... Keeps Gettin' Funnier And Funnier

Okay, this is the best Cheney-related wording so far:

Cheney Apparently Breaks Key Hunting Rule

That would be the one about Do Not Shoot Your Hunting Buddy In The Face.

Seriously, what asshat cleared that headline?

Please feel free to add any other good ones you find.

Re: blogging, there has been a lot of good work today, along with a huge-ass amount of inspired snark, but The Place To Be is FireDogLake.

YES! ANOTHER ONE DOWN!

The first two seasons of Henson's Dinosaurs are released on DVD May 2nd.

Happy Valentine's Day

The History Channel's got the scoop.

ICQ's got the flowers.

Albino Black Sheep's got the chocolate.

Hugs and love to all you guys.




What are you doing for your special someone today? Taking advantage of sales at the Hallmark store doesn't count.

Here Endeth The Humor

I declare a moratorium on the funny stuff regarding the Cheney hunting mishap, for one simple reason: The condition of Harry Whittington is worsening.

As I said in an earlier thread, I don't in any way believe it was deliberate. I don't think anyone does. But at the very least it was an act of mutual incompetence. The guy was shot in the face, has been in the ICU for three days, and now suffers a minor heart attack. And they still won't stop spinning it.

One State At A Time, If Necessary

At last, a little rationality:

The state board that oversees pharmacies voted Tuesday to require Wal-Mart to stock emergency contraception pills at its Massachusetts pharmacies, a spokeswoman at the Department of Public Health said.

The unanimous decision by the Massachusetts Board of Pharmacy comes two weeks after three women sued Wal-Mart in state court for failing to carry the so called "morning after" pill in its Wal-Mart and Sam's Club stores in the state.

The women argue state policy requires pharmacies to provide all "commonly prescribed medicines."

Again and again and again: This is not the decision of the religious. This is not the decision of the husband/boyfriend/whatever. This is not the decision of the corporation. It damn sure isn't the decision of the pharmacist. It is the decision of the woman, made with the advice of her doctor. End of story. It may take these one-at-a-time battles, but the war for privacy and women's health must be fought and won.

Cross-posted to Mandate, My Ass.

Beyond The Rim

Ohhhhh, this one hurts.

Andreas Katsulas, one of the finest and most underrated actors in America, passed away yesterday from cancer. He was 59. He was excellent in everything he did... but we, fandom, know him best as G'Kar on Babylon 5. He was superb, one of the two best actors (along with Peter Jurasik) in a cast filled with excellent actors, on a show with scripts like nothing we'd ever seen before. G'Kar's evolution from frustrated politician to angry rebel to spiritual leader was one of the most memorable characterizations in TV history... and Katsulas pulled it off while wearing ten pounds of latex.

I weep for a future without him.

If you have any cool memories of him, either from B5, other shows or movies he was in, or at conventions, feel free to share them. My own would be the entire episodes "The Coming of Shadows" and "... And The Rock Cried Out, No Hiding Place", and in "The Long Night", when he became a Biblical hero in the midst of Londo's plot against Cartagia.

Update: Confirmation on SciFi Wire.