Rachel's case was just covered on a local tv news segment in NY. Also, transcripts of Rachel's testimony are now online; although they don't include the judge's closing statements (supposedly where all the really inflammatory stuff is) there's a great exchange from the judge on page 42 where he demands to know exactly what is "funny" about the pictures the plaintiff entered as exhibits.
The news story says that Judge Punch recused himself last week, though there's no indication as to why.
Not to be a continual shill or nothin', but the Book of the Subgenius is pretty much a manual on this subject. It is work to get through, being deliberately annoying/obfuscatory at times to weed out the idiots (at least in theory).
ebay: thot of it, but a) she's not currently a member b) she wants to recoup her entire investment and c) one needs a high feedback to sell, no?
askmefi: I have so far refused to pony up the five bucks to join mefi. I haven't seen good reason to.
Craigslist: That is a good idea. Perhaps after this weekend, when the four schools are known, I'll try posting in the specific cities the schools are from.
Thanks folks. More ideas are certainly welcome.
l,ll: It's like Burning Man, as brought to you by Wal-Mart.
My pal Katsuit had a good response to that. Burning Man is kinda like X-Day, but brought to you by Alienware... located in the hot sandy desert and way overpriced.
Here is a bit more detail. As I understand it (and you can check her blog for the full story) the custody arrangement had seemingly been worked out already, but the birth father suddenly switched gears over xmas, going to a judge in NY while the kid was visiting him (the Bevilacquas live in GA) and got temporary custody before Rachel ever knew what had occurred. The earlier separation agreement had specified that the boy never be exposed to Dobbs' teachings, which AFAIK were being fully complied with.
As for whether she's a fit parent to her son, I haven't met the kid personally, but I know many who say they have and that Rachel and Steve are superb parents. All appearances to the contrary, they are pretty levelheaded people.
I once had a copy of a video put out by the folks who design Earthships, hosted by Dennis Weaver. He couldn't stop talking about his 9,000 square foot luxury home -- he must've used that phrase about a dozen times in reference to his Earthship, a structure made of tires, rammed earth and aluminum cans. To me he always came across very robotic, a Mi-Go nonentity...
metafilter and icanhaz.
posted by waraw 16 years ago
In "The comic genius of Tina Fey."
Here's the clip of Tina at the Just For Laughs comedy festival mentioned in the piece.
posted by waraw 16 years ago
In "Interactive graph of the most influential directors & companies in the US."
Main link borked, sadly
posted by waraw 16 years ago
In "Curious George: What should we call the band?"
My pal Schabe has a long list of bad bandnames which make me laugh. Hi monkeys!
posted by waraw 16 years ago
In "Want to be on "Jeopardy!"?"
So how'd you do? I fucked it up.
posted by waraw 18 years ago
In "Subgenius custody case takes ugly turn."
Rachel's case was just covered on a local tv news segment in NY. Also, transcripts of Rachel's testimony are now online; although they don't include the judge's closing statements (supposedly where all the really inflammatory stuff is) there's a great exchange from the judge on page 42 where he demands to know exactly what is "funny" about the pictures the plaintiff entered as exhibits. The news story says that Judge Punch recused himself last week, though there's no indication as to why.
posted by waraw 18 years ago
In "Curious George: My Own Religion"
Not to be a continual shill or nothin', but the Book of the Subgenius is pretty much a manual on this subject. It is work to get through, being deliberately annoying/obfuscatory at times to weed out the idiots (at least in theory).
posted by waraw 18 years ago
In "Curious George: How to unload unneeded hotel reservations?"
Sent you an email, Itchy.
posted by waraw 18 years ago
In "RIP Buck Owens"
Sorry for two posts in less than twenty four hours, but I liked the guy.
posted by waraw 18 years ago
In "Want to be on "Jeopardy!"?"
Okay, I signed up. Am I supposed to receive an email with instructions? I dun get it.
posted by waraw 18 years ago
In "Curious George: How to unload unneeded hotel reservations?"
ebay: thot of it, but a) she's not currently a member b) she wants to recoup her entire investment and c) one needs a high feedback to sell, no? askmefi: I have so far refused to pony up the five bucks to join mefi. I haven't seen good reason to. Craigslist: That is a good idea. Perhaps after this weekend, when the four schools are known, I'll try posting in the specific cities the schools are from. Thanks folks. More ideas are certainly welcome.
posted by waraw 18 years ago
In "Want to be on "Jeopardy!"?"
Who is Harrison?
posted by waraw 18 years ago
In "Curious, George: UNLURK!"
I'd like to say that I chose this nick not only because it's a palindrome, but because it requires the mouth to move in a singular way. Try it.
posted by waraw 18 years ago
In "Subgenius custody case takes ugly turn."
l,ll: It's like Burning Man, as brought to you by Wal-Mart. My pal Katsuit had a good response to that. Burning Man is kinda like X-Day, but brought to you by Alienware... located in the hot sandy desert and way overpriced.
posted by waraw 18 years ago
You mean two, right?
posted by waraw 18 years ago
tennenho: Pretty much. Except we're lots more fun, and a hell of a lot cheaper. Plus, Dobbs TELLS you he's lying to you right up front.
posted by waraw 18 years ago
Here is a bit more detail. As I understand it (and you can check her blog for the full story) the custody arrangement had seemingly been worked out already, but the birth father suddenly switched gears over xmas, going to a judge in NY while the kid was visiting him (the Bevilacquas live in GA) and got temporary custody before Rachel ever knew what had occurred. The earlier separation agreement had specified that the boy never be exposed to Dobbs' teachings, which AFAIK were being fully complied with. As for whether she's a fit parent to her son, I haven't met the kid personally, but I know many who say they have and that Rachel and Steve are superb parents. All appearances to the contrary, they are pretty levelheaded people.
posted by waraw 18 years ago
Unbright? Explain please.
posted by waraw 18 years ago
In "Boing Boing to net-censors: Get bent!"
You're absolutely right, Queso, this is a big deal. Bully for BB.
posted by waraw 18 years ago
In "King of the C-List celebrities, Don Knotts dead at 81."
I once had a copy of a video put out by the folks who design Earthships, hosted by Dennis Weaver. He couldn't stop talking about his 9,000 square foot luxury home -- he must've used that phrase about a dozen times in reference to his Earthship, a structure made of tires, rammed earth and aluminum cans. To me he always came across very robotic, a Mi-Go nonentity...
posted by waraw 18 years ago
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