Girl to sue over detention “The family, who want compensation, will argue that the detentions were unlawful because they took place in Freya’s free time. ” If you can’t give kids detention, how else are they going to be punished for breaking school rules?
Wow…I slept like a log last night…went to bed at 3, and didn’t awaken until the phone jangled me at 11. Usually, I’m up by at least 9ish. Bro says that it got cool again last night…but it doesn’t seem that brisk. Maybe the upper 50s. Not like that day midmonth when it hit the 40s. Just checked. He’s full of beans.
Ushering in either a brave new world or a spectacular hoax, a company linked to a religious sect that believes in space aliens announced Friday that it has produced the world’s first cloned baby. A healthy 7-pound girl, nicknamed Eve by scientists, was delivered by Caesarean section Thursday somewhere outside the United States, said Brigitte Boisselier, chief executive of Clonaid. Boisselier said the girl is an exact genetic copy of the American woman who gave birth to her.
Hollywood Florida is a stone’s throw from here…regarding the clone; I’m going to wait and see, but it smells of fibs to me currently.
Neat. Quiet American, a site dedicated to field recordings from around the world.
A place you can just go, and listen. 60 second vacations. (from this MEfi thread)
I want to mirror the whole site onto a CD.
Magnetic Babies!! – They pulled “Pregnant Barbie” off the shelves. The pregnant Midge wears a wedding ring and comes with doll-sized crib, cradle, changing table, baby toys and a baby monitor. The husband and son are sold separately.
That’s a bummer… I’d like kids to have mommy dolls, if they want ’em.
I’ve not heard or seen hide nor hair of Sappho this week… I wonder how she’s hanging in there? I know Kev and Island boy are doing reasonably well.
I’m craving salty snacks, and relaxing on the laptop.
Polished off sweetie v2 today… I think I like the warm colors better, but I wanted to see how the cool shades worked…and if an actual cloth costume would work over a totally reworked molded dress. I like her slippers, though.
For comparison
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one year ago – Newt vet, cultural comparisons, blogger hacked, guide to toddlers
two years ago – Nukes. We were at 9 minutes until midnight then. We’re at seven minutes until, now.
reminds me of a quote…
“War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things: the decayed and degraded sense of moral and patriotic feeling which thinks nothing worth a war, is worse. When a people are used as mere human instruments for firing cannon or thrusting bayonets, in the service and for the selfish purposes of a master, such war degrades a people. A war to protect other human beings against tyrannical injustice; a war to give victory to their own ideas of right and good, and which is their own war, carried on for an honest purpose by their free choice, – is often the means of their regeneration. A man who has nothing which he is willing to fight for, nothing which he cares about more than he does about his personal safety, is a miserable creature who has no chance of being free, unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself. As long as justice and injustice have not terminated their ever-renewing fight for ascendancy in the affairs of mankind, human beings must be willing, when need is, to do battle for the one against the other.”
-John Stuart Mill
It’s a cool, crisp morning. Dreams of comfort and love last night.
Newt is exceptionally vocal today… I think he likes my replies. I forgot to mention that it rained like the dickens on Christmas.
Newt’s Cat code
Newton: AS? (R+Rd)t Y 3 Y L+ W C– I+++ T++ A+ E H+ S++ V+/++ F++ Q++ P B PA PL
pepysdiary – Diary of Samuel Pepys – a presentation of the diaries of Samuel Pepys, the renowned 17th century diarist who lived in London, England (read more about him). A new entry written by Pepys will be published each day, with the first appearing on 1st January 2003.
I really dig being able to make syndicated columns a part of my LJ reading list.
This morning, Scottovia was transported from the oh-so-crowded pacific to live journalia (thanks to leftyrok for creating a new region!)
Join us, won’t you, fellow countries?
Scottovia News:
First dismissal because none of them sounded acceptable.
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Welcome to the Republic of Berryland!
Long may her queen reign! (I’m going to keep my money there… and trade sasquatch fertilizer for berries and tea)
For Christmas, I started a country.
I hope it grows and prospers!
[update – premitted embryonic cloning research, and am passing a law for no public usage of marijuana, though it’s still legal to use at home.]
current folks in my dossier –
The Republic of Blue Islands – New York Times Democracy
The Queendom of ConcreteWaffer – Anarchy
The Borderlands of Hamstring – Left-wing Utopia
The Disputed Territories of Ire – Capitalist Paradise
The Dictatorship of Java Scotia – Authoritarian Democracy
The People’s Republic of Molenium – Democratic Socialists
The Commonwealth of Thirteen – Liberal Democratic Socialists
am I missing any?
edbook‘s prep for some of his photos is amazing. -30F is a frightening temperature to work in. The man gets smashing results, though… just a little wander through will show you that. I don’t think I’d go out in that weather for anything but a labor of love.
I’m glad that local weather is so mild… I get heavy rain sometimes, and a hurricane warning every rare while but those are quite simply dealt with, and neither are as threatening as so many other places. Another blessing to add to the nice collection I’ve got already.
Merry Christmas, and I hope that everyone can spend time reflecting on the spirit of the season….Good Cheer to all. And to all a good..erm, Day.