Schoolhouse rocked
No, REALLY? I’m SHOCKED, I’m Telling You!
Unequivocal evidence’ media violence has negative impact on children A new report reviews the large body of research that has investigated the ways in which violent media influence behavior. Across all media genres, the authors found that the research consistently…
Friday’s Miscellany
shadowkatt and mayremi, y’all might want to take a gander at WireTap Magazine. From breklor, posted here for the teen contingent in our home: And today I found a site for The Black Mages, a rock group fronted by the…
The Theology Behind BushCo
America The Theocracy Yes, I know it’s a damned long article. Read it anyway. It’s on the cover of Creative Loafing this week if you find it easier to read off-screen. I spent five years (1986 to 1991) working in…
“We should have had orange or red-type of alert in June or July of 2001”
“We should have had orange or red-type of alert in June or July of 2001” March 26, 2004 | A former FBI wiretap translator with top-secret security clearance, who has been called “very credible” by Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, has…
Me Speak Pretty
Edit/Warning: Posting when very sleepy can lead to “irreparable invalid markup” issues. It was a stray period. It looked fine in SEMagic’s preview, but LJ didn’t like it. Sorry! Should you need them, traditional Romanian vampire-slaying methods are related in…
Move Update!
Saturday morning: pulling cable. If you have knowledge/equipment/experience/sheer willingness to try it, we’re doing it Saturday morning (hopefully in the coolth of the morning). shadowkatt was going to be our designated skinny person for getting into small spaces, but she’s…
MindSpring Reunion
Other former MindSpringers—have you gotten the invitation to the 10-year reunion party? It’s May 1. I added an LJ feed for the message board: mindspringparty Edit: It’s for former employees—unless y’all want to come as a date 🙂
Good Morning!
I didn’t get to the doctor—they closed earlier than I realized they would. sambear did wrap my ankle for me, and it feels better. Now I hope I can get it rewrapped reasonably well after I shower. If it still…
Questionable Content
Questionable Content I have no idea where the link came from—it was just there in one of my browser tabs. And now I’m being forced to read through the archives because I can’t stop. Damn, I hope this thing is…