Don’t follow the leader
A good list of "don'ts" when it comes to fashion. While I tend to be anti-fashion, I can't say that I disagree with anything listed except for the single earring thing. That's one place where, for men, symmetry doesn't pay off.

Is Your City Sloshed? - Your statistical sobriety checkpoint [via Dustbury]
New Orleans is resting on its laurels. They are a whopping sixth from the bottom, beat out by El Paso, Denver, Anchorage, Albuquerque, and Kansas City. It's based on drunk driving arrests. Judging by the top ten, you gotta ask what Alabama, New York, and Florida are doing right.

Coloradans for Electoral Chaos?
If you thought Florida in 2000 was bad, Colorado in 2004 could be even worse regardless of how close the election is there (if the EC is close enough nation-wide). In addition to voting for president, they're voting on how to apportion their votes in the same election. This one is already in the courts before the election even started.

A strident minority: anti-Bush US troops in Iraq
An interesting look at those in our military that are not fans of the current administration and/or want out of Iraq ASAP.

Hawks and the Presidency
Kerry for Hawks
Michael Totten makes a hawk's case for John Kerry and Andrew Olmsted responds. Totten makes his case well, and I hope if Kerry wins that he's right.

So Much to Answer For [via Bluishorange]
I was going to rip in to this "happiness is Houston in the rear-view mirror" post, but then I saw it was written by an old Daily Cougar chum. So I'll let bygones be bygones and wish him well to wherever he is headed.