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Discussion Thread: My Song

You are aware how sometimes you hear an audio lesson, and also you pay attention to the lyrics for that first time—which is not even always the very first time you heard and loved the song, but certainly the very first time you actually compensated focus on the lyrics—and all of a sudden you are all, "OMG THIS SONG Is All About ME!" through which you do not really mean the song was discussed you, individual individual, but it seems like it might have been discussed you, individual individual, since you relate so darn difficult to individuals lyrics? Are you aware that feeling? If you do not, skip this thread with apologies that this doesn't have relevance for your existence.But when you need to do realize that feeling, then inform us: What's that song, or are individuals tunes, for you personally?

In The News

[Content note: Homophobia, transphobia, misogyny]Snide Introduction Here:Five Democratic senators in 2 days announce sudden support of marriage equality. Timely. [Update: Six senators now.]This is actually the audio and transcript of yesterday's Top Court arguments on Proposition 8.A higher school science teacher has been looked into after while using word vagina inside a lesson around the human the reproductive system.Researchers wish to bring twenty-two creatures back from extinction. Go science!Talking about: Jurassic Park three dimensional opens in a few days.Compulsive Compulsive Cosmetics has launched a restricted-edition lipsticks with to boost funds to assist certainly one of their employees complete her SRS.TruFact™: Liss was scared of The Cavity Creeps until she was 15.[Image via Andy.]

Question of the Day

What is the best comeback you have ever had that you simply did not reach use since you considered it 10-seconds (or ten hrs, or 10 days...) past too far?

Ladies, Amirite?

[Content Note: Misogyny.]Shaker insomniax sent me the hyperlink for this publish concerning the shock and sexism that resulted following the creator from the popular Facebook page I Fucking Love Science revealed (using a connect to her Twitter account) that they is really a lady.There is nothing I'm able to say that we haven't already stated inside a million various ways concerning the natural misogyny in neither getting belief that the creator associated with a space, particularly an area worried about science, might be female, nor in getting the decency not to react to that news having a torrent of misogyny, including leaving comments around the female creator's appearance.I'll, however, observe a strange factor about my very own reaction: I could have been surprised when the creator of I Fucking Love Science wasn't a lady. I do not stick to the page on Facebook, but numerous of my buddies do, and so i see content in the page shared constantly. And That I can't take into account what helped me (subconsciously) presume it had been female-written, however i did.I'm reminded of my beginning of blogging, when there is a "rumor" that certain from the Large Liberal Writers was "privately" a lady, also it required me age range to determine that individuals assumed Digby would be a guy. I additionally can't take into account what helped me (properly) presume that Digby is really a lady.I dunno. I know, however, that certain should be available to the potential of unknown content designers being women arrive at that conclusion, though, however unaccountable.* * *Being an aside, at the start of my blogging, after i was still being pseudonymous, even underneath the female moniker Shakespeare's Sister, I did previously get lots of email accusing me of privately as being a dude masquerading like a lady. As well as even today, after eight many revealing my real title and posting numerous pictures of myself, I get the periodic email accusing me to be men another person.This is an interesting commentary on which many people believe women to manage to, I guess. Additionally, it grants or loans me a better convenience of sustained prankery than I've, lol. That might be one hell of the lengthy-disadvantage!

The Virtual Pub Is Open

[Explanations: lol your body fat. pathetic anger bread. hey your gay.]TFIF, Shakers!Belly as much as the bar,and title your poison!You should also tip your bartenders!

What I'm Listening To

Supertramp, "The Logical Song"Really, I'm not hearing this at this time. This song was around the vehicle radio after i left the physician's office earlier today. I figured a number of you may understand the amusing serendipity, when i did. Also: Only a fucking good song.Lyrics available here.[CN: Misogyny.] And, for that record, I'm not merely a radical, a liberal, obsessed, criminal—I am additionally a body fat cunt. And also the more and more people let me know that's Who I'm, the greater I put on it just like a badge of recognition.

Friday Blogaround

This blogaround introduced for you by thistles.Suggested Reading through:Trudy: Considering Adria Richards along with other Black Women in STEM Fields [Content Note: The publish only at that link includes discussion of racism, misogyny, and harassment. I normally feel squidgy about connecting posts that connect to me, but, seriously, go read what Trudy states, y'all. I ain't suggesting it because I am cited, believe me.]Shannon: Who's It Can? [Content Note: The publish only at that link includes discussion of racism and misogyny.]FMF News: Kansas House Passes Abortion RestrictionsJorge: Chicago to shut 61 Public School Facilities to deal with $1 Billion Deficit [Content Note: The publish only at that link includes discussion of racism, classism, and violence.]Abby: Your Day I Trained What not Rape [Content Note: Rape culture. H/T to everybody within the multiverse.]Democracy Now!: Phil Donahue on His 2003 Firing from MSNBC, When Liberal Network Could not Tolerate Antiwar Voices [Please be aware there's a transcript from the video offered at the hyperlink.Joshua: Confessions of the Black Morrissey Fan [Every word of the. Every word.]Rebecca: [video] Watch a 13-Year-Old Girl The Bench Press 240 Pounds Like It Isn't A Large DealLeave your links and proposals in comments...

In The News

[Content note: Gun violence, homophobia]There's Water at the end from the Sea:The Senate has soundly declined a financial budget plan written by irresponsible douchebag Paul Ryan.A Marine wiped out two co-workers at Quantico last evening before shooting themself.The Osmonds are hosting an anti-gay rally in Salt Lake City.Chinua Achebe, Nigerian author from the 1958 best-seller Things Break Apart, a sobering tale about Nigeria in the beginning of independence, has died.LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL!!! LOLOLOLOLOLOL!!!!! LOLOLOLOLOL!!!!!! LOLOLOLOLOL!! LOLOL!!! LOLOLOL!!!!!!! LOLOL!!Yeah, I chosen for Dengar.

Two-Minute Nostalgia Sublime

Sparks with Jane Wiedlin: "Awesome Places"

Two-Minute Nostalgia Sublime

Belle & Sebastian: "Ended In MagazinesInch

Whoops the US Sewage System

Emily Badger in the Atlantic—It's Not Only Overflow—Everyday Leaks from Sewer Systems Result in Alarming Levels of Sewage within our Rivers:Sewage runoff into our rivers is both an environment along with a political problem whenever we can easily see and smell it. If you reside within an older U.S. city having a combined sewer system – one where storm water and sewage share exactly the same pipe network, overflowing using it . shops – you've most likely had the visceral experience following a large storm of approaching a river having a moldy sheen.We all know, though, that city sewage in certain form finds its distance to our rivers and bays even just in good weather (and without just as much poisonous evidence)."We all know the sewers leak," states Marion Divers, a Ph.D. candidate in geology and planetary science in the College of Pittsburgh. "But that is the one thing – we actually have no idea just how much they leak. Which was our large unknown."What Divers and coauthors Emily Elliott and Daniel Bain found is the fact that an believed 12% from the sewage created through the people residing in their study area gets into Pittsburgh's Monongahela River "just in one small little watershed within the town of Pittsburgh."Metropolitan areas like Pittsburgh have experienced a tough sufficient time coping with overruns from combined sewer systems (that most of them are presently under consent decrees using the Environmental protection agency). In 2009, the American Society of Civil Engineers gave the nation a D-minus because of its handling of wastewater, stating aging systems that discharge vast amounts of gallons of without treatment wastewater into rivers every year. The most recent edition of this report card is anticipated now, and it is difficult to suppose our sewer systems do much better 4 years later, especially as scientists discover they might be leading to much more (less visible) harm than we thought."Even fixing the combined sewer system," Divers states, "taking all of the combined sewer overflow discharges from the water within the town won't solve the issue of sewage engaging in our rivers."Swell.Welp, positive thing we have been doing everything effort all over the world smashing other nations to bits after which "nation-building" it well into worse shape compared to what they were whenever we arrived.

NOM Continues to be Supergross

[Content Note: Family and reproductive regulating homophobia abuse.]As though we wanted any extra evidence the virulently anti-gay National Organization for Marriage is simply fully the worst, here's John Eastman, NOM's chair, speaking concerning the Top Court justices who'll soon be ruling on same-sex marriage—specifically concerning the groups of Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Clarence Thomas, each of whom now utilize children:"You are searching at what's the best course societywide to enable you to get the perfect increase the risk for largest number of cases. That frequently isn't available to individuals individual cases. Certainly adoption in families headed, like Chief Roberts' household is, with a heterosexual couple, is undoubtedly the 2nd-smartest choice,Inch stated John Eastman, chairman from the National Organization for Marriage. Eastman also shows law at Chapman College school in Orange, Calif.Different-sex two-(cis)parent families with adopted youngsters are "second-best." Clearly, different-sex two-(cis)parent whitened Christian families with babies produced in miracle vaginas under Jesus' careful eye would be the bestest-best. But otherwise acceptable straight whitened Christian cis individuals with adopted children are okay, I Suppose.I do not know how to start with this particular garbage. There is the implicit assertion that adopted youngsters are under. There is the implicit assertion that adoptive parents are axiomatically inferior to birth parents. There is the casual eliding from the huge numbers of people who're mistreated by their birth parents, and also the huge numbers of people that aren't mistreated by adoptive parents. There is the implicit demeaning of single- and same-sex parent and combined homes. There is the implicit assertion that biologically defined people are naturally better than families of preference. There is the implicit assertion that people are based on raising a child. There is the gross judgment and ranking of family structures, as though the very best family structure is not the one which best works best for everybody for the reason that family, instead of conformity for an externally-defined ideal.After which there is the amusing irony the same conservative nightmare thugs who insist that adoption is a practicable option to abortion then change and demean adoption if this suits their homophobic guidelines.Unreal. This is fucking amusing, whether it were not so unfathomably cruel.[Via Andy.]

Question of the Day

Recommended by Shaker FloraFlora: "What trait would you most value inside a friend?"

Open Thread

Located through the Hungry Tiger.

NOM Continues to be Supergross

[Content Note: Family and reproductive regulating homophobia abuse.]As though we wanted any extra evidence the virulently anti-gay National Organization for Marriage is simply fully the worst, here's John Eastman, NOM's chair, speaking concerning the Top Court justices who'll soon be ruling on same-sex marriage—specifically concerning the groups of Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Clarence Thomas, each of whom now utilize children:"You are searching at what's the best course societywide to enable you to get the perfect increase the risk for largest number of cases. That frequently isn't available to individuals individual cases. Certainly adoption in families headed, like Chief Roberts' household is, with a heterosexual couple, is undoubtedly the 2nd-smartest choice,Inch stated John Eastman, chairman from the National Organization for Marriage. Eastman also shows law at Chapman College law school in Orange, Calif.Different-sex two-(cis)parent families with adopted youngsters are "second-best." Clearly, different-sex two-(cis)parent whitened Christian families with babies produced in miracle vaginas under Jesus' careful eye would be the bestest-best. But otherwise acceptable straight whitened Christian cis individuals with adopted children are okay, I Suppose.I do not know how to start with this particular garbage. There is the implicit assertion that adopted youngsters are under. There is the implicit assertion that adoptive parents are axiomatically inferior to birth parents. There is the casual eliding from the huge numbers of people who're mistreated by their birth parents, and also the huge numbers of people that aren't mistreated by adoptive parents. There is the implicit demeaning of single- and same-sex parent and combined homes. There is the implicit assertion that biologically defined people are naturally better than families of preference. There is the implicit assertion that people are based on raising a child. There is the gross judgment and ranking of family structures, as though the very best family structure is not the one which best works best for everybody for the reason that family, instead of conformity for an externally-defined ideal.After which there is the amusing irony the same conservative nightmare thugs who insist that adoption is a practicable option to abortion then change and demean adoption if this suits their homophobic guidelines.Unreal. This is fucking amusing, whether it were not so unfathomably cruel.[Via Andy.]

Two-Minute Nostalgia Sublime

Phil Collins: "Sussudio"

Good Times: The Movie

I've formerly pointed out just how much I really like the television series Good Occasions, that was a spin-from Bea Arthur's show Maude—so I had been interested to see yesterday that The new sony is planning for a large-screen form of the '70s Television show.On one side, Good Occasions! Which is an excellent here we are at a movie that informs the kind of story so good Occasions told using the pathos through which it told it.Good Times' Florida and James Evans(Esther Rolle and John Amos)However, I've simply no belief within the film industry to really accomplish this, believe it or not inside a feature film.The new sony Pictures and producer Scott Rudin will turn the groundbreaking '70s sitcom Good Occasions right into a feature film. They have set a author, Phil Johnston, whose newest credits include Wreck-It Rob and Cedar plank Rapids. Rudin will make the family comedy with Eli Rose bush....Rudin is selective concerning the remakes that he becomes involved – Manchurian Candidate, Shaft and Sabrina...Oof. Individuals aren't great remakes. And That I wager I don't have to tell you just how Scott Rudin and Phil Johnston are generally whitened.So was Norman Lear, who produced Good Occasions, but he was unique. As well as then, not above critique.I dunno. I frantically hope the film is going to be good, and extremely fear it will not.

In The News

Deeky is delivering his keynote address in the Butt Convention in the Stethoscope Institute, so you are tied to me today...[Content Note: Domestic violence, homophobia, gun violence self-harm/murder.]As formerly talked about at Shakesville, Mister Patrick Stewart is definitely an open advocate against domestic violence. (Also as formerly noted, his advocacy particularly is extremely Significant at Shakes Manor, for Reasons.) Anyway: Stewart has released a proactive approach inviting males to sign up in ending violence against women. It appears as though Ashley Judd is certainly likely to run for all of us Senate against Mitch McConnell. Neat!James Franco states he's been left from ad campaigns for creating gay-designed films. That's some real homophobic bullshit, immediately. Also: I saw The Truly Amazing and Effective Oz a few days ago, which load of misogynistic hooey is definitely an actual reason to obtain angry. Unlike gay-positive film.The host from the Sportsperson Channel's A Rifleman’s Journal was shot and wiped out through the jealous husband of the female colliege. In the link, Annie-Rose sagely observes: "The episode is really a tragic indication that even responsible gun proprietors will find themselves subject to an [intemperate] gunman, which National Rifle Association Boss Wayne LaPierre's declare that, 'the only factor that stops a theif having a gun is a great guy having a gun' does not always endure.InchAmong the suspects within the lately broadly-promoted India gang rape situation was discovered dead in prison cell today. Everybody it had been a suicide the man's family express it was murder.North Korea has asserted that the armistice agreement which ended the Korean War in 1953 is invalid. Uh-oh! That doesn't seem good.Very good news for the DumbandDumberHeads available: Jim Carrey is Aboard for that follow up! Most probably until he's this is not on board again.

Daily Dose of Cute

Sophie the kitty Loaf, around the cat tree beside my desk.Of course, please feel welcome and urged to talk about pix from the fuzzy, feathered, or scaly people of ones own in comments.

Two-Minute Nostalgia Sublime

[Content Note: The lyrics of the song include storytelling about making it through violent racism and misogyny.]Nina Simone, "Four Women."

In The News

[Content note: Homophobia, animal cruelty, rape, rape culture, misogyny]It's Thursday and i'm Sooooo Hungover:Mexico's Top Court has ruled that homophobic slurs aren't protected speech.Senate Republicans tend to be more positive about the possibilities of a great bargain around the deficit after a romantic dinner with Leader Obama. Obviously.Northern Korea threatened the U.S. today having a preemptive nuclear strike. Neat!A Utah lawmaker say cockfighting can not be a criminal offence because abortion is legal. Is sensible!Lt. Gen. Craig Franklin overturned the rape conviction of the Air Pressure service member who had been found guilty with a jury, declaring there is not sufficient evidence the lady have been raped.Here's a glance at what's been aware of the customer data industry. Frightening!This week's EW cover may be the finest factor ever. Today marks the 25th anniversary of Divine's dying. Take a look at these awesome postcards from her.

Drones, Continued

So, this happened:Whitened House press secretary Jay Carney on Thursday attempted to offer relaxation a being applied debate over Leader Barack Obama's drone policy, stating in obvious terms the leader does not possess the legal authority to, hypothetically, order drone bombings of People in america on U.S. soil.Throughout his daily briefing, Carney read aloud a brief letter that went Thursday mid-day from U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder to Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), who fought a 13-hour filibuster on Wednesday over Obama's secret utilization of drones to handle specific killings. Through the effort, Paul, together with twelve other Republican senators, required to understand whether Obama thought he'd the authority to order drone bombings of U.S. people on U.S soil.Carney stated the reply is no."It's arrived at attention you have now requested one more question: 'Does the leader have the legal right to make use of a weaponized drone to kill a united states not involved in combat on American soil?,'" Carney read aloud. "The response to that real question is no."Naturally, my immediate response was: However the leader comes with the legal right to make use of a weaponized drone to kill a united states who's really or assumed to become involved in combat on American soil? Because, um.I am sure I am just being silly. It isn't like the federal government would ever define "enemy combatants" so vaguely regarding seem to leave room for ideological competitors of the sitting administration to qualify. ' ' it isn't like there's have you been an administration, and I am there should never be again, who spoke people people to be traitors for dissenting having a (terrible) national policy decision. It isn't just like a leader saying "you are around or against us" was ever a fucking real factor on the planet.The Federal government is setting a precedent to have an authority no administration should have, plus some less so than the others.For that record: I oppose using drones on people outdoors america, too.

What I Learned in First Grade

I am i learned a lot of things in first grade—how to spell two-syllable words and fundamental math symbols and chisanbop—but I do not remember learning any one of it. I've 3 obvious reminiscences from the first grade, which the report card thread put me in your mind.The very first is consuming milk when Mrs. Ballas left the class throughout snacktime. I do not remember why she left—probably to operate off some dittoes (it had been such as the internet, however with a hands-crank) or because she needed to fart and did not wish to accomplish it before a class of six-year-olds. I simply keep in mind that i was told to consume our snacks and drink our small cartons of milk and become quiet and do not leave our seats unconditionally.Perhaps it had been because Mrs. Ballas was from the class, however i made the decision to test a test with my milk. There have been two methods to drink milk: With the provided hay, or right out the inevitably mangled crease in the paper carton's opening. For unknown reasons (besides as being a six-year-old), I wondered what can happen basically place the hay within the carton, closed the outlet, after which attempted to drink the milk upside-lower in the hay.Ultimately that milk flows on your face and lower the leading of the shirt.I sitting at the back of the category, close to the sink, which we accustomed to clean hands after painting projects and to which was saved the miracle eco-friendly powder which was put on vomit. And So I woke up from my desk, without a concept for that don't leave your chair rule, to wash the milk from my face and hair and garments.Instantly, the class full of "ooooooh!" and "sssssssss!" and "I am gonna tell!" My face burned red-colored. I would maintain large trouble. I hastily snapped up a couple of sponges, wet them, and came back to my desk, as 25 other judgmental faces glared at me.My thoughts competed. Irrrve never got in danger. I did not understand what would occur to me. A part of my thoughts was at a spiraling stress concerning the effects I would face for smashing the rules. Another a part of my thoughts was angry inside my class mates for threatening to become tattling jerks since i did not wish to sit at school with milk souring on me.As soon as Mrs. Ballas came back towards the class, six kids ratted me out. "Melissa got from her chair!" "Melissa visited the sink when you were gone!" "Melissa broke the guidelines!InchMrs. Ballas checked out me with surprise. She requested me in the event that were true. I silently stammered that I'd leaking milk on myself coupled with attended the sink to wash up. Mrs. Ballas stated, "Okay, that's understandable. The next time just hold back until I am back, okay? Rules are rules." I apologized, red-colored-faced. The tattlers chuckled with satisfaction, aside from one boy, constantly in danger themself, who complained so bitterly which i wasn't being punished he got the demerit he thought I ought to have become.A couple of minutes later, we broke for reading through group. Mrs. Ballas came to my desk and kneeled lower with me at night. "I do not mind that you simply woke up to visit the sink," she whispered. "I trust you. It's everybody else I have got to bother with. I am not mad." She winked at me. I felt confused, and relieved, coupled with some sneaking sense it's okay to interrupt some rules, for many reasons, sometimes.* * *Another memory I've of first grade is the fact that I wasn't a great colorer. I attempted to remain within the lines and employ the best colors and stick to the other Recommendations of excellent Coloring, but my creative talent is fairly limited. (You are seen my comics, right?)Each time we'd a coloring assignment, Mrs. Ballas would pick the right three and set them on the cabinet doorways. Mine were never selected. I did not worry about the general public display, however i did worry about feeling like I had been failing.(Which I felt as if I were failing basically due to not recognized among the best is really a whole other problem entirely, and valuable training about this came after first grade.)Eventually, Mrs. Ballas, annoyed with the possible lack of importance that certain people from the class were approaching their coloring projects, organized an example of terrific coloring (proper care of the lady who'd go onto become valedictorian in our graduation class ten years later) and something illustration of terrible coloring (proper care of Demerit Kid).Valedictorian's was perfect in each and every way, as based on the Recommendations of excellent Coloring. Demerit Kid's would be a giant mess, a jumble of scribbles that did not even look great from the created chaos perspective. He just did not provide a fuck, also it appeared as if it."Scribbles don't good coloring make!" Mrs. Ballas informed us. "Your coloring should be careful and also you must take the time to color comfortably. And do not think you will get away with a lot of writing within the center after which just take care in the lines. I will tell. The entire factor should be tidy and precise!"I felt solidarity with Demerit Kid, and also the other scribblers within the class whose work never managed to get towards the cupboard door. I resolved to not worry about ever making that door.Mrs. Ballas passed out that day's coloring assignment. It had been an orange. A genuine one-crayon job. I drawn out my orange crayon, along with a wave of defiance transformed me. I started to scribble furiously in the heart of the orange—jagged, careless lines going every which way, precisely the kind of coloring Mrs. Ballas had clearly just told us to avoid.It was a radical act for me personally at six years of age. I'd become from my chair for any reason. It was just sheer rebellion.Scribble scribble scribble scribble scribble scribble scribble scribble scribble scribble scribble scribble scribble scribble scribble scribble. Layers upon layers of criss-crossing orange crayon. Scribble scribble. I completed the whitened spots in the margins.With my giant pencil, I authored "orange" and my title at the end from the page, then completed my paper.A couple of minutes later, the bell known as the finish during the day, and that i snapped up my Hug backpack in the cupboard and walked home, my thoughts spinning at the idea of the items I'd just done. I had been so intensely reflective about my orange which i could not be also bothered to yell back as Chad Brown side-walked alongside me completely home, chanting, "Boobies boobies let's wait and watch your boobies!"Maybe my act of insurgence had been from my mind after i got home maybe I thrown and switched about this through the night. I do not remember, although I had been vulnerable to fits of outsized be worried about everything then. (Then. '.) My memory only picks support the following morning, after i walked in to the class to uncover my orange hanging around the cupboard, and decorated having a gold star. The the best.I needed to laugh. I needed to inform Mrs. Ballas my secret. I needed to question aloud to a person smart how maybe deliberately smashing the rules so difficult might have resulted for the reason that gold star.It happened in my experience that perhaps grown-ups did not know everything in the end.I sitting inside my desk, and checked out my orange, and smiled. After which, still smiling, I switched my face toward Demerit Kid, who had been holding a hay to his lips though that they blew a spitball that arrived smack in the heart of my temple.I still scribble after i color.

Neat!

CNN Breaking News: "The Dow has capped its all-time record high at the start of the buying and selling day." Awesome! So, how's everybody else doing?

Daily Dose of Cute

"Hi! It is a day!"Of course, please feel welcome and urged to talk about pix from the fuzzy, feathered, or scaly people of ones own in comments.

The Virtual Pub Is Open

[Explanations: lol your body fat. pathetic anger bread. hey your gay.]TFIF, Shakers!Belly as much as the bar,and title your poison!

Elementary

[Spoiler Warning: Particulars of latest instances of Elementary are revealed within this publish.]So, Ana Mardoll and that i virtually talk nonstop about our passion for Elementary, CBS' new A Virtual Detective series starring Jonny Lee Burns as Holmes and Lucy Liu as Watson. I am talking about, we're able to discuss this show FOREVER, and we'll, within this thread the following, simply by ourselves, unless of course you come along. So come along!I'm still super-loving this show, and also the recent episode by which Holmes finally asked Watson to become his partner was certainly one of my personal favorite instances of television ever. All Of The BLUBS! I additionally loved Vinnie Johnson (VINNIE Johnson!) as Moriarty's minion. Who's Going To Experience MORIARTY?! I really hope it is a lady! Actually, I really hope it's Thandie Newton, who'd be this type of perfect kickass enemy for Holmes and that i can't get free from my mind that they will be the perfect Moriarty! I am talking about, Irene has already been dead within this series, so Holmes doesn't have female rival who's his equal. Allow it to be so, Elementary!If Moriarty needs to be considered a dude, I'd find Damien Lewis a suitable selection. For that record.And therefore are we have ever likely to see Sherlock's father? Or Mycroft? WHO Are Likely To PLAY SHERLOCK'S Father AND BROTHER?! Clearly, Malcolm McDowell and Colin Firth, right? Clearly.Anyway. Two more a few things i love:1. I really like that as Holmes and Watson have more synchronized with each other, they progressively put on exactly the same colors and/or similar designs. That's a really subtle but very brilliant commentary around the advancement of their partnership!2. I really like that Holmes never states, "Elementary, oh my gosh Watson." That'll be the final line of year, right? Right.Discuss.

Sequestration Impacts, by State

This introduction to sequestration impacts, condition-by-condition by category, is super helpful. It's also super depressing.[H/T to my pal A.]

Good Morning or Whatever!

I'm very happy to announce that Shaker moderator Ana Mardoll, who you may even termed as the fabulous author of Ana Mardoll's Ramblings, has became a member of Shakesville like a contributor. Yay! So please say hi making her feel thanks for visiting the primary page!Appreciate joining us, Ana!