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Florida Student Arrested

for passing gas at school.

My Sources

These are some sites I visit regularly:

Instapundit The Godfather of the Internet Glenn Reynolds.

The American Thinker Very thought provoking conservative opinion.

Gay Patriot Always an interesting perspective.

Talk Left A liberal blog with no screamers.

National Review Online (Especially "The Corner") Good commentary and a place to catch up with Mark Steyn and Johan Goldberg.

Wall Street Journal - Best Of The Web Commentary on news of the day, plus funny headlines, "News of the Tautological", "Everything Seemingly Is Spinning Out of Control","Bottom Stories of the Day" and more.

Eject! Eject! Eject! An eloquent writer, Bill Whittle's essays are long but well worth the time. He just doesn't post often enough!

American Prospect Interesting commentary from a liberal perspective.

The Onion Wonderful satire.

Pajamas Media A variety of bloggers, including a psychologist, a movie guy and more.

The Speculist News from the future and from the cutting edge of now, especially Better All The Time, incredible advances being made right now.

Truth Or FictionThis is the place to check on that rumor you heard.

Gateway Pundit Some world news here.

James Lileks He of the Gallery of Regrettable Food and The Institute of Official Cheer.

Popular Mechanics Always good for things such as what to put in a survival kit or 10 ways to use your skil saw. No, really!

Pleading For The Return

of Traditional Zombie Values:

I know it is absurd to debate the rules of a reality that does not exist, but this genuinely irks me. You cannot kill a vampire with an MDF stake; werewolves can't fly; zombies do not run. It's a misconception, a bastardisation that diminishes a classic movie monster. The best phantasmagoria uses reality to render the inconceivable conceivable. The speedy zombie seems implausible to me, even within the fantastic realm it inhabits. A biological agent, I'll buy. Some sort of super-virus? Sure, why not. But death? Death is a disability, not a superpower. It's hard to run with a cold, let alone the most debilitating malady of them all.

How Great Is This Name?

The Reverend Canon Percy Elborough Tinling Widdrington. It's real too - no one would have the guts to make that one up!

What Does This Mean?

I placed a hold on two books at the library website just now - Faith Of My Fathers by John McCain and Dreams From My Father by Barack Obama.

I am #1 in line for McCain and #29 in line for Obamba.

Do more people think they already know who John McCain is, and if so, is that good news or bad news for him?

Are more people trying to find out who Obama is, and if so, is that good news or bad news for him?

Are those inclined to be interested in Obama more parsimonious than those interested in McCain?

Are McCainites wealthier, thus able to buy their own copies of books?

As for me, I usually only buy a book if it's too new to be in the library or the wait time is too long, and I just have to read it right now.

Being #29 is OK for me - I've read most of the book already.