Expanding on our previous United States quiz, here’s a quiz on countries.

My over-50 crush, Molly Ivins, has this great article at Working For Change’s website about recent Texas school funding politics. You should read the whole thing, but here’s my severly stunted summary.

…[ Gov’nur Perry ] decided to hold a seminar on school finance at Abaco, in the Bahamas, aboard a 54-foot yacht.

This “working retreat” over President’s Day weekend was paid for by the governor’s campaign and “private donations.” Abaco is also noted for great bonefishing. Speaker Tom Craddick, who was unable to go because of recent neck surgery, didn’t get the word about the “working” part, and his spokesman said: “He didn’t feel like scuba diving with a neck brace. There isn’t anything he could have done with that neck brace.” Such as, for instance, discuss school financing.

Worth1000.com holds Photoshop contests where they present a subject for alteration and request entries of altered photos to match the theme. This contest featured the theme of giving Paris Hilton a better image.

It is sort-of old news, but Outspoken Clothing was perused by Homeland Security employees and the owners of the site posted the logs for all to see. (Makes me wonder if I should read my logs more thoroughly.) The clothes they offer aren’t really that revolutionary but I do particular like this shirt:

My government gave the rich a $330 billion tax cut and all I got was this lousy t-shirt.

which is on sale right now for $15! So, your tax-cut could get you, like, 13 of them!

Remember the text adventure for HHGTTG — was it from Infogames? Here’s a java version at Douglas Adams’s (may he rest in peace) website that’s just like the original EXCEPT you can’t save the game.

Typical Actions:

*Lie Down (you’ll find this useful when facing the bulldozer) *Get Up (a good way to start the game)