Salon's War Room asks some interesting questions about Microsoft's support/non-support of the House bill that went down in flames yesterday:But Microsoft tells the New York Times that it's all a big misunderstanding. Although the company admitted to the Times that it met twice with Hutcherson, it says its decision to withdraw its support for the ( Read more... )

between a stray, feral, or an indoor/outdoor cat? Especially at a distance.

That's right, you can't. ( 'cause this got long... )

For all my instinctive cynicism which leads me to caution others to look at the story we're being directed away from, I fell for it myself yesterday when writing about abstinence programs. Well, not entirely had, because it's still an issue. But I came across a post of Dr Rivka's last night while clicking around that connected up with a couple of ( Read more... )

Those Who Pledge Abstinence May Risk STDsThe latest study, published in the April issue of the Journal of Adolescent Health, found that teens pledging virginity until marriage are more likely to have oral and anal sex than other teens who have not had intercourse. That behavior, however, "puts you at risk," said Hannah Brueckner, assistant ( Read more... )

On the way to work the other morning Nice Polite Republican Radio (aka NPR) was doing their usual run down on the news*. One of the items they covered was what's-his-name's whistle stop tour to promote his Social Security "reform" plan. Of course they played a clip from one of his bumbling, garbled Q&A answers. As they did so, I felt my head start ( Read more... )

I began a sweater for my friend the Princess last year. Unfortunately, it was boring me half to death. Stockinette, stockinette, stockinette... It would have looked pretty on her, but, boring as all hell to knit. Last week, I saw this shawl pattern in knitty.com and decided it was just the thing. But not in bland white though. Bleagh. After ( Read more... )

I have been listening to the soundtrack for The Rocky Horror Picture Show on shuffle-repeat all day. Which sends me into random fits of giggles and ticky-tacky memories from my misspent youth. ( I'll get you a satanic mechanic! )

For jeejeen, stellanova, and midwestern_muse:

( Humans SUCK )

I feel certain that I've written about this somewhere -- so, for jeejeen and pescana: ( A crash course in family history and wicked step-monsters below the fold... )

After two weeks of driving almost daily for the first time in uh... 13 or 14 years (yes, it's been that long since I've had a car), I've come to the realization that it is impossible to not drive like an asshole in this town. ( More on driving and music under the fold... )