HIV-positive man faces murder charges for unprotected sex

I have mixed feelings about this story. On the one hand, people who knowingly endanger others by having unprotected sex without telling their partners they are positive are assholes who deserve to face some consequences. On the other hand, what ever happened to taking responsibility for your own actions? The part that really bothers me is this:

A variety of courts have ruled that if people don't know their sexual partner carries the AIDS virus, they cannot truly consent to sex. As a result, the deaths of the two women are considered to have resulted from sexual assaults.

Any sexually active person ought to be aware that it is always a possibility that the person they're sleeping with could have HIV or any other sexually transmitted disease and might not even know it. If you have unprotected sex with someone you don't know well enough to ask for test results and be able to tell if they're trustworthy, I have to side with Dan Savage and say you are 50% at fault for your infection.

A new take on wedding rings

In case saying "I do" isn't a grand enough gesture for you, the Biojewelry project is looking for couples interested in having rings made out of each other's bone tissue. The couples donate bone tissue samples, ideally from a bone chip taken during wisdom tooth extraction, and the bone cells will be grown on a ring-shaped scaffold structure and then shaped by a designer into customised rings.

'Shrek'-inspired donkey craze

Veterinarians in the UK are warning that donkeys bought because of the film Shrek's popularity are being seriously neglected. They are trying to raise awareness that donkeys are expensive to keep and need a lot of attention.

What kind of idiot parent gives in and buys their kid a donkey? If your kid starts begging for a puppy, it might be something to consider, but it should be pretty obvious that buying a donkey is a bad idea.

Rest in peace, Hunter S Thompson.

On a related note, I was surprised to hear that Arthur Miller died recently. Am I the only one who thought he was already long dead?

Anyone want to buy a dancefloor?

Cody the action figure taken hostage in Iraq

This story is a few weeks old but I still think it's hilarious. The latest US hostage being held by Islamic militants in Iraq appears to be a "Cody" action figure.

Parking like an idiot

These bumper stickers are very tempting.

Every time I almost get hit while legally crossing the street by some idiot making a left turn who seems to think he owns the road, I wish I had stickers that said "Learn the law of right of way". Except it would be pretty difficult to stick one on a moving vehicle, so I guess I'll just have to keep yelling it at them.

I'm back

Did anyone even notice I've been vacationing from my blog for a while?