The ultimate slur in American politics

When a John McCain supporter at a recent rally said she didn't trust Obama because he was an Arab, the senator replied: "No. He's a decent family man ( Read more... )

In 1976, Cosmonaut Nikolai Peckmann was sent alone to an orbiting space station for what would be called Mission Six- to study the radiation levels and strange circumstances that killed all four crewmen of the last research mission ( Read more... )

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RealClearPolitics electoral map. Based on current polls, Obama's got more that twice as many electoral votes as McCain.

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What Makes People Vote Republican?

An interesting essay. Definitely told from a Democratic perspective, but interesting nonetheless, and it made me less angry about stuff (especially after reading this and this).

(That is, (Thing for which there should be a word) of the day. Damn ambiguous grammar.)

The feeling of awkwardness when you have already said goodbye to somebody, but then, for whatever reason, see them again shortly afterwards (in restroom, elevator, etc.).

"Don't be fooled... I know the governor of Alaska has been saying she's change, and that's great. She's a skillful politician. But, you know, when you've been taking all these earmarks when it's convenient, and then suddenly you're the champion anti-earmark person, that's not change. Come on! I mean, words mean something, you can't just make stuff ( Read more... )

Today I found an ant colony in a flashlight in our closet.


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Today at work I suddenly and intensely remembered when I tried mochi in Tokyo. I clutched my mouth at the memory; an almost painful feeling rushed through my saliva glands as they got a completely unexpected message from my brain that they need to prepare for the most delicious flavor imaginable. I had to sit there in shocked pleasure for a moment ( Read more... )

If any Joss Whedon/Neil Patrick Harris/Nathan Fillion fans want to watch Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog while it's still free, you should probably do it before midnight tonight tomorrow. It's pretty cool extremely awesome.

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