A little something sweet

I’m feeling domestic today, so I whipped up my favorite chocolate cake. While it bakes, I thought I’d share the recipe. Great with either fluffy white or coconut pecan frosting. Cut it into individual pieces and wrap in plastic or foil – it freezes beautifully. Sour Cream Chocolate Cake Beat together: 2 eggs 2 cups [...]

Sharia in the western world

Sharia–traditional Islamic family law–soon may not only be the problem of women in officially Islamic countries but in what we consider the “western world” as well. A movement is underway to set up sharia courts in Ontario, Canada under the 1991 Ontario Arbitration Act designed to help unburden an over-taxed court system–and make their decisions [...]

Friday dog-blogging

The high cost of occupation

Belgian doctors today released a 15-year-old Iraqi girl, wounded by a cluster bomb during the US invasion, and sent a bill for her treatment to the US Embassy. 5 surgeries and weeks of physiotherapy managed to save her leg, injured in the same blast which killed her brother in Baghdad in 2003. Dr. Bert De [...]

Intermix Media sued over spyware

The state of New York today filed a lawsuit against Intermix Media of Los Angeles, claiming the company installed spyware and adware that secretly install nuisance pop-up advertising on screens which can slow and crash personal computers. New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer said in Wired the suit combats the redirecting of home computer users [...]

Senate Bill 51

Jeff at Have Coffee Will Write has a nice piece yesterday about the new definition of “woman” being written into Senate Bill 51. I urge you to take a moment right now to read it, then come back here for a discussion of the rest of the bill. This bill, entitled The Unborn Child Pain [...]

Living Legacy Registry

If you’re a resident of Washington or Montana, you can now record your wishes to be an organ and/or tissue donor online. The Living Legacy Register was established by state law and is a computerized list of those who wish to give the gift of life beyond death. By signing up to signify your intent, [...]

So THAT’S why people keep it close at hand

This just struck me as funny. From the People’s Pharmacy column in today’s Spokesman-Review. K-Y Jelly poses no danger to oxygen users’ lungs Reader says personal lubricant can ease dry nostrils Joe Graedon and Teresa Graedon King Features Syndicate April 26, 2005 Q. Some people have written about dryness in the nose. I work for [...]

Family benefits approved

Spokane City Council last night took the plunge and approved family benefit status for unmarried domestic partners, gay and straight. “It’s about respect, dignity, justice,” said Council President Dennis Hession, who sponsored the measure and won enough yes votes that he could also win an override of any potential veto by Mayor Jim West, who [...]

I’ve been mem’ed

Since I’m a little blocked at the moment, I’ll pick up the book meme that Tish tossed my way. This was a tough one for me because I very seldom actually attended literature classes in high school. Then when I went to college I studied music to the exclusion of all else. When it comes [...]

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