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Republican Bill Crozier is running for Oklahoma's State Superintendent of Schools and among his proposals is that the state should put thick textbooks under every student's desk, so they could be used as shields against gunfire. To demonstrate his idea and as a type of experimentation, him and a couple of buddies set up in a field, fired upon an ( Read more... )

I just watched Meg Tilly on The View.

The reason for her appearance was to announce that her '94 "novel" was really an autobiographical work. Rosie said that she had suspected as much, when the book was first published because it rang true and that she had asked Jennifer about it, when she was making an appearance on her old show. I don't know if ( Read more... )

One of those things that you learn as a child, it is highly unlikely that everyone else is wrong and you are the only one who is right. It appears that Condoleezza Rice may have missed that lesson. Perhaps her parents failed her.

In his 60 Minutes interview, Richard Clarke said "There's a lot of blame to go around, and I probably deserve some ( Read more... )

First, an open letter;
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I was flipping around last night and Jane Fonda was doing Charlie Rose (w/ Barbara Walters, substituting);
When I was an active anorexic/bulimic, if I had read my book, it would've had a big effect on me.

Two quick book notes;

• If Diablo Cody's book, Candy Girl : A Year in the Life of an Unlikely Stripper is half as entertaining as her appearances on electronic media, I'd already be in line to buy my copy. Unfortunately, I suspect this may not be the case.



• Also, what's the deal with Nancy Drew? We're in the midst of reading a third book as bedtime ( Read more... )

This evening, I went to see former UN Weapons Inspector, Scott Ritter speak at the local college. Before the event, I had joked that unless they were working late at the bomb test site, I wasn't expecting the earth to shake and for the most part; I'd have to say that Mr Ritter lived up to my expectations. My main purpose for going was to support ( Read more... )