Random links of interest, concern or curiosity from the past week or so, that deserve at least a SHORT mention:

 
Far Left Thugs Beat Homeowner For Not Allowing Dem’s Signs In His Yard ~ Taos, NM. Whatever happened to the President’s call for civility? Oh, never mind. He meant those violent, fascist teapartiers.
 
Best Buy, CAIR and Boycotts ~ Best Buy has doubled down and insists on continuing its support of the Minnesota chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR). Which means we need to double-down and insist on shopping elsewhere.

 
Proverbial shutdown averted ~ “Student of the year,” Mariah Kirby, will be allowed to include a quote from the book of Proverbs in her commencement speech after all:
 
“The soul of the sluggard craves and gets nothing, while the soul of the diligent is richly supplied.” ~ Proverbs 13:4 ~
I’m thinking only the lazy would be offended by that.
 
[Provost Academy, in Columbia, South Carolina, is an online charter school, not a typical public one. Still, a small victory for religious freedom.]
 

Photo collection by Shikhei Goh ~ Awesome nature shots that just scream “Intelligent Design!” ➡
 
Belle Isle park staffers say beavers have returned after 100 years ~ Pretty cool. Maybe Detroit can make a comeback as the trading post it was originally!