Morning News 5/21/10

 (Deep fried Mars bar and Snickers (medium sized) with vanilla ice cream and butterscotch sauce. Courtesy Donkeydude.)

Ja! German Parliament approves massive contribution to European economic stabilization plan.

Shocked! I Am Shocked! The NYT reveals that some famous chefs (gasp) smoke weed! I always had my suspicions about the origin of the deep-fried candy bar...

Pay No Attention To That Oil Leak Behind The Curtain! The Great and Powerful BP Has Spoken! Some "confusion" as to just how much oil is gushing into the gulf right now.

Meanwhile... Rand Paul thinks BP should be left to its own devices. (Really Mr. Paul? How are "market forces" going to deal with this ecological disaster?)

Take That! Senate passes some sort of financial overhaul thingy.

Whew! Student anti-bullying law introduced in Senate.

Morning News 5/15/10 (Pancakes!)

Yeah! Pancakes, bacon and eggs, coffee and orange juice for breakfast over at Sam's Billiards.

Nooo! US, UK embassies urge citizens to stay away from Bangkok, even essential travel.

Yeah! Mary Glasspool will be ordained Episcopal Bishop on Saturday.

Maybe! Elena Kagan's marital status discussed over at NYT.

They're a hot-blooded lot. Former Food Network Chef "the Calorie Commando" arrested for trying to hire homeless hitmen. (What did I tell you about food people?)

Kinder, gentler my ass. FB group calls on David Cameron to sack homophobic Equality Minister Theresa May.

(Photo of Pancakes from Brandon Martin-Anderson via Wikipedia. "North Americans sometimes garnish their pancakes with banana slices." Thanks Wikipedia!)