Happy Star Wars Day!

May the Fourth be with you.

Today's news round-up

Good News

• PepsiCo ending ties with Lil Wayne
• For Angelenos, End of the ‘Free’ Subway Ride
• Man facing charges linked to SpyEye virus
• Rhode Island Becomes 10th State To Allow Same-Sex Marriage
• Partner benefits stand for Michigan state workers

Bad News

• Secular Turks see red over airline's lipstick ban
• Coney Island’s Mermaid Parade in danger after Superstorm Sandy
• Ex-NFL player's support for gay NBA player apparently costs him church appearance

Big rubber ducky!

Giant rubber duck makes splash in Hong Kong harbor

Associated Press Photo by Vincent Yu

I wish it would come to NYC.

Today's news round-up

Good News

• FDA lowers age for buyers of Plan B pill to 15 However: FDA appeals making 'morning-after' pill available to all ages 
• State mandates health insurance for transgender patients

Bad News

• Koch Brothers Plan More Political Involvement for Their Conservative Network
• 5-year-old boy shoots 2-year-old sister in Ky. They make child-sized guns colored like toys? And the parents leave it in a corner?

Sort of Good, Sort of Bad, News

• Colorado ushers in new law with midnight unions Civil unions are a step in the right direction, but it's not marriage.

Semi-random thoughts

• I'm beginning to think that "ex-dominatrix" describes a significant percentage of the women in New York City.
• At the writing of this all the continents save Antarctica are represented on my recent visitors map.
• I'm always amused to get e-mails that start off "Dear [FirstName]."

Micro movie review

The Sapphires--A very small gem: Predictable, enjoyable, entertaining.