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The BBC interviewed the wrong expert for a talking-head shot. Pretty funny [http://theunknowncandidate.blogspot.com/2006/05/in-praise-of-guy-goma.html]. Excerpt, to give you the gist of the story: > [Guy] Goma was at the BBC, waiting to be interviewed for a computer job, when a producer mistook him for

Disturbing figures from Prison Land [http://www.breitbart.com/news/2006/05/21/D8HODD7G0.html]: > Prisons and jails added more than 1,000 inmates each week for a year, putting almost 2.2 million people, or one in every 136 U.S. residents, behind bars by last summer. . . . >

> Rather than wait until they are emotionally prepared for sex, children as young as 12 are turning to alcohol to help to get them through losing their virginity. Most are too embarrassed, confused, drunk or illinformed to think about the risks of pregnancy or sexually transmitted infections, so contraception

The Scratching Post offers her regular excellent summary of this week in Catholic Blogdom [http://ktcatspost.blogspot.com/2006/05/this-week-in-theocracy_21.html].

I'm repeatedly shocked at the lack of historical knowledge, especially among Catholics who should have at least a fundamental grasp of the subject in order to appreciate their religion. I earlier started a booket with the working title, "18 Holes to Knowledge." It revolved around 18

Michigan Week 2006 [http://www.michigan.gov/hal/0,1607,7-160-17447_18630---,00.html]. Yes, there is such a thing, and my home town is the kick-off city: parade, carnival, arts and crafts booths. And visitors, a funeral, a baseball game, and office work. And as I type this, 14-month-old

Goodness! There's a lot of good stuff on the Internet today. I wish I had time to blog about it, but the best I can do is to offer this plate of today's web offerings. Enjoy! Great assortment of icons [http://www.eighthdayicons.com/] by an

> The Chicago Tribune reports that the long-rumored deal between Goose Island Beer Co. and brewing giant Anheuser-Busch may close within the next month [http://www.realbeer.com/news/articles/news-002924.php]. This is newsworthy, but not because of the merger, but because A-B is going for taste. Who woulda

> The city council in Black Jack, Mo., has rejected a measure allowing unmarried couples with multiple children to live together. The mayor said those who fall into that category could soon face eviction. [http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/05/17/national/main1625059.shtml] I find this fascinating. Where