Begging. Yelling. In all caps. Someone, please, get me a gun ( Read more... )

I admit, I'm relatively new to the political scene. Unlike many Americans, I hadn't heard much about John McCain until the recent presidential primaries. But I understand he was fairly well known. He had a reputation, and a pretty good one at that ( Read more... )

Okay, it's time for a moment of truth. I've been playing WOW for a couple of months, and I didn't tell Vicki (or anyone else for that matter) because I'd put off getting hooked for so long I was beginning to feel superior or something. Todd finally drew me in with the "please, it'll be fun for me to tutor you for an hour or so, you don't have to ( Read more... )

The first draft of the placement list came out this afternoon. We're listed under Jeju, so it looks like we're not moving. For now. The first draft is ALWAYS subject to major changes and revisions, but at least the AO doesn't have any plans to move us, as yet ( Read more... )

It's become something of a trend, I fear -- people, especially Democrats these days, going into the voting booth undecided. One man in Ohio was quoted in a recent news article saying he hadn't made up his mind until he saw the ballot. "I just went with my gut -- who I felt more comfortable with," he said. With, I imagine, a tone of pride to his ( Read more... )

Offense Taken ( Read more... )

I've never once in my life espoused vegetarianism. But today I saw this video clip. It shows the conditions that animals must endure in our factory farms. Please watch it with the sound on.

Oh, my goodness. I've always thought that meat and dairy animals were raised on farms and treated rather humanely; that their experience in a slaughter ( Read more... )