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Homeless man needs help finding his stolen cat.

Transatlantic taxi swap. When I was a kid my father insisted on checker cabs only, because they had more room, and my mother and I weren't allowed to sit in the jump seats because we were ladies.

Same-sex valentine's day cards debut in India. Includes card designs targeted at both gay men and lesbians as well as a gender-neutral card design.

yuki_onna is back with some thoughts about the messages of most Superbowl ads. The piece gets into some interesting stuff about how so much of heteronormative society seems to be about convincing men and women to hate each other and yet then freaks out when people turn to their homosocial groups for sex and interpersonal connection.

A decorated pilot in the Canadian military has been charged with the murders of two women and the assault of two more with further charges expected.

ebonypearl writes about dealing with food fraud in response to a Newsweek article. Also, check out the comments. It seems the dude who was selling regular bread as gluten-free has been arrested on felony charges.

Mumps on the march.

Controversy over seven-year-old samba queen.

Creative philanthropy, $100 at a time.

ellen_kushner answers some questions about "The Man with the Knives."

Last night was Buffy-free as Patty wasn't feeling well. Hopefully she will be full recovered today and that whatever it was was non-contagious, because NOT FUN, most especially for her.

Apparently the snow IS coming for NYC this time. Well, at least it'll make Cold Spring pretty this weekend or something.

A guy who used to shoot art nudes of me saw the suit photo and said "you look like a London banker." Yes. Thank you.

Comments

[guruwench.livejournal.com]

Forgive me for commenting on just the one link, but it's something that's closer to home than the rest at the moment. I live in Ottawa, just a short drive up the highway from CFB Trenton, and the news about the Colonel is going to hit hard in this area generally. My sweetie works for a military support organization (as a civilian), so matters military are things we pay more attention to than we would have before he started work there.

I'm hoping that, if this man is guilty, he is punished appropriately; it's definitely going to be a long investigation, since one thing I heard on the news (and is mentioned in the article you link to above) is that unsolved cases in the areas where he has been posted in the past will be looked at to see if further charges might be warranted. It's also hard to remember that he is innocent until proven guilty, since charges such as this tend to stick to those accused.

This will be a difficult time for all involved, and I wish the investigators (both military and civilian) strength and wisdom to do their jobs fairly and well.