Daily Blend: Monday, March 22, 2010

On my way to the bank to open my first bank account. Wow, I feel all growed up, now. And, why the hell am I so tall?

• Ben Folds stalks Chatroulette with his piano and a live, 2,000-member audience. It’s worth it just to watch the other Chatroulette user(s) go from WTF to OMG, and finally, settle upon LOL.
  (via The Agitator)

• Keep America Crazy. Response spoof of the loathsome McCarthyite “Al-Qaeda 7” Liz Cheney video.
  (via Dispatches From the Culture Wars)

• A must-read: Nate Phelps – yes, from those Phelps – tells us what it’s like being one of the few sane members of the Most Hated Family in America. Surprise: contains child abuse. Shocker.
  (via @RichardDawkins)

• James Randi, tireless debunker of pseudo-paranormalists and -psychics and the head of the James Randi Educational Foundation (JREF), comes out of the closet at 81 years old. Sad that he felt he had to wait so long, but still, good on him for having the courage to do it at all.
  (via Friendly Atheist)

• Also, Jen at Blag Hag points out that Randi is totally Dumbledore. (I can’t believe she forgot to mention their piercing blue eyes in her list of similarities.)

• Parachuting dogs. ’Nuff said.
  (via Stephen at The Agitator)

• Hawaii plans to start ignoring the Birthers and their incessant demands for proof of Obama’s eligibility. Two questions: why haven’t they done this before? and, why isn’t every other state doing this as well?

(Oh, and PS: Healthcare reform passed. Just so you know.)

As always, if you have any story suggestions, feel free to send them in.