Florida officials: Some voting records wiped out I wish I could say I was surprised.
News Alert: There Are No Pretty Democrats
According to Ann Coulter, anyway: As for the pretty girls, I can only guess that it’s because liberal boys never try to make a move on you without the UN Security Council’s approval. Plus, it’s no fun riding around in…
I’m Impressed!
A 10-year-old lobbies for change So far, Lily has raised attention, pressed palms with state and local politicos, and collected more than $1,000 to pay for banners and pamphlets to spread her simple message: “I want kids to have a…
Too Much Weight Loss
Weight-Loss Surgery Wrecks Woman’s Health Yip said not all gastric bypass patients are the same—especially those who can afford the best medical care. “Celebrities in general have a different support than a common person,” he said. “And I truly believe…
35-Year-Old Cutting Edge Science Experiment
NASA Science News for July 20, 2004 A cutting-edge Apollo 11 science experiment is still running today, 35 years after astronauts left it behind in the Sea of Tranquility.
I Have a New Writerly Hero
New Details of Cheney/Leahy Confrontation Thanks mrpsyklops!
Orwellian Editing of the Congressional Record
This is the second instance I’ve heard of in the last six months wherein the Congressional Record has been edited to reflect a particular party’s views. Whatever one thinks of Representative Brown’s statements, I find that kind of rewriting of…
Gay Marriage/Non-Monogamy
What does marriage mean?
What Would You Do If Ordered to Put Your Toddler On a 500-Calorie Diet?
The lock-up diet Although obesity has not yet been criminalised in the USA, it is possible to have your three-year-old child taken from you for the offence of ‘allowing’ her to become fat. That is the stark lesson of the…
Crime Wave?
We call them eggcorns—”tiny little poems, a symptom of human intelligence and creativity”. The Guardian calls them “word crimes”. On July 7, Oxford University Press published a new edition of the Concise Oxford English Dictionary, and apparently sent around a…