The Weeklies #153

The Weekly Medical Crisis. Owen and his ER visit. Two days later and he seems to be rebounding just fine. Thanks for your concern, everyone.
The Weekly Political Party I Could Get Behind. Even if you’re paying attention to the many political races going on in advance of election day, you still might not be aware of the newest political party. In the New York gubernatorial debate, candidate Jimmy McMillan made an appearance representing the The Rent Is Too Damn High Party.
The Weekly Cool Website. Show World is a pretty cool little site that allows you to visually compare almanac-like figures. Okay, that description sucked. Just check it out for yourself.
The Weekly Read. (Part three of my quest to read scary books throughout October) Bentley Little writes two kinds of books – creepy social satire and straight-up horror. And I’ve read almost everything he’s written and, for the most part enjoyed them. Oddly, The Disappearance falls into neither of those categories. It is, instead, more of a thriller that focuses on the disappearance of a girl and the cult behind that disappearance. I was a little let down when I realized how straight Little was going to play this one. But then I found myself enjoying the book and realizing quickly that this is some of his strongest writing in years. Maybe not the strongest book or interesting ideas, but decently written and compelling.
The Weekly Two Minutes and Seven Seconds You’re Not Going To Get Back. You’ve seen the Potter Puppet Pals, right? You should but fair warning – their little song will get stuck in your head for days.
The Weekly Celebrity Deaths. Two TV parents have died. Happy Days’ Mr. C – Tom Bosley – and the iconic sit-com mom herself, Leave it to Beaver’s Barbara Billingsly.
The Weekly Schadenfreude. Christine O’Donnell is an idiot unqualified to hold up her own pants much less political office. Case in point – in a televised debate with her democratic opponent earlier this week, she got into a heated debate over the subject of teaching creationism in public schools. What seemed like a fundamental lack of understanding in the first amendment was clarified when she asked “Where in the Constitution is separation of church and state?” The room literally burst into laughter and so did she, not understanding that the crowd was not laughing with her but at her. It gets worse. When her opponent – Chris Coons – returned to the subject later in the evening O’Donnell had to be told four times that the first amendment addressed separation of church and state.
The Weekly Question. What are you dressing up as for Halloween this year? What’s your best costume ever?