 50 million times on CNN by the time this article came out (which I guess is one of the problems newspapers face).
That said I did read some of the other things on the front page-
$80,000 for a year off law- Totally would take this opportunity. Then again, I'll never sell my soul enough to be employed at a high profile law firm. But at least a couple of the lawyers have their priorities straight.
Toilet Ratio in Ballparks- It's a good article when I read it all the way to the end. Apparently I'm fascinated with ballpark restroom counts.
Overall, a good paper, especially for a Monday edition (which seem to lag sometimes- writers probably still recovering from cranking out the Sunday edition).

Tuesday 4/14
Ever notice how often the NYTimes mentions Twitter? SO OFTEN!! Anyway, it's on the front of business today. Enjoy reading about it (and today- Thursday I started a Twitter account). Anyway, nice article about bouldering in Sports. But please no more Michael Jackson pictures, please. Even if it is in painting format wearing Rennaissance type clothes. And even when it portrays him when he was still black and had a nose.

Wednesday 4/15
A+ Dining section. Nice job, NYT. Good article about the teen violinist on the front page. The headline made me expect more about music, but I probably enjoyed the real life focus more anyway. And enjoyed the article about the MN senate race. 312 votes. Dang.
And the golfer in sports who used to be an extreme sports junkie? Awesome. I actually look up to a golfer now. Though wouldn't we all be willing to work as a waiter and spend all our time outside if we knew in 10 years time we'd be able to afford a multimillion dollar home.

Thursday 4/16
Nice look into the life about Palin. I usually groan every time I hear her name, but this was actually an informative article, not just something stupid to fill a couple minutes of the news. But please tell me she's not thinking about 2012...
When I saw the article in styles about bike commuters, I expected it to be mentioned on one of the blogs I read regularly, BikeSnobNYC. And it was- http://bikesnobnyc.blogspot.com/2009/04/backlash-conspiracy-divide-and-conquer.html (have to scroll down past his mentioning of elizabeth hasselback's twitter.) Not surprising, he planned the bikes, living up to his name.
Another blog I read mentioned the times today. It's actually a very journalistic blog, about a freelance adventure writer who often writes about general journalism topics (including the various problems that plague the industry). http://onthewater.wordpress.com/2009/04/16/nyts-downsizes-and-axes-escapes/
Apparently, NYT is getting rid of Friday's Escapes section. Can't say I've read it, but I think they should get rid of the arts section instead. Or Thursday styles, for that matter.

Okay, I think I've done a decent amount of musing for the week.