Apparently President Bush found his veto-pen, because he managed to veto the bill for lifting the ban on embryonic stem cell research. I haven't really decided morally about embryonic stem cell research, but it disturbs me that this is the hot-button issue that dragged the president's veto-pen out from it's …
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- Student's wild ride injures driving teacher: I don't think he'll be getting his license anytime soon.
- Spirit Airlines grounds "The Hunt for Hoffa" game: I guess the odds of winning weren't all that great.
- How to hack around AOL's trained sales reps: Because saying "I can't stand you" is like …
IAU to release definition of what a planet is
It took them seven years to finally come to a definition, but finally the IAU is set to release the definition of a planet. Since it was too much for the pointy-headed planetary egos to come up with a decision, they included historians and educators to help them. I wonder …
read moreKitty, please go home
Last night JoDee and I walked over to Tim Hortons for some late-night coffee. On the way back from playing real-life Frogger crossing the road, JoDee noticed a cat in the bushes. The cat noticed us too, and came over for petting and loving and whatever else we could give …
read moreMore interesting developments in the "Your daughter is a slut" story
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 …
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