Dream Awakener

Man East 15 Pound Hamburger in 4 Hours and 39 Minutes
When asked what possessed him to eat a burger that big, Sciullo said: “I wanted to see if I could.” Check out a picture of this huge hamburger and the article.

You Can Check Out Living Books From Santa Monica Library – People
Check out this article that talks about how “library visitors will be allowed to check out any of the 14 people for up to 30 minutes. The hope is that library patrons will learn something about the culture and beliefs of other people, erasing stereotypes in the process.”

An Avalanche of Newspapers Endorsing Obama
In the last election, John Kerry barely edged out George W. Bush in newspaper endorsements – 213 to 205, but this year, the tally as of this writing is 72 for Obama and 18 for McCain. The Chicago Tribune for the first time ever endorsed a democrat, and the Los Angeles Times endorsed Obama after not endorsing any presidential candidate for the last 30 years. This article at the Editor and Publisher is keeping the tally, as well as comparing last year endorsements with this years. The Tampa Tribune and the Dallas Morning News have endorsed McCain, but 14 papers (thus far) that endorsed Bush in the last election are going for Obama in this election.