At first I thought this was a joke or ridiculous rumor, but I should have known better. It turns out to be true.

NY Times: Texas Conservatives Win Curriculum Change

There is so much FAIL in this that I almost get incoherent thinking about it. However:

"@cleolinda RT @txvoodoo: Via @billwhitefortx - email Rick Perry to oppose TX horrible new ( Read more... )

Exploring the Mysteries of the Mind with the Sims 3

I laughed. Psychological experiments with Sims is something I never even thought of. But clearly, this dude did. Read the whole thing - it just gets funnier and funnier.

PG PornThis is what I get for Googling images of Nathan Fillion for one that will show how Peter Andre reminds me of a crazy- ( Read more... )

Judge Sonia Sotomayor Nominated to the Supreme CourtI met her after the Van Vleck Competition in 2006. All three judges, Roberts, Calabresi, and Sotomayor, were great to observe during the competition. I can't really recall tons of details about the competition now, sadly. I do remember Calabresi was actually the one who impressed me the most ( Read more... )

...my friend here at work runs Polichicks, a.k.a. "The It Girl's Guide to Politics". She posts a lot of fun political entries, so if that's your thing, go check it out!

Is it me, or does the Australia theme song, as played in the TV trailer, sound like a bastardized version of the Pirates of the Caribbean theme?

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In other things, a couple of memes that have been amusing me lately.

1. A few of us on SF got to talking about the geekiness of our next President.

As skyblade noted, "Obama's an avid collector of Spider- ( Read more... )

Hey, don't forget to go vote, y'all (well, if you're American)! I voted this morning. Even though the silly voter registration folks had me assigned to a polling place that was 3 times the distance from my apartment as the polling place I voted at last time. (*sigh*) The line wasn't too bad. I just read Nation while I waited ( Read more... )

CNN reveals that Palin's town charged women for rape exams.

Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's hometown required women to pay for their own rape examinations while she was mayor, a practice her police chief fought to keep as late as 2000 ( Read more... )

Just a few quick links that have been building up:

Seize the Day: New Research Helps Tightwads 'Live a Little'

While many people have no trouble treating themselves to luxury items or relaxing vacations, others have trouble spending on anything they don't perceive is a necessity. Those people are called "hyperopic," because they focus so much ( Read more... )

This is awesome and everyone should read it:

Aaron Sorkin conjures a meeting between Obama and Bartlet.

AWESOME.

Starting off with some hilarity:

Hamlet (Facebook News Feed Edition)

This is my favorite line: Hamlet and the queen are no longer friends.

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And now for some Famus Friends news:

Cleolinda also mentioned in Firefox news with a recommendation to read her Twilight recaps. Whee, Cleo ( Read more... )