Oh my. That was a nice start to my lunch hour.
Natter 39 and Holding
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
OMG with the Nathan. Where are those from?
Okay, the Sean Maher bitey-yum-yum improved my day, but now I have to go stab some coworkers who need to stop freaking the fuck out on my ass.
The doctrine also states that newborns cannot be poked or prodded for medical tests for a week
Oh, that's frelling brilliant. If your kid happens to have one of the rare metabolic disorders (like PKU), the child can be seriously damaged by a week of normal feeding.
I just don't understand how this country's government (well, previous administrations of same that actually had some concern for people's wellbeing) hasn't reacted to the church's practices the same way the German one has.
Germany doesn't quite have the same protection for expression that we do.
There is some question about "what did the 'church' have on the IRS Commissioner when he reinstated their tax-exempt status", IIRC.
ETA: I mean, damn: [link]
I was grumpy, so I went out for dessert. Now I am crashing and getting a different type of cranky.
Column by an old neighbor of mine on matter religious and political. [link] My dad gave me a copy when I was home this weekend and it immediately made me think about conversations we'd had here.
Some fun TV-related articles from the Chicago Tribune:
An interview with Phil Keoghan.
A brief shopping venture in Marshall Fields with Clinton Kelly (from "What Not to Wear").
Picture from BombingVictim!Smurfs:
The final scene shows a scorched and tattered Baby Smurf sobbing inconsolably, surrounded by prone Smurfs. >[link]If you go here, you can find links to a video and a slideshow: [link]
eta:
"We wanted something that was real war - Smurfs losing arms, or a Smurf losing a head -but they said no."