Artist's depiction of Gov. Perdue's future attempt at rainmaking
-Defining "success" way down-
When the news came out that Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue would hold a prayer vigil to deal with his state's water problems (and his own incompetence), a lot of people laughed -- including me.
Well, he showed us. According to the report, "Gov. Sonny Perdue said Thursday morning that he's not gloating over the fact that it rained a day after he held a prayer vigil at the Capitol." In your face, science!
Of course, farther down in the story we learn that "While almost all of metro Atlanta got rain, most rainfall totals were only around a quarter-inch or less." In terms of drought-breaking, this is most commonly referred to as "not really useful." If this is God's answer to Georgia's prayers, Georgia really needs to start considering suscribing to a more helpful deity. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
-Headline of the day-
"Clinton Needs Women's Support to Win." And no one else does? How's that work?
(Forbes)
-A Taser: The solution to all problems-
Nicholas Gaubert was tasered by police in Leeds, UK, because they thought he "may have been a security threat." He wasn't. He was in a diabetic coma on a bus.
When police found him "slumped on his seat clutching his rucksack," they did some quick police work and determined that Gaubert looked "Egyptian" -- which, in Leeds, is synonymous with "terrorist." Apparently, the law there is "Unconcious and Egyptian on a bus? That there's a taserin'!" One little hitch, here's Gaubert:
If you're going to be a cop who's quick with a taser, prone to excessive force, and racially profiles, it might be a good idea not to be freakin' blind. (BBC)
