Then:

Now:

Lame changes aside: eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

LONDON (Reuters) – Half of British fathers either continue to doze or pretend to be asleep when their babies cry during the night, making many mothers resentful, a survey released on Thursday shows.

In addition to the 52 percent of dads who do not get up with their wailing children, a further 22 percent only get up after their partner has already crawled out of bed.

The lack of support leaves six in 10 mothers feeling bitter toward their partners.

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I’ll have you know that I get up as soon as I hear Carl…

…which generally isn’t until some time after Val’s already gotten up.

More proof that the world gets smaller every day. I had drinks last night with some members of the OU Alumni chapter out here in DC; joining us were a couple folks who played on our softball team but didn’t hail from A-town. I was chatting with the roommate of one of the non-Ohioans, and when he found out I was from Mansfield, he said he knew someone from Willard. Apparently, this fella is pals with Sean Swarner. Though I didn’t know Sean personally, I definitely knew his name–he and his brother were kick-ass swimmers back in the day. Anyway, read his story; Sean was the first cancer survivor to reach the summit of Everest. Pretty inspirational.

Confidential to my cousin Matt: you are THE MAN. Haven’t heard the stuff on that tape in probably ten years or more.

But I have to ask: why is it square in the middle of a Tracy Chapman tape?

For all: I’ll post sound clips as soon as I can figure out how to transfer them from analog (cassette tape) to digital (mp3). Anyone got a cheap and easy solution for that problem that doesn’t involve me buying a new computer or lots of equipment?

Via Andrew Sullivan: looks like Paul Begala and James Carville, who last week joined the KE04 campaign as advisors, will be maintaining their positions as co-hosts of CNN’s CROSSFIRE, apparently not seeing any conflict of interest in those two roles. CNN’s rationalization — that Carville and Begala are “unofficial” advisors and aren’t being compensated for services or otherwise maintaining offices — seems pretty freaking weak to me.

Of course, I wonder: this isn’t the first time either Carville or Begala have advised a Democratic candidate during this campaign. Was it a conflict of interest then, or just now? Was it even really “campaign advice” in the show’s context of entertainment? When does a consultant and part-time anchor stop being a consultant? Is there even a way to tell?

Still stinks here, though.

Pal Kristie forwarded this link to some of the most heinous senior photos of all time. Not that mine were the most artistic or brilliant in the world, but these pics will surely make you glad for the good old standard headshot of yesterday. Also while you’re there, check out planetdan’s blog, an interesting collection of randomness (not unlike some other blogs we know). Notably, he mentions a new movie I had no idea was in the works–Strangers With Candy.

Online activists Downhill Battle have a new idea: put a phone call in to your Congressperson on September 14, 2004 in opposition of the INDUCE Act and Save Betamax.

(Well, not really Betamax per se, since they went out of business years ago. But you get the drift.)

The Genesis space capsule, which had orbited the sun for more than three years in an attempt to find clues to the origin of the solar system, crashed to Earth on Wednesday after its parachute failed to deploy.

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So much for catching a bullet with a helicopter.