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Jesse, Arnold, and Mimi

I don't like to discuss naked politics on this blog, but the excitement at Wonkette about the new governor candidate in Nevada is rather humorous. PG-13 link [http://www.wonkette.com/politics/endorsements/official-wonkette-endorsement-melody-mimi-miyagi-damayo-174187.php] . The woman is a porn star, and she's running as a

Zoo Story

I'm still busier than a beer peddler at an AA meeting, but this story was too funny not to mention. Bears Eat Monkey in Front of Zoo Visitors [http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060516/ap_on_fe_st/netherlands_bear_eats_monkey]. Such barbaric conduct from the

PSA

Blogging will be light today. It's May Day, meaning, "Everything is going on at once." I could catalogue the pain: 8:00 a.m. meeting; pro bono obligations; one child with a tennis match, band practice, and paper route (guess which one I get to handle)

When is Depraved Really Depraved?

Fascinating little piece at the New York Daily News about a psychiatrist's attempt to measure a crime's depravity, heinousness, or atrociousness. Link [http://www.nydailynews.com/front/story/417694p-352691c.html]. Thirty-nine states allow juries to mesh out harsher punishments if they determine that a crime is

Historical Miniature: Mother's Day

Anna Jarvis, the woman who founded Mother's Day [http://www.rootsweb.com/~wvtaylor/founder.htm]. For some reason, I thought Lincoln started it. Guess not [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mother's_Day].

Something for Sunday Morning

"[A] virtuous life led with painful sacrifice and discipline will so deeply affect a personality that the effects of disordered impulses or even of a sinful past will disappear." Benedict Groeschel, writing in the letters to the editor in the current issue of Crisis.

Holy Card Collectors

I didn't know people collected holy cards like beer cans, but they do. The LA Times this morning ran a pretty good article about it [http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-beliefs13may13,0,779518.story?coll=la-home-headlines] . The woman featured in the article has over 40,000 cards.

I'm Doin' My Best, John

The need for procreation is steadily flowing throughout America. That being said, I had a fairly long conversation with a fellow attorney late last year about the need for more children. He was still citing Malthusian arguments. Bright fellow, but about a generation behind the curve: > On the May

Gay Role Models

Don't forget about Jeffrey Dahlmer (low blow, so to speak, but I just received some bad news about a friend and don't have the inclination to blog much right now): > Saying that more role models could help alleviate the social estrangement and high suicide rates

The Weekend Eudemon

Dragging and coughing. I thought I might escape allergies this year. They usually start kicking in mid-April, but not this year. I was feeling fine . . . until Thursday night. By Friday, I was dragging and walking around in a haze. I took a nap at the office (I have a thousand