Interesting links

Here are a couple links I've found lately. I don't have enough information to vouch for them, but they're worth checking out. If you know anything I don't, post it in the comments section.

Quackwatch: "Your Guide to Quackery, Health Fraud, and Intelligent Decisions"

The Skeptic's Dictionary: Includes topics ranging from Alternative medicine to UFOs. And it's searchable!

Oh, and I should mention a couple of my favorite links, which I do heartily recommend and vouch for:

Snopes: never forward a "true" e-mail without checking here first. It's good for finding out the truth about all urban legends.

The Straight Dope: "Fighting ignorance since 1973 (It's taking longer than we thought)." Answers to all those questions you were afraid to ask, and many questions you never even thought of asking.

Judge overturns (for now) gay marriage ban in California

Hey all,
Sorry, I haven't been in the mood for blogging lately-- nothing in the news has seemed all that interesting in the past couple weeks. But yesterday (Pi day!) a judge in San Francisco ruled that limiting marriage to heterosexuals violates the California state constitution.

He also said tradition is not a good enough reason to deny gays the right to marry. "Simply put, same-sex marriage cannot be prohibited solely because California has always done so before," he wrote.

And get this-- the judge is a Roman Catholic and a registered Republican.

Of course, this decision will be appealed, so it's not over yet. But a little good news is always nice, especially these days.