A truly depressing article

Here.

( Article inside )

Some articles on the media and government...

One on the so-called Freedom of Information Act.
One on stifled dissent.
And the duh article of the week.

Let's compare and contrast!

Some of these traits are traits of autism and some of them are traits of cancer. Let's see if you can spot the difference!

This is a disease which is marked by excessive growth, aka tumors. ( Read more... )

This is a neurological difference/disability which is marked by either gaze aversion or staring. ( Read more... )

This can develop later in life. ( Read more... )

This can kill you. ( Read more... )

Congratulations. You now know the difference between autism and cancer. There will be a quiz later.

Just put Ana down for her nap.

That kid is good at conning "one last book" out of me. Several times. Probably because I bought her most of her books, and I want her to be a reader when she gets older, which means starting now. And I don't want to discourage her from reading (though that'd be hard to do, considering that "reading" a book is one of her favorite pastimes). Though on the other hand, making her beg and wheedle and be on her best behaviour for a book might just be the best way to guarantee she loves it.

I read this CNN article today, a mom said that her son can watch half an hour of TV if he reads for half an hour. My jaw just dropped. This is the most counterproductive thing I've ever heard in my life, and stupid too! She's teaching her kid that TV is better than books, and that books are something he has to suffer through in order to get a reward. Great lesson, mom. *dramatic eyeroll*

And Ana learned the monkey song. The one where you jump on the bed for a while, then fall over and (hopefully) get tickled? *huggles her anababy*

An article about women's rights....

And how (of course) we tend to fail.

Courtesy of feminist

And an article from cooking

Be afraid. Be very afraid. Fake grape tastes nasty. *makes face*

Getting my linkies done whilst the child naps.

In space, nobody can tell you stink.

(Well, actually, everyone around you can, but I couldn't let that line pass me by, could I?)

Question.

Why is it that, on my laptop, there's enough room for del to be written out full, as delete, but not enough room for ctrl to be written out control, or alt to be... what does alt stand for, anyway? Altruistic? Althiometer? Al's Takeout?

Yes, that was random.