1. Motown version of Single Ladies. The bridge is still awful.

  2. The White House is for Americans, not atheists!

    Right wing slams White House for meeting with atheist ‘hate groups’

    By Daniel Tencer
    Friday, February 26th, 2010 — 5:56 pm

    Some conservative commentators are accusing the Obama administration of inviting “hate groups” into the White House by holding a meeting with a coalition of secularist and atheist groups.

    Officials from the Justice and Health and Human Services departments met Friday with representatives of the Secular Coalition for America, an umbrella group that includes American Atheists and the Council for Secular Humanism. The coalition called it “the first time in history a presidential administration has met for a policy briefing with the American nontheist community.”

    President Barack Obama was not scheduled to make an appearance at the meeting, nor were any policy changes to be announced, McClatchy news service reported.

    But that didn’t stop a number of religious conservative groups from attacking the meeting as a sign the president has an anti-religious agenda.

    “It is one thing for Administration to meet with groups of varying viewpoints, but it is quite another for a senior official to sit down with activists representing some of the most hate-filled, anti-religious groups in the nation,” said Council Nedd, chairman of the religious advocacy group In God We Trust.

    Full Story:http://rawstory.com/2010/02/obama-meeting-atheist-hate-groups/
  3. What the duck

    So I do freelancing writing for this company that gets requests from all sorts of other companies. The bulk of my assignments has been travel-related, meaning I write glowing descriptions of places I’ll probably never see. Every now and then, though, I’ll come across something that calls out to me. Something that would stop me in my tracks if I was actually in said city. Something that actually makes me want to visit the place I’m writing about. Ducky Waddle’s Emporium is one of them. Before I even enter the store, there’s a few things I love about it.

    Mmmmm, seedy

    The first is the front window. The indeterminate knick-knacks and bright red neon suggest that something lascivious is going on inside. Immediately, my interest is piqued.

    The second is the name. Ducky Waddle’s Emporium. It’s an emporium, for God’s sake, they could have anything! Plus I’m generally a fan of most stores ending with “ium.”

    But oh man, judging by the contents of their online store, I could spend an entire afternoon and most of my paid-by-the-word paycheck here. Pay particular attention to the “Toys, Kitsch and Fun” section. Yeah there’s good art and books and stuff elsewhere on the site, but this is the section with the Gangsta Rap Coloring Book, Drug Dealer and Anti-Depressant Magnet Set, and a bacon-themed lunch box.

    Dear God

    So, basically everything I’ve ever wanted. It’s a bummer that the Gangsta Rap Coloring Book is out of stock. I guess I’ll have to deal with the Looking Good for Jesus bubble bath.

    wtfkitschducky waddles

  4. I honestly don’t know if I do this or not. If I do, it’s definitely not this drastic. I can make exaggerated gay and straight voices if I try, but my natural voice is basically a mumbling monotone. I do get a little gayer when I put on my “customer service” voice, especially on the phone. Gotta make sure they hear your smile!