Hope you have a very happy second birthday, Tommy!

Dear Japan,

Thank you for the MeltyBlend candies. My tastebuds have never been quite so satisfied with any 1cm cube as they have with your candy.

Please adopt me.

Love, Craig.

The Washington Post has a good graphic about the differences between Electronic Election Counting Machines and Slot Machines. Of course, anyone who has been following the state of the Electronic Voting Machines will no doubt know that the gambling industry is light-years ahead of Diebold in security. After all, it's …

Y'know, I should have ended that last posting about the "your daughter is an Internet slut" story by saying that I'd promise not to say anything else about it unless there was something interesting. That way, people couldn't complain that I'm focusing too much on this story.

I'd still be …

Gee, looks like this story isn't as clear-cut as the media made it out to be, and the Internet isn't to blame. Now, the girl is on a tether for home truancy, and is scheduled for a hearing. They've also banned her from using the Internet.

The guy was released …