Some unblogged bits that really got my attention. In reverse order of seriousity:
- Utah legislator proposes insult to Martin Luther King, Jr.: Share the holiday with gun inventor and manufacturer. I must admit when I first heard of this, I looked up the gun that James Earl Ray used. It was a Remington, not a Browning. But out of 365 days in a year, what possible motive could there be for wanting to make MLK day also be John Browning day?
- Mini-documentary on the great Pacific garbage patch. Maybe we ought to start thinking about some international trash standards, if it wouldn’t offend too many free-market cons.
- Another call to pray for Obama’s death, from the man who claims divine credit for prayers that got Dr. Tiller assassinated.
- Social Media and the 21st century classroom. Report on the conference and some very thought-provoking perspectives. If you’re involved in higher education on any level, check this out.
- School commits massive privacy violation. School gives kids laptops. School uses webcams in laptops to spy on kids and their families. How unethical would you have to be to ever think this was OK?
- Meet the Flintstones. Nearly a third of Texans think humans and dinosaurs coexisted. Downloadable poll as .pdf.
- Face of werewolf Elvis spotted in stain on bathroom fixture. It’s at least as clear as most Mary sightings.
And no, to the best of my knowledge, “seriousity” is not a cromulent word.
FWIW, I like to think that the gent involved will indeed get divine credit for the prayers. I just don’t think he’s going to like what he gets for that credit.