Squeaky Fromme is in the news again, reminding me of a dark little ditty we used to sing back in the carefree 70′s: (Sung to the tune of the Mickey Mouse Club Theme Song) Now’s the time to say goodbye to all our family C – H – A,    R – L – Y,    M [...]

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If I look like a reject from the Blue Man Group, it’s only because food with blue dye is now being recommended as a treatment for migraine. In large enough quantities—i.e., the amount they give to lab rat—it temporarily turns the skin bright blue. Share on Facebook

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Every now and then a story pops up in the news about some dude with way too much money deciding that he’s going to buy his way onto a spaceship to fulfill his childhood dream. The latest wannabe spaceman is Guy Laliberte, the founder of the wonderful circus troupe Cirque du Soleil. What caught my [...]

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I’ll preface this by saying that I don’t follow Sri Lankan politics and have no opinion about the Tamil Tigers, the Sri Lankan government, or their conflict, which at long last appears to be drawing to a close. But damn, isn’t “Tamil Tigers” the best name ever for a rebel group? Maybe now that they’ve [...]

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Wouldn’t you love to be the scientist who invented the invisibility cloak? Share on Facebook

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From the New York Times: More Atheists Shout It From the Rooftops More than ever, America’s atheists are linking up and speaking out…They are connecting on the Internet, holding meet-ups in bars, advertising on billboards and buses, volunteering at food pantries and picking up roadside trash, earning atheist groups recognition on adopt-a-highway signs…They liken their [...]

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In this article by Maureen Dowd, she lists earmarks that John McCain is opposing in the latest spending bill. His objections include this line item: $650,000 for beaver management in North Carolina and Mississippi. Perhaps beavers are more manageable in Arizona, but we’ve had issues with unruly beavers right here in our neighborhood. It was [...]

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According to church teaching, even after sinners are absolved in the confessional and say their Our Fathers or Hail Marys as penance, they still face punishment after death, in Purgatory, before they can enter heaven. In exchange for certain prayers, devotions or pilgrimages in special years, a Catholic can receive an indulgence, which reduces or [...]

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An article about ending perks that pharmaceutical companies grant to doctors in the form of swag and cushy conferences included this quote: “I would often grab samples off the shelf because I thought I was doing patients a favor,” Krumholz said in a telephone interview. “I was naive. I didn’t realize this was a very [...]

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Calling the Republican’s parrot call to lower taxes an “alternative stimulus package” is like calling Kenny Chesney alternative rock. Share on Facebook

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