Hey everyone! Party at mrspremise's house!

Demian, it may be a comedy site, but the Onion is fiction. This was taken from the news, with a source link.

http://cjonline.com/news/2011-11-28/dimmick-sues-couple-he-kidnapped#.TtbA409v1X9

In a booming economy, convicted felons who are willing to work can find entry-level jobs that don't put them near money or children or security risks of some kind. They often have to settle for menial or manual labor, but it's a start.

In a poor economy, like what we have now, a conviction is a simple way for hiring personnel to eliminate a big percentage of job applications in one fell swoop. The entry-level, menial, manual labor jobs now have tons of eager and overqualified people applying. Those with a record, no matter how old or unrelated to the job, don't have a chance.

Fix the economy, and there will be jobs available, even for those with a conviction on their record.

Is it real? Not a chance.

Strange indeed, on a biology text, because these fictional characters did not produce the child "biologically" in the story.

I loved that movie.

Dark Roasted Blend had a history of this kind of act, including the lions:

http://www.darkroastedblend.com/2009/03/walls-of-death-in-amusement-parks-brief.html

I'm more impressed with the size of the pizza than with the decorations!

Buggery is an archaic term that was used for both sodomy and bestiality at one time or another, but I believe that the actual definition varied over time and from place to place.

My mom is 75, and too much of a Macfan to give up her Safari. But if something doesn't work, the first thing she tries is opening Firefox. Then she always goes back to Safari.

That came from the linked article at Damn Interesting. Just click where it says "Link" as the end.

lost, click on the blue word "Link" at the bottom of the post. That will take you to the list of videos.

I looked through the list to find O Fortuna. Alex posted about it a few years ago.

http://www.neatorama.com/2010/02/21/carl-orffs-o-fortuna-translated/

I understand that if they had classical type music on the list, it would be very long! But we had a list like that once, too.

http://www.neatorama.com/2008/06/04/10-operas-you-didnt-know-you-already-like/

But not nearly as funny!

It was a rush job, but here it is:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/90656907@N00/6383672505/

At this point, I believe I've gone through all the stages of Twilight. I have three adolescent daughters. At first I was just glad they were enthusiastically reading anything. Then as I learned more about the story, I was concerned. But the constant Twilight talk gave us an opportunity to discuss relationships, boys, violence, literature, literary criticism, horror, romance, etc etc. By now, they seem to have outgrown the Twilight saga and have moved on to reading a variety of books for pleasure. They plan to see the new movie, but can wait until the crowds die down this time around. So I think it was a learning experience for all of us.