Read the story here.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Non-prescription sales of a “morning-after” contraceptive could be approved for women 18 and older within weeks, U.S. health officials said on Monday in a surprise announcement after years of delays.
Barr Pharmaceuticals Inc.’s Plan B pills would be kept behind pharmacy counters and women would need to ask for them, [...]

…learned from the tag on a chair.
Great piece. Seriously. Go read it.
Tags: Weekly Standard, Politics, Conservative

This is a hilarious account of a 4 year old’s perspective written by his nanny (HT: MKH).

This week’s Christian Carnival is up at the Faith at Work Blog.
This week’s highlights:

Only Natural — Did you know there were two tin woodmen in Oz? Probably not–the second one appears for the first time in this short snippet of a story. 
Spiritual Depression, Rest, and ASSISTANCE Buttons — If you struggle with depression you bear [...]

There’s a really interesting article in the Washington Post about outdoor showers–and their growing popularity.
“I think the best thing is taking a warm shower while it is raining,” says Carol Cissel, who this time of year showers outside in a weathered wood enclosure by the screened side porch of her Victorian house in Berwyn Heights. [...]

I think this is pretty cool:
ATLANTA – After the final at-bat of Thursday’s game between the Atlanta Braves and Florida Marlins, the stadium seats will turn into pews.
That’s because it’s “Faith Day” at Atlanta’s Turner Field. No, the hot-dog vendors won’t preach John 3:16. But churchgoing fans – with, promoters hope, their non-Christian friends [...]

Awesome post by Freeman Hunt responding to an article written by a mother called, Sorry, but my children bore me to death!
The lies started when my eldest son was less than ten months old.
Invitations to attend a child’s birthday party or, worse, a singalong session were met with the same refrain: ‘I would love to [...]

There’s an article posted on CurrentEra.com that has really left me kind of speechless. It was written by the host of the site NoPaddle.com (I really don’t want to link to it). As you can probably guess, it is an anti-spanking site. Before I delve into the information found on the latter site, I want [...]

Cell Phones
What would happen if we treated our Bible like we treat our cell phones?
 
What if we carried it around in our purses or pockets?
 
What if we turned back to go get it if we for got it?
 
What if we flipped through it several times a day?What if we used it to receive messages from [...]

From MKH’s blog:
Ahh, the things we do for fun in North Carolina:
This ice cream comes with an unusual stipulation — customers must sign a waiver before tasting it because it’s so hot.Cold Sweat, a flavor sold at Sunny Sky’s, an ice cream shop on N.C. 55, is made with three kinds of pepper and two [...]