What. The. Frak.

6 Beloved 80s Toys With Bizarrely Horrifying Origin Stories from your friends at Cracked. (language NSFW)

Links, the Oxford Comma, and the Funny

I first heard of the sort of demise of the Oxford Comma from bookshelves of doom.  She was dismayed and I had a similar reaction.

But then Tim over at Baby Got Books put up this brilliant post with some hilarious tweets and a soundtrack!

Just...wow.

Enjoy.
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update: the Oxford comma lives!  I just love Linda Holmes.  Read it, it's great.

More GA PLate Voting

Well, it looks like I'm not the only one who noticed the new Georgia license plate choices were a little sketchy.  Over at the wonderful blog, The Wall of Separation, American's United is urging you to vote as well.  Some instances where 'In God We Trust' was put on things (like our money) without a vote, but this time...

'This time we are able to vote – a referendum! Even if it’s as seemingly trivial as the Peach State’s license plate, we have the power to decide what we want and what we don’t. We can say no to discrimination with simple clicks. When none of the God-plates garners enough votes, the governor will have no choice but to side with us. So rarely do we wield this kind of influence.

And so I urge you: vote. And when you do, remember:
(a) Not all Georgians believe in God. “In God We Trust” clearly favors religion, violating the separation of church and state.
(b) Faith should not be so flimsy as to require nonstop on-the-road affirmation.
(c) Tag IDs 1, 2, and 8 are more aesthetic, no question.
(d) Yoda’s syntax gets enough play in the Star Wars franchise.
Georgians, vote. If you know a guy who knows a guy who lives in Georgia, vote. If you know someone named Georgia or have ever driven through (around, away from, toward) Georgia, vote. Even if you think I’m blathering about the Caucasus (and you wouldn’t be the first), vote!
And mention it at the water cooler, by which I of course mean post the link to Facebook.
In the name of the First Amendment and good taste, vote now. And the link is wonky, so click as many times as you need to. Voting closes on July 8th.'

Cool!  

Lunchtime links

What's this Google +?  Oh, ok.  Sign me up!

And don't be a tech snob!

How many of the 20 most-watched TED Talks have you seen?

Walter Dean Myers on StoryCorps.  Wow.

Now there's some bookshelves!

What's your favorite fantasy world?  (via bookshelves of doom)

Pixar's nest: Brave teaser trailer!

Do Me A Favor

Click on this link: https://etax.dor.ga.gov/TagContest.aspx and vote for any of the license plate choices that don't mention a deity.  I don't really care one way or the other which design wins, but I am just tired of people trying to squeeze their particular point of view onto stupid things like, for instance, car license plates of all things.  Buy a bumper sticker instead like everybody else.

I voted on the one pictured above because, as others have previously noted, it looks a bit like a horse's patootie.  Which cracks me up.

Thanks!

So we just got back from Maine

Ice Cream!

Miss Rumphius was here!

It was great fun, with a side trip to Canada.  I've recently finished some reading.  Both for myself and with the little one.  Brat Farrar by Josephine Tey, How to Twist a Dragon's Tale by Cressia Cowell, The Island at the Center of the World by Russell Shorto, The End of Eternity by Isaac Asimov and we've been reading Penderwicks books with her so we can all enjoy the third one together.

Hope your summer is going well!