Untitled The Gateway Fundamentalism of Kim Davis and Her Supporters | Sezin Koehler Read at Google+

::recalculating…Working…:: The world will end on Wednesday. With fire. By God. The leader of the Christian organization eBible Fellowship warns that October 7 “will be the day that God has spoken of: in which, the world will pass away. It’ll be gone forever. Annihilated. “The… Read at Google+

Introducing the Popecycle 8 by Breezer: it's a benediction on 2 wheels. http://bicycletimesmag.com/the-popemobile-gets-streamlined/ Read at Google+

It would be more correct to call it "remission." Weight loss surgery ‘cures half of type-2 diabetes cases’ – BBC News Weight loss surgery cures half of patients with type-2 diabetes, for at least five years, a study suggests. Read at Google+

Did he have a paid Ashley Madison account, or was it someone's idea of a joke back in 2013? Frankly, back then he was only known as a spokesman for the Family Research Council, not as an accused child molester. So if it's not him, it's someone who knew his name and had a sly sense of humor. But they used a valid credit card that took subscription charges for months, so the identity of the Ashley Madison subscriber ought to be verifiable. Oh, the schadenfreude. The weird "family values" of the Duggars are a never-ending source of embarrassing detail.…

While looking for something else I stumbled across this post, which reminded me of an old roommate who had to go full no-contact with her abusive mother. It also reminded me of a recent girlfriend who had a narcissistic ex-boyfriend. In both instances, I wasn't as supportive as I could have been, but at least the second time I got more of the gist of why "no contact means no contact." Should I need to remind myself again, sticking this here to be left till called for. The Art of No Contact: Part 1 Read at Google+

As Jezebel notes, it's just about the best typo of all time (and the Boston Globe Twitter account has the best auto-correct in the universe). Well, Here It Is, the Best Typo of All Time Jezebel has done its own investifartion and obtained an early version of the video in question: Read at Google+

Excuse me, something in my eye now. WWII Army Pvt. Arthur “Bud” Kelder, home, finally, after 73 years – Chicago Pvt. Bud Kelder’s last letters to his parents are heartbreaking. The Schurz High School graduate volunteered for the Army before the United States entered World War II. He was stationed in the Philippines during the Dec. 7, 1941, attack on Pearl Harbor. Within hours, Japanese forces invaded the islands. He wrote to his worried parents … Read at Google+