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Monthly Archives: August 2009
Cuban Diva BFF on Sonia Sotomayor's swearing-in ceremony as Supreme Court justice
Saturday evening I asked Cuban Diva BFF, who is the wise Latina in my life, what she thought about Sonia Sotomayor being sworn in as the newest Supreme Court justice, replacing David Souter. She told me she had watched the ceremony and then added, “Wow! Her mom is really hot!” I replied by speculating that, …
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UPDATED — I think the real cause of death for Billy Mays was obstructive sleep apnea
I know the coroner’s report says that Billy Mays died on June 28 of a heart attack just shy of his fifty-first birthday. I know that the toxicology report released August 7 says that he had used cocaine a few days before his death and that cocaine use exacerbated his hypertensive heart disease and contributed …
Bassoonist between gigs dishes from his Big Gay Ice Cream truck
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Anniversary of the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima
The first atomic bomb used in war was made from uranium-235 and was dropped on Hiroshima on August 6, 1945. The isotope of uranium needed for the bomb was separated in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, as part of the Manhattan Project. My father is Hubert P. Yockey, and he is a nuclear physicist who studied under …
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When the state owns you, it owns your data, too — why can't you see that?
moar funny pictures First it was the terms of service rules in the “Cash for Clunkers” program claiming ownership of participants’ computers AND all of their data. Now, Pamela Geller reports at Atlas Shrugs: “In extreme secrecy from the public, the Obama administration is hammering out an international treaty with other several other countries and …
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HillBuzz is back!!!
I saw around 11 pm on August 4 that those nice young gay men from Chicago at HillBuzz have resumed blogging after a hiatus of almost seven weeks and I started writing this post as soon as I’d finished reading theirs! I am overjoyed! What better way to celebrate than with a song by Ethel …
Joker vows revenge for Obama poster
Interesting News Items has the scoop on The Joker’s vow: “I’m hounded by the cops and Batman and now my trademarked characteristics are used to belittle a man whose political style I respect. This is too mean-spirited.” Little Miss Attila supplies background and perspective on the aptness of The Joker as Obama metaphor. The Anchoress …
Happy birthday, Mr. President, we'll be celebrating with LOTS of Tea Parties
Where is the singer who can get Pres. Obama to say what Marilyn Monroe inspired Pres. Kennedy to say after she sang?:
Government-Americans lash out at limits looming in new era of Big Voter
Guest bloggers at Iowahawk’s tell a tale of woe of the Big Voter booboisie on the march in ever-increasing numbers with the goal of limiting their rights as Government-Americans: Certainly, legislators and government officials have always had to deal with the annoyance of obtrusive constituents. But there was always a belief that somehow, between election …
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