NYTimes: “‘I disagree with the idea that this shows problems for the modern Republican Party,’ said Grover Norquist, the president of Americans for Tax Reform, a group that applauded Mr. Sanford’s attempt to refuse some federal stimulus funds earlier this year. In reference to the fiscally conservative philosophies of Mr. Ensign and Mr. Sanford, he joked, ‘I think instead it shows that sexual attractiveness of limited-government conservatism.’”

Yahoo: “He made clear that one recent overture to Iran — the authorization for U.S. embassies to invite Iranian officials to Independence Day parties — was likely to disappear without changes. ‘That’s a choice the Iranians are going to have to make,’ Obama said.” Ooooh, tough.

The top 50 airports in the United States by passenger traffic. I think I’ve been in 25 of them.

And now nobody will ask about it.

Why do they write “Police” in English?

Via The Big Picture.

Newsweek’s high school ratings for my high school:

2009 – 241
2008 – 223
2007 – 137
2006 – 126
2005 – 130
2003 – 197

We’re going the wrong way.

It’s safe, I tell you:

A Tokyo clinic is seeking volunteers for a highly safe clinical trial in September. Participants stay in the clinic for 4 days/3 nights and take one regular dose of an extremely safe medication that has been on the market in the US since 2003. Each person who completes the four-day trial will receive a total of JPY 200,000. Full Internet access, video games, DVDs and other entertainment will be provided for the duration of the trial.

Interesting:

You need 2765.2 calories per day to maintain your current weight without exercise.

You need 2620.5 calories per day to reach your goal weight slowly and maintain that weight without exercise.

If you reduce your current caloric intake to 2265.2 calories per day you will lose one pound per week without exercise.

If you increase your current caloric intake to 3265.2 calories per day, you will gain one pound per week.

I can eat a ton!

This movie sounds confusing:

Colossus is the top battle fighter for the Red Army and the nephew of General Red, head general of the Red King Army. Using a computerized system and armed with a robotic battle suit, he leaves the Real World and goes into the Third World by way of the Passage World to battle the Death Rebels, outcast robot race. General Red is kidnapped after a massive attack by the robots from the Third World. The Red King Army Council gives Colossus orders to find and rescue the general, but his real MO is to find his kidnapped pregnant wife, Sarah whom also was taken in the attack. Colossus journeys into the unknown to find information on his Uncle’s and wife’s whereabouts and to rescue them.

I find these poll numbers surprising:

34. Do you think homosexuals who DO publicly disclose their sexual orientation should be allowed to serve in the military or not?

Yes No No opinion
7/13/08 75 22 3
1/15/01 62 35 3
5/23/93 44 55 2

Heathers 2, unlike like Ferris Buehler’s Laid Off, is a bad idea.