  On the subject of abuse of Iraqi prisoners by 6 US troops, may I just say that it's appalling? I'm somewhat outraged by this. We wouldn't want US citizens in prison elsewhere in the world to be treated in this manner. They did it for shits & giggles and I hope they get what they deserve. They now say that the soldiers who did this didn't know the Geneva Convention rules. Seems like someone should have filled them in considering they were responsible for Iraqi prisoners of war in a war zone. urlLink But moving on to other things, I read this story about a woman who drove around with her mother's decomposing body in the passenger seat of her for like 5 days.
They were from Oklahoma and they finally stopped the daughter in Florida. Authorities say she died from natural causes so no charges will be filed, however, the daughter is now being held for psychiatric evaluation. WEED MARCH - Yesterday, I read the following in the AM-NY newspaper. I didn't even know such a thing exists & I'm surprised they can do this but since they're simply meeting and not smoking, it's OK. You would never hear of something like this in the small town where I grew up - only in NYC. Anyway, the article goes: Million Marijuana March set for Sat. - Potheads from all around town are expected to converge on Lower Manhattan tomorrow for the New York City Million Marijuana March. Organized by a coalition of marijuana legalization advocates, protesters will march from Greenwich Village to Battery Park. A variety of issues will be raised, from the Rockefeller drugs laws to medicinal marijuana. The weed walkers will assemble at noon at Houston Street and Broadway and start marching at 1 p.m. Police said they will treat tomorrow's march like every other large gathering. May Day marijuana rallies were first started by the radical Yippies during the 1970s but fell out of favor in subsequent years.
(story by Chuck Bennett) urlLink Carnival of the Vanities #84 is up at urlLink Wolves . If you've never experienced Carnival of the Vanities, it's like a weekly (I think) collection or random stories from blogs. You'll find links to blogs you visit and links for some you don't but wish you did. Go! Enjoy! Ok, now what you've really come here for - you're weekly dose of random, but interesting links. You're such a link whore: urlLink Here's a neat site of a little boy who has had his picture taken with a few celebrities here in NYC. Cool site! And where would we be without urlLink a little fun in the library during finals week . I'm sure this helped de-stress a lot of people. It takes a little while to load, but it took them a little while to come up with their routine, I'm sure. It would seem that someone's imagine has gotten away from them, but that's what interests us the most, right? Everyone like to see what twisted things we come up with when we have time on our hands & this is no different because it's urlLink The Truth About Cereal Characters by Bobber .
How else would we know that the Trix Rabbit is really a disillusioned hobo? urlLink 60 acres in British Columbia were covered in a continuous silk spider web . Really cool, but I know of plenty of people who would have been freaked out by the whole thing. Cool! Just urlLink click here . And finally, for you undersimulated horny little devils out there, I give you the opportunity to urlLink play with this chick's ta-ta's . I think you need the Shockwave player, but it's free so go for it! 
