While You Were at the Bar 5/16

We are the Smartini girls, and here's what we're all about.

News you can use:

The California Supreme Court overturned a ban on gay marriage Thursday. The court found that the ban on same sex marriages was "at odds with rights guaranteed by the state's constitution." California would be the second state to allow gay marriage, after Massachusetts.

President Bush made comments to the Israeli parliament presumably referencing Barack Obama's willingness to talk with Iran's president has gotten Democrats hot under the collar. "Some seem to believe we should negotiate with terrorists and radicals, as if some ingenious argument will persuade them they have been wrong all along," he said. Obama responded quickly, as did Hillary Clinton.

The woman that was allegedly involved in cyberbullying a girl which lead to her suicide has been indicted. Lori Drew, of St. Louis, is charged with "conspiracy and fraudulently gaining access to someone else's computer." Drew is accused of setting up a fake MySpace account and posting mean messages to her teenage neighbor. I don't quite get how the charges fit the crime, but whatever. This lady is 49 years old! How incredibly lame, and sad.


News you can lose:

Shania Twain and her husband Robert "Mutt" Lange are splitting up after 14 years of marriage. There was a time when good ol' Shania would have been at the top of all kinds of 'freebie' lists. Remember that?

Word of the Day:

titillate: to excite or arouse agreeably

Karen's photo of Jason Lewis served to titillate anyone with a pulse.