Who is "Monkling" and why is there a monkling.com website? The origins of the Monkling story can be found here. The answer to why is a bit more complicated. Okay, I lied. It's really not complicated at all. Initially I started this website in order to learn html and assorted other web programming languages. The more I learned, the more I enjoyed messing around with stuff. This website is the evolution of that 'messing around.'
Over time, I’ve added a lot of things to my main page. Sure they’re all geared towards NY (like the traffic & weather boxes) or my interest in Italian but hey, it is, after all, my website. I also figured out how to pull in RSS feeds so I was able to add news feeds to this page. Then there’s my blog (see the link in the box to the left). Now that is the really fun part of being online. I use my blog to entertain people. People, in turn, leave comments telling me how funny I am, which then prompts me to try to be even funnier. Sometimes I pull it off, sometimes I’m not at all funny but I do try to keep my fans entertained. I hope you’ll check it out. (Hopefully you’ll pick a day where I’m actually funny.)
Headline News:
Dems' Abortion Deal Gamble
Dems ax effort to strike abortion compromise, hoping to secure health care support with showdown votes
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Obama Delays Trip to Indonesia to Work on Health Care•
FOX FORUM: Pelosi's Arrogance Knows No Bounds•
Health Bill Raises Doubts on Obama Tax Pledge•
Chamber to Spend Big $$ Targeting Vulnerable Dems•
YOU DECIDE: Is Health Care Reform Doomed?
Too Broke for Kids, But Not for Execs?
Senators question $1M salary for Boys and Girls Club CEO as charity closing local chapters for lack of funding
Woods Back on Green at The Masters
Despite reports of return in two weeks, Tiger will reportedly forgo warm-up appearance before year's first major
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And the Winner of the Woods Mistress Pageant Is...
Al Qaeda Suspect Worked at U.S. Nuclear Plants
An American charged in Yemen with being a member of Al Qaeda had worked at nuclear power plants in the U.S., a spokesman for a group of plants in New Jersey said Thursday. But a state official said the man did not breach security there
43 Dead, 100 Wounded in Pakistan Bomb Attacks
A pair of homicide bombers targeting army vehicles detonated explosives within seconds of each other Friday, killing at least 43 people in this eastern city and wounding about 100, police said.
Doctors to Unveil Sticking Plaster as Skin Cancer Cure
The Ambulight high-tech device contains a small light that combines with a chemical cream to kill skin cancer cells.
In Hard Economic Times, U.N. Hires More Staff
By the time it’s over, Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon should have easily improved on his longstanding record as the biggest-spending U.N. secretary-general in history, by a respectable margin
Lesbian Teen Sues School Over Prom Drama
A lesbian student who wanted to take her girlfriend to her senior prom is asking a federal judge to force her Mississippi school district to reinstate the dance it canceled.
Teacher Mauled to Death by Wolves in Alaska
A teacher jogging along a rural Alaskan road was killed in an animal attack and authorities say wolves are the chief suspects.
LIVESHOTS: Burke on Church Sex Abuse Scandal
Palin to Testify Against Alleged E-Mail Hacker
Sen. Reid's Wife Breaks Back, Neck in Crash
Bishop Wenski: Serious flaws must be fixed before health care bill's reconcil...
Orlando, Fla., Mar 12, 2010 / 06:27 am (CNA).- Citing "serious flaws" in the health care bill Bishop Thomas G. Wenski has advocated a genuine reform that protects human life from conception to death. He urged Congress to correct the lack of conscience protections and the possible expansion of abortion coverage in the legislation before the Congressional reconciliation process.
Virginia legislators drop bill restricting pregnancy centers, praise them ins...
Richmond, Va., Mar 12, 2010 / 03:52 am (CNA).- Rather than passing two bills headed by abortion supporters which aimed to impose restrictions on pregnancy centers, Virginia legislators chose to pass a resolution this week that praised the pregnancy centers work.
Vandals tear down pro-life posters and attack Australian campaigner
Adelaide, Australia, Mar 12, 2010 / 01:45 am (CNA).- A pro-life campaigner in Australia was assaulted with rocks and a waste bin after he recorded people taking down pro-life election posters. He suffered a possible broken arm in the attack, which caused pro-life candidate Trevor Grace to voice concern about the well-being of his supporters.
Homilies should not exceed eight minutes, advises Vatican prelate
Vatican City, Mar 11, 2010 / 11:03 pm (CNA).- In a new book consisting of reflections based on the 2008 Synod on the Word of God, the secretary for the Synod of Bishops, Archbishop Nikola Eterovic, writes that homilies should not last more than eight minutes.
Catholic bishops maintain celibacy not linked to pedophilia
Vienna, Austria, Mar 11, 2010 / 08:30 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- After media outlets misinterpreted an article by Cardinal Christoph Schönborn to say that he is questioning the Church's rule of priestly celibacy, several high ranking churchmen have spoken out in praise of celibacy as a gift. They also dismissed the idea that celibacy is connected to pedophilia.
'Union of Mothers' formed in Spain to protect women and motherhood
Madrid, Spain, Mar 11, 2010 / 06:49 pm (CNA).- Dozens of Spanish women protested at the country's Ministry of Health on Monday, the International Day for Women, and announced the formation of a Union of Mothers" to stand up for the rights of stay-at-home moms.
Pope to visit Evangelical Lutheran Community of Rome next Sunday
Vatican City, Mar 11, 2010 / 05:21 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- This coming Sunday afternoon the Holy Father will pay a visit to a Lutheran Church in Rome. The much anticipated appearance is the fruit of an invitation made in 2008 on the 25th anniversary of Pope John Paul II's visit there.
Dutch Catholic leaders call for external investigation of sex abuse cases
Amsterdam, Netherlands, Mar 11, 2010 / 03:46 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Following meetings between leaders of religious orders in Holland and members of the Dutch Bishops' Conference, the Dutch Church announced that it will seek an "external, broad and independent" inquiry into cases of possible sexual abuses in religious schools. They asked for forgiveness and assured that they will listen to victims.
Man's happiness and fulfillment depend on religious freedom, asserts Vatican ...
Vatican City, Mar 11, 2010 / 02:52 pm (CNA).- The secretary of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace, Archbishop Mario Toso, remarked this week that, "man's happiness and complete fulfillment depend on religious freedom," adding that religion's "public value" must be recognized.
Benedict XVI sends condolences for death of Egyptian Sheikh
Vatican City, Mar 11, 2010 / 02:26 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- The Pope remembered the Grand Imam and Sheikh of al-Azhar University, Dr. Muhammad Sayyed Tantawi, after his death on Wednesday. Sheikh Tantawi was instrumental maintaining relations between the Catholic Church and the Muslim world and was the head of the highest Islamic religious authority in Egypt, the al-Azhar.
