Boo Waaa
So ex-Rep. Foley says a priest molested him. Well boo fucking WAAA, you ratfink. There’s nothing I find more reprehensible and slimy than a person who comes up with some great past wrong done to them as some kind of balm for the rancor that follows a hideous act. I have no beef with homosexuals [...]
Underage boozers fill alcohol industry coffers
Science Blog: Underage boozers fill industry coffers Underage drinking contributes an estimated $23 billion yearly to the alcohol industry, more than 17 percent of the total consumer expenditures for alcohol, according to an article in the May issue of Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.
International community relations
Everything I Know I Learned From The Bush Administration There is such a thing as the International Community. And in that comminity, the U.S. is getting a reputation for bullying and taking lunch money. I wonder why?
Take once with salt
I was baffled, amused, and entertained by this long and unusual account of the quirks and skeletons of White House officials & staff by a purported Washington insider. From Daily Kos. You can tell who the closet freaks are by who does and does not do personal web surfing. Condi is as clean as Gandhi’s [...]
Postal Experiments and massaging the blogosphere
I don’t know why, but I love reading about folks who mess with the postal service. A site called Direct Creative has a fun article on the things they were able to get the Post Office to deliver in spite of postal regulations. Apparantly, the “agents” involved were beset at every turn by courteous professionalism, [...]
I WANT YOU (to keep your hands off the kids)
The American Jerk: Department of Homeland Security Qualifications Self-Test
Watcher in the Skies
Cnet is reporting that a House of Representatives panel heard testimony on Wednesday (3/29/06) on using UAVs, or Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, to perform border security and domestic surveillance. That buzzing sound? That’s just some FISA judges hitting the bottle. Move along, citizen.
The best movie review you’ve ever read
Plugging what I can only aspire to: The most shocking opinion I harbor, however, is the fact that I dislike The Shawshank Redemption. This movie is regarded by many as a modern-day classic; it features many fine performances by great actors, and it is a heartwarming tale of friendship and redemption. For all this, however, [...]
Followup: Ms. Fire Thunder and the Oglala Sioux Planned Parenthood
I guess it’s followup Thursday! kathrynt at livejournal took the initiative and contacted Oglala Sioux president Cecilia Fire Thunder directly, asking how interested parties could support her. All contact information is listed in her blog entry. kathrynt also adds, She was frankly kind of surprised that a white girl from Seattle was calling to express [...]
For once, blame the student (Yahoo! News)
Failure in the classroom is often tied to lack of funding, poor teachers or other ills. Here’s a thought: Maybe it’s the failed work ethic of today’s kids. This editorial article agrees with my own perceptions of the public school system. My wife, an art teacher at a large inner-city high school, suffers emotional abuse [...]