] Homeland Security Chokers made of Plexiglas and Sterling
] Silver - Now, you can finally express your own Personal
] Level of Security...

Buy it now!!!

Amazon.com -zShops: Homeland Security Choker Set (For US Customers)

] Many stories in recent weeks have told us that the United
] States fights an uphill battle for public support in
] Iraq, partly because of a persistent belief on "the Arab
] street" that the West is intent on erasing Islamic
] culture. How can the United States convince Iraqis that
] it's not true?
]
] Two Middle Eastern specialists at the Library of Congress
] say the answer lies in little-known plans by the
] celebrated American architect Frank Lloyd Wright for
] rebuilding Baghdad into a glittering capital of Islamic
] culture like the one that once dazzled the world.

The Genie in an Architect's Lamp (washingtonpost.com)

] DES MOINES, Iowa - A woman bought a bag of potato chips
] at a convenience store but discovered more than munchies
] in the bag.
]
]
] Lois Campbell, 42, of Des Moines, opened the small sack
] of Uncle Ray's garlic-flavored chips Saturday and found
] another bag inside.
]
] "We were eating a few of the chips, and I was about to
] give some to a 3-year-old child," Campbell said. "I
] thought it was a little bag of seasoning inside. When I
] saw what it was, I called the police."
]
] A police report said the contents of the heat-sealed bag
] smelled like marijuana.

At least she had the munchies covered.

Yahoo! News - Bag of Chips Contains More Than Munchies

If you haven't seen the Foo Fighters Low video yet, check it out. It's been banned from MTV. Jack Black and Dave Grohl in some great drunken debauchery.

RollingStone.com: Video: Foo Fighters -

] The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled last Tuesday
] that Web loggers, website operators and e-mail list
] editors can't be held responsible for libel for
] information they republish, extending crucial First
] Amendment protections to do-it-yourself online
] publishers.
]
] Online free speech advocates praised the decision as a
] victory. The ruling effectively differentiates
] conventional news media, which can be sued relatively
] easily for libel, from certain forms of online
] communication such as moderated e-mail lists. One
] implication is that DIY publishers like bloggers cannot
] be sued as easily.

Just a little good news.

Wired News: Bloggers Gain Libel Protection

] One of the greatest fears computer owners face is the
] risk of someone breaking into their home and stealing
] their investment. The effects of data loss, alone, can be
] devastating! This page will cover a very effective method
] of protecting your personal computer.
]
] Most criminals will not steal what they are unable to
] carry. If you make your computer so heavy that it is
] extremely difficult to lift, the risk of it being stolen
] is greatly reduced! This is accomplished by following
] these simple instructions...

The solution? Fill the computer case with concrete! ;)

(Humor) An unconventional way of preventing computer theft

This link is basically slashdotted right now... I don't think these people really understand exactly how much people do not like telemarketing... Anyway, hopefully it will clear up in a few hours and we can get registered...

National Do Not Call List Online

] Sometimes you run across stories that leave you
] scratching your head. Well, we have just such a tale, one
] you might just have to see to believe. And, it's all
] about an Oklahoma City dog. But this is no ordinary dog.
]
] "She eats a lot and she plays. She's really spoiled,"
] said her owner, Laura Stringfellow.
]
] Meet Faith. All dog. Except for one thing.
]
]
] "She's very incredible," Stringfellow said.
]
]
] Faith walks upright, like a human.

With video. Too cool. I'm such a sucker for dogs, almost made me misty eyed.

A dog tale deserving of a 'standing' ovation

] Beer Church
]
] The Largest Unorganized Religion in the World!
]
] Making the world a better place, one beer at a time.
]
] For each and every one of you, your own appreciation of
] beer is something deeply personal. The appreciation of
] Beer is also something that is universal. Beer Church is
] about the relationship of the two; your personal
] affection for beer, and humanity's overwhelming love of
] Beer. Beer Church is a celebration of Beer (with a
] capital "B"). Beer Church represents the "something
] larger than yourself" to which you belong by virtue of
] your very personal love for beer. Beer Church is about
] the one thing that we all have in common, regardless of
] all of our other differences. Something we all believe
] in. Beer.
]
] Any gender, any sexual preference, any nationality, any
] shoe size or hair style; beer drinkers of the world are
] all part of something much larger than themselves. They
] are part of a loosely connected, diverse social group of
] countless individuals all around the world, with at least
] one thing in common. Beer. And sure, someone might be
] able to say the same thing about cheese, or coffee, or
] many other things, but we didn't. We said it about beer.
] And because you know the difference, you are one of us.
] You are Beer Church.
]
] At last count, Beer Church has over 40,000 registered
] members from 26 different countries around the world.

Beer Church

] The Free State Project is a plan in which 20,000 or more
] liberty-oriented people will move to a single state of
] the U.S., where they may work within the political system
] to reduce the size and scope of government. The success
] of the Free State Project would likely entail reductions
] in burdensome taxation and regulation, reforms in state
] and local law, an end to federal mandates, and a
] restoration of constitutional federalism, demonstrating
] the benefits of liberty to the rest of the nation and the
] world.

I heard about this on NPR this morning. Brilliant idea if they can get it to work. Right now, it seems logistics is the biggest hurdle. People from the east don't want to move west and vice versa. I'd consider this very seriously.

The Free State Project - Liberty in Our Lifetime!