Fantastic Sams and Aunt Olga

Before I’d even sat down, my stylist asked me for my number. I was taken aback, not because she wasn’t my type or anything - a motherly Russian lady with hairy arms - butin my 30 plus years of having my hair cut, I’d never been...

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For gay Wisconsin couples, a CA marriage could be a criminal act

Wisconsin law criminalizes gay marriage, but is okay with marrying your first cousin. “America’s Dairyland” (aka Wisconsin) is so opposed to gay marriage that in 2006 they changed their constitution to specify marriage could only...

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Lesser Baldwin brother threatens to leave U.S…. if Obama wins.

Traditionally, it’s liberal Hollywood types threatening to move to another country if Republican is voted President, but this time a conservative actor is willing to abandon the United States if a Democrat wins. Stephen Baldwin told Fox News...

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Kittens entitled due process, sez Cat Fanciers’ Association

The Cat Fanciers Association is arguing that a “revised” California assembly bill could result in unwanted sterilization of pets who have accidentally slipped outside of homes, or escaped during earthquakes, fires, or other...

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Another boring mention about the cell phone ban… blah, blah, blah.

I’m sure you’ve heard by now that effective today, California drivers can no longer hold their cell phones while driving. But did you know: Not sure if this is legal. pic by dfb, used under Creative Commons. that while the LAPD has...

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Monday quickies: Porn tax, McCain hates the gays, Arnold vs. Tom and fireworks

UCLA law professor Eugene Volokh makes the case that a proposed tax on porn will be struck down as flat out unconstitutional. Content-based taxes on the sale of First-Amendment-protected materials (and recall that the law targets not just...

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Friday Bullets: Caption this, Fred!

CAPTION THIS (please leave in comments) photo by K763, used under Creative Commons Mike at Franklin Ave. gives us a peek at his recent 99cent store haul, including 99cent bottles of wine. Zach at LAist discovers parking as low as $5 at the west...

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Calitics smacks Feinstein with Constitution

Bob Brigham breaks down Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s (D-CA) policies and decisions and compares them to the Bill of Rights, point by point, and comes back with results that put any Democrat to shame. The summary: this Patriot Act backing, San...

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George Carlin and the Falling Flower Arrangement

This story may mean nothing. People who knew George Carlin will be the only ones who can tell. A couple days ago on my way home from the bank, I was stopped at the intersection of Vine and Selma, where Carlin’s Walk of Fame Star is. There were...

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San Francisco’s honor: The George W. Bush Sewage Plant

This November, San Francisco voters could decide whether or not to rename a local water treatment plant the George W. Bush Sewage Plant. The proposal, which was conceived at a bar, has nearly enough signatures to make it onto the ballot, according...

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