RUN FOR YOUR LIVES! THE MORNING AFTER PILL IS COMING! IT’S A-COMIN’ I TELLS YA! That’s Nathan Tabor, trying to convince his readers that the Plan B pill, recently approved by the FDA and soon to be available over the counter (with proper I.D.), spells bad news for the general health care of women in this country. Enjoy Nathan’s fact-free … Read More
Debbie Does The Local Health Care System
It all started innocently enough. A dance rehearsal for "Debbie Does Dallas" (Winston-Salem Journal preview article here). A cramp in the calf. Damn. I should’ve stretched before starting. I’m not in my twenties anymore. (I keep on forgetting that.) "It could be a blood clot," says Gray, looking at the swelling and bruising on my calf. "You should get it … Read More
Friday iPod Random Ten
Mirror In The Bathroom – The English Beat Don’t Stand So Close To Me – The Police Down On The Corner – Cornell’s Cayuga Waiters A Woman’s World – Full Monty Original B’way Cast Midas Man – Renaissance Dona Nobis Pacem – Christine Lavin Clemintine – Tom Lehrer Our House – CSNY Silly Love Songs -Wings The Ballad Of Booth … Read More
A Thoroughly Depressing Poll
How many people in the countries around the world believe in evolution? [Hint: Don’t look for the U.S. up near the top]:
Bush Ratings Plummet
An Associated Press-Ipsos poll conducted this week found President Bush’s approval rating has dropped to 33%, matching his all time low. "His handling of nearly every issue, from the Iraq war to foreign policy, contributed to the president’s decline around the nation, even in the Republican-friendly South." In the generic congressional poll, Democrats lead Republicans by a whopping 55% to … Read More
No Thanks, I’ll Hold It
An artsy public toilet in Switzerland is made with one-way mirrors. This is what it looks like from the outside: So far, so good. But like I said, these are one-way mirrors, so this is what it looks like from the inside: Um, not for me. More here.
“Debbie Does Dallas: The Musical” Promo and Quote Of The Day
The "Debbie Does Dallas" article in Go Triad is here. It’s entitled "’Debbie Does Dallas’ Keeps Its Clothes On". Well, that’s not entirely true. We may sneak in a little nudity. But you’ll have to see the show to find out for sure. The article is good. And again, we’re treated to another enticing picture of Heather ("Debbie") with her … Read More
Do-Overs
What if we could go back in time and vote again on past presidential elections? Who would we vote for, using 20/20 hindsight? Scripps Howard News Service polled Americans to find out. What winner would have lost? Well, Nixon, of course, would have lost his re-election bid in 1972. And Bush 42 would have lost — twice. 1964 Lyndon B. … Read More
Good Morning, Good Morning
Waltisfrozen: Overheard this morning during the few seconds between when my wife’s alarm went off and when she hit the snooze button : "Mr Secretary, do you think this may be related to al Qaeda." Well, shit. There’s no falling back asleep after hearing that. Tell me about it. When I hear stories about us (or the U.K., or Canada) … Read More
Okay, But Is My Donation Tax Deductible?
Charities often come up with unusual ways to raise awareness and raise money. But this takes the cake. It’s, um — how to explain — it’s, er, a "dance-with-yourself-a-thon". If you know what I mean. UPDATE: Damn! I missed it! (It happened last Saturday!)
Old Testament Parenting
I suppose people with kids will find this funnier than I did, and I thought it was pretty funny: ‘Lamentations of the Father’ [An excerpt]by Ian Frazier Laws Pertaining to Dessert For we judge between the plate that is unclean and the plate that is clean, saying first, if the plate is clean, then you shall have dessert. But of … Read More
What Year Did The 9/11 Attacks Occur?
Believe it or not, 30% of Americans don’t know. WASHINGTON (AFP) – Some 30 percent of Americans cannot say in what year the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks against New York’s World Trade Center and the Pentagon in Washington took place, according to a poll published in the Washington Post newspaper. While the country is preparing to commemorate the fifth … Read More
It’s Not You
Typepad is having problems today apparently. Posting and commenting may be a little weird. UPDATE (3:30 pm): Seems to have gone away — whatever it was.
New Amendments Would Protect Torturers
Unbelieveable: The Bush administration has drafted amendments to a war crimes law that would eliminate the risk of prosecution for political appointees, CIA officers and former military personnel for humiliating or degrading war prisoners, according to U.S. officials and a copy of the amendments. Officials say the amendments would alter a U.S. law passed in the mid-1990s that criminalized violations … Read More
New Reality Show Will Lead To Broadway Role
Yup, Broadway is reviving Grease again, but the casting will have a bit of a twist: The T-Birds and the Pink Ladies of "Grease" are coming back to Broadway, where producers are turning to a reality television show to cast the lead roles. NBC said on Tuesday it will broadcast a talent show titled "You’re the One That We Want" … Read More