The third paragraph from the end suggests this was a case of homosexual rape. The rest of the article seems to go to great lengths to avoid mentioning the gender of the victims.

(This reminds me of the media’s penchant to avoid mentioning the political party affiliation of Democrat politicians when they are accused of a crime or bad behavior, but never fail to mention the party affiliation of Republican politicians in the same circumstances.)

I’ve mentioned elsewhere that when you remove the social stigma of something (such as homosexual acts) you get more of it. I failed to mention that you also get more forms or variations of it.

I also previously mentioned that because of society’s acceptance of homosexual acts, in addition to teaching your children to beware of and fend off sexual advances from the opposite sex, that parents must now teach their children to beware of and fend off sexual advances from the same sex. I failed to mention that in addition to teaching your daughters how to avoid situations where there may be an increased likelihood of sexual assault and how to fend off or fight against a sexual assault, that parents must also teach their sons the same things.

Lileks is in rare form as he discusses Miley Cyrus.

Which I cannot coherently do, since I have better uses for my time than watching MTV and therefore apparently missed the hottest television moment since Janet Jackson’s wardrobe malfunction.

Occupy Wall Street as a dispute over primogeniture.

The Jedi tried to avoid the problem through celibacy, as did the Roman Church.

All we need for a perfect world is to pass the right laws.

It’s the Progressive version of millenarianism. With SCOTUS in place of Christ.

“We shall be bad Americans.”       (more…)

Maxed-Out Mama does advanced macroeconomics for rednecks.

My neck is pasty white after years without seeing any light source brighter than a compact fluorescent, but I enjoyed it too.

Warning: There is some weirdness at the site such that it takes forever to load. Make allowances. It’s worth the wait.

To find she’s three months pregnant.  With no memory of the previous three years, she does not know who the father is.      (more…)

When Moses and Ramses had their little spat, the plagues that decimated Egypt were tailored to the individual deities of Egypt. When Elijah had a little fireside with the priests of Ba’al, the object lesson was selected with them in mind. When Israel murmured about the fleshpots of Egypt, Jehovah gave them meat until it came out their nose. (yes, he said that)

But what do you do for a modern world that idolizes the flesh? You do what any gentleman deity would do. You give them more of it. Buckets and buckets more of it. Not tiny buckets either. Ginormous buckets that just add more and more, like some perverse sorcerer’s apprentice.

Thus, we have the modern Obsity Epidemic. Only, scientists are beginning to come to the conclusion it isn’t all our food, or even our exercise or self-control. Even lab animals, with strictly controlled diets, are gaining weight. There is much we can and should do, but that doesn’t explain it all. We have something unexplained, and beyond our control. Even the priests of Pharaoh could replicate the turning the water to blood, but they soon came to the point, where they couldn’t match or understand what Moses was doing. And so it is, our very modern scientists don’t completely understand what is making us fat.

If we don’t see mass repentance on the way, it is a sure thing that we do see a lot of mass coming.

These things belong to my children’s childhood.

And so are you.       (more…)

But Mr. Lew is not an honorable man.

A list of the 9 worst utopias

Not particularly profound. And no, you will probably not find further enlightenment in the discussion… unless you want to see what it is that actually horrifies people – things like, being expected to raise children.

What I can only conclude, is that Heaven may not/will not be what we expect and that unless we are properly prepared, Heaven will be a Hell for us.

The converse of this, is that left unchecked, if left unchecked, we would make a hell out of the finest heaven. This goes back to being a lost people – lost because we don’t fully understand how to make or get to, this utopia/celestial kingdom.

Is now getting a lucrative royalty deal.

From the comments: “The money changers are in the temple.” I think that nails it. And it has a familiar ring to it …

Do not run with sharp objects.    (more…)

Concussions being the worry du jour, my county now requires all high school athletes to perform a baseline test. CDC helpfully explains, “Baseline tests are used to assess an athlete’s balance and brain function (including learning and memory skills, ability to pay attention or concentrate, and how quickly he or she thinks and solve problems), as well as for the presence of any concussion symptoms. Results from baseline tests (or pre-injury tests) can be used and compared to a similar exam conducted by a health care professional during the season if an athlete has a suspected concussion.”

So, the football and soccer teams were examined last week. And then the cross country, tennis, golf, and volleyball teams. I have no idea in which year or decade the last high school tennis player was knocked out, but when the next one returns a serve with her forehead, she’ll have documented evidence of how much dumber that misfortune will have left her.