A Republican representative in Mississippi has authored HB 282, which would revoke the health department license of any restaurant that serves food to anyone who meets the department's criteria for being obese:

Any food establishment to which this section applies shall not be allowed to serve food to any person who is obese, based on criteria ( Read more... )

Mike Huckabee is a former Baptist minister, so I think it is probably safe to assume that he celebrates Christmas, aka the birth of Christ. You know, the compassionate, hopeful, turn-the-other-cheek guy from the Bible -- the nice, non-wrathful fellow from the New Testament ( Read more... )

What about a little science, mmm? Some of the advances obtained by researchers have been mighty helpful on the HIV front.

Bush says faith is key to the international AIDS fight

Sigh.

Catchy tune! Dancing guys! Colorful prophylactics! Yes, this piece, courtesy of Scott over at Boy in the Bands, is one of the perkiest pro-condom instructional videos I've ever seen. There's one bit in it that might not be safe for work, so you should probably view this on your own time.

I've read that Azeroth now has a larger population than Switzerland. Despite that, a lot of people stll experience the slight smirks of non-gamers if they happen to mention World of Warcraft in their presence ( Read more... )

• Letting kids drink early reduces binging (CNN)
• Group finds lead in lipsticks (CNN)
• Verizon reveals extent of records released (CNN)

From Plastic:

Severe Injuries Could Turn You Into A Guinea Pig - ER Experiments Without Consent

Terrance at The Republic of T. writes what I feel is a very compassionate and respectful post about the narrowing choices for terminating a pregnancy:

Intentionally ChoosingAs I said in my response, I am appalled by the Supreme Court’s ruling, not only because of the specific issue involved, but also because of the larger issue of interference in ( Read more... )

1. Happy birthday, dear tagplazen!


2. I'm alive and doing much better after a serious round of amoxicillin; thank you all so, so much for your sweet posts and e-mails expressing concern. It means a lot. Regular posting is likely to resume next week, as I'm traveling to South Carolina this weekend.


3. Anybody besides me think that this is completely asinine, and that ( Read more... )

No postie.

Phlegmy. Sore throat. Wet cough. Bleh. Doctor likely this week.

Bed now.