Recommended 5/17

Congratulations to Zube Girl, who gave birth to Zube Baby after wanting to for oh so long!

Great philosophy can sometimes be overheard, if you listen.

The perfect time to question your best friend’s masculinity is at his wedding reception.

Scott Meyer has a wonderful comic strip called Basic Instructions. Recently, he asked his wife Missy to take over so he could have a break.

Plupon, an addictive math game.

The weirdest tattoos ever. Very much NSFW.

A light made of ice? Instructables has directions on making your own. (via PAgent’s Progress)

Your Wedding: Star Trek or Star Wars?

You can have a wall clock or a desk clock made with your arms telling the time! (via Ursi’s Blog)

Online Etch-A-Sketch.

Headline of the week: Get A Taste of Angel’s Colon.

If you are in New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, or Chicago, you can get a report every week on where the free booze is. MyOpenBar.com will send you a newsletter, or you can check their site anytime you need a really cheap date idea.

The Empire State Building tries out new colors.

Damn good video by Bill Clinton. Full of things most folks don’t know about Hillary.

Toni Morrison has a good point. We were not to be called on as citizen, but only as consumers.

Semi-War. By creating an atmosphere of perpetual crisis, Presidents have expanded their powers and hidden their actions from the public eye.

How Gonzales did an end-run around the Justice Department over warrantless wiretapping. By steamrolling Ashcroft’s hospital room.

President Bush has quietly claimed the authority to disobey more than 750 laws enacted since he took office.

Firedog Lake has a “eulogy” for Rev Falwell that includes his “greatest hits”.

Larry Flynt has a rather classy statement on Falwell’s death.

At Miss Cellania, you should read up on Food, LOLcats, or Golf.