Ha-ha

I know it’s supposed to be funny, but …. From The Onion, Depression Hits Losers Hardest: “Losers, despite their profound, constant state of despair, are hated by others as much as they hate themselves,” said Theodore Foti, director of the famed Rochester Institute For Mental Health. “They have no friends because they are, quite simply, [...]

Great flaming boxers, Batman!

From Metro UK: Underpant rage burns down house Monday, January 29, 2007 An angry husband who threw old clothes from his wardrobe in the garden and set fire to them because he could not find his clean underpants accidentally burnt his home down. Ivo Jerbic, 55, from Prikraj close to the capital Zagreb (Croatia) told [...]

2,000 bloggers project

Tino Buntic has launched a project called 2,000 Bloggers. It’s a collage of writers’ photos posted on their blogs. He hopes to illustrate the endless variety of people blogging as well as to express community. To join, add your url to his comments and he’ll put you in. To me, it’s a little bit like [...]

Becoming real

Billie at Parts-n-Pieces adds a new element to her blogging with the addition of a podcast. In it, she speaks of being heard as a way to be known, a way of becoming real. I think that’s important. I’m not brave enough to record my voice, but following her example in my own way, I’ve [...]

Healthy or holy?

Dr Abdul Majid Katme, head of the Islamic Medical Associationin the United Kingdom, is on a crusade against childhood immunizations. He’s issued a statement to the UK’s 1.6 million Muslims, saying that vaccinations are unIslamic. From the (UK) Times Online: Katme said he was bringing the message to Britain after analysing the products used for [...]

Random bullets ala Parts-n-Pieces

I’m transitioning off one of my mood boosters and it’s not going too well, so I need to remind myself of some happy things. This down won’t last forever; it only feels that way right now. In the long run, getting off this drug is a good thing, so I just have to tough it [...]

You can be a part of it

For anyone interested in getting more information on the University High School Darfur fundraiser: From the website: University High Students Fight Genocide in Darfur Student-led “Genocide Project” Aims to Raise $10,000 for Victims 1/11/2007 Nearly 2,000 University High School students and staff will gather tomorrow morning to remember Martin Luther King, Jr. and apply King’s [...]

What I bought today

This t-shirt. One of the local high schools is selling them with all funds to go to relief efforts. I made an extra donation, too.

Protecting offensive speech

In recent months the disgusting actions of Fred Phelps of Topeka, KS and his Westboro Baptist Church have made the news. They’ve become notorious for disrupting military funerals to make their point that God is punishing the dead for the US’s acceptance of homosexuality. In response, Washington State has passed a law making it illegal [...]

Because he said so

From CBS News: In an interview, Pelosi also said she was puzzled by what she considered the president’s minimalist explanation for his confidence in the new surge of 21,500 U.S. troops that he has presented as the crux of a new “way forward” for U.S. forces in Iraq. “He’s tried this two times — it’s [...]

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