Sunday Newscape Magazine

Deep within the Kairei Indian hydrothermal vent field, two-and-one-half miles below the central Indian Ocean, scientists have discovered a gastropod mollusk, whose armor could improve load-bearing and protective materials in everything from aircraft hulls to sports equipment.

As I sat on my couch recently eating a donut and burrowing into my Snuggie – that blanket-with-arms contraption I ridiculed so incessantly that Santa felt compelled to bring me one this year – I was comforted to hear on TV that researchers now believe a bit of fat around the hips and thighs is actually good for the heart. This is marvelous news, especially since a “bit of fat” is one of those purely subjective terms that can be stretched to include quite a few donuts.

It came as no surprise that within hours of the tragedy in Haiti our President was quick to offer enormous sums of money and resources to help. Unfortunately, my first thought was not for his nobleness, but here we go again with another President throwing taxpayer money to a corrupt government. Before you get all huffy just understand who we are dealing with.

In the wake of the horrific human tragedy in Haiti, there has been an outpouring of support for the victims, including the prayers of millions.

And, in the face of such unfathomable pain and suffering, it is understandable that some desperate Haitians would think that God is angry at them or that God has “really got it in for Haiti.”