Father of the year he is not: A man here has made it his mission in life to have 100 children. It is acceptable here to have up to four wives at a time so he keeps as long as they are fertile.
Here's an interactive map of gay rights in the US. Jon Stewart points out that the best measure of how far we've come is that Republicans criticized Obama for being opportunistic. I admit I was pleasantly surprised that not one of my far right friends on FB posted anything negative.
On a somewhat related topic, it appears John Travolta really likes happy endings from his massage therapists. If you have a few minutes it is worth reading the lawsuit.
My alma mater Coe is now over $41,920 for residential students. I am happy I went to Coe but I don't think I could make the same choice today. Here's an interactive graph on colleges and their graduates' level of debt. Student loan debt has now passed credit card debt and auto loans.
Pastafarians unite: A man has won the right to wear a pasta strainer in his ID photo.
A Kmart in Kentucky was closing. After the store had marked down the remaining merchandise to one-tenth of its value a man bought it all and gave it to a shelter. He initially thought he'd try to resell it all but the 76 year-old had a change of heart. Good for him.
And finally, a college friend is a trial lawyer. He's developed a product to help companies to keep from being sued.
It's disturbing...
ReplyDeletePS: if you find people whose name end with "Al Balushi" just know they're from Iran but have the Emirate citizenship.