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GNN Weather Update: The Promise of Hurricane Rain

Joanne Huspek @ September 3, 2008 # No Comment Yet

Dateline: Southeastern Michigan
During the month of August, the area was treated to ONE, count ‘em, ONE rainstorm.
This has left the area rather crispy. It takes about 10 minutes to mow my lawn now. There are rather nice fluffy green areas, and then there are the drought-stricken, bone dry areas.
There is late word this morning that […]

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GNN: Non-News Political Contribution to the Presidential Race

Joanne Huspek @ September 2, 2008 # 3 Comments

Since I’m all about non-news, I figure this fits right in…
Dateline: Various Internet Sources…. Bristol Palin, the eldest daughter of Republican Vice Presidential choice, Sarah Palin, has been reported to be the actual mother of Trig, the youngest of the Palin brood. Now it has been reported that Bristol is indeed pregnant, and to marry […]

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GNN: A Non-News Opinion - Japanese is a Hard Language to Learn

Joanne Huspek @ August 27, 2008 # 3 Comments

This non-correspondent has been attempting to learn Japanese, using the Rosetta Stone method. Someday, this non-correspondent plans on reporting live from Kumamoto.
After three weeks of self-teaching, I am happy to report that some of the words are starting to sink in. I can say “hello” and “goodbye” and know how to tell you that my cat […]

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GNN Brings You Part I of a Continuing Story: A Joy of a Childless Home

Joanne Huspek @ August 26, 2008 # 2 Comments

No more tripping over someone’s massive flip flop collection in the middle of the night, thus causing a fall and breaking one’s toe.

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GNN Editorial Event: Observation from the End of the Road

Joanne Huspek @ August 25, 2008 # No Comment Yet

Traveling by car is really tiring. I wouldn’t recommend it for old people.

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GNN Road Trip News: How Sore Can a Butt Get?

Joanne Huspek @ August 13, 2008 # No Comment Yet

Dateline: On the road, somewhere along I-70.
Well, it is Day 1 of the cross country journey, and I have a few non-newsical items to report.
One, road construction in southern lower Michigan was at an unusual lull. The normal orange cone situation was minor. A Plus, Michigan.
Two, every police officer in Indiana was out in full […]

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GNN: Non-Correspondent Prepares for Gruelling Cross-Country Road Trip

Joanne Huspek @ August 12, 2008 # No Comment Yet

Dateline: Royal Oak
This non-correspondent reports that launch time of the Road Trip to College, scheduled to begin at 7 a.m. tomorrow morning, is still on schedule. This, despite the fact that the incoming college freshman took off with her car and her boyfriend and all of the dorm room provisions are still stacked by the […]

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GNN: Man Oblivious, Woman Aware

Eidetic Tabla @ April 3, 2008 # 7 Comments

Dateline: A Parade
A man took his children to a parade. He and his children joined the parade and followed along the path of the parade watching both the other people in the parade and the people watching and being confused by said parade. On arriving at the parade’s stopping point, the children and supposedly sensible […]

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GNN: Child Repeats “Are We There Yet?”

The Stickman @ March 24, 2008 # 6 Comments

Dateline: On the road
In a setting that was strangely familiar to this intrepid reporter - reminding him of his own childhood, running jokes in movies, and his life as a parent so far - a child behaved as children have in said aforementioned setting.
The setting was a long car trip under the direction of cheerful […]

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