The headline kind of said it all.

We’ve talked about him before, but never talked to him. You don’t just talk to Chris Illuminati. You patiently wait for Chris Illuminati to talk near you, then hit him on the head with a sack of doorknobs, roll him up in a carpet, and take him for your own.

Is that what those crafy offbeat chicks did?!

Sauce: Offbeat Mama

(image is of the Ham family, with possibly Photoshopped-in Dr. Frasier Crane, Captain America, and some dude in a sombrero.)

The Arizona Republic ran a novel about Steven and Roger Ham, who’ve successfully adopted 12 children. This is remarkable, since Arizona banned gay marriage AND disallow gay couples to adopt. The couple originally planned on adopting ONE child, if any at all.

The article talks about ALL of the legislation dealing with gay marriage and adoption. The TL;DR is “gay marriage and adoption by gay couples doesn’t happen.” The loophole is that while the government takes exception to these issues when finding children homes – the actual people working with the children generally do not. In the best interest of finding children homes and families, sexual orientation has proven to be just about as important as ethnicity. Which is to say, not at all. Writer Karina Bland mentions that “The Arizona Department of Economic Security, which licenses foster and adoptive parents, cannot discriminate based on sexual orientation.”

The only unbelievable thing in the story is that the family of 14 “gets by” on Roger’s salary as a school-bus driver. Are we supposed to believe THAT? If it’s true, sign me up! I live in California, where you’ve got to be working as a

If you’ve got the time, Steven and Roger’s story is extraordinary, and very father-relevant, no matter your sexual orientation. One might say that since there’s two dads, it might actually be double-relevant, so run and tell that, conservative America.

Sauce: Arizona Republic

Jeff Hall, a notorious Neo-Nazi and all-around terrible neighbor, was shot in his home early morning Sunday by a likely-or-unlikely candidate (depending on who you ask): his 10-year old son.

Talk about a great father-son relationship.

The LA Times doesn’t note the age, but other articles do; and mention as the LA Times does, that all of Hall’s children are under 12. Hall was active in the white supremacist community – and was the Southern California chapter leader for the National Socialist Movement.

When the world loses a monster, it’s no tragedy. The tragedy here is that multiple kids have to grow up without a loving family around them. Hopefully they’ve still got a chance at having a good life otherwise – but who knows what Hall’s wife will or won’t be teaching the children in Hall’s absence.

Sauce: LA Times