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"Lawyers are arguing whether a woman charged with aggravated murder should have access to Cocoa Puffs and other snacks while awaiting trial in the county jail in Everett. A two-hour hearing was held Monday in Snohomish County Superior Court on motions filed by lawyers for Holly Grigsby and David "Joey" Pedersen. They are denied access to the jail commissary - and treats like Cocoa Puffs and candy bars - because of the serious charges against them in a possible death penalty case. The Daily Herald reports defense attorney Pete Mazzone argued that it's against Grigsby's constitutional rights to deny her access to the commissary. Grigsby and Pedersen have pleaded not guilty in the Everett deaths last September of Pedersen's father and stepmother. Pedersen and Grigsby are also accused of killing Cody Myers in western Oregon and Reginald Clark near Eureka, Calif., in early October." - holly #ravingfangirl from Bookmarklet

o_________O Coco Roos, MAYBE. - Kelli H.

Hell, that cash pile could probably finance the building of a replica version of ancient Rome, finished in one day - Victor Ganata from iPhone

If Apple were really cool, they'd landscape their campuses with the apricot trees that originally were in Cupertino before it became parking. - Spidra Webster

"The government safety net was created to keep Americans from abject poverty, but the poorest households no longer receive a majority of government benefits. A secondary mission has gradually become primary: maintaining the middle class from childhood through retirement. The share of benefits flowing to the least affluent households, the bottom fifth, has declined from 54 percent in 1979 to 36 percent in 2007, according to a Congressional Budget Office analysis published last year. And as more middle-class families like the Gulbransons land in the safety net in Chisago and similar communities, anger at the government has increased alongside. Many people say they are angry because the government is wasting money and giving money to people who do not deserve it. But more than that, they say they want to reduce the role of government in their own lives. They are frustrated that they need help, feel guilty for taking it and resent the government for providing it. They say they want less help for themselves; less help in caring for relatives; less assistance when they reach old age." - Steven Perez from Bookmarklet

Car insurance is an important priority! Unfortunately, modern American life for many people requires a car, and it is the responsible thing to do (and legal obligation?) to have insurance. - Andrew C (✓)

"Legend has it that lovers used to meet under pistachio trees and listen for shells cracking, which signaled everlasting happiness. We don't have a pistachio tree handy, but we do have Jeff Cerciello's immensely gratifying pistachio-pesto pasta. In Santa Monica at Farmshop's newly launched artisan market, Cerciello replaces the oft-used basil-pine-nut version with an arresting combination of fresh parsley, mint, garlic, Meyer-lemon zest and red pepper flakes. Toasted pistachios and tender broccoli florets provide soulful heft in a recipe that's become our newest Italian-inspired crush." - Derrick from Bookmarklet

oh, my... - Michael W. May

i see sad dog - SteVe C

The lil thumbnail looked to me like a male torso at first. Check out the link, his photos are cool. I especially like the dalmatians, of course, and the running puli is awesome. Also, now I know who to credit for the skeleton dog I posted last Halloween :) - Starmama from FFHound(roid)!

EDIT/ Hah, just realized I confused Beaverton with somewhere else. So... my rationale is a bit off there, but I still dispute that you need fancy panties, French restaurants or wine bars to be romantic. - Jennifer Dittrich

Spidra just killed me! <3 - <3Heather<3

"Meat from the culled deer would be distributed to local food banks and homeless shelters." That's good. Usually people have trouble understanding that wildlife needs to be managed (since mankind took out a lot of the major predators that would have managed them). But the article makes it seem like even the average person can understand there are so many of them in this particular area that they're really damaging things. - Spidra Webster

I'm glad to see that the meat will be going to a useful purpose (which wasn't the case in NYC's goose culls). Forests can maintain a population of deer up to a certain point (I think it's 20 deer per square mile). Above that, the habitat will degrade until it's just old trees and invasive shrubs, with few of the understory plants that support wildlife other than deer. - John (bird whisperer)

I think they should reintroduce wolves to RCP. Would serve the dual purpose of keeping down the population of pervs and other undesirables there. And it would add some adventure to those boring Sunday runs and bike rides. - The original Kevin

"The wolf cull is ostensibly designed to protect northern Alberta’s woodland caribou, a species that in recent years has become critically threatened. But scientists have ridiculed the plan, saying this sort of ‘wildlife management’ turns the wolf into an innocent scapegoat, while the real culprit – the province’s aggressive timber, oil and gas development – is spared any real scrutiny or accountability.   According to this strategy, caribou and wolf alike fall prey to another kind of predator: multinational corporations." - The original Kevin from Bookmarklet

"...lately I’ve been thinking of a business plan that sounds like it could work. First you establish yourself as an “influencer” by posting a lot of noisy stuff on a blog and building an audience. Then you need to “monetize” your influence. You tell all the VCs in the Valley that you are starting an “angel fund,” and you ask each one to give you, say, $500,000. They go along because (a) $500,000 is pocket change to these guys — so small, in fact, that they don’t care if they lose every penny of it; and (b) you’re an influential hack and they don’t want to piss you off; and (c) they figure you can maybe write nice things about their portfolio companies, which would be especially useful if/when one of their portfolio companies gets caught up in some scandal; and (d) if any independent journalists write something critical about one of the VC’s portfolio companies, you can can use your influential personal blog to savagely attack those journalists and try to discredit them." - The original Kevin from Bookmarklet

(I almost got dirty back there.) #sorryfortheNEARthreadjack - Mark J Subtly Severe from Android

That would require, you know, maturity. - The original Kevin

Didn't you back up? - The original Kevin

GURU MEDITATION ERROR (crossing the OS streams here). - Akiva

Sam Neil makes anything he's in seem like a made for TV movie to me. - SAM

i've watched 4 episodes, really wanting to like it...... and so far, it's MEH - Jeff (Team マクダジ )

Zed's dead, baby. Zed's dead... - The original Kevin

I can't agree with that. - Okay. Uli

Even it were the fastest car on the planet, it'll still be one of the ugliest. - The original Kevin

This is the Juke-R, GT-R drivetrain and suspension bolted onto a Juke chassis. it's a one-off. :P - mjc

Liked for the headline alone. - The original Kevin

It's Bender! - John (bird whisperer)

^^ LOL - Spidra Webster

When small business employs the vast majority of people in the economy. - The original Kevin

And contrary to GOP rhetoric, most small business owners aren't wealthy. - The original Kevin

"Has Obama in office been anything like the chess master he seemed in the campaign, whose placid veneer masked an ability to think 10 moves ahead, at which point his adversaries would belatedly recognize that they had lost long ago? Or has he been revealed as just a pawn—a guy who got lucky as a campaigner but is now pushed around by political opponents who outwit him and economic trends that overwhelm him?" - The original Kevin from Bookmarklet

It is unpossible that you have ever seen anything as awesome as this. - The original Kevin from Bookmarklet

UNPOSSIBLE. - The original Kevin

Congrats! - Jimminy, CoG of FF

Thanks all! Be inspired - if I can do it, *anyone* can! :) - Ken Gidley

"Behold a collection of lovely images from the second season of George R.R. Martin's Game of Thrones. Get your first look at Bran Stark's new legs, Hodor, Balon Greyjoy, Brienne and a whole new clan of Baratheons." - Jennifer Dittrich from Bookmarklet

Yeah, it might be like when I first heard who was playing Ned Stark and Daenerys Targaryen. Sean Bean and Emilia Clarke didn't match my preconceptions but they totally owned their characters. - Victor Ganata from iPhone

"For a while, at least, the annual bowling party for the Jim Evans Academy for Professional Umpiring was a typical company outing. Employees drafted teams, concocted humorous names and went to the local alley to compete for bragging rights. - The original Kevin from Bookmarklet

Huh? Why? How do people get the idea that this kind of crap is okay?? - Kamilah Reed (K. Gill)

No clue, D. - Okay. Uli from Android

No, I'm with you Barry. Hate is one of those things I don't really "get". - SAM

Drinking Windex? - Derrick

Short answer: yes, ketosis. ;) - Mark J Subtly Severe from Android

"Google has never shown that it has any of the characteristics necessary to build, market, and sell consumer goods." - The original Kevin from Bookmarklet

A better image would the remote for the Google TV. - The original Kevin

They have one song. They move the notes around a little. They are boring as hell... - The original Kevin

And clearly, Jeremy can drive. To the hoop, that is. [Rimshot!] - The original Kevin

I approve this message. - AJ Batac :)

"It’s debatable whether Obama is more crudely political than George W. Bush or Bill Clinton or Ronald Reagan. But what’s transpired over the past several weeks isn’t debatable: He’s made a series of calculated, overtly political gestures that are far more transactional than transformational." - The original Kevin from Bookmarklet

For the record, I wasn't endorsing the premise of the article. I think Obama has had to walk a tightrope of trying to get some big things done in a political environment that is, to say the least, difficult (vis the ridiculous opposition to closing Guantanamo). That said, a lot of folks who initially supported him had (and continue to have) ridiculous expectations about what he can and should do. - The original Kevin

There are numerous references to her pale skin, pale white hands, etc. - The original Kevin

I guess I missed those. - Joey Gibson

You've had too much drink. - Akiva

I know my dad always felt a strong affinity for Spain growing up Puerto Rico, even though he'd been a U.S. citizen by birth. He and a lot of other folks felt like they'd been unfairly separated from their mother country. At the same time, he was patriotic about the U.S. and served in the military. I was always confused... - The original Kevin

Was this part of an action brought forward by PETA? - DJF

Blind people of the US rejoice! You won't have to give up your seeing eye dogs or pay them your state's legal minimum wage. - April