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Inmate Idle Singing Con-Test.

Such a simple idea, "let's hold a singing contest". That was the start of things in Arizona's Maricopa County. It's a great article and YouTubes are included of all the finalists performances. Stick around for some soulful renditions of Sittin' on the Dock of the Bay and My Girl.

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These are the winners in the Feature Photography category. Caution: may cause you to tear up.

2007: Renée C. Byer of The Sacramento Bee for her intimate portrayal of a single mother and her young son as he loses his battle with cancer.

2005: Awarded to Deanne Fitzmaurice of the San Francisco Chronicle for her sensitive photo essay on an Oakland ( Read more... )

.Certain that he would die, Hurtubise decided to go out with a bang. He leaped to his feet and pulled out not one, but two, hunting knives (he carries as many as 10 at a time) and, according to his own account of the incident in Outside magazine, told the bear, “Take what you want, but I’ll take both of these knives and I’ll shove them right up ( Read more... )

A long long weekend, lots of guitar playing and watching movies. What to watch, and what to watch out for:

Grindhouse (2007). A 3-hour flick made up of two 75 minute movies: Planet Terror and Deathproof. PT delivers the goods I expected, zombies, guns, and girls. Respectable, and going beyond the B-movie it could've been. Deathproof brings that ( Read more... )

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Fray Tormenta: The real Nacho Libre

amazing. The real Fray Tormenta (Friar Storm) is about 60 years old, still wears the mask and manages an children's shelter, teaching the boys how to wrestle.

Together with four other luchadors they are the Super Amigos, fighting social wrongs and subject of a documentary of the same name. I will have to watch.

Why Having More No Longer Makes Us Happy

This article popped up in the AlterNet feed today. Lots of great little figures, like income up to $10000 per capita greatly increases happiness, then falls off after that. How in our society community (friends) are more valuable than another coffeemaker. And a strange detour into the efficiency of local ( Read more... )

Last night I didn't fall sleep until early in the morning.
And I've got a long day ahead of me ...
So, waht the hell is making me smile at ...

seven thirty-five in the morning?