I read a newspaper the other day ... yep, that's it

I got to work on Thursday with a breakfast sandwich and cup of coffee.
Turned on my computer and was getting ready to settle in with a quick run through email, iGoogle, rss feed updates while I enjoyed breakfast.

But what? Windows is updating No. 3 of 18. 18 updates were taking for-ever. So I snuck into the next office and picked up .. wait for it ... The New York Times.

Yes. I read the newspaper and ate my breakfast while I waited for Windows to get its act together.

I had glanced through a paper in September at a hotel in Montreal. And I check out the headlines when I go to Whole Foods every few weeks. But my news reading is all online on the Web or my phone these days.

It was fun. I may have read some stories I wouldn't have stumbled upon online. I'll probably do it again sometime ... when Windows needs to hijack my computer.

Robin, Tempe

Front page for breast cancer: Black and white and pink all over

Black and white and pink all over.

The Huntsville Times launched a month full of coverage about breast cancer with this special pink Front Page.

In a day when newspapers are trying to be all things to all people, often afraid to take risks, this is a bold move.

Congrats to the editors in Huntsville for making such a strong statement.

Here's a note from the paper's editor Kevin Wendt who explains why they are printing pink papers.

"Every day in October," Wendt says, "we will tell the story of a cancer survivor, beginning today with Liz Hurley on the front page. And throughout the month, we will report on the many aspects of the disease, medical and emotional."

And they are collecting the stories online at the Think Pink Page.

Nice job, Huntsville.

Robin, Tempe