We’re one week out from NaNoWriMo — National Novel Writing Month. I have characters. I have a vague idea of plot. Now, if we can just avoid the November Time-Sucking Catastrophe this year, we’ll be in business.
This year, we’ll be tackling an introductory book — introducing my “world” via some of the main characters, and [...]
This is just adorable. And addictive. But so cute!
Court Told It Lacks Power in Detainee Cases — Moving quickly to implement the bill signed by President Bush this week that authorizes military trials of enemy combatants, the administration has formally notified the U.S. District Court here that it no longer has jurisdiction to consider hundreds of habeas corpus petitions filed by inmates at [...]
Keith Olbermann, Special Comment on the Military Commissions Act
â€They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. “
– Benjamin Franklin, in the Penn. Assembly - Reply To Governor
”Go ahead. I dare you.” I told Mary this afternoon at work. “Go on out there and stop [...]
Top Story: Last night on the Venture Brothers, David Bowie revealed himself to be a super-sekrit evil mutant leader of a guild of super villains. This should come as no surprise to anyone. C’mon. We all suspected it. Also, he identified himself as “the homo superior”. Hee. Welcome to Punday Night.
We’ve also apparently decided that [...]
Fundie Bill, the old fart who sits at the coffee counter at work, informs me that there’s a new menace to be wary of, and a new patriotic duty required of us. Apparently, whosit, president of Venezuela, said some rude stuff about Preznit Bush at the UN. I’m sure you heard about it — I [...]
Now announcing the “Official” Coffee House Poetry Store: Coffee House Poetry @ CafePress. Because, you know, they’ll let anyone open one of these things.
So far, I’m offering a T-shirt, a mouse pad, and a teddy bear, but expect more, because it’s fun as hell to design these things.
Have a look:
Here’s one from Crooks&Liars — Protecting Our Children. It links to an article about corporal punishment — paddling — in some schools. One principal in a Forth Worth middle school is quoted as saying, “I know it can be abused. But if used properly, along with other punishments, a few pops can help turn a [...]
This past Wednesday, I started losing sensation in my left hand, specifically, the pinky and ring fingers, and the left side of my face, along the lip and jaw, went all tingly. Both the face and the fingers felt just like I’d had a shot of Novocaine that was nearly all worn off. Thursday, my [...]
Republican senator Mark Foley: Pedophiliac and child predator. Yeah, that’s right, although you wouldn’t know it from watching the fucking news. You know what, when they had John Mark Karr plastered all over the goddamn news it was “pedophile this” and “child molester that” all over about him. Have you heard anyone on the news [...]
