Open Thread–11-22-2010

Yesterday was a holy day for the church of the ellipsoid orb, so I mediated upon the unblinking eye.  Today I have errands to run and want to try to get some sleep this afternoon, because tonight is a holy day, with the Denver and San Diego congregations worshiping on Monday Night.

Jig Zone Puzzle:

Today it took me 4:10 (4:23 average).  To do it, click here.  How did you do?

Short Takes:

From USA Today: Worldwide emissions of carbon dioxide, widely blamed as the chief cause of global warming, dropped from 2008 to 2009, largely because of the global economic slowdown, according to a study released Sunday. It was the first decline since the late 1990s.

This is probably the only green thing Republicans have done.

From AP/Google: Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee said Sunday that Iowa voters likely launched a national movement when ousting three state Supreme Court justices who agreed with a decision to strike a ban on gay marriage.

Huckabee was in Des Moines courting evangelical conservatives who pushed him to victory in Iowa’s leadoff precinct caucuses in the last election.

I think judges should be appointed and confirmed, not elected.  Choosing judges based on bias contradicts their proper role in society.

From The Vile Plutocrat: Hewlett-Packard has agreed to pay $16.25 million in a settlement with the Justice Department after an extensive investigation into allegations the company defrauded a federal program that brings Internet connections and computers to schools and libraries.

Aren’t you glad that California did not send the woman who did this to the Senate?

Cartoon:

OGIM!