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“Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent.” – Isaac Asimov “Come to the edge,” He said. They said, “We are afraid.” “Come to the edge,” He said. They came. He pushed them… and they flew. – Guillaume Apollinaire “Women have no rights, Don, except what men allow us. Men are more aggressive and powerful, […]

Gmail is having hiccups, so while I wait for it to come back, here’s some Onionized “news” for your entertainment: Female Atheletes Making Great Strides in Attractiveness LOS ANGELES—In the wake of the Summer Olympics, during which many American women achieved a level of media attention often reserved for men, sports fans are pleased to

Fucking chapter 27, fucking piece of crap!! fucking GRRRRR… !! dammit, $#()*&) bitch @#&$*#%&)(#$ crappy GRRRRRR!! OK. Back to work.

So, Yellow gave up his ticket to the Cubs game last night, so me and my buddy Jenn went, and met up with some of the guys from work, Dee, Garrett and Jonas (one of the lead architects) and his son. Had a couple beers, chatted with the guys about work and baseball, discussed transactive

For a long while, I’ve had a problem with gay and straight labels, similiar to my problems with white and black labels, male and female labels. It packs us all up into boxes and allows people to make statements like, “We Americans should let gays get married.” The first time I read that, it stopped

Had a mediocre MA class last night. Worked on lower body strength training and kicking technique. Worked on crescent kicks and learning how to crunch up and shoot out a hook kick. Had a mediocre partner who appeared to be dancing around somewhere else – her mind really wasn’t on it. Had to bow out

The always-amazing Katha Pollitt discusses the ridiculous hyper-masculinity of our bullshit elections, and the mysterious absence of the other 52% of the population, in The Girlie Vote. Matt Cheney’s got a new discussion going on at the Mumpsimus about the bizarre articles department at Strange Horizons (I’ve tried to join in this discussion, but I’ve

So, I did get the inevitable “ping” for my “No Shit, Sherlock” post about the latest study CNN has decided to publish that purports that cardio problems are not necessarily linked to “obesity” or “overweight” as much they are to a sedentary lifestyle. No matter their weight, women (the study only involved women) who exercised

Sunday. Took the overgrown herb garden of doom to task. The biggest of my basil plants is now over 2ft tall. I didn’t know basil *grew* to be 2ft tall… Repotted the cilantro, which has proven to be far more delicate than I realized (there’s a reason it comes *with* the roots at the grocery

Via: Eschaton If Bush ran against Jesus, his “Bush Approved” ads might look something like this… Jesus of Nazareth says: “Do not resist one who is evil. But if anyone strikes you on the right cheek, turn to him the other.” CAN WE TRUST JESUS TO FIGHT THE WAR ON TERROR?