More on Scientology, only because the previous post included a tidbit on Scientology, from The Register via Mashable’s Wikipedia to Church of Scientology: You’re Banned! , says one cult to another.

In an unprecedented effort to crack down on self-serving edits, the Wikipedia supreme court has banned contributions from all IP addresses owned or operated by the Church of Scientology and its associates.

Tucker Carlson’s The Daily Caller to launch soon. Interesting disaster in the making. I kind of hoped he would have called it the daily poop, crap, or some derivative. I wish him better luck with this than he’s had with all his past endeavors. I know failing is s good thing for the life growth scale, but how many times can you fail without finally giving it up? I find it hard to believe Carlson could ever allow real journalism on his site, despite him constantly saying how much he supports it. His penchant for getting the last word in is surely going to make this no more than a slightly less crazy, more heavily subsidized, Red State.

I’m going to see The Pietasters later tonight. They’re playing within walking distance from here. They won’t go on until 10, and as my age belies my energy these days a nap will be in order.

How Fricking cool is that? Especially the “walking distance no need to park” part?

Answer: Pretty Fricking cool.

I’ll probably be out all night. ;)

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I flipped over to the Scientology website site and took a test. I can get the results when I go to my appointment at their place off of Dupont Circle in D.C..

Speaking of Spaceships, I now know I am one, thanks to Quilly, who sent me on this transportation quiz.

You may wonder why I am taking transportation quizzes. I’ve come to the conclusion that becoming a soundbite online prevents one from becoming a soundbite in real life.

Pesky annoyances:

I don’t know if the NYT assigned this dude this piece, or if he viciously grabbed at it with both of his little new wave conservative man hands, but Liberated and Unhappy, where Ross Douthat calls for a need to stigmatize single mothers, and other commentary as likely to have come from my grandfathers barber as anywhere else, is a surprisingly shitty piece even for an op-ed. It’s based on this piece of work…The Paradox of Declining Female Happiness by Wharton School economists Betsey Stevenson and Justin Wolfers.

A subjective study, when possibly objective data, such as over the last 35 years female suicide rates have declined, while male suicide rates have increased, is not included, and there is no way to know that the vastness of the line the “happiness scale” in on these days, as opposed to 35 years ago, , makes it most likely…not much of a change after all. Douthat notes that the authors “avoid floating an easy explanation for their data”. Oblivious to the fact that they avoided floating an easy explanation because there isn’t one, he makes up one that works for him, and the NYT actually published it.

Sotomayor:

Ah, someone who wants to never forget there are real world consequences to her decisions…novel. My life bud G is pulling for her.

G:”Finally someone with Type 1 (immune mediated) diabetes on the Supreme Court”.

PEACE

Before someone gets a bug up their bottom, although he was being sarcastic, G has had JD since he was 12.

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