Weirdness

And somehow that's national news. … [Read more...] about Oregon Woman Plans to Parade Topless on July 4

Sometimes reality gets ahead of the Onion: Rock-Paper-Scissors. … [Read more...] about RPS Championships?

I complain a lot about abusive cops, so it's only fair then that I link to this video of a bunch of cops handling some outrageously abusive people with calm professionalism. Caution: Very bad language. … [Read more...] about How Not To Handle a Police Encounter

Visit Gideon's blog to see a really strange form of motorsport. No, make that gameshow. The thing is, I enjoy seeing people demonstrate the impressive skills needed to do seemingly ordinary things. A school bus rodeo is a little too removed from my experience for me to get into, but I can appreciate fine grocery bagging or high-speed T-shirt folding. … [Read more...] about Strange Skills

I don't usually cover the abortion issue here, but I've been loosely following the Illinois Review's coverage of the Planned Parenthood fight in Aurora, and it's taken a really weird direction. As I understand it, a front company called Gemini Office Development built a medical building in Aurora, putting it through the whole city approval process without ever … [Read more...] about The Great Abortion Zoning Fight