monday!

I have a bunch of green tomatoes I'm considering for a couple of new things, but I'm way intrigued by this, mainly just to find out what the end product tastes like.

RIP Solomon Burke.

1. WOW, 2. Bill Maher's having *quite* the splashy new season. Use that power wisely, friend.

Disappointing but not entirely surprising.

Oh double standards, what would my blood pressure be without you?

Hotness from Lawrence O'Donnell.

File Under: Texas Taliban, Art is Sacred

If our national political dialogue was anywhere near sane at this point, this should be an automatic deathblow to Miller's candidacy, but I'm not holding my breath.

Disturbing bullsh1t.

"As I have said before, and will no doubt be moved to say again: Modern Conservatism is a disease. If you don't understand that, you're already infected."

Read this later.

Inspirational (though commenter Klemen Zagar makes a fine point).

happy friday!

Happy Fall, Fools!

Misogyny 2.0.

CoC shenanigans.

John McCain: D-bag.

"Second-class religions" may be forthcoming in CA.

Disappointing.

I love this. If I used it as a template for a job description at our place, bullet points would include--answering an incoming call, scheduling a post op appointment, and completing paperwork for DME at the same time, being yelled at for not correctly following a policy that was provoked by an incident, created and put in place that morning or may not in fact exist at all, and wondering if a career bagging groceries could be considered a "lateral move."

Related: Edward Mike Davis sounds like a treat.

The Tea Party hates puppies.

Please don't.

Pretty!

Animals: Cows, chart, new Simon's Cat!!

thursday!

Free Plug: Tom and I are newly in love with O'Connor's Deli.  If you are anywhere near the place and need a bite, particularly if you're in the mood for soup, eat there or you're a jerk. Each of the soups I've had (the vegetable, the Irish Cheddar Potato, and the Chicken Enchilada) have been surprisingly good. I am convinced that they make their own stock and they're doing something out of the ordinary with it, because all of the selections are so intensely flavorful. Portions are generous; the soup and half-sandwich combo is difficult for me to finish (and the Edison Park sandwich with turkey and ham rocks). At this point, O'Connor's is a serious contender to supplant Perry's in the top position of the Home Delivery Foodlympics, is what I'm saying.

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Yup.

This is horsesh1t. Gods I hate people.

WTF

Really useful encapsulation of the Social Security issue.

Those crazy kids today, with their spaghetti tacos and their rock and/or roll music....

"Or, as the study's authors put it, one region being larger could actually mean it's going "catawampus."

I am not a Shakespeare purist by any means, but I am a wee bit skeptical about rebooting the Tempest with a lady Prospero, even if it is Helen Mirren.

Excellent idea. I am, for the moment, sad I am not in college right now just so I could inflict that on someone.

Ducks, kitties, something weird, something weirder.

wednesday!

Yeah. I hate John Boehner.

The Republican Party is funded by terrorists. Yeah, I said it.

File Under: Things That Will Not End Well

Fascinating idea.

Everything is kind of a blur this week, but have we talked about this? It's so surreal.

And speaking of surreal, I am not sure I approve of this.

What a weird thing to do. I like that Franzen was totally cool about it.

This is insanity.

I freaking love this.

NO. Bad cupcake baker! /rollsupnewpaper

Powerfully progressive hotpants.

I want to go to there. Look at the teeny hobbit cabins! (Bonus LOTR-esque content here)

Kitty loves pancakes.

tuesday!

On sovereignty.

Tesla of the Day.

I still think we need to figure out a way to make this guy have to register as a sex offender.

Sad and terrifying. This too.

Click through the embiggen the side-by-side comparison. Yikes. And related craziness here. WTF Colorado?

Like this.

/hork

Sweet, I'll bust out my leg irons.

HUGZ

Double bun noses!

monday!

Christine O'Donnell's dad was a clown. It all makes sense now. Bonus nonsense here.

The cognitive dissonance, it burns.

78. Jesus fzck. Related here.

So this is horrible.

aka, Live Together, Die Alone.

File Under: Company Man, Dedication

I don't know if "Sorry!" really covers it, but thanks for playing.

Love this.

Not the bees....

Uh, what?!

Bringing the Funny.

Iron Lizard.

happy friday!

We spent last night celebrating 5 years of tolerating each other. : ) Hence, light round up today.

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Yes, but is the genetic component the result of mutations from exposure to environmental toxins? Because the smart money's still on that.

MEGABUS goes boom!

This is straight-up genius.

Wow.