Ah, young love. A new law allows people of any age – even young children – to get married in Arkansas, as long as their parents consent. It may seem strange, but when two people are meant for each other, you know it – even if both are in diapers.
Arkansans are more strict about other things. The state has a law against mispronouncing its name, and another that forbids the Arkansas River from rising higher than the Main Street bridge in Little Rock. The river is in for some serious punishment if it breaks the law.
The compact disc turned 25 this week, and it’s hard to imagine what life was like before them, when people lived in stone caves and listened to Foghat records.
For those too young to remember (but old enough to get hitched in Arkansas!), your parents used to buy their music on CDs after their Michael Jackson phase and before MP3s came along. And yes, people used to actually buy music.
It’s HempFest today in Seattle, featuring pot-legalization advocate and travel guru Rick Steves. His true motivation? Your call. Either he’s there for the cause or it’s all a ploy to sell more books about Amsterdam.
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