sclerotic_rings found a
brilliant Non Sequitur strip.
Tucked into the House Armed Services Committee’s 2008 defense authorization bill is language guaranteeing a 3.5 percent pay raise for all servicemembers starting next January and a promise of raises through 2012 of 0.5 percent above the anticipated average salary increase among civilian workers. more
here. Only one problem... the
White House opposes it.
odditycollector:
Superheroine Advertisements. (From
oletheros)
Can't get mom's ashes to Ireland? They can.
Melinda Doolittle, arguably the best singer American Idol has ever had, was
voted off last night. Theories why
abound.
I'm hoping more people comment on this post over at Personal Finance Advice (
pfadvice):
How To Budget When Money Doesn't Come? The Last Temptation of Al Gore. Includes an excerpt from his new book,
The Assault on Reason
From the "It made me laugh, so I'm subjecting you all to it" department:
Tinky Winky says bye-bye to Jerry Falwell.
Femme Fatales Magazine has a
blog.
Ex Astris Scientia A massive Star Trek information database
What is
Stevia? A low calorie, all-natural sweetener that is between 100 and 300 times as sweet as sugar (depending on who's promoting it.) The FDA hadn't yet approved it as a sweetener, but it can be found in health food stores under "dietary supplements".
The Unofficial Apple Weblog:
Things NOT to do on your Mac Time Magazine
interviewed Michael Moore about his new movie.
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