Those of you who read Penny Arcade would have already seen where Gabe posted an interview with his grandfather, a Navy enlisted man who served during WWII. He posted the interview just in time for the anniversary of the Pearl Harbor attack that brought the US into the war in full ( Read more... )

Okay, I'm willing to listen if anyone can explain this to me. UK Home Secretary John Reid was heckled during a speech regarding Muslim extremism.No, that isn't what I need explained to me. What I'm taking issue with are two quotes from near the end of the article. The first is from Massoud Shadjareh, chair of the Islamic Human Rights Commission. ( Read more... )

Today marks the 59th anniversary of my parents' marriage. Good gods.

Happy Anniversary, you two.