How sometimes being in the wrong place is the right thing to do (Jim Hill Media)
Everything that I consider awesome is in this anecdote: Steve Martin, Jim Henson, Disneyland and the Blues Brothers.

Historic election stirs homeless to vote (Reuters)
Great photo with this article of a 43-year-old near-homeless man who voted for the first time.

No We Didn't (Ted Rall)
Columnist Ted Rall makes an important point that has been easily overlooked as we all look at the electoral landslide of Obama 2008... the popular vote was, again, 51% to 48%. The same people who voted for Bush in 2004 voted for McCain in 2008. Rall accounts for the uptick in the Obama percentage to a huge influx of "energized" first time voters... particularly in the African-American population. And that's what swung the election to the Democrats.

So really, the country hasn't learned anything. We're still just as divided as ever. In contrast to what I said earlier about the election, nothing Bush did over the last six years swayed his core constituency from voting Republican. Unbelievable.

the second best halloween costume (Angry Asian Man)
Haw! The only kind of Halloween costume I like to see on adults is a clever one. Here's two guys who dressed as Russia to make fun of Sarah Palin. And hopefully that will be the last time you ever hear her name.

Guitar Hero World Tour Review: This is Guitar Hero (Kotaku)
Kotaku softballs a Guitar Hero World Tour review (no mention of the limp music composer, GHIII DLC failure, or singing difficulties) and then commenters show up to lambast the game.

Final Statement from No on Prop 8 Campaign (NoOnProp8.com)
Just plain shocking that this happened. In a very tight race, California voted to eliminate the right for same-sex couples to marry. Once again, it seems church groups rallied to show off how close-minded, petty and bigoted they are.

This issue will come up again. Same-sex couples will return and defeat Proposition 8 and its ilk. And they'll get their marriages back.