Yahoo users might have seen this article on their front page today, about a man on "Wife Swap" whose rude and outrageous behavior has ignited a firestorm of anger and publicity. If you're curious, go to youtube and type in "Stephen Fowler" - RDF USA is taking down the clips too fast to link to one ( Read more... )

So I have good news and bad news. The good news goes behind a friend's lock, so you're stuck with the bad ( Read more... )

Last week I read this sobering article in the LA Weekly, about a local couple who got caught up with Jim Jones and the Jonestown massacre. A few days later I stumbled across a documentary on CNN about the survivors - apparently last week was the 30 year anniversary ( Read more... )

So I need to post, if only to cement the historic nature of the last two days in my memory. And by memory I mean, of course, my livejournal ( Read more... )

I voted by mail last week, and ya'll better be doing it today! Remember the propositions are just as important as your vote for President, if you live in California ( Read more... )

See, I wanted to post some links today. I wanted to rant and rage and spew my opinions all over livejournal. But then I thought about last two entries, with the massive number of responses and the not-so-helpful lj drama that resulted. So I've decided I won't mention this link, and the "finally someone noticed" reaction it produced in me, and I ( Read more... )

This makes me sad. Sorry Caity - I know you love him, but seriously? I've heard people make comments like this about ADD, and I can kind understand those comments, but autism? It's a confirmed medical diagnosis, not something you make up for sympathy. I have a cousin who's autistic, and there's no make believe going on. Oh well, I guess Leary'll ( Read more... )

A recent "article" (blog) in the New York Times has me up in arms. It says a lot about my impaired mental state that this article isn't about Darfur or Iraq or the upcoming election, but is instead about flipflops.

Flip Flop wearing may lead to blah blah blahFirst of all, you can take all your studies and shove them up your...oops. Sorry. Got a ( Read more... )

While I'm at work waiting for my brother to fly in (his flight was delayed, delayed again, canceled, rescheduled, and then delayed again...) I want to post some links and share some happiness, and my new icon - say hi to Lee Pace, in The Fall ( Read more... )

Alright, I'm going to hold off on my television rant. I'm getting sick of writing about random esoteric crap that no one cares about ( Read more... )