MEXICO CITY - Mexican archeologists have found what may be the most significant Aztec ruin in decades, with the unearthing of an altar and a monolith in the busy heart of Mexico City, Mayor Alejandro Encinas said on Wednesday.

Nifty ;)

~Heathyr

Archeologists find important Aztec ruins - Science - MSNBC.com

RENO, Nev. - A coalition of religious leaders made a moral case Tuesday for legalizing the sale and possession of up to 1 ounce of marijuana for adults in Nevada while stiffening penalties for sales to youths and driving under the influence.

Legalize. Regulate. Tax. I'm all for it. They should do that with prostitution as well. I'm all for dropping the legal age for this stuff, including alcohol, to 18 though. We let them vote at 18 as if they are adults. So either switch voting to 21 or the other stuff to 18. As it is, it's just silly.

~Heathyr and her kilt-wearing opinions

Nev. religious leaders make case to legalize pot - Politics - MSNBC.com

ATLANTA - A suburban county that sparked a public outcry when its libraries temporarily eliminated funding for Spanish-language fiction is now being asked to ban Harry Potter books from its schools.

I am so against banning books. It makes me ill every year to read all the challenged books, and the idiotic reasons why. The attempts to ban HP really amuse me, though. "Oh my god, it's fantasy! RUN RUN RUN, the devil is going to get me!"

We should be so lucky.

It's the sign of a small, petty and insecure mind, someone who is so uncertain in their beliefs that they have to destroy anything that might start to rock it. If your faith isn't enough, then examine yourself, don't try to impinge upon my rights to broaden my mind, entertain my spirit, and enjoy knowledge.

~Heathyr

Georgia mom seeks Harry Potter ban - BOOKS - MSNBC.com

Apparently a lot more. As evidenced by its rose-colored response to the National Intelligence Estimate (NIE), the Bush administration remains willfully clueless.

Willfully clueless. Good description. Purposefully clueless in order to play the naive card while exploiting the nation and their power? Totally.

~Heathyr

The Blog | Arianna Huffington: Majority of Iraqis Approve of Attacks on US Troops, Why Are We Still There? | The Huffington Post

MILFORD, N.H. - A teddy bear has been implicated in 2,500 deaths. Of trout, that is. State officials say a teddy bear dropped into a pool at a Fish and Game Department hatchery earlier this month clogged a drain. The clog blocked the flow of oxygen to the pool and suffocated the fish.

I always knew Paddington must be evil.

~Heathyr

Teddy bear kills 2,500 fish

BEIJING - A drunken Chinese migrant worker jumped into a panda enclosure at the Beijing Zoo, was bitten by the bear and retaliated by chomping down on the animal’s back, state media said Wednesday.

He's later quoted as saying he hadn't heard they bite. Can you say Darwin Award waiting to happen? It's a wild animal. Yes, they're so adorable, I want to roam with them and hug them and squeeze them, and maybe even call them George, but I totally realize THEY MIGHT BITE. Even drunk I'd realize it.

~Heathyr

Man bites panda in Beijing zoo - Animal Peculiarity - MSNBC.com

LONDON - Britain celebrated its first Roald Dahl Day on Wednesday to mark the 90th birthday of the much-loved author of children's classics "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory," "Matilda" and "James and the Giant Peach."

We need fun days like this! I'd rather celebrate Roald Dahl Day then "Administrative Support Week". Gag.

~Heathyr

Britain celebrates first Roald Dahl Day - BOOKS - MSNBC.com

The widow of a soldier killed in Afghanistan won state approval Wednesday to place a Wiccan religious symbol on his memorial plaque, something the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs had refused.

Finally.

~Heathyr

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Prosecutors dropped all charges Wednesday against a man who claimed an airport security guard misheard him as saying he had a bomb when he told her he was carrying a sexual device in his backpack.

Terrorism takes on penis enlargers! This should be a lesson to all of us: pack your pumps or don't carry them when traveling with your mother. This could have been better if it were a vibrator that got knocked on. "Joey darling, why is your bag making that odd humming sound?"

~Heathyr, hopes her mother never looks in her bedside drawer

Guardian Unlimited | World Latest | 'Bomb Whisperer' Case Dropped

A jealous nun appeared in court charged with threats to kill and an arson attack on a priest's house - after she caught him in bed with a married woman.

Boccaccio would have loved this.

~Heathyr

Nun tried to kill priest after finding him in bed with another woman | the Daily Mail