shoes!

The Sporting Life

Raul "Lawn Dart" Ibanez was signed by a national league team today, so that he may continue to contribute gems like this and this to the world of baseball comedy.

In Case You Haven't Heard

Betty Page died last night. She was 85.

When Child Protection Goes TOO FAR

Because of the recent problems with toy safety from mass-produced products from China, the Consumer Product Safety Commission passed the Consumer Products Safety Improvement Act, which will effectively make handmade toys and clothes illegal, no matter where they were made.

Please go read about it over at Cool Mom Picks. This is distressing as a mother AND as a crafter. This act will go into effect in two months unless we can do something about it. There are individual and group letter writing campaigns to the CPSC and to Representatives. I plan to take part in several, and hope that you will do the same.

Not all handmade toys and clothes are appropriate or well made, but let's allow for a little consumer choice, here. Banning them completely is NOT the answer.

The Handmade Toy Alliance
Sample Letter
Write your Representative

Elvis, Eat Your Heart Out

Even more Mao.

Although the last looks more like Kim Jong-il, to me.

Maybe There IS A God?

MGA Entertainment has been legally forbidden to continue production of the Bratz dolls. Can I get a HALLELUJAH! AMEN!

I'm just sorry that it came down to a Barbie/Mattel contested copyright violation rather than real ethics or taste. But whatever- I'm not going to complain about what took those ho-bag toys off the shelves as long as they're GONE.

So Long

Last night, Geoff Johns announced that he's finishing his run on Justice Society of America with issue 26.

Newsarama has an interview with him about it.

Johns has been co-writing or writing (with the exception of two story arcs) a Justice Society book for nine years. He helped pull great characters and character concepts from obscurity and showed readers that there are no bad superheroes when written with creativity and passion.

Edit: A great look back at Johns on JSA.

FTW!

via chinaSMACK

$73

David Leonhardt gives some perspective about some numbers thrown around in the auto company bailout debate.

A Song

Olive often imagined there was an orchestra in her heart. Music heard only by her except when her heart broke open and it spilled out into the world.

If you want context, even though that's not the point, read TWOP's recap.

I'm really going to miss this show. Five left until it's gone.