Akkam’s Razor

All Spin Zone links to the Wired Magazine interview with the prophet of the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster.  They also link to an OpEd in the Guardian where Dick Cheney reminisces at restoring the power of the Presidency to the "good times" prior-to Watergate.

America’s Hometown links to the Metropolitan Philadelphia Indicators Projects (MPIP) from Temple University, which tracks several social dimensions in our region, such as government, health, transportation, commerce, and others.

Pesky Apostrophe mentions the outrage of Catholics over a gag ad that ran in a Catholic publication featuring the Virgin Mary with a condomn veil.

Albert shows off consumer activism (using data from BuyBlue.org), pointing out that ALL of his Christmas shopping went to the blue, and none to the red.  Support the businesses that support you.