Archive for April, 2011:

Charlie Sheen — I’ve Never Done Heroin

Filed under: Charlie Sheen, Chuck Lorre, TV Chuck Lorre must have the wrong monkey (* wink wink, nudge nudge ) because Charlie Sheen tells us in no uncertain terms … he’s never done heroin! Lorre took a not-so-veiled shot at Sheen on his vanity card at the end of “The Big Bang Theory” earlier… Read [...]

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Adrian Margaret Brune: Marriage Debate Revives Lesbian Art

On July 23, 1946, just before her diagnosis of stomach cancer and the surgery that ended her life, Gertrude Stein wrote her will. She left what little money she had and her priceless collection of paintings to her lover of decades, Alice B. Toklas. Read More… More on Gay Marriage Go to Source

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Michael Santos: Philandering Senator Could Have Learned Janitorial Skills

For over 23 years I’ve endured the absurdity of America’s prison system. Had John Ensign not avoided criminal prosecution himself, he could have experienced America’s prison system too.Read More… More on John Ensign Go to Source

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Kid-Tested: Projectile Weapons for Indoor Warfare

Zing Toys sent us several boxes of its newest office weapons, so we asked the children of various Wired employees to test them. Go to Source

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All Hands Helping in Relief For Storm-Ravaged South

Volunteers across South clearing away wreckage, handing out food and water in united relief effort for victims HOW TO HELP Fox News Radio Coverage: Storm Aftermath PHOTOS: South in Ruins Full Coverage: Tornadoes Go to Source

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Vt. Health Bill Spurs Debate Over Coverage for Illegals

Advocates furious as Vermont Senate looks to block illegals from planned state-run health insurance program Full Coverage: America’s Third War Go to Source

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Finding Balance

Elephant Entertains Eggplants © Deborah Freedman The Illustration Friday topic for April 29, 2011 is LESSON. Go to Source

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Book Sale

I’ve been at the library since 9 am. I love volunteering though. It feels good to give your time to others and help out. I took a lunch break earlier and when I pulled up to my driveway I saw my neighbor doing some hardcore lawn work and I asked him if needed a hand. Helping [...]

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Laziness Killed the Productivity Star

I’ve been suffering from a bit of writer’s block, and just as I thought I was hitting my Go to Source

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Still, I’m Sad*

As regular readers of TCOTS well know, I like to highlight incidents that show the decayed state of culture.  I do this to, hopefully, spur contemplation of where we are going [quo vadis?] and to call attention to the fact that, no matter how succesful we are in making structural changes to our political institutions, any victories [...]

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