Because Dan Savage is sooooo scary. Every single anti-gay-marriage Evangelical pastor and conservative politician we've asked, have either backed out or outright refused to participate in our scheduled gay marriage debate, forcing its cancelation. Aren't there any real men on that side of the issue?

I know one 37th LD legislator I won't be voting for next November (and yes, I'm looking at you, Mr. Pettigrew). In the wake of the state Supreme Court ruling that Washington is dramatically underfunding K-12 education, legislators have reintroduced a thrice-rejected proposal to authorize charter schools. Because pretending the free market cures all ills is so much easier than actually raising the money necessary to educate our children.

Think diffelent. After decades of chafing under the Communists' authoritarian one-party rule, thousands of angry Chinese took the streets of Beijing and Shanghai, outraged by the delayed launch of the iPhone 4S.

Penis calendar. Need I say more?

Fight them over there, so we don't have to fight them here. In a huge blow to Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney's foreign policy agenda, US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta announced plans to withdraw 7,000 of the 81,000 US troops currently stationed in Europe.

Speaking of not wanting to be like Europe: Stocks slide after news that S&P will downgrade the debt ratings of both France and Austria.

Who knew hopscotch was illegal? Occupy Orlando protester Timothy Michael Osmar was freed yesterday, after spending three weeks in jail for writing with chalk on the sidewalk. The city dropped charges, saying three weeks was about the time he would have served had he been convicted (which of course, he wouldn't have been, because all he did was write with fucking chalk on the sidewalk).

Could've been worse. Could've been a cupcake. TSA screeners found handguns in carry-on bags, two straight days at SeaTac.

Snowmigod! Forecasters say snow showers are "possible" Saturday night in Seattle. Local TV news crews prepare for the most intense round of coverage since the last time it got a little breezy.

UPDATE: If the comment thread is at all representative, a lot of folks are apparently outraged by my "Think diffelent" quip. Hmm. To be clear, this was meant as a caricature of a stereotype, much in the same vein as South Park, that played off Apple's iconic "Think Different" campaign, and for me, the humor comes largely from the fact that the joke is offensive. It amused me, and since there is nothing inherently disparaging about this stereotype (everybody speaks with an accent), I let my self-amusement be my guide. So while I'm sorry that more people found it offensive than funny, I'm not going to disown it. Not every joke works. But you never know until you put it out there.