NC's well regulated militia

Monday numbers | NC Policy Watch with Fitzsimon & Schofield: 

Image via NC Policy Watch

6—number of days between deaths of a North Carolina child seventeen or younger killed by a gun in a homicide, suicide, or unintentional shooting. (NC Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, 2006)

12—number of times higher the firearm death rate in the U.S. for children 14 and younger is higher than the combined rate in 25 other modern industrialized nations. (North Carolinians Against Gun Violence, National Center for Injury Control & Prevention, 2003)

22—number of times that guns kept in the home for self-protection are more likely to kill a family member or friend than to kill an assailant in self-defense. (North Carolinians Against Gun Violence, Kellerman, Journal, Trauma, 1998))

1,126—number of North Carolinians who died from gun violence in 2005. (Office of the NC Chief Medical Examiner, 2006)

Impressed by my first few minutes playing with MapMyRide

Bike Maps, Cycling Workout, Biking Routes | MapMyRIDE

Made my first map and like the integration with Google Earth for the route flyover. The elevation data is also handy to have. It looks like it's going to be pretty easy to keep a ride diary and track my mileage and times. I see  there's a free blackberry app, so no chance I'll get inside and forget to hop on the desktop.

Here's an example of a route another local user has shared that I won't be attempting until I've got my bike legs back:

Spanish priest challenges Church to measure his anus. (Surprising number of volunteer clergy queue up with measuring sticks and bottles of wine.)

Accused of being gay, Spanish priest challenges Church to measure his anus:

Buddies. Not butt buddies. (Image via FreeThinker)

The priest, who insists that her and the 28-year-old with whom he was photographed on a trip to Fátima are just good friends, and threw down this challenge: "Let them measure my anus and see if it is dilated."

Well, he's right that somebody's getting "named and shamed."

Member of House leadership team continues use of hateful language | The Progressive Pulse: 

NC State Rep. Stephen LaRoque

"Anyone who supports a Racist Hate group like the NAACP is a Racist. Thugs Racists like William Barber and his “crew” are shameful and they owe an apology to every citizen of this state. The NAACP does not do any good in our community or any other. They make racist statements and race bait at every opportunity in order to get money and gain influence. The truth hurts sometimes and the NAACP Racists will be called out. The NAACP days are numbered and their Racist leaders are going to be named and shamed." -- Rep.LaRoque AKA 'goodneighbors'

 I'm shocked to find there are unreconstructed racists in the NC Republican leadership!

I love when Superchunk cover "Where Eagles Dare"

Punknews.org | Keith Morris joins Superchunk onstage in NYC

"I ain't no goddamn sonofabitch!"

"Gimme, Gimme, Gimme" is fine. But I skip to about 2:15 for the big payoff.