"Many observers believe Fidel Castro will either be replaced by his brother Raul, or by his idiot son, Fidel W. Castro."

Ha ha ha ha ha....

It was a long time ago but thinking back I have fond memories of this person. He's the only partner I've ever had that I never fought with, and we parted on fairly good terms wishing each other well. We did have a few intense moments toward the end of our relationship, because he had a drug problem and I was trying to escape that world, but otherwise I remember him as a pretty decent, mellow guy. From what I have heard about him since then he had also moved on and was doing very well.

I don't know what else to say except Aloha, Nick.

On the one hand, Google is constantly changing its algorithm to fight spam on the Internet, and with each arbitrary update, innocent non-spamming sites are penalized for accidentally fitting the profile. On the other hand, Google is paying the real spammers to continue doing what they do, by allowing its AdSense ads on obvious spam sites.

I also know I'm not the only one who can rarely find the search result I'm looking for without having to wade through tons of spammy crap.

WTF Google? Spammers spam because you have made it so lucrative to do so. Please stop the hypocrisy.

So much has been written online that I'll direct you to Daily Kos for the backstory, which I hope you'll take the time to read, but more urgently I want to call attention to the shelter's current campaign to raise funds for a new building (Chip In below). Please help if you can.

From the Pretty Bird Woman House blog:

The shelter is in dire straits right now. Its original building was rather run down but operable. However, this year there were so many burglaries in which people broke right through the walls that the building became so unsafe that they were forced to move out before they could find a new building.

Until they find a new house, Georgia Littleshield and her two staff are driving the women to 2 other shelters, one near the eastern edge of the Standing Rock Reservation and the other on the Cheyenne River Reservations. This strains the resources of the other shelters, and, due to the distances involved, limits the services that the PBWH staff can provide to the women of the reservation. The Standing Rock Tribal Council is now providing the shelter with free office space and storage, but PBWH really needs its own house in a safe location.

As you can see, the PBWH desperately needs a home of its own. A suitable house has become available across from a police station. Considering that there are only a few police officers patrolling an area the size of Connecticut, this would be the perfect location for the shelter.

We are asking for your donations to help the PBWH buy a new home and an electronic fencing and security system, which will finally ensure the safety of the women seeking emergency shelter. We will be kicking off a ChipIn fundraiser on October 31st. In the meantime, please feel free to send your checks directly to the shelter. The address is on the right side of this page.

Pretty Bird Woman House is a 501 (c)3 charitable organization, which means that your donations are fully tax deductible.

If you are uncomfortable with making an online Chip In donation, there is an address for sending a check by mail in the right sidebar of the PBWH blog.

· These nuisance calls continue even after you tell them you don't wish to donate.

· The operators refuse to take your phone number off the calling list no matter how many times you ask.

After experiencing these extremely annoying and unethical fundraising tactics, I wouldn't donate one penny to United Cerebral Palsy if it was the last charity on earth.

Way to inspire public confidence and a desire to help, you annoying fucks.

Lying, greedy, evil criminal scum is what you are, and don't you think for one moment that nobody notices.