The opinionated fool declareth:

You gotta read it: Unbelievable link of the week. There was this guy, you see, who was doing a fine job in the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, and after it was made clear on a local cable news show that he thought homosexuality was "deviant" he was allowed to keep his job. Afterall, all he was doing (albeit not subtely, and not very charitably) was declaring his opinion on a topic far removed from anything dealing with his position within the WMATA on a public television chat show. I mean, nobody even watches those. But we all know I'm lying. That intolerant, old-fashioned bastard was fired by the governor for not agreeing that homosexuality in general, and redefining marriage and allowing homosexual parenting was good. Or at the very minimum, not knowing to keep silent about his intolerant, old-fashioned opinions. Is that too much to ask? In the words of one of the other WMATA Apparently if you don't think homosexuality is good, you aren't f...

Yup. I'm still here.

Really, why would you suppose that the most crime-prone, uneducated and poor population group in the United States* would misuse credit cards loaded with thousands of dollars? ( Link .)

From CNN's story about the legality of lethal injections: "The decision is setback for Florida and other states that will have to defend more last-minute filings from inmates. More than two dozen states had filed arguments at the court seeking the opposite outcome. They said dragged-out appeals jeopardize justice for victims' families. " Justice for victims' families? Translation: blood-letting in order to satisfy the families. Two wrongs simply don't make a right, and it's all the more saddening that what we're talking about here isn't a fine or jail time, it's the killing of people.

Here's the story. A 37-year-old Englishwoman, impressed by the anti-war activism of Cindy Sheehan, took it upon herself to mount her own solo pacifist campaign in the UK. Dorothy Manning-Lees mailed grisly photographs of civilian Iraqi victims of bombing raids carried out by Coalition forces to the acting commandant of the 4th Battalion of the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers, based in Lancashire. The photos, described by Fusiliers as "offensive, horrendous and absolutely disgusting," prompted Lt. Colonel Mark Greyshaw to burst into tears while giving evidence against Manning-Lees in the course of a trial held at the Swaffham Magistrates' court. In sentencing her to 20 hours of community service, district judge Phillip Brown told Manning-Lees: "It is clear that you intended to shock and I am certain your purpose was to cause distress and anxiety." Media and civil rights groups kept mum about the punishment, acknowledging that Manning-Lees simply got what was comi...

The psuedo-semi-bi-weekly song linky thing off to the right is now funked up. I cancelled my hosting plan (hey, I don't want to pay more than $7/year - does that make me Jewish?) so until I get a place on TEH ENTARWEBZ to put my muzzack, you'll just have to not get some free kick-ass tunes each week or so. Can ya dig it?

Oh meh gah! I was selected as a juror for a case! What's more, I'm now the foreman of the jury. I think the other jurors (2 male, 3 female) This case is truly interesting me for a number of different reasons; it involves reasonable doubt, considering personal beliefs vs. government instruction, putting faith in a system that by-and-large is good and works well but may not work in this particular case for this individual... Tasty, tasty - on so many theo-philosophical levels. I've been having a really good time today during the trial and deliberations which will continue tomorrow at 9am. You all know that I'm an active thinker, and this case is not only stetching my thinking in a brand new way, but it's also forcing me to put into actions these certain ideas that may be brought forth from my mind. I'm sure this all sounds non-sensical and sophistic (it probably is). But tomorrow after it's over I'll share what I'm able. It's really interest...

I have jury duty tomorrow.

Uh, okay...?

Blogger is acting very weird and slow - I hope this gets posted: Congratulations Justin and NellAnn, who are starting life together with one another today.