Freedom of speech seems beleaguered at the moment.

Some members of congress might already be backpeddling, seeking distance from SOPA and PIPA (Stop Online Piracy Act and Protect IP Act) but it's still an issue that needs a lot of shouting to kill.  Flickr is one of the sites that would most certainly be affect, as well as a host of others. ( Read more... )

I will confess that I have little appreciation for twitter. It could be that I'm simply at my max for computer interaction. Online gaming has eaten my life and there is a whole constellation of people, barely known but many of them wanting to be known who have more of my time and attention than they should. It could be that they always seem so ( Read more... )

Was poking at headlines and came across this. More than just food for thought, it's stuff I should do, stuff I've thought about doing, and only one is done.

If you get hit by a bus tomorrow
By Elizabeth Cohen
CNN
ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- Mark Balduzzi isn't old. He isn't sick. He isn't paranoid, either. But he's seen enough shootings, car ( Read more... )

Gotta love a woman with the guts to post a rule and enforce it to the fullest!

'Meanest mom on planet' sells son's car

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- Jane Hambleton has dubbed herself the "meanest mom on the planet."

After finding alcohol in her son's car, she decided to sell the car and share her 19-year-old's misdeed with everyone -- by placing an ad ( Read more... )

Gave me chills. Half the time we can't live with each other, can't live with the animals, either.

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Luciano Pavarotti
Oct. 12, 1935 - Aug. 6, 2007

I have this hysterical heavy metal 'duet' with him and Sepultura... just one more time he blurred the lines between music genres. Wonderful man, a shame he's gone.

(Sepultura And Pavarotti: Roots Bloody Roots)

or, Too much confidence, Too little caution?

This is all over the news I'm seeing today....

New Jersey Men Die in Dive to Explore Ship Off Keys

Three New Jersey men died Friday while exploring a sunken Navy ship off the Florida Keys. A fourth man, who did not enter the ship, survived.

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/17/us/17divers.html?_r=1&oref= ( Read more... )

I'm glad McDonald's is making changes. Granted, I've only eaten there once or twice in the past several years and I always get the salads, but they are a big factor in how lots of people eat. Plus, research and education are very necessary things. If people knew more, hopefully they'd make better choices.

Still, this quote gave me pause:
"It's ( Read more... )

And now we know who they were/are. Still no answers, nor suspects. The article mentions it, but Brian pays attention to real estate still and knew the house has been on the market for a while (I think we're in a cooling off area). Bet it sells cheap now. Nice as the house and area is, someone being shot and killed has to hurt its prospects.

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Within walking distance.

Father of 2 found shot to death in RamseyAnother case of things recurring since a similiar storyline just played out on my flist ( Read more... )