Daily Archives: July 7, 2011

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Thursday Morning Headlines

Well the new royal couple is visiting Canada right now and it seems like every time I look at the news it’s about them and I hate that and I hate them. Today they visited Slave Lake, Alberta, a community that was devastated by wild fires recently. Oh yeah, great, thanks guys that’s exactly what those people want right now to have two aristocrats paraded in front of them whom have never done anything and are obscenely wealthy while they have probably worked their asses off all their lives and they had their houses burned down by wildfires. They probably feel so much better about their situation now, thanks, really.

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Things We Already Know about the iPhone 5

September is coming soon. Not soon enough as it’s also the month of my birthday. Yes, I’m a lovely Libra. That’s why I’m so balanced. Actually no, that’s the meditation I do in the mornings. Another thing September is likely to bring us is a new iPhone 5 and the rumors and speculation about that are already flying. Calm down though: There are a few Things We Already Know: © Continue reading →

Republicans Will Now Pretend to Talk About Revenues

If you’re like me, you may have seen a headline in your news feed Wednesday evening that read something like “Republicans Agree to Revenue Increases.”

Of course, because I’m an optimist, or, maybe, a dummy, I assumed that to mean that the GOP had finally come to their senses and realized that a large majority of Americans support modest tax increases as part of the package to cut the deficit. Again, though, if you’re like me, and thought this might be the case, you’re clearly a sucker.

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Gay Marriage More Popular With Lesbians

Apparently the data from states where gay marriage is already recognized shows that, when it comes to who’s actually tying the knot, the lesbians are jumping on board at a much higher rate than gay men.

In Connecticut, for example, 3,252 lesbian couples have wed since 2008, when same-sex marriage was legalized, compared with just 2,053 gay guys…

Marital data obtained by The Post show a stark, 3-to-2 ratio of lesbian marriages, compared to all- male unions.

I wonder if in Real rural America we’re on the verge of seeing shotgun gay weddings.