If this is his perspective on the law of the land and the value of the courts...

And may I say a very merry "Fuck you, your so-called honor," to the dear judge/plaintiff in this case.

So, the only Catholic priest allowed to preach at/to the Pope has said there needs to be a day of fasting and penitance taken by the Church to show "solidarity" with victims of the Church sex abuse syndrome.I'm sorry. I'd thought what was needed was some actual change, work and action being taken. Rather than, you know, more pointless ritual and ( Read more... )

I recently began to re-familiarize myself with the DC Comics titles I used to like. The staples, sure, like Action Comics, Detective Comics, Green Lantern, and so on. There are a few new titles in there, as well, titles that weren't ongoing when I was a serious comic reader, like the Justice Society of America, which is particularly enjoyable for ( Read more... )

Ali came across a page of paradoxes (paradoxii?) today and shared one with me ( Read more... )

First, read this definition of "imposition" from the Wiktionary.

Then, read this article from the BBC on the US government's reaction to Raul Castro being empowered as temporary head of the Cuban government while Fidel Castro recovers from a stay in hospital ( Read more... )

Can someone translate from Corporate to English for me, please? Normally, I'm pretty good at Corporatese, but I just heard a line of it that I cannot fathom.

"That idea might be too successful."

(blink) Umm... what? I don't get this. Under what circumstances can an idea be too successful for a company? Are we talking about outstripping your ( Read more... )

Okay, I have a couple of problems with this story from BBC News regarding the delay in execution of a convicted rapist and killer in CaliforniaProblem #1: The anesthesiologists are backing out citing ethical issues ( Read more... )