Newsweek has an excellent profile of Rachel Maddow.
All the ensuing hype and excitement about Maddow's rapid rise, and her quirks—the smart, self-described "butch dyke" who somehow broke into the cable-news boys' club—has masked the true reason for her success. It's not despite her differences from other talking heads, but because of them. A funny, cerebral and likable young woman who reads graphic novels and hungers for political change is more representative of the times than the older, angrier male pundits who've dominated the debate for so long. Maddow is not angry—her fans find her adorable, often confessing to crushes on her—but she is anxious, driven and determined. She did not stumble into a boys' club. She elbowed her way in, smiling.
I think this is formatted for some mobile thingie, so you gotta scroll down: 76 percent of American middle-class households not financially secure
As the economy continues to reel, a new report finds that 4 million American households lost economic security between 2000 and 2006, and that a majority of America's middle class households are either borderline or at high risk of falling out of the middle class altogether. The new report, "From Middle to Shaky Ground: The Economic Decline of America's Middle Class, 2000-2006" was published by the policy center Demos and the Institute for Assets and Social Policy (IASP) at Brandeis University.
W.T.F?!?!!!1??! [link]
Okay, I think that borders on animal cruelty but the CamelDog is hilarious.
Safe for work. Tasteless, but safe for work.
And people wonder why poodles get so freakin' neurotic.
Yes, although possibly still not safe for your EYES or sanity.
Not safe for your eyeballs.
That is awful. Poor dogs.
ION - I have cranked out 2 personal things I have been dragging my feet on. YAY progress.
Boss is gone and I think I will be able to plow through some real work in the next hour. I am all motivated and shit.
I'm seeing a Discovery Channel Special: When Poodles Attack!
