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Have you ever been somewhere you probably shouldn’t be, then seen something you probably shouldn’t see, and then need to tell everyone about it?
Well, I hate to admit it, but tonight I just had to go and check out my ex-boyfriend’s blog, and I had to get all intrigued by the quote he’d recently posted. That let me to google Andrew Boyd, which eventually led to the discovery of Skeptical Mysticism.
“I am One with a God I do not believe in.â€
I’m sure some of you will object to the hippie content of this spoof, but check out this ad for organic food.
It’s a Star Wars spoof, and even if you prefer genetically-modified bug-free chemically-enhanced vegetables, the sheer wonder of Cuke Skywalker is worth the few minutes it’ll take to watch it.
The Supreme Court announced today that federal laws governing marijuana trump state laws. The court’s not saying that it agrees with the federal law, necessarily, only that Congress really does have jurisdiction. As always, that jurisdiction stems from the “Commerce Clauseâ€, which says that Congress has the power to regular interstate commerce. Whether or not this really counts as interstate commerce, well…who knows.
Here’s what’s happening:
Newsweek may not have been so far off…
And, of course, Mark Felt gives good head.
Poets among us, LancasterOnline.com
Way to go, Le!
I’ve neglected to pay much attention to the upcoming elections in Lebanon for the last few weeks, but since they start tomorrow, I figured I should do some reading.
The Monitor has a helpful Q&A, and The Daily Star has some apparently contradictory articles about whether or not it’ll be a landslide.
So now Tom DeLay has his panties in a twist over an episode of Law & Order in which the police are searching for someone in a Tom DeLay t-shirt.
My favorite quote from Dick Wolf: “Up until today, it was my impression that all of our viewers understood that these shows are works of fiction as is stated in each episode.”
CNN.com – DeLay angered by ‘Law & Order’ mention – May 27, 2005
The thing about blogging is that the longer I go without posting, the more substantial I feel the post that breaks the silence has to be. But I think that I need to get over that feeling, because at this point, the pressure is already so great that I’m not sure I’ll ever have something meaningful enough to say again, and no one wants that. And if you do want that, you should just stop reading right now. So there.
Anyway, at first I was AFK because I accidentally acquired a job, and then I was all busy with finals, and then when finals were over my hours at the accidental job increased, and now Summer classes have started and I’m working and I just have nothing especially interesting to say.
But the hope is that now that I’ve broken the silence, I’ll feel able to post something less than monumental in the near future.
Often, I turn on the radio or start reading the news and think Every day is the same. This made me think I guess some days are worse than others.
BBC NEWS | Europe | Ratzinger is elected as new pope
The BBC’s William Horsley in Rome says his papacy is sure to continue John Paul II’s strongly traditional interpretation of the Catholic faith, including opposition to abortion, homosexuality, priestly marriage and women priests.
Excellent. So glad to hear it.