From yesterday’s Alternet:
“Crocs can kill,” screamed the front page of The Sun last Wednesday. The paper reported the banning of the shoes by some Sheffield hospitals, apparently because of claims that static electricity generated by Croc-shod medical staff could knock out vital equipment.
Elsewhere, Crocs have been blamed for children’s feet being mangled by escalators, for [...]

I’m so procrastinating today. My work areas at home are completely in a state and I just can’t be bothered. So instead, I’ve read the most recent installment of Stained Teeth, posted an entry on Mark Crispin Miller’s blog, looked at other people’s pictures on Facebook, caught up on my RSS feeds (p.s. is it [...]

Innocence Lost: Tell us when your childhood officially ended.

It happened a few years ago when I remembered my parents’ words the day my goldfish disappeared. I recalled being on my way to a Brownie meeting, noticing the fish bowl empty and asking, “Where did Tapioca go?”
“Sorry kiddo, he drowned.”
My whole life has been a [...]