Dana, that really sucks. I'm so sorry.
Simon: The decision saved your life. Zoe: Won't happen again, sir. Mal: Good. And thanks. I'm grateful. Zoe: It was my pleasure, sir.
'Out Of Gas'
Natter 70: Hookers and Blow
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.
sumi - Jun 28, 2012 9:16:06 am PDT #11798 of 30001
Art Crawl!!!
tommyrot - Jun 28, 2012 9:19:32 am PDT #11799 of 30001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
So the Texas Republican Party, always on the cutting edge of wingnuttery, has come out in opposition to teaching critical thinking to children.
From their platform:
We oppose the teaching of Higher Order Thinking Skills (HOTS) (values clarification), critical thinking skills and similar programs that are simply a relabeling of Outcome-Based Education (OBE) (mastery learning) which focus on behavior modification and have the purpose of challenging the student’s fixed beliefs and undermining parental authority.
I'm kinda' glad I don't live in Texas. (Sorry, msbelle.)
eta:
Anti-Science as a Political Platform
SuziQ - Jun 28, 2012 9:24:45 am PDT #11800 of 30001
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame
That is crazycakes, Tommy. I just....crazy.
Sue - Jun 28, 2012 9:26:23 am PDT #11801 of 30001
hip deep in pie
Dana, that news sucks! I am so sorry.
Polter-Cow - Jun 28, 2012 9:37:56 am PDT #11802 of 30001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Yay! Maybe I should go this time....
Have fun buying a ticket!
Sadly, I won't be able to get into that panel since the Ballroom 20 line is insane, and I'm doing an Entertainment Weekly Discussion Group that morning. But I'm hoping that it's very cool and that there are celebrities hanging around the EW Photo Studio.
Consuela - Jun 28, 2012 9:39:09 am PDT #11803 of 30001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
The Texas GOP platform is a living example of Poe's law: I honestly thought it was a parody when I first saw it. Nobody could be that wingnutty for real, right?
sigh.
I just got off a conference call in which the substance was resolved but then I learned that the process would add anywhere between 35 and 105 days to my project schedule, and I just CAN'T. I have to get this project funded before the end of the fiscal year!
So I've got a call in to our lawyer to see if I have to play nice with this regulator at all. Cross your fingers for federal sovereignty.
tommyrot - Jun 28, 2012 9:40:34 am PDT #11804 of 30001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Have fun buying a ticket!
Fine. Attack my plan with reality.
Polter-Cow - Jun 28, 2012 9:41:36 am PDT #11805 of 30001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Ha ha ha, God help me, I decided to engage:
What happened to the Constitution today?
My response:
I...I think it's still in the National Archives Building.
And the next status is "This is the biggest assault on our freedom and the Constitution."
The biggest assault!!
Sparky1 - Jun 28, 2012 9:50:54 am PDT #11806 of 30001
Librarian Warlord
Here's Daliah Lithwick on what it was like at/in the Court today. [link] I want to be her when I grow up, except that I'm older than she is.
Dana, I'm so sorry. I hope he finds something soon in a place where you'd really love to live.
Sean K - Jun 28, 2012 9:51:56 am PDT #11807 of 30001
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
I don't think that person knows what any of those words actually mean.