Internal Monologue

To prevent outrages like this : Ignoring Clay’s significant role in Harold’s life, the county continued to treat Harold like he had no family and went to court seeking the power to make financial decisions on his behalf. Outrageously, the county represented to the judge that Clay was merely Harold’s “roommate.” The court denied their efforts, but did grant the county limited access to one of Harold’s bank accounts to pay for his care. What happened next is even more chilling: without authority, without determining the value of Clay and Harold’s possessions accumulated over the course of their 20 years together or making any effort to determine which items belonged to whom, the county took everything Harold and Clay owned and auctioned off all of their belongings. Adding further insult to grave injury, the county removed Clay from his home and confined him to a nursing home against his will. The county workers then terminated Clay and Harold's lease and surrendered the

The Lusty Lady (a peep show) in Seattle is closing. Apparently, there's too much porn available on the Internet. I do remember the ridiculous double entendres on their marquee from my Seattle days. I seem to recall they often punned on Microsoft "Windows." http://www.techflash.com/seattle/2010/04/iconic_lusty_lady_to_close_managers_blame_internet_porn.html?ana=from_rss&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+TechFlash+%28TechFlash+-+Seattle%27s+Technology+News+Source%29 [I sent this from my iPhone, so please excuse any excessive brevity or typographical errors.] --Zachary Drake

Saw Clash of the Titans 3D yesterday. After viewing this highly educational film, I came up with some tips for hunting Medusa: No matter what happens, always keep a cool expression on your face: at any moment you could be petrified, and the last thing you want is to be turned into a statue with a stupid look on your face. Comb your hair first. Wear a plaque around your neck engraved with your name, birth date, and today's date. That way, if you're petrified, you'll be properly labeled. You can make the plaque out of any flimsy material at hand: remember, it'll be turned to solid stone for you. Remember, the vast majority of those who hunt the Medusa and up petrified, so prudence requires that you prepare for that likely outcome. Eventually, someone will slay Medusa, and her lair will become a tourist attraction. If you follow these tips, you will be a much more popular exhibit than all those unlabeled schlubs with messy hair and dumb expressions.

One of the great mysteries of Washington DC these days is why Democrats spend so much time negotiating with Republicans. I can understand negotiating with them if it gets some of them to vote for a bill, but that hasn't been happening. So why bother? Or why keep the Republican compromises in the bill once it's clear Republicans won't vote for it? I understand the notion of wanting bi-partisan cover for a bill (though I think that notion is highly over-rated), but when it's clear that's not coming, why let them contaminate the bill? Do they actually think Republican input makes the legislation better? Ezra Klein wants to know the same thing, and speculates as to an answer: Republicans aren't just getting some technical amendments passed into these proposals. They're helping to design the entire architecture. They're securing long negotiation processes that give them much more input than your median committee Democrat. And then they're abandoning

If any Congressfolk happen to be reading this, please pass the Health Care Reform bill. Then make it even better by passing a robust public option that will help keep health insurance companies honest.

This pretty much sums up what's wrong with our government's food policy. The info is from a few years ago, but I suspect things have not changed much. Via .

This is awesome sauce (via Mad Latinist via Parijata): From Luke Surl Comics .