I loves me some Michael Lewis, but this short blog post has an odor likr truth:

streetwiseprofessor.com/?p=8333

þ: Reddit, kid at the carwash.

þ: Polish site, fizzix.

(BTW, Amy isn't kidding... I can get away with two links in one comment by removing the link from my signature... Which is a website that as a loyal taxpaying American you ought to visit everyday anyway.)

þ: Time zones.

Lighthouse power. (Dunno if it kills the little fishies.)

Mexico City sux.

Someone do this and tell us if it tastes good and will impress chicks. I love cholesterol, and am OK with smelling bad.

And I'm a shitty dancer.

My middle daughter was a little late coming home last night. She'd been up at the library, tutoring a younger schoolmate on how to write an SAT essay. She wasn't terribly encouraged; while good in math, she didn't believe her schoolmate had read single book outside of class, and really didn't have much amassed knowledge to draw from.

But, she said, she knows lots of people taking SAT prep courses, which involve weekend classes consisting of proctored tests and instruction on various test strategies. According to Kaplan's website, such a class costs $699 or more. But according to About.com, such classes boost SAT scores by only about 30 points. That comes out to $23.30 a point. A good deal? Maybe, maybe not.

For Patrick

http://blog.heritage.org/2014/04/03/watch-palin-gifts-putin-vodka-warns-youre-match-mama-grizzly/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social

When I was an SAT tutor, I went and looked at several years of essay questions.

They were, EVERY SINGLE ONE, along the lines of, "Bravery is a great characteristic. Tell us about a character in a book that you recently read who was brave"
"Intelligence is a great characteristic. Tell us about a character in a book that you recently read who was intelligent"

... substitute a virtue.

So tell that girl to read a book, any book, and get super familiar with it so that she can cite examples from it.

A good deal if you're borderline.

Feinstein's Intelligence Committee report on CIA thuggery:

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-26879335

Should be an interesting read.

Mozilla ousts CEO Brendan Eich

Gay advocacy groups have been attacking tech company Mozilla for appointing a new CEO who once donated $1,000 to a 2008 campaign for traditional marriage in California.

"Mozilla believes both in equality and freedom of speech. Equality is necessary for meaningful speech. And you need free speech to fight for equality," Mozilla Executive Chairwoman Mitchell Baker wrote. "Figuring out how to stand for both at the same time can be hard."

Yes, you have the right to free speech when it's politically correct.

Y'know, this would be funny if it wasn't so damn sad:

http://www.realfarmacy.com/scientists-link-selfies-to-narcissism-addiction-mental-illness/

This kind of thing is driving people to homophobia. There is now actually a good reason to be afraid of gays. If a stupid remark about aids or a 5-year-old donation can get you fired and ruin your life, then fear seems an appropriate response.
Most heterosexuals don't have any problems with gays, and have no particular objection to their marriage. But if innocent comments and actions can be so mis-construed, then it is natural that we become less comfortable and start avoiding those with differing orientations.
As for Mozilla, their trumpeted promotion of freedom and individuality seems hypocritical now.

> There is now actually a good reason to be
> afraid of gays.

You mean, like, if you hold the same For example, if you hold the same position that our second-term President held during his first term, when you voted for him, just three years ago?

Carney is all over this.

Sorry for the bad edit. It's early morning in my schedule.

Moar.

Is that a fried egg in a ring of raw onion?

And even MO-AR or whatever.

Nanny Of The Month.