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I jumped over to Atrios’ place and was troubled by this little post about Anderson Cooper and CNN’s apparent reluctance to air the matter of his sexuality on prime-time news. Whoa, buddy, hold on: His sexuality is nobody’s damn business. Who I take to bed is nobody’s damn business. The forced “outing” of celebrities and […]

Writing today. I’m sure I’ll find something hysterical to rant about tomorrow. Like this. See you then. In the mean time, here’s some calming breathing space:

That’s the joke, right? How to be a sculptor? Take a slab of marble and cut away everything that doesn’t look like David… When I open up a book or story project after a pause of more than a couple hours, I usually reread what I did before, which means I rewrite as I go,

I love this crap: “He defied the 25th century with a woman who was NOT HIS WIFE—and a WIFE who was NOT A WOMAN.” It’s probably why I write what I do…It’s like a screaming, pissed-off sort of response. With better fight scenes. And, in response to my Hysterical Holiday Breakdown Rant, Jenn sent me

Will be sporadic today, as my boss dumped a big pile of crap on my desk yesterday afternoon and told me to turn it into something that makes sense (during the busy days, I sometimes suspect that this is really what my job title should say: Bringer of Coherence to Crap). We’re gonna get slammed

Some cocktail party tidbits stolen from The Cat’s Blog COUNTRIES WITH NUCLEAR WEAPONS: USA, RUSSIA, CHINA, FRANCE, and UK The same countries with VETO POWER at the U.N. Security Council ISRAEL, INDIA, and PAKISTAN have NUCLEAR WEAPONS too. But “we are not supposed to know.” Israel is considered an undeclared nuclear weapon state, and is

“A free society is one where it is safe to be unpopular.” — Adlai Stevenson via Soapbox Blog

Fascinating peice comparing the behavior of abusers in domestic relationships and the actions of the Bush administration toward most Americans: Any battered woman in America, any oppressed person around the globe who has defied her oppressor will tell you this: There is nothing wrong with you. You are in good company. You are safe. You

Here are some textbooks disclaimers for evolutionists and other miscreants (via Jed) And all I have to say about the latest National Organization of Witches stir is: Buy yourself a T-shirt. Also, there’s a very funny and terribly touching “How the Grinch Stole Marriage” ditty up over at Ex-gay watch, just in time for the