{"id":14371,"date":"2009-03-30T18:00:23","date_gmt":"2009-03-31T00:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2009\/03\/30\/unblogged-bits-for-monday-30-march-2009.html"},"modified":"2014-11-10T08:23:53","modified_gmt":"2014-11-10T15:23:53","slug":"unblogged-bits-for-monday-30-march-2009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2009\/03\/30\/unblogged-bits-for-monday-30-march-2009.html","title":{"rendered":"Unblogged Bits for Monday, 30 March 2009"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>Links that caught my eye, but did not warrant full-blown blog entries &#8230;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/progressillinois.com\/2009\/3\/27\/pulido-apologizes-crude-jokinghttp:\/\/progressillinois.com\/\">Pulido Apologizes For &quot;Crude Joking&quot; | Progress Illinoisprogressillinois.com: <\/a> &#8211; Wow, faboo non-apology there.  Does she actually not &#8220;get it,&#8221; or is she just trying to minimize the damage?<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.americablog.com\/2009\/03\/gallup-catholics-are-actually-more.html\">AMERICAblog News| A great nation deserves the truth: Gallup: Catholics &quot;are actually more liberal than the non-Catholic population on a number of moral issues&quot;www.americablog.com: <\/a>&#8211; I&#8217;m not big about being More Catholic Than Thou, but given that some folks seem willing to be outraged on behalf of all Catholics, it&#8217;s worth looking at what Catholics actually believe.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/feedproxy.google.com\/~r\/tpmelectioncentral\/~3\/9Cu6fRspmL8\/minnesota-dems-to-cornyn-texas-doesnt-decide-who-represents-us-in-senate.php\">Minnesota Dems To Cornyn: Texas Doesn&#39;t Decide Who Represents Us In The SenateTPM Election Central: <\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/feedproxy.google.com\/~r\/PamsHouseBlend\/~3\/M_-WWvaUG5M\/showDiary.do\">WV: House rejects marriage amendment?Pam&#39;s House Blend &#8211; Front Page: <\/a>&#8211; Unexpected good news from West Virginia.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/feedproxy.google.com\/~r\/PamsHouseBlend\/~3\/5miMEip3V50\/showDiary.do\">Fred Phelps Raises Money for pro-LGBT CausesPam&#39;s House Blend &#8211; Front Page: <\/a>&#8211; I like this.  I like this a lot.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/feedproxy.google.com\/~r\/NotAlwaysRight\/~3\/CIQgofcG854\/1731\">Self Overflowing PropheciesNot Always Right | Funny &amp; Stupid Customer Quotes: <\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/feedproxy.google.com\/~r\/Americablog\/~3\/FrK9-_63ZUg\/gop-senator-from-texas-its-world-war.html\">GOP Senator from Texas: It&#39;s &quot;World War III&quot; if the winner of the Minnesota Senate race, Al Franken, is seatedAMERICAblog News| A great nation deserves the truth: <\/a>&#8211; What the hell does that even mean?  And why are GOP politicians so fond of war metaphors?<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thedisneyblog.com\/2009\/03\/30\/seaworld-orlando-baby-otters\/\">SeaWorld Orlando Baby Otters | The Disney Blogthedisneyblog.com: <\/a>&#8211; ZOMG IT IS TEH CUTE!!!!!!!<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/freerangekids.wordpress.com\/2009\/03\/31\/school-outlaws-glee\/\">School Outlaws Glee \u00ab FreeRangeKidsfreerangekids.wordpress.com: <\/a>&#8211; I&#8217;d laugh at these folks, but kids are paying the price.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/simplefeed.consumerreports.org\/rsrc\/link\/_\/buzzword_paycation__431784690?f=79043330-01de-11de-3025-003048605010http:\/\/simplefeed.consumerreports.org\/rsrc\/link?f=79043330-01de-11de-3025-003048605010\">Buzzword: PaycationConsumer Reports: <\/a>&#8211; What an awful term &#8230; and awful thing to have to make up a term for.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.underconsideration.com\/brandnew\/archives\/baked_not_fried_is_the_new_sha.php\">Baked, Not Fried is the New Shaken, Not StirredBrand New: <\/a>&#8211; These actually look pretty good &#8212; a very bold design, but not garish, which is a rarity.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.streetprophets.com\/storyonly\/2009\/3\/30\/14520\/5535\">This Is Almost Better Than White PostcardsStreet Prophets: <\/a>&#8211; Yeesh.  Lots of idjits out there.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.remarkable-communication.com\/5-editors-secrets-to-help-you-write-like-a-pro\/\">5 editor\u2019s secrets to help you write like a pro | Remarkable Communicationwww.remarkable-communication.com: <\/a>&#8211; These are great.  I have passed them on to my peers and staff.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/feedproxy.google.com\/~r\/PamsHouseBlend\/~3\/MKtUUkMhLBw\/showDiary.do\">Freepers debate whether women should be able to votePam&#39;s House Blend &#8211; Front Page: <\/a>&#8211; Crikey.  A huge number of mouth-breathers over yonder.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/weblog.infoworld.com\/archives\/emailPrint.jsp?R=printThis&amp;A=\/article\/09\/03\/30\/13FE-kill-telecommuting_2.html\">10 sure-fire ways to kill telecommuting | InfoWorld | News | March 30, 2009 | By Bob Lewisweblog.infoworld.com: <\/a>&#8211; I see this done so often with telecommuting initiatives, formal and informal.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/badwolfone.blogspot.com\/2009\/03\/will-tom-baker-make-return-to-who.html\">Will Tom Baker make a return to Who???Bad Wolf One: <\/a>&#8211; If done well, I&#8217;d be willing to see this.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.arstechnica.com\/~r\/arstechnica\/index\/~3\/DzUEOJZa0pY\/action-video-games-improve-eyesight.ars\">Study: action video games give eyesight a boostArs Technica: <\/a>&#8211; Huzzah!<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thechapel.wordpress.com\/2009\/03\/29\/baby-dies-but-god-finds-keys\/\">Baby Dies, but God Finds KeysAn Apostate&#39;s Chapel: <\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/feedproxy.google.com\/~r\/Americablog\/~3\/SMZMyCia4as\/redoubt-keeps-erupting.html\">Redoubt keeps eruptingAMERICAblog News| A great nation deserves the truth: <\/a>&#8211; Mother Nature continues to show what an idiot Gov. Jindal is.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/actionskeptics.blogspot.com\/2009\/03\/monday-ebay-better-than-red-bull.html\">Monday eBay: Kids These DaysAction Skeptics: <\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>UPDATE:  This compilation was all wonky tonight.  Re-added comments and fixed links.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Links that caught my eye, but did not warrant full-blown blog entries &#8230; Pulido Apologizes For &quot;Crude Joking&quot; | Progress Illinoisprogressillinois.com: &#8211; Wow, faboo non-apology there. Does she actually not &#8220;get it,&#8221; or is she just trying to minimize the damage? 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