Beijing Arrest's Mother to Bulldoze Her Home For Olympics

Many of us love the Olympics and keep track of our favorite sports on a nightly basis, but what really goes on behind closed doors during the Olympics?

Reporter Richard Engel found out just what some countries will do to keep the Olympics going. A mother in Beijing had been forced to have her home bulldozed, so that the Olympics could make way for a street for Olympic visitors. In order to keep her home from being bulldozed she filed the necessary paperwork to stop it from happening. Then, she was promptly arrested for filing the paperwork and will remain in jail until the Olympics ends.

When Richard Engel and his crew asked questions, they were told she was not being held for filing the paperwork, only to find out that it was a lie. Don't believe me? Check out this video from Msnbc and then check out another reporter's scoop about the situation.

This just goes to show us what some governments will do to keep people quiet.

Sci-Fi Listening Online

I'm not usually one who enjoys reading science fiction novels. To be honest, I don't usually read them, but this one had me intrigued because it's an online audio book, straight from the Leviathan Chronicleswebsite. Okay, so I must also admit, author Christof Laputka had me hooked at first!

A Chinese submarine tries to avoid an American submarine, but instead they collide with one another. Fearing an attack, the American Submarine fires at the Chinese and destroys most of their submarine. But then the American Submarine disappears and a signal from the Chinese Submarine is answered from a source in outer space.

There are more secrets in this story than teenage girl gossip. Leviathan Chronicles reminds me a little of The Hunt For Red October, but with a little mystery/sci-fi added to it.

The website boasts in the fact that you can easily listen to the novel while you're at work without having to crack open an actual book. This is a very nice idea if you don't mind distractions or have a boss who doesn't care what you do with your work time.

There is the option of downloading each Chapter of the novel, however. This is a better feature for most of us who simply don't have time to try and get distracted with a novel at work.

If you are able to listen online and want to skip the download, fair warning:

When you listen to Chapter One, you'll notice the very end has been cut off. Not good. However, the website’s technical crew can easily fix this just as soon as they know about the little glitch.

It's a Monday Morning and All Really Isn't Well.

Generally, monday mornings are great. However, I have a feeling today is going to be a pretty insane day for me. The reason is, I only had one day off before I had to go back to work and I didn't get much sleep last night. When I don't get sleep, I've noticed lately that my body reeks havoc on me and I wind up getting a migraine headache.

The first time I noticed the pattern, I didn't have any migraine medicine. Today, I brought some with me, just in case. I haven't studied much about migraines so I am wondering if it is simply because I haven't had much sleep or if something else is going on.

Well, at least my day off turned out kind of nice. We actually we to a friend's house after work for a barbecue, and then Sunday we helped that friend's parents move some furniture. In return, they took us to dinner. We ended up going to the QQ Chinese Buffet here in Independence, KS. Not one of my favorite places to go, but it wasn't as bad as the last time we went either.

There's a Cat Where?????

Okay, so maybe those rumors I heard are true! Whatever the truth may be, this song certainly had me giggling and that's rare nowadays.