A moment's rest for a busy beeLife's had lots of twists and turns of late, and I've been so busy I have had little time to write about any of it. On the downside, my father experienced a minor stroke just over a week or so ago. I love my Dad so much and I'm worried about him. On the positive side though, it was very minor and the residual effects have been few. I just want to focus on what he can do to prevent a recurrence. Meanwhile, his eldest surviving sister died a few days ago, in her ...

CHICAGO – For a second consecutive year, Justin Richardson and Peter Parnell’s award-winning “And Tango Makes Three”, a children’s book about two male penguins caring for an orphaned egg, tops the list of American Library Association’s (ALA) 10 Most Challenged Books of 2007. Three books are new to the list “Olive’s Ocean”, by Kevin Henkes; “The [...] ...

I posted that this would be happening…Pop Icon, Cher Inaugurates Her Three-Year Vegas Run –More Show Dates in August Go On Sale Today, May 8th! LAS VEGAS, (PRNewswire) — Showcasing her flamboyant spirit, legendary talent and ingenious creativity, Cher launched the first of her nearly 200 shows tonight in Las Vegas. The extraordinary production, aptly titled “Cher,” [...] ...

NEW YORK, (PRNewswire) — Whoopi Goldberg, Lily Tomlin, and Liz Smith want to say “Happy Mother’s Day” — and a few other things — to your mother. Emailable free video e-cards by them are available at wowOwow.com, a website created, owned, and written by women for women. These three wowOwow contributors have recorded lo-res video [...] ...

Controversial Activist Has Long History of Anti-GLBT, Anti-Woman Positions ST. LOUIS, (PRNewswire-USNewswire) — Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG) has joined calls by Washington University students and faculty, urging the school to reconsider its plans to honor controversial activist Phyllis Schlafly with an honorary doctorate at the school’s May 16 commencement ceremonies in [...] ...

Getting a bit tired of fags’ idolizing “mixed martial arts” ...

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Wow, It has already been 2 weeks since I have started summer school. Or perhaps, “only 2 weeks”and I have already procrastinated to death! April 28th - May 5th ish: I was setting up house while coping with school work. May 6th - May 8th: instead of doing work I went out with some new friends and saw Harold and Kumar 2 (which was not as good as 1) I have already “skipped” 2 classes. I put that in quotes because they were movie only classes - as in I acquired to movie and watched them at home. The prof said we did ...

I wish I looked that good lounging on my couch. ...

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There is nothing quite so touching as a tender father/son moment. See a couple more after the jump.... ...

You pulled me away to talk. You had so many questions. How do you know you who you are? Is it love if it hurts? If you like all genders, how do you recognize love? Will I be okay? We held hands and smoked while you shook like a child.I am a participant in x365.contact | suggestion box | archives | best of | search ...

Absolut vodka has hired comedian Zach Galifianakis to create a second film for their website, with the same conditions as the first time: Zach was asked to make an ad for Absolut Vodka as part of their ongoing artist series. He agreed as long as he got to do what he wanted without any restrictions. Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim from Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job are back as well, and I... ...

My brother emailed me from a writer’s conference in Alberta: Some guy came up to me today and said he was in Annie Get Your Gun with me at BCI (our old high school, in BrockVegas). He refused to tell me his name. I wouldn’t care, but he works here and I’m still here for another week and a half. Who was it? My response: Tim Picotte? Sorry, I’ve core dumped my high school memories and only retained top level recall, like when I had to get past mom while peaking on LSD. I do remember not liking the songs, though. Again … ...

On the set of his new film The Informant, Matt Damon is sporting quite an impressive 'stache. This lady actually couldn't resist his allure: (via ONTD via Dlisted)... ...

Meet Chmurka, the chubby little hamster who loves tofu and egg equally. He is fortunate to have a talented mommy who makes him custom headpieces. (via Flickr via Cute Overload)... ...

The Austrian rugby team did the only thing a group of strapping young men could do after being heartily defeated 48-0 by Lithuania. They stripped naked in the city center of Vilnius to the delight of bystanders. Watch the NSFW video after the jump.... ...