Best Little Sinkhole In Texas

"A giant Texas sinkhole that formed last week is now a lake big enough to become the home of an alligator.

Area residents believe the reptile was washed into the crater by water from surrounding swamps.

The sinkhole in the small south-east Texas town of Daisetta began as a 20ft hole in the ground but rapidly grew to 900ft across at its widest point and 260ft deep."

Nineteen Eight-Four

Stealing an idea from author George Orwell, John McCain has a new campaign ad that "predicts" the future -- at least the future that McCain wants you to believe would be possible if you vote for him. Compare for yourself.

This is the McCain ad:


This is the trailer for the movie version of Orwell's 1984:


And this is the pro-Obama ad that ripped off the classic Ridley Scott ad for Apple during the 1984 SuperBowl:

California Dreamin'

In a historic decision, California's Supreme Court just struck down the state's anti-gay marriage law. The 4-to-3 opinion clears the way for legally recognized marriages in only the second state in the Union.

The court held that people have a fundamental right to marry the person of their choice and struck down marriage laws limiting matrimony to opposite-sex couples as a violation of the state constitution's equal protection guarantees.

OplusO has been covering this story for some time. To see a bit of the recent history of this struggle for equal rights in California, look here and here. Of course, Republicans and other bigots will try to use this ruling to their advantage in November's elections. Indeed, a constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage is expected to be on California's ballot this year.

But for now, let's do a little California Dreamin'.