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Madness (Dec 30 2003 23:14 GMT) - Whereas divorce is a comparatively simple matter in Islam, Catholics have no such luck; divorce is not an option, and the only possibility to get re-married with the church's blessings is to have the first marriage annulled, i.e. it is declared null and void right back from when it started. Such an annulment is possible if it can be proved that one of two parties was not willing of the commitment to faith and love that is fundamental in the Catholic concept of marriage, or that there was no consent to the marriage from both partners. |
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- Just found this interesting Article on Mars Hill. Here is an excerpt: 'But in the past few years, certain in-city churches, founded by people in their 20s and 30s, have quietly amassed followings. Around the country, Seattle is becoming known... |
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- I took this pic with my phone. Got some pretty good ones. I'm good looking. Sometimes. If you want to see the rest, click the link below.... |
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- where I fall in love with a computer fruit |
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- Teresa Gubbins does a neat and tidy little year-end wrap-up of local music in her column "Best of '03."... |
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- Petite brunette Nicole Marie Lenz is also a well known model. She's a friend of Paris Hilton's too. See more of Miss March 2000 at PlayboyPlus.... |
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- Unfortunately, this thing tastes horrible. It seriously does. It's cold, and greasy, and it bubbles slightly. Even now I can still feel the aftertaste at the back of my throat. |
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- That's fun to say! You know what else is fun to say? Meatza! |
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- With the help of fellow taste testers, Seth and Jessica, we will take you on a multi-media exploration into the forbidden cuisine that, until now, remained behind closed doors. |
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- Note for non-jews: read from right to left. |
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- A woman has filed a $10-million claim against Starbucks, alleging she was badly burned by coffee that leaked from the container. |
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- "Sorry I took your baby Jesus. It was a childish prank," the perpetrator said in a handwritten note. "As far as his new color, I thought I would point out that Jesus was not an Aryan but actually a man of color. Although you probably knew this but would rather not be reminded |
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- Actually, a series of lists. |
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- Why not look like an asshole while preparing your stupid hairdo? |
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- Suggested usage: tourist attraction, ocean-restaurant, museum, amusement park, hotel-on-the-ocean, etc. |
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Buy Uranus (Dec 30 2003 23:12 GMT) - Your land purchase is also recorded with R.E.C.T.U. |
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- Vanessa snorts cocaine off Tamar`s ample rack. |
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- Next Monday, they're going to raise the alert level to "Medium Well". |
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- In a bulletin sent Christmas Eve to about 18,000 police organizations, the FBI said terrorists may use almanacs "to assist with target selection and pre-operational planning." |
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- Even the marketing department at the Walt Disney Educational Media Company acknowledged that it was somewhat incredible for their company to address such a vulgar subject as venereal disease. Here is the film itself (732MB mpeg). |
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- Don't tell my domestic partner about this. |
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- Including both Fondling Nemo and The League of Extraordinary Genitals. Oh, and here's a more "exhaustive" listing. |
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Gift Rage (Dec 30 2003 23:12 GMT) - A woman unhappy with a Christmas present from her former stepmother was arrested Sunday along with her boyfriend on suspicion of arson for allegedly throwing a Molotov cocktail into the ex-stepmother's home, causing $200,000 in damage. |
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- Her daddy must be so proud. |
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- The Queen of the Harpies checks in with a new installment of her freakishly popular reviews. |
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- While such a thing, to my knowledge, doesn't exist, it did provide a curious Finish surfer a roundabout route to this blog. |
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- This can't be right. I thought he was just eccentric. |
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- Well, that's what I would have called her, were I the guy at the FBI that gets to make up the bank robber names. Also, fuck you, Motown Matt. |
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- "...people would recognize me and say, 'You never said my name.' I started carrying the mirror around with me so I could say their name..." |
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- This article is the shit. |
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- Chuck E. Cheese has become, at least for some adults, a place where the frenzy of Skee Ball, pizza, alcohol and manic children translates into emotional overload. |
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- Daniel Bodony, an eight-year veteran of the FBI, is responsible for coming up with catchy names for bank robbers. |
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- I pray that in 2004 there is less bonking and more boinking. |
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- The house is wall-to-wall bunny. What was once a living room now holds 23 floor-to-ceiling display cases, wedged together, blocking windows. |
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- Caution: (not perky) boobs. |
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- I've actually spent a whoile lot of time exploring the backroads of Sauk County, WI on my motorbike, but I've never seen the Land of Evermore. |
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- Although the intention was to add class by echoing a 19th Century French style, the look quickly became synonymous with fast-service roadside schlock. |
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- With, I'm sure, hilarious ramifications. |
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Atom Car (Dec 30 2003 23:12 GMT) - Visitors are welcome to ride the vehicle, which has an on-board Geiger-Muller counter.Three 100 yen cions will activate the vehicle, but it will stop when the counter detects radiation ten times. |
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- Steven Den Beste, in a long article on voting patterns, comes up with the brilliant analogy of the Democratic primary race as the card game Hearts. It's a great match... which is not a surprise given the source.... |
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- It must be obvious to anyone who can think that the charges against Saddam are true. The statement 'Daphne Gottlieb is one of the absurd Wellstone eulogizers' is not a metaphor. It is a job description. George W. Bush, meanwhile,... |
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- [WinInsider.com] - In sports, they call it a rebuilding year, a period when a team works on the fundamentals and prepares for the next season's championship run, doing all it can in the meantime to keep the stadium filled with fans. It might be tempting to think of Microsoft Corp.'s 2004 in those terms, sandwiched as it is between major releases of the company's biggest products. |
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- Well, it’s ready now. I’m ready to dig right in, but the box says to let it stand 5 minutes before serving. If you’ve ever really burned the fuck outta your tongue, I don’t need to tell you how sage that advice is! |
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- The National Weather Service buys faulty storm-detection equipment, then pays the same contractor to replace it. A whistleblower who tries to call attention to the double payment is blamed for the problems. |
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- A California environmental group ponies up to test for pollutants in humans. The results, regardless of organic food habits, sound like the problems of a toxics disposal site: pesticides, flame-retardants, lead and other toxins. |
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- Nearly all countries produce nuclear waste and some of it can remain radioactive for thousands of years. Countries disagree on how and where to store it, whether it should be openable for future disposal, and who should pay for it. |
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- The National Weather Service buys faulty storm-detection equipment, then pays the same contractor to replace it. A whistleblower who tries to call attention to the double payment is blamed for the problems. |
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- A California environmental group ponies up to test for pollutants in humans. The results, regardless of organic food habits, sound like the problems of a toxics disposal site: pesticides, flame-retardants, lead and other toxins. |
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- Nearly all countries produce nuclear waste and some of it can remain radioactive for thousands of years. Countries disagree on how and where to store it, whether it should be openable for future disposal, and who should pay for it. |
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- The National Weather Service buys faulty storm-detection equipment, then pays the same contractor to replace it. A whistleblower who tries to call attention to the double payment is blamed for the problems. |
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- A California environmental group ponies up to test for pollutants in humans. The results, regardless of organic food habits, sound like the problems of a toxics disposal site: pesticides, flame-retardants, lead and other toxins. |
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- Nearly all countries produce nuclear waste and some of it can remain radioactive for thousands of years. Countries disagree on how and where to store it, whether it should be openable for future disposal, and who should pay for it. |
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- Each year Danish men donate sperm that results in 1,000 pregnancies through Cyros International, the world's biggest sperm bank. High standards and anonymity combine to a high success rate. |
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