This is Why I Didn't Do a Senior Project

SO first, this girl said she was inducing pregnancy and miscarriages as 'art' for a senior project.

You know, to create a dialogue and generally be appalling.

Now, it turns out the real senior project was fooling all us.

I'd say she should get an A.

Because Homosexuality Is a Joke Right?

Over at Out they're talking about the "man crush".

Why exactly is it straight guys can't seem to understand the difference between like and, you know, like like.

Or they're just using 'man crushes' as a way to clear up any confusion about the possibility that they could be gay.

Because maybe that way the audience will be reassured that they're just kidding. Because homosexuality is a joke, right?

Third Rail! Don't Pee On It!

Finally, in the second hour, there are some questions that might matter in the presidential debates. Not who is friends with who. Blah!

But a question about US reactions to an attack on Israel? Whoa, that's pretty heavy for a couple of moderators who posed a question about whether Obama's lack of a flag pin might hamper his ability to lead the country.

For crap sake - they are called moderators - can't they be more, uh, moderate and keep all the questions straight and focused. Most of the questions are unanswerable for being either too fluffy or far to important for Americans to really listen to.

They answered fine, as far as they could.

The gun divide in PA

This is a great article on the PA gun paradox. Hunters in the geographically larger red part of the state love their guns. But people are dying in gun violence at an alarming rate in the smaller, bluer parts of the state.

It's like that in other states too, of course. I think our hunter demographic is smaller, or less vocal, here in Cali, but we certainly are familiar with gun violence.

I'm not sure how we still love and celebrate something that causes such destruction. Our courts are set up to favor letting 10 guilty people go rather than imprison one innocent man, so why can't we favor fewer dead in the cities over the ability to shoot crap in the country?

I suppose we don't exactly get those innocent people out though. Maybe we're wrong in lots of areas.

Does no one have to GIVE anymore?

Seriously, what is up with Republicans and tax cuts? I know they hate taxes, but I thought they liked personal responsibility and people doing their part? If we Dems are tax-and-spend, are they tax-cut-and-spend? McCain wants us to have a summer vacation from gas taxes? 'Cause that would help federal infrastructure like LOADS, right?

Hey, we're miserable!

Study: Middle-class Americans increasingly downbeat about their short-term economic progress

Yeesh. When it rains it pours. Poors?

A Prestigious And Large Group

Twenty-seven SD schools were chosen as California Distinguised Schools. Only 343 out of the 839 schools that applied were selected. A mere 40%. Selective. Our schools are saved. Work done. Let's make Jack O'Connell governor.

Oy, I'm in a mood.