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Has anyone else seen anything about Holder v. Humanitarian Law ProjectA group trying to work with US representatives of terrorist groups to advise them on peaceful negotiation tactics and violence reduction ran into the Patriot Act's provision against giving "expert advice or assistance" (which it classifies as "material support") to terrorists. ( Read more... )

Walking home from the train station, a cab driver calls out to me.

Him: Hey, Beautiful!
Me: smiles politely, keeps walking
Him: Really, you're a beautiful woman.
Me: Thanks.
Him: ...so, I just made your day, eh?

Okay, first... wow. This woman's gorgeous. I do indeed see what all the fuss is about.


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I was going to write about fitness goals and how I haven't been as good about them as I'd hoped, but I just read this headline: Police looking for suspect in string of rapes over a map of my neighborhood. Hey look, two of the dots basically overlap on my apartment ( Read more... )

I am flabbergasted.

Florida GOP decries President Obama's speech to school children

"Public schools can't teach children to speak out in support of the sanctity of human life or traditional marriage. President Obama and the Democrats wouldn't dream of allowing prayer in school. Christmas Parties are now Holiday Parties. But, the Democrats have no ( Read more... )

Apparently, I'm going to have interns.

Also a four day conference to run the week after next.

But, seriously, interns.

This morning I woke up early to get work done, and it was going pretty well. Just a minute ago, 7am, the second I started feeling like I was on the home stretch, they started a jackhammer outside my window.

Am I the only person for whom the sound of hammering or sawing concrete destroys the ability to think anything but 'Oh god make it stop, ( Read more... )

Anti-Abortion group flips out about your freedom of donut choice.

( Krispy Kreme Celebrates Obama with Pro-Abortion Donuts )

The head of the Alabama NAACP, wants Mobile's Azalea Trail Maids to stay home on Inauguration Day, claiming the group reminds him of slavery. "These are not just regular costumes. These are the costumes that remind someone of the plantation in Gone with the WindYeah, they're ball gowns. I'm as big a proponent of the south being ashamed of its past ( Read more... )