Ralph Nader Set to Announce His Candidacy For President Ralph Nader is set to announce that he will run as an independant for the office of President of the United States. I have been reading that the Green Party will not support him this time out. Democrat bloggers are angry that he is set to run again and Republican bloggers are overjoyed. Nader says people who urge (not force) him to not run are against the first amendment rights. That's interesting for a man who goes out of his way to not have workers unionize. more inside

Ishkur's amazing electronic music guide. [via memepool]

The merchandising messiah Mel Gibson's new film, "The Passion of the Christ," is set to open nationwide next week. Amidst all the controversy surrounding the film is a curious phenomenon: marketing Christ. more inside

Elvis Lives in Flash with dancing bananas and monkeys, amongst other fine things. [Via Blort.]

For those of you who think "How X Are You?" Quizzes are just random...
with bonus banana references! foon. more inside

The blunder that might not be

Virtual voices. The software is a "singing engine": type in lyrics and a melody and it carries out the complex mathematical operations needed to generate a voice singing the words to the right tune. more inside

"Aliens Beam Editor To Tabloid Heaven" reads Washington Post article. Eddie Clontz, longtime editor of the Weekly World News died today. (via waxy)

New Kids IX: Math is Hard
Previously here, here and here. 593 entries and still goin' strong!

The vacation cruise getaway... of the damned

The Periodic Table of Blogs.

Parents attack bathroom policy - Some middle school students here are learning to shun soft drinks, water and other liquids during school hours for fear their consumption will lead to an urgent need to answer nature's call. Under a new policy at the Lawrence Middle School, the seventh- and eighth-graders are allowed to leave class for the bathroom a maximum of 15 times a month.

Peggy Noonan's Latest Masterpiece I'm am not a left-winger that gets all worked up by Peggy Noonan. The reason is I find her hysterical. I don't think that's the intention of her op-eds, but good entertainment is hard to find. more inside

What a stirring sermon, reverend! Man orders Viagra online, takes it and goes to church. Very amusing tale, but NSFW if stories about viagra are taboo. (via TMN)

Flowers From the Heartland Folks from all over the place are sending flowers to the people waiting in line to get married in San Francisco in a show of support. Supporters in the Bay area have been bringing tea, pizza and other snacks. Simply wonderfull. Via Boing Boing and Metafilter. More information about a collective flower effort can be found here. Previous (and amazing) discussion on the topic here.

Sandoval County, New Mexico is issuing same-sex marriage licenses! [self-link] This means a short 20 minute drive for those of us in Albuquerque. Could this mean there is a trend brewing? If so, where will this happen next? more inside

Did you know Cher called C-SPAN in October? Not much else to say about it. [Quicktime/Broadband]

"Penguin Balls"
Pete and Barb's Penguin Page is but one stop on the myriad sprawl of links that is the Sphenisciform Webring. Linux fans will want to check out The Penguins of Ana Maria Frias, Travis Miller Likes Penguins! (great drawings), the Live Penguin-Cam, Paper Penguins and (oldie but goodie) Spaced Penguin.

Spoofpark Southpark-style spoofs of popular TV/movies. (Via Whedonesque.)

Monkey Poo... Ewww, that's disgusting. Don't you find it so?