Thursday, January 20, 2005

J. D. Salinger. "I am a kind of paranoiac in reverse. I suspect people of plotting to make me happy." [Quotes of the Day] 1:38:31 PM    comment []

Calvin Trillin. "The most remarkable thing about my mother is that for thirty years she served the family nothing but leftovers. The original meal has never been found." [Quotes of the Day] 1:37:58 PM    comment []

Ronald Reagan. "You can tell a lot about a fellow's character by his way of eating jellybeans." [Quotes of the Day] 1:37:20 PM    comment []

Steven Wright. "It doesn't make a difference what temperature a room is, it's always room temperature." [Quotes of the Day] 1:36:45 PM    comment []

Signs of Intelligence: Massachusetts Leans Away from Gay Marriage Ban. Perhaps they realized that the sky is not falling... The tide appears to be turning in Massachusetts as support for a state Constitutional amendment banning gay marriage is waning. The state legislature narrowly voted for the amendment in March of last year by a 105-92 margin, but it has to pass one... [morons.org headlines] 1:36:30 PM    comment []

Dorothy Parker. "This is not a novel to be tossed aside lightly. It should be thrown with great force." [Quotes of the Day] 1:36:12 PM    comment []

Morons in the News: Secret Service Questions Anti-Bush Activist. A false tip led to 90 minutes of questioning, a search, and a demand for a West Virginia woman's medical records... Renee Jensen is no fan of George W Bush. She has anti-Bush and anti-war signs on her porch and in her front yard, as is her right as a US citizen. But her views have led to harassment both from her neighbors, and now from the Secret Service.... [morons.org headlines] 1:35:58 PM    comment []

Lily Tomlin. "Ninety-eight percent of the adults in this country are decent, hard-working, honest Americans. It's the other lousy two percent that get all the publicity. But then--we elected them." [Quotes of the Day] 1:35:46 PM    comment []

Safe E-Mailing for Dummies. E-mail encryption is a good idea that hasn't taken hold, mainly because it's such a pain to use. The recently released Ciphire Mail aims to make it easy, if not completely transparent. By Michelle Delio. [Wired News] 1:35:25 PM    comment []

F. Scott Fitzgerald. "Sometimes it is harder to deprive oneself of a pain than of a pleasure." [Quotes of the Day] 1:35:11 PM    comment []

Morons in the News: Religious Right Attacks Cartoon Sponge. Accusing the sponge of appearing in a "pro-homosexual video," the religious right appears to have sunk to a new low... Focus on the "Family" and the American "Family" Association have a new target in their never-ending war on gays: Spongebob Squarepants. Yes, they're bound and determined to oppose a cartoon sponge. James Dobson told the guests at a formal dinner to... [morons.org headlines] 1:34:49 PM    comment []