Wig out! January 12, 2008
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In 2008, the sun continues to set on the British Empire.
Judges in the former British Honduras are losing their wigs.
The white wig in Belize’s high courts, to many observers it seems one of the most jarring vestiges of colonialism, but owing mostly to Commonwealth tradition its use has persisted. But no more. When the Supreme Court open its new legal year on Monday, the wigs will be gone.
Parents say fake online ‘friend’ led to girl’s suicide November 18, 2007
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The girl’s mother, Tina Meier, said she doesn’t think anyone involved intended for her daughter to kill herself.
“But when adults are involved and continue to screw with a 13-year-old, with or without mental problems, it is absolutely vile.”
★ It’s never too early? August 19, 2007
Posted by Idta in : Uncategorized , add a comment What do you hope for in the next head of the executive branch? This Presidential Candidate Selector can help identify who most closely matches your values.
According to this survey, my top candidates are:
Dennis Kucinich (84%)
Barack Obama (81%)
Hillary Clinton (76%)
Joseph Biden (76%)
John Edwards (75%)
Christopher Dodd (74%)
Wesley Clark (not announced) (74%)
A World Without Humans? It All Falls Apart August 19, 2007
Posted by Idta in : Uncategorized , add a comment This article is the most deliciously gloomy thing I’ve seen in months!
SILENCE ain’t GOLDEN August 18, 2007
Posted by Idta in : Uncategorized , add a comment I lost my voice! (My throat was just a little scratchy one day. By the next afternoon, I couldn’t talk.)
I’m preparing for my first felony trial in mid-September. And I couldn’t go see my client for two weeks because I couldn’t speak. 
Fortunately, I’m better now. It was pretty scary, though, because I’ve never had laryngitis before. I really wish my doctor had said something more reassuring than just, “Your voice will probably come back.”
I Don’t Believe It July 1, 2007
Posted by Idta in : Uncategorized , add a commentA restaurant worker says the man grabbed the bird by the neck, hurled it to the ground and started stomping it. She says when he was asked what he was doing, he responded, “‘I’m killing a vampire!”‘
The man said the peacock was a vampire. But it was probably just a regular peacock.
