1. Taboo Plaza 

Get out of our basements and get out of our lives. 
Worry about what you have to worry about.
It's amazing to me that I live in a relatively Christian nation and yet there are so many people casting judgments and stones at me in the form laws.  It is important to keep in mind that casting a stone at a harlot was law when Jesus derided the practice.
I can't gamble online with my own money that I worked to earn. 
I can't rent a prostitute with her consent and my own money without fear of being labeled. 
I can't go down to the corner grocery store and purchase marijuana to smoke on my own personal time in the privacy of my own home without a job opportunity turning into a drug screen.
It's ridiculous how much we try to control one another in this democracy of ours.  What is the worst thing to happen if two fags prance through a ceremony and call themselves married at the end?  What tragedy will occur if Johnny Snotrocket goes down to his local liquor store and bypasses Jack Daniels to purchase a couple of cc's of herion then nods out near his couch at home?  Where is the crime in drinking alcohol and then safely driving home without hitting anyone or anything?
The crime is in the minds of the people who feel it necessary to instruct the rest of us on how we should live.  It is easy to justify fear, because everyone has something they fear.  Most people, it seems, have a lot to be afraid of.  Extrapolate the fear beyond the present situation, take a fear and play it out to its absolute worse conclusion and then use that judgment to blanket everything in this world as bad.
Everything except the dirty little practices you conduct behind closed doors while you spank your pud like a dirty little monkey.
Get out of my life. 
I don't want to be in yours. 
If consenting adults do no harm to those around them, there is nothing wrong with what they're doing.  If it bothers you then practice what Jesus preached and mind your own business.  For a nation of Christians, we live among many people quick to judge.
For far too long, few voices rise up among the masses to say; either live by the virtues you profess or denounce your own religion as false.  If a heroin addict chooses to shoot up until they die, so be it.  If a philanderer chooses to risk burning in hell for the love of a prostitute, so be it.  If a pot head goes broke because she's too lazy to get a job: so be it.
If a child molester chooses to touch children inappropriately: catch them, castrate them, throw them in prison to be molested by bigger, burlier men. 
Our laws should protect us from one another.
Our laws should not profess to protect us from ourselves.
Here's a call to all true Christians.  
Pull the rest of your brethren from the bully pulpit from which they chuck their rocks at the rest of us.

2. Current Affairs
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3. Then Humans Discovered...
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4. Getting to Know Your Government
The last batch of Senators averaged 10.5 years in public office as U.S. Senators. This week's batch of Senators average 18 years as U.S. Senators.

Pete Domenici (Republican, New Mexico)
Religion: Roman Catholic
1954: University of New Mexico, B.A.
   Taught math at Garfield Junior High in Albuquerque
1958: Denver University Law School, J.D.
1966: Elected to Albuquerque City Commission
   1967- Elected Commission Chairman a position equivalent to mayor at the time
1973 to present: U.S. Senator

Jeff Bingaman (Democrat, New Mexico)
Religion: Methodist
   Earned Eagle Scout rank at age 15 years old
1965: Harvard University, B.A.
1968: Stanford Law School, J.D.
1979 to 1983: New Mexico Attorney General
1983 to present: U.S. Senator

Chuck Schumer (Democrat, New York)
Religion: Jewish
   Scored a 1600 on SAT
1971: Harvard University, B.A.
1974: Harvard University Law School, J.D.
1975 to 1980: member of the New York State Assembly
1981 to 1999: U.S. House of Representatives
1999 to present: U.S. Senator

Hillary Clinton (Democrat, New York)
Religion: Methodist
1969: Wellesley College, B.A.
1973: Yale Law School, J.D.
2001 to present: U.S. Senate
  
5. Our Nation is Dumber for This...Thank You for Your Participation!
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6. Down On Rage Street
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7. I Sure Do Hate It for You
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8. Tip of the week

   Work really hard and then take a break.  When I say take a break I mean really do nothing.  Don't move if you can afford that kind of leisure time.  Release yourself from the schedule and the stress of expectations.  Relax without the anxiety that something needs to be done.  Work really hard and then become a vegetable.

9. Birthday Shout Outs (4-22 to 4-28)

4/22-

   (1936) Glen Campbell- A classic.
   (1937) Jack Nicholson- He made the Shining something completely different.
   (1950) Peter Frampton- He played a mean guitar.
   (1979) Daniel Johns- Silverchair had at least one good song.

4/23-

   (1564) William Shakespeare- Read him straight through without stopping and he makes more sense.
   (1791) James Buchanan- The 15th president of the United States of America.
   (1936) Roy Orbison- He's got a great voice.
   (1960) Steve Clark- Def Leppard got a bad rap when I was in high school, but they jam.
   (1960) Valerie Bertinelli- She helped usher in the age of the hotty brunette.   
   (1961) Terry "Bam Bam" Gordy- One of the best wrestlers ever.  RIP.

4/24-

   (1945) Doug Clifford- Creedence Clearwater Revival is an easily forgotten super group.
   (1963) Billy Gould- Faith No More were a great band.

4/25-

   (1908) Edward R. Murrow- Anyone with the set of balls like this guy's should be calling all kinds of kettles black right now.
   (1932) Meadowlark Lemon- The Harlem Globetrotters are my heroes from way back.
   (1940) Al Pacino- An icon for at least the next century.
   (1945) Bjorn Ulvaeus- ABBA had their moment.
   (1945) Andy Bell- I can never get over the feeling of being in a gay club or something, but Erasure has their moments.
   (1964) Hank Azaria- From Herman's Head to the Simpsons.  This guy is funny.
   (1970) Jason Lee- "My Name is Earl" is trudging downhill slowly, but it was a great idea.

4/26-

   (1933) Carol Burnett- This lady is a classic comedian and had one of the best ensembles on television.
   (1943) Gary Wright- "Dream Weaver" anyone?
   (1960) Al McCoy- One of the best basketball announcers of all time.
   (1963) Jet Li- One of the coolest martial arts actors since Bruce Lee.
   (1970) T-Boz- Singer from TLC

4/27-

   (1822) Ulysses S. Grant- The 18th president of the United States of America.
   (1922) Jack Klugman- It's Quincy and Oscar all in one package.
   (1948) Kate Pierson- Singer for the B-52's.
   (1951) Ace Frehley- First guitar player for Kiss.

4/28-

   (1758) James Monroe- The 5th president of the United States of America.
   (1908) Oscar Schindler- A simply amazing life at an absolutely horrible time.
   (1941) Ann-Margaret- Hotty
   (1974) Penelope Cruz- Super, duper hotty.
   (1981) Jessica Alba- Super hotty