January 2011
22 posts
Taking a stance against scavengers →
On Tuesday night the Newport Beach City Council made it a serious offense to scavenge through trash. The Costa Mesa Sanitary District is considering locking some of its residents’ trash cans.
The actions come during a down economy, when more and more people are scrounging through garbage for their income — and more residents are complaining about it.
“It’s a way to...
Where is baconqurlyq?
A: Fighting off Martian Death Flu. Until my awesome husband fetched me pseuphedrine, I was blearily puddled on the couch leaking mucous. I hear this stuff is supposed to curb your appetite, but awesome hubby just went on a soup run so I can fill my empty belly. Hoping this is a sign I’ll be better by Monday.
“But as tobacco use declines in the United States, it is on the rise in low- and...”
– Smoke and Mirrors: It’s time for Washington to stop giving cigarette makers an open door to developing markets (via caraobrien)
People don’t have the anti-smoking campaigns in developing countries as we do in the united states. If they weren’t smoking marlboros, they’d be smoking...
Arranging jumbled thoughts
I’m going to try to make this brief because there’s shit going on that’s way more important than an awards show to pat popular people on the back. But…
Beware of people or groups who can’t laugh at themselves.
Abortion, Adoption, and the 'Right' Kind of Kids →
…less than a month after we adopted our first child, our agency called us asking if we knew anyone at all with a completed home study. They had a healthy baby boy in a hospital and nobody willing to adopt him. (Agency rules didn’t allow us to take him before our first was completed.) For our second, the agency tried for days to contact us around Christmas since we were the only people on the...
Fuzzy Purple Slipper Boots
whydidyoubuymethat:
From rbmjuk: Yep, those are slippers. Purple fluffy slippers. Thanks Granny.
SEND THEM TO ME, YOU UNGRATEFUL CHILD!!!
Fox News: The No. 1 Name in Murder Fantasies →
Bill O’Reilly’s recent “joke” about decapitating Washington Post columnist Dana Milbank was only the latest example of a demented Fox News culture that permits on-air personalities to fantasize about assassination and other forms of violence against those deemed enemies of the station, its personalities or their worldview.
During the cable channel’s 2008 election coverage, in what she later...
Corrupt Politics: GOP Rep.-Elect Joe Walsh To... →
janric:
greenstate:
stuffsickpeoplehavetoputupwith:
corruptpolitics:
Incoming GOP Rep. Joe Walsh of Illinois has decided to put his money where his mouth is and turn down the federally funded health insurance package provided to members of Congress.
While in office, the Tea Party-backed, anti-health care reform Walsh will be under pressure to prove his…
Guess what: you’re still not...
And who are you?
I have an old button on my backpack. It’s a black and white picture of a man and the phrase “Think About It.” I bought it a year or two back from a thrift store who had a huge basket of old campaign buttons. I didn’t know who was on the button, who was trying to get into office. The vague nature of it amused me, so onto my backpack it went.
Fast forward, and I’m in...