Remember that Oregon couple who was trying to have a baby? The husband was going through a sex change operation to become a man but kept his lady parts so they could have a kid first. The preggers man, Thomas Beatie, gave birth today. The pregnant man’s baby girl was healthy and happy. CRAZY!! Here’s some pictures of him a week before giving birth:

Why ‘Reka?: Nine times out of 10, when you tell someone you’re going to Eureka (hopefully, you’ll never have to say “I’m going to Eureka” more than 10 times in your life) they figure you’re probably talking Yreka, the humble piss-stop town off of I-5 North on the way to Oregon. But true scions of Northern California know that Eureka with a “eu” is a very, very different place than Yreka. The word Eureka is greek for “I have found it,” but a lot’s changed since the time someone was excited to find Eureka. The gold that gave it it’s name ran out a long time ago, and the other two rape-able natural resources that have kept Eureka from becoming a complete waste of time and space, timber and fish, are both quickly heading that way too. In fact the only things that Eureka seems to have in abundance these days is weed and crazy ass homeless people, and not necessarily in that order. (more…)

I mean, just look at this picture, shot at a rally in Portland on Sunday. Obviously no one wants to vote for this guy.

Our generation just can’t text enough: we do it in class, at work, out on hot dates, basically whenever and wherever. Although I am a part of this generation, I just don’t get the allure of taking five minutes to type something that you could say in three seconds. Or, for that matter, why some people so desperately feel the need to constantly be in contact with their buddies while what they really should be doing is focusing on more productive tasks - like learning or working. Pretty much the only time I can conceive of that texting is logical is when you are stuck in a noisy environment and have something that is actually pertinent to tell someone - like where and/or when to meet you for a drink. Apparently, some have an opinion about texting so far removed from mine that they believe it a swell idea to text while driving. Are you kidding me? Anyway - to deal with this problem, a few states are imposing fines for driving while texting (DWT). Washington passed an ordinance that allows for a $101 fine for DWTs earlier this year, and Oregon drivers may face a hefty $720 fine for DWTs soon, if the law is passed there as well. I think this is a stellar idea, and if you disagree you are probably one of those people that put other peoples lives in danger on a daily basis because you feel it imperative to tell your friends about your meaningless daily activities without waiting until you get out of the car - so your opinion doesn’t matter. Just kidding, I’ve got some good news for you special people as well. Thanks to those amazingly gifted folks at Virtual Management Inc., you don’t ever have to stop texting while driving! They are developing a nifty little device called an Electronic Virtual Assistant that allows you to dictate your text messages and emails as well as have received messages read to you (which seems kind of similar to talking on the phone, but, whatever) through a hands-free kit - all for under $20 a month. It even has a database to store old messages up to ten years old. Don’t you just love technology?