The fun thing is that both Better Book Titles and Sword and Laser are reading this as their book club pick. It’s an amazing book, you really should read it!
This is floating around, and I love it. There are a couple things I would have added, and a bit of the editing is weird towards the end, but I love it:
The ongoing debate over women’s reproductive health is abhorrent. A snipped I found from Maddow:
The Bishops’ position, which the Republicans have now adopted as their own, is that religious leaders have the right to override that decision, even though it will affect employees who have no moral or religious qualms about birth control. Writing in Newsweek, Andrew Sullivan captured the Bishops’ thinking perfectly: “Catholic doctrine should, according to the bishops’ spokesman, also apply to non-Catholics.” […]
[T]he principle seems pretty clear to me. The Bishops want a veto over public policy. And the Republicans want to give it to them.
Go read the whole thing here, and check out a cool post at Slog about the crazies that are ruining the Republican Party (and yes, I do wish that there was actually a rational conservative party. In order to find the best solutions to our problems, we need to have good, actual debate, and we need ideas from all parts of the spectrum. However, the reactionary Republicans that have taken over the conservative side of the spectrum are preventing that rational discussion).
And to cleanse the palate, the trailer for Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter:
And finally, something that I thought i heard something about it before, but now it’s coming to market: condoms with a Viagara type gel inside. No reason to not be safe!
First up, a couple social media updates. First, the person responsible for the Red Cross’ twitter feed tweeted under that account, when he thought it was his personal account. The result actually was a ton of people pledged to donate blood with some help from Dog Fish Beer. Pretty cool to read about how a company dealt well with a faux pas.
And to follow up, Slog links to two maps: one here, the other here, to help you track the revolutions of the Middle East.
We went out last night for a friend’s birthday, and what has become somewhat of a tradition, there was a lot of Bacon on Dana’s fries. So in honor of that, I give you this amazing chart.
Take a look at this, it’s really cool to watch. I’m pretty sure I’ve seen an older version of this as a TED talk, but this is way cooler:
Hey everybody, couple big updates on the way, starting with this one. I’m going through a whole bunch of stuff, so some will be a bit old, but all still really cool! Hope you enjoy!
Did you know that you can use bacon to track the economy? Yeah, we might use bacon for too much at this point.
Are you concerned about genetically modified food? You shouldn’t be, we have blenders that will hep us test them! Slate explains.
Want to make your own laundry detergent really cheap? Here’s a recipe. I’ve heard good things about this, but have yet to try it.
I’ve always says that the internet can (and usually is) a force for good. And 4chan proves me right once again:
This is old news, but good nonetheless, now it’s legal to “jailbreak” your phone. You know, the one that you own!
Once tablets get more and more popular, we’ll see this more often, which I’m sure would make it easier to keep menus updated, as well as save a lot of paper:
Need a primer on the whole Glen Beck is trying to swindle his viewers out of money out of greed and stupidity? Check it out here.
Anne Rice isn’t a Christian anymore! I guess I would care if I ever read any of her stuff. But her reasoning is sound I suppose, but I would always say find a church that fits you. They’re out there.
I finally got the tote bag I was waiting for (I saw them, but they weren’t for sale yet), and it is a Leave No Trace bag (how fitting). Here’s a fun mockumentary about why plastic bags aren’t exactly great for us:
Overdressed for the occasion, a man who not only lacked the mandatory skanky hoodie but was all spiffed up in a white dress shirt and slacks made an extremely literal beer run at an Alliance Road stop ’n’ rob. That is, he snabbed an 18-pack of The King of Bland Beers and scurried out the door.
But then we find that sometimes they are written as limericks!
A car parked ’twixt striping of blue Had nothing whatever to do With handicapped access Cops thought what it lacks is A ticket, and also a clue.
That’s it for now, but I’ll try to be back later in the week with some more. Have a great one!
First off, check out The Old Spice Guy helping someone propose:
Have you seen the periodic table of meat? Bacon rightfully is in the first position, being a Noble Meat:
I really don’t have anything to add to the title of this post, except of course a couple of expletives. So, I’ll just say, Stay Classy, Catholic Church.
Speaking of The Catholic Church, for anyone following the Fr. Mark Gruber case, he is now suing.
And don’t forget, if you live in California, to vote to protect traditional marriage:
