January 2009
Family: Octuplets' mother has 6 other children →
sarahchristine:
What the hell? I am sorry, and this may make me very unpopular, but why do people think it is a good idea to have so many children? Why would someone who already has 6 children take fertility drugs? The world is over-populated as it is and you take it upon yourself to add 14 more children to it? Why are you so special? Why not adopt if you want to have a huge family? Or take in...
School can expel lesbian students, court rules →
mindset:
An appeals panel finds California Lutheran High School in Riverside County is not a business and therefore doesn’t have to comply with a state law barring discrimination based on sexual orientation.
This wouldn’t happen if education and religion were separate, which they should be.
I went to a school like this (actually stricter…even straight kids would have been expelled for...
The Places We Live →
robot-heart: tylerriewer: rach: I can’t stop looking at this.
Wow. The photography is amazing, but the situations are…unbelievable.
Well, that makes me feel pretty crappy about all the things I complain about. Apparently, Jakarta is the worst place in the world to live.
Stimulus passes House without single Republican...
robot-heart-politics: notthatkindagay
Partisan politics: my favorite!
Shooting. Selves. In. Collective. Feet.
John Updike, Author, Dies at 76 →
(via robot-heart)
Litany
You are the bread and the knife, The crystal goblet and the wine… ~Jacques Crickillon You are the bread and the knife, the crystal goblet and the wine. You are the dew on the morning grass and the burning wheel of the sun. You are the white apron of the baker, and the marsh birds suddenly in flight. However, you are not the wind in the orchard, the plums on the counter, or the house of...
Blagojevich's lead defense lawyer to resign →
notthatkindagay:axelrod:
Prominent Chicago defense lawyer Ed Genson said Friday he intends to resign as attorney for embattled Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich in the criminal case against the governor.
“I never require a client to do what I say but I do require them to at least listen to what I say. … I wish the governor good luck and godspeed,” Genson said in brief remarks to reporters.
That...
“If two past lovers can remain friends, it’s either they are still in love, or...”
– Unknown (via) (via allisonweiss) (via sarahchristine)
Hmm, I think I agree with this, but I’m not sure what it says about my past relationships. I must ponder this. That will give me something to do during my afternoon meetings.
Fake Teen Cop Fools Police, Patrols Chicago for 5... →
I love Chicago.
sarahchristine:
A 14-year-old aspiring police officer donned a uniform, walked into a Chicago police station and managed to get an assignment — patroling in a squad car for five hours before he was detected, police said Sunday.
The boy did not have a gun, never issued any tickets and didn’t drive the squad car, Deputy Superintendent Daniel Dugan said.
Assistant Superintendent...
“The first thing I do in the morning is brush my teeth and sharpen my tongue.”
– Dorothy Parker (via simko) (via radarchive) (via robot-heart)
Inaugural quartet performance pre-recorded →
I’m not sure why anyone is surprised by this. Have you ever TRIED to keep a cello in tune in 20 degree weather?
langer:
Unsurprising, really: Tatooine’s own Figrin D’an and the Modal Nodes probably pre-recorded their shit, too.
meltinyourmouth: stupidinboston: saintnate:...
“In the beginning the universe was created. This made a lot of people angry and...”
– The Guide (via tellthatmick)
Miller High Life purchases one-second Super Bowl... →
mindset:
Paying $30 million for a 30-second commercial makes about as much sense as putting sauerkraut on a doughnut. Actually, even that makes more sense. We’d rather have our message short and to the point, if it means delivering more honest beer at a tasty price.
This, you guys, is an example of what we in the biz* call a “marketing department win”.
*An imaginary biz.
“A photo of President Obama in the Oval Office this morning is especially...”
– Political Wire (via retropolitics) (via apsies)
And yet a brain was not a requirement. Interesting.
(via robot-heart-politics)
The Day Live Web Video Streaming Failed Us -... →
robot-heart:
O hai, my own personal hell! (via Christina)
I have to say, I was actually just thinking about how well the live streaming video from CNN worked. I had it on from about 11:00 to 2:00, and it didn’t falter once. It was kind of an afterthought…I was originally planning on just watching it when I got home that night (we DVR-ed it), but at the last minute, I realized that I...
meltinyourmouth:
Shiny Happy People — Shiny Happy...
“While no one from the U.S. Secret Service have yet to mention any details about...”
– President Obama Wears Bullet-Resistant Suit at Inaugural | Gadget Lab from Wired.com
Nice.
via bellatoris
I’m actually rather impressed. I would never have guessed that it was bullet resistant. It looked pretty darn good.