Tuesday at work they tried to stick me in the row for the people with bad call times again. On Monday night my supervisor told me how good my times were, and how they were continuing to improve, so I stood up for myself. I was arguing it with the guy who wanted me to move when my supervisor showed up for his shift (he started an hour after I did ( Read more... )

The right to abandon your child ( Read more... )

From the White House press briefing, either yesterday or today ( Read more... )

If I hear one more athlete during the Olympics refered to as "resembling Harry Potter", I will scream. This is especially true if they are a) non-European, b) female, or c) over the age of 21 ( Read more... )

Editor and Publisher has an article about a fun little comment made by Ilsa, She-wolf of the SS Ann Coulter. Here is the opening of the article:

Universal Press Syndicate columnist Ann Coulter "joked" during a Thursday speech that liberal Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens should be poisoned. "We need somebody to put rat poisoning in ( Read more... )

Okay, I know this is a bit wanky of me, but forgive me, because I was raised by a teacher with a concentration in Reading and English ( Read more... )

Oh dear god...Robertson is at it again ( Read more... )

Someone I know who works in the US House of Representatives (name withheld to protect his/her innocence) received the following communication.

Dear Colleague ( Read more... )