Some people who oppose abortions annoy me. Every once in a while someone spouts off that abortions are against freedom of religion. What? Come again? Are women being held down and forced to have abortions and I somehow didn't hear about it?? No, I don't think so. If Catholics or any other religious person is having an abortion, then maybe that ( Read more... )

So sometimesdee pointed out that there was a Part 2 from the next day after that spokesperson looked like an idiot.

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As the internets are now saying, he's been RickSanchez Rolled!

I love to see Republican spokespeople squirm when someone actually holds them to give details and specifics. This one's for hedwig_snowy:

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Democrats have decided to allow a quarter-century ban on drilling for oil off the Atlantic and Pacific coasts to expire next week, conceding defeat in an months-long battle with the White House and Republicans set off by $4 a gallon gasoline prices this summer.

Good job. /sarcasm
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Colleges peddle bikes to car-loving students

Well. That's nice. I wish more than a handful of people in blue-ish states or areas would do it. You do that down here and you take your life into your own hands. brain_o_shaner was reading a newspaper article this morning from our local paper about our city's sprawl and the use of bicycles. He was shocked to learn ( Read more... )

You know I don't buy Girl Scout cookies because 1) there are no Girl Scouts in the 'hood, be they members or very lost little girls selling door to door and 2) even if there were, those cookies are ridiculously overpriced! Before you start with the "but Syn! those are for a Good Cause!" I say, when I like a cause, I give the money directly to them ( Read more... )

Me and five jillion other people wanted to see Batman this weekend. Alas, the local theater had only one showing during their "4-6PM Movie Extravaganza!" slot. That's when we go, if we go to the movies, because tickets are $4.25. (Suck it Nawtherners!) We got there about 20 minutes before start and it was sold out. Damn ( Read more... )

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A few hours ago to add to my daily walking I walked over to the post office to mail off one of our Netflix DVDs. I was half a block from the post office when I see this man in his late 40s/early 50s zip out of a driveway on a scooter. That reminded me that I'd told brain_o_shaner about an ad I saw in one of the small local indie papers selling scooters for ~$ ( Read more... )

In case you missed it, late last night I did a quick tinker and changed the look of my journal. The other style was taking way too long to load, I dunno why. Anyway, I like it and it still looks pretty clean and it seems to be loading lots faster. Tell me what you think ( Read more... )