Goodbye, LiveJournal.

Oh, look, a can opener!

So.

Umm.

I haven't posted much here on LiveJournal in, oh, I'd estimate about forever. For the next week, therefore, I've decided I'm unbarring the portcullis.

Go ahead. Let's discuss. Anything.
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I signed a thing.

Maybe you want to read a thing, and decide whether to sign it.

And maybe tell some other people, so they can read a thing and decide whether to sign it.

For various reasons not worth explicating I don't really have a horse in the Clinton v. Sanders race, so this is not intended to be a political statement or endorsement of any kind:

( Just the facts, ma'am )

Dum dee dum dum dee eating chocolate regularly improves brain function dee da dee da.

"Baker v. Nelson must be and now is overruled ... ." (Obergefell v. Hodges, 576 U.S. ____ (2015) Opinion, p. 23)

Justice Scalia's dissent is hilarious. Chief Justice Roberts makes his points very respectfully. Justice Alito is just wrong. And Justice Thomas has no business sitting on a Supreme Court.

If you were the sort of person who really enjoyed being demonized on the Internet, I could heartily recommend offering any sort of opinion on either side of #GamerGate. It's somewhat astounding how quickly the slightest reference can balloon into labels, accusations, shaming, boycotts, and even death threats. I'm not about to dip my toe into that ( Read more... )

Yes, once again dark chocolate is good for you! It can help improve... umm... something. I forget what.

Why Dark Chocolate Is So Damn Good For You

Yep, chocolate is good for you again! This time it's good for your heart. Yes, really.