Justene Adamec is participating in the Avon Walk for breast cancer research. Please consider donating.

UPDATE: I donated. So did Mrs. Xrlq. Oops.

Stefan Sharkansky links to the Corrie Cantata by Alaska’s favorite idiotarian, Philip Munger. Here’s my version:

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Aside from its refreshing honesty, its sheer length has got to make johnkerryisadouchebagbutimvotingforhimanyway.com. the antidisestablishmentarianism antidisenfranchisementarianism of domain names.

Link via … who else?

Via Captain Ed.

UPDATE: M. Croche, who is a fan of Die Frau ohne Schatten, once again manages to completely miss the point.

Through Pathetic Earthlings we learn that the State of California has ordered Costco to charge more for milk. Your tax dollars and your grocery budget at work.

Spoons is not amused by Jacob Weisberg’s smarmy column that makes fun of President Bush for talking like Jacob Weisberg.

On Wednesday, Colorado Governor Bill Owens signed into law House Bill 04-1279, which prohibits BSL. [No, not this kind of BSL, this kind. Ed.] This should end once and for all the City of Denver’s odious practice of murdering 400 pit bulls a year simply for being pit bulls. Note that I said “should,” and not “will.” Rather than accept the fact that Colorado is a state and Denver isn’t, the City Council has decided to sue the state to overturn the ban on breed bans. City Councilwoman Rosemary Rodridguez non-explains their decision thusly:

“We want to preserve our right to run Denver,” said Rosemary Rodriguez, one of 10 council members sponsoring the resolution. “The legislation signed into law is forcing us into this position.”

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The results are in. Congratulations to Patterico for the winning Council entry, “Your Political Correctness or Your Life,” and to Captain Ed for the winning non-Council entry, “Woodward Says No Secret Oil Deal, Suggests Kerry Learn to Read.”

Yes, Ford did make an extremely sick commercial depicting a cat getting decapitated. No, they didn’t use a real cat in the ad, which was computer generated. Nevertheless, it was an extremely sick idea, and with Ford and the advertising agency pointing fingers at each other, it’s probably best to complain to both companies:

Ford, Customer Relationship Centre,
P.O. Box 25149
Glasgow, G2 4XF
United Kingdom
Tel. +44 (0)845 841 1111.

Ogilvy & Mather
10 Cabot Square
London, E14 4QB
United Kingdom
Tel. +44 (0)20 7345 3000
Fax +44 (0)20 7345 9000

AARP has, deservedly, gotten an earful over the column I blogged about yesterday. Below is the response they sent to at least two, probabaly many, of the individuals who have written in to complain:

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