If I get a runner up, I would like the ROFLCOPTER Pilot ladies fit shirt in XL. Thank you.

I would modify dozens of Recycled Soda tab zipper bags into chain mail for my arms and torso (to avoid zombie bites). I would then wear the skull knit half mask and skeleton apron over my chain mail so I appear undead from a distance (and hopefully much less tasty to the undead).

My Mario messenger (emergency) bag would include:
*the emergency card survival tool, utility key xt, and grenade screwdriver as essential tools for getting through a post-apocalyptic city.
*an emergency bowtie-because zombies are weakened by snappy fashion sense.
*robot bandages for high tech healing.
*instant underpants-because you never know when you are going to need a backup.
*camoflouage teepee for hiding when I need to rest out in the open.
*glow in the dark playing cards to avoid boredom when hiding in a safe house
*And lego torch and headlights for night and sewer travel.

For rations, I would pack astronaut ice cream and stay Puft caffeinated marshmallows (so I can remain constantly alert), and resident evil outbreak mints (there is no reason my breath should smell as bad as the zombies’)

I would fill a Chicken Bag with bucky balls to create a blunt force melee weapon for up close battles, and use holy hand grenades of Antioch to cull the zombie hordes from a distance. Robot alarm clocks and emergency inflatable brains covered in True Blood can be used to lure zombies into traps or away from me as I travel.

I would like a Lego Torch Construction Worker.

I find I am uncomfortable with the idea that either immigrants disrupt the US or the US 'corrupts' immigrants. The moving of people across government(s)-defined boarders has been a natural practice of the human condition since borders were created.

In saying that, the article doesn't seem to talk much about acculturative stress. These children are not simply 'becoming American'. They are dealing with the psychological stress of incorporating two identities into one child, the identity expected at home, and the identity expected at school (or the more "Americanized" identity).

For 2nd and 3rd generation children, they are now legally Americans (as they were born in the States) but are still struggling with being bi-cultural. Quite literally, bi-cultural children must learn twice as much as their established counter parts. Often that includes two languages and two sets of expected social time tables (education, marriage, children, ect). Of course, two sets is the simplest scenario. Then, these children must learn (all on their own) how to balance the two.

While building awareness about these children's struggles is important (as many were either transported as infants/toddlers or born here) we must be sensitive to their experiences as uniquely defined by their bi-cultural status.

Brilliant! Now I know what I am doing for Easter ^_^

I agree with Dewey. If the dog simply needs a cute feeding hut to continue with his happy little dog life, then let him continue on.

Wouldn't it be amazing if we could build contraptions to solve so many other health conditions and diseases so easily? (in both human beings and animals, of course)

I really enjoyed this article. Thanks for posting it!

This is brilliant! Looks amazing, and more computer/technology consumer pieces need to be sustainable and biodegradable.

My husband brought this book home one day, and I thought it was brilliant. Some stories were 'downers' of course, others inspiring, funny, or intriguing.

2 more and we win the game! (Pandemic by Zman)

But in all reality, that is fantastic and I hope we see many more such headlines in the near future.

I was amused, but he is no Techno Viking.

I have heard my cat trying to talk to the birds outside the window.

There seems to be so much gray area in the fashion industry. While the main point is that they are searching for that 'trendy' genetic mix in a certain geographic area, one cannot ignore the many implications of targeting girls from rural areas.

I wonder how long it will take the industry's preferences to change, and what other small towns will soon be scoured for 'talent'.

My husband and I enjoy watching Tales of Mere Existance. This was an interesting piece. Thank you for posting it. I just finished a teaching assistant position in a Introductory Psychology class, and find this very relevant.

While I guess what had happened by the time he starting going around the house, the dog's expression made me laugh out loud. Cute! (Though the 30 seconds of shaky-cam almost ended it for me).

I think I may have enjoyed the parody more if they had the characters singing the song. Even if Lisa had been the main vocalist, I think more would have been added to the whole experience.