I couldn't believe it when I first heard about this, but this company produces a skin cream whose key ingredient was harvested from an aborted child:

Now, to base medical treatments on the death of the innocent is horrible enough, but to base cosmetics on it?  That is just sick.

I never heard of this supposed variant of Rock, Paper, Scissors until I got an e-mail ad for this T-shirt. As usual, any new notion in my head makes me run to Wikipedia. Who knew there was so much to say about Rock, Paper, Scissors? Look a little more than halfway down the article to see where a judge used a game of RPS to determine the disposition of a deposition.

External Links:

• World Rock Paper Scissors Society
• USA Rock Paper Scissors League
• The Common Side-blotched Lizard, which has an RPS-like dynamic in its mating patterns.

Peruvian shamans send good vibes to candidates: Most foresee Obama victory

Uh...y-e-e-a-h.

Isn't it great when one of your elected officials puts your city on the map? I'm sure there are many people thinking about my district with questions like "How can they be so stupid as to elect this guy?"

My congressman, Steve Cohen. For years I've heard his supporters talk about how smart he is. Well, yeah, I see just how smart he is. Not only making with an idiotic analogy regarding Barack Obama and Sarah Palin, but lifting the idea from DailyKos! While watching the video, take a look at Mr. Cohen's hair. Undoubtedly, the tremendous heat generated by the workings of his massive brain is causing an updraft.

Where to begin? Even if you leave out the fact that Jesus is God and Son of God, there are a few points to make (to be fair, these are mostly culled from other people's comments and are not original with me):

• Jesus was not a community organizer. He was an itinerant preacher with some devoted followers. His focus was on God and on relating to God properly. I'll bet you can't find one instance of him trying to help someone make contact with the government to get anything.
• Where Jesus did address people bettering their lives, it was always in the context of what they should do, not in what they could get others to do for them.
• If anybody was a "community organizer", it was Barabbas, the captured revolutionary who was freed while the enthralled crowd was chanting his name.
• Pilate voted "present", and so allowed the innocent to die.
• Jesus was bound to no organization. He clearly had a reform agenda, and wasn't afraid to stand up to his fellows.

Okay, that's enough. I need to get going.

The US Bishops are sadly predictable when it comes to certain issues. While they most definitely should concern themselves with the proper, dignified treatment of all people, they seem to have a blind spot about illegal aliens. This is illustrated by a letter sent by Bishop John Wester of Salt Lake City and Bishop Jaime Soto to Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff. I presume Bishop Wester is acting in his office as chairman of the USCCB's Committee on Migration and Bishop Soto is acting in his office as chairman of the Catholic Legal Immigration Network (CLINIC).  read more »

Beacon Journal | 07/06/2007 | Boyhood passion morphs into new identity

You know, I really enjoyed the Transformers cartoon series when I was younger, but this was an idea that never would have occured to me.

If you have not seen this, you really should. Paul Potts, a mobile phone salesman, came to the show "Britain's Got Talent" to sing opera, and he blew them away! Don't judge by appearances.

What the...?!?! I was using Google to try to find the meaning of the
interjection "sacre bleu", and I found this in the results. Someone
tell me it's just a bad joke. They can't seriously be taking water from
the grotto at Lourdes and using it in a skin care product, can they?

Sacre Bleu! Sacred and Holy Water Exclusive to AQUA TAN(R) Sunless Tanning Line