The online journal, notebook and playground of HFM

"Charles Koch, whose wealth Forbes magazine calculates at about $21.5 billion, argues in his letter that “prosperity is under attack by the current administration and many of our elected officials.” He repeatedly warns about the “internal assault” and “unrelenting attacks” on freedom and prosperity." – Really? Who the hell is prosperous right now in America? Because those are the folks we need to be investigating for white collar crime.

Awesome, and very handy.

More details about exactly what is leaking, and what they're going to do about it. The fourth comment by Idlemind is particularly interesting.

2 things need to happen in Uganda – there needs to be an underground railroad to get these people out if the country and to safety, and someone needs to start arming the lgbt community in that country so they can protect themselves.

Personally, I think Justice Scalia is high on cocaine. Why else would he say such stupid and untrue things?

elf-like with pointed ears, a mischievous smile, and a tuft of hair on his pointed head. His arms were short and he was generally sitting with his legs stretched out in front of him. One point on Billiken luck: To buy a Billiken gives the purchaser luck, but to have one given to you is better luck.

"Columnist Dan Savage launched “It Gets Better,” a video message in response to recent youth suicides to tell LGBT youth that life gets better after high school. The Make It Better Project takes this one step further, giving youth the tools they need to make their lives better now."

Yep. Lots of my stuff still needs to go.

What happens when mortgage holders have been paying the wrong mortgage company because the paperwork was screwed up by the company – giant shitstorm.

Very cool. Want.

New York Gubernatorial Candidate Carl Paladino would like you to do as he says, not as he does. Nice candidate you got there, NY.

The site this article is on could use some tips, but there are some great inspirations here.

Another freaking awesome knitting collaboration project – these women knitted miniature versions of every house in their village.

The trend of visual displays that take advantage of the scroll to present information in a long form. Interesting, but not a very accessible way to convey information.

Thankfully, I'm not friends with Scott Simpson.

Gift baskets of products from Indiana

Why asking for crowdsourcing to "give" you something that professionals work hard at is a sucky practice. Gap, he's talking to you.

"Make better graffiti, loser." Ha ha.

Beck is using lines from radical Mormon texts in his "sermons" on TV – basically pushing a fundamentalist Mormon agenda without actually saying the word Mormon.