Petition Spot
Takin' it to the streets paper electronic medium. Petition Spot
[http://www.petitionspot.com/], a website to help you get your petitions
rolling.
Eric Scheske
Worst Dressed
Mr. Blackwell has released his annual list of worst dressed women
[http://www.eonline.com/News/Items/0,1,18120,00.html?rsslatest]. I don't follow
such things and I don't know much about Mr. Blackwell, but any guy who puts
Britney's maternity clothing
Lighten Up, Ski Team
I wasn't going to cover it, but the Bode Miller thing is ridiculous. Here's a
summary of his words about drinking and skiing:
> "Talk about a hard challenge right there," Miller said. "If you ever tried to
ski when you're
Two Reminders
Two things I haven't mentioned in awhile:
1. If you want to know what this blog is about, check out the TDE Lens on the
left. It may not look like much, but I put a lot of effort into that sucker, so
check it out if you&
American Conservative
> With Republicans embroiled in an influence-peddling scandal that could threaten
their control of Congress, the biggest pressure for reform is coming from
lawmakers who charge that the party's woes have come from abandoning its core
conservative principles.
Link [http://news.ft.com/cms/s/cf26b6b2-820b-
Just Burn All the Flags
> A Polish archbishop said plans to make visitors walk over a Soviet flag as they
entered a new "museum of communism" would be un-Christian and a triumph of
Bolshevism. Archbishop Jozef Zycinski of Lublin said although many Poles
associated negative things with the Soviet flag "
Great Quote
Ron Artest, explaining why he should be on the U.S. Basketball team: "I may not
have class, but I'm an American."
It may not make it onto my Favorite Quotes page (link to left), but it's pretty
good.
Muslim Air
This can't be wholly accurate. It can't, right?
> A British airline banned its staff from taking Bibles and wearing crucifixes or
St. Christopher medals on flights to Saudi Arabia to avoid offending the
country's Muslims.
> British Midland International also has told female
Leno on Brokeback
> A movie theater in Utah abruptly cancelled a screening of the movie "Brokeback
Mountain.” They felt it was inappropriate for the community standards. Instead
they ran "Deliverance.”
So Get Off Their Backs . . .
. . . or they'll jump on yours:
> More than a quarter of obese and overweight people do not want to lose weight,
a
survey says. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/4589010.stm]