In honor of Rev. Ken Hutcherson's speech at this morning's Microsoft stockholders meeting, here's a column The Stranger published on the occasion of Hutch's previous Microsoft speechifying.

(Bigger print version here.)

The fact in the subject line was brought to my attention by Slog tipper Jake, who found a Craigslist call for Club Z! Teachers/Tutors Needed $16-$20/hr.

Here's the Eastside's Club Z. And here's Seattle's Club Z. (And here's Christopher Frizzelle's feature about Seattle's Club Z.)

I do not believe Seattle's Club Z offers tutor services, but I could be wrong.

Sporting a dashing jacquard-patterned jacket with a light pink polo shirt and crisp white pants, Ken doll is ready for Palm Beach social season, sunning by the pool and a stroll with his little companion....Includes Ken doll, jacket, pink polo shirt, white shoes, dog with leash, swim trunks and accessories, doll stand and certificate of authenticity.

Douchebag Ken costs $82, but you can buy him for $70 over here.

Larry Whitten took over a hotel in New Mexico and he insisted on some changes in his staff:

The tough-talking former Marine immediately laid down some new rules. Among them, he forbade the Hispanic workers at the run-down, Southwestern adobe-style hotel from speaking Spanish in his presence (he thought they'd be talking about him), and ordered some to Anglicize their names.

No more Martin (Mahr-TEEN). It was plain-old Martin. No more Marcos. Now it would be Mark.

Whitten's hotel has been picketed by groups calling him a racist ever since.

"It has nothing to do with racism. I'm not doing it for any reason other than for the satisfaction of my guests, because people calling from all over America don't know the Spanish accents or the Spanish culture or Spanish anything," Whitten says.

Here is my question: Has this already been an episode of South Park, or is this going to be an episode of South Park next week?

It's illegal to be naked in your own home in Virginia:

Springfield, Virginia resident Eric Williamson was arrested and charged with indecent exposure yesterday for failing to put on any clothes after getting up at 5:30 am to make some coffee. A woman and her 7-year-old daughter had cut across Williamson's front yard and saw him through his kitchen window.

I like how the original story makes a point to say that the naked coffee guy is from Hawaii. Well, that explains his shameless hedonism.

And nobody knows how to get him down.

UPDATE: Man, this looks scary. The thing has lost about a third of the helium inside it and is listing in the wind. Jets are being rerouted.

UPDATE AGAIN: The 6-year-old boy inside might be asphyxiated already from breathing in helium alone, unless there's some kind of way he's getting oxygen.

AGAIN: It's circling and descending. Cameras won't show the landing.

AGAIN: Actually, they did show it. Soft landing. Where's Falcon?

UPDATE: NOBODY IS IN THERE. So...where's Falcon?? 'There is no child in this balloon.'

UPDATE: Um, this family was on Wife Swap.

UPDATE: Did a part of the aircraft break off during flight? Is Falcon hiding in the backyard? I cannot stop watching this.

UPDATE: Search-and-rescue underway. They say he's not hiding in the vicinity of the house.

UPDATE: Is this a scam?