Sure, everyone’s anxious over the economy these past couple weeks but there are days like today when you just feel like the world’s spun off its axis:
— police in Texas have made an arrest for the possession of child pornography. They arrested a 13-year-old boy.
— the government of India refuses to decriminalize gay sex because, says a spokesperson, “We cannot compel our society to follow the trend of Western society.” Except for outsourced call centres, of course!
— Michael Jackson takes his kids out to the comic store like any normal dad. Sort of.
— while scientists debate whether circumcision is a necessary defense against HIV, one enterprising company has developed a bizarre back-up plan.
— I used to have trouble in geography class remembering which country was Iceland and which one was Greenland. Now it’s easy: Greenland is melting and Iceland is bankrupt!
— my guidance counselor was so wrong: the newly promoted VP of casting at a Hollywood production company got his start performing in gay porn. The other candidates would only kiss ass.
— John McCain and Sarah Palin keep insisting that Barack Obama is “pals with terrorists” and the crowds are eating it up with a spoon:
I may never sleep again. Time to run off and dig up some happy news — have a great weekend!
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