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What Happens When You Put Food Into Cars

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The price of food goes up because supply can't meet demand, much like oil. The only difference is, if the price of oil goes up, the price of gas goes up, and one can choose to use less gas, and use alternatives. When the price of food goes up there aren't any alternatives. The wealthy, of course, can pay more, but the less well off don't have as much flexibility.

One of the more dramatic headlines in the last couple of days has been the rising price of corn, a result of 'climate change' hysteria. It is the fault of a world so willing to goose-step into line with frantic and ridiculous leftists who worship Al Gore as they pander to his non-existent and yet implacable enemy.

Skyrocketing corn prices hit ethanol profits

The continuing surge in the price of corn, which is punishing households with higher food prices, is cutting the profits of American ethanol producers and playing havoc with an industry that was blamed for causing the grain shortage.

The price of a bushel of corn soared above $6 on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange last week, pushed higher by news that American farmers were planting less corn...Expensive corn is hurting the livestock industry, which in turn will raise the price of meat, Rich Feltes, senior vice-president of commodity research for MF Global, said. “Hog producers are liquidating sows, the farmers are operating in the red,” he said.

The skyrocketing cost of corn is rebounding on the ethanol industry, which is taking an ever larger proportion of the US corn harvest to manufacture road fuel.

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Posted by Tammy · April 6, 2008 08:35 PM · Permalink  · Comments (8)
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Is God Trying to Get Our Attention?

This is amazing, but only so because the statue was not damaged. Whew!

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Amazing moment the world's biggest Christ was struck by lightning

Rio de Janeiro's world-famous statue of Christ the Redeemer was struck by lightning during a thunderstorm over the Brazilian city on Sunday. The statue - which towers over the city as the largest statue of Christ in the world - did not appear too damaged after the strike, according to Brazilian reports.

Posted by Tammy · February 12, 2008 10:54 AM · Permalink  · Comments (3)
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Vote Tomorrow Because Joe Probably Will

Here is the best I can do when it comes to trying to scare some of you into a) voting and b) voting for Romney. My guess? Odds are quite high "Joe" is not a Romniac and will very probably vote. I'm just sayin. Oh, a lot of the language is not suitable for children. Of course.

UPDATE:

Because some of you are Smart Asses, let me rephrase: "If you have a primary or caucus tomorrow, please vote. And I will add, whenever your primary or caucus is vote and make that vote for Romney. :)"

Posted by Tammy · February 4, 2008 06:27 PM · Permalink  · Comments (2)
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Did Anyone Ask the Dog?

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I say Go Girl! I think it was time for that relationship to end. Now if only the dog could move out...

Woman doesn't want dog in bathroom during couple's shower

BREMERTON, Wash. (AP) - A 25-year-old woman was arrested for investigation of second-degree assault for getting into an argument with her boyfriend over whether his dog should be in the bathroom while the couple were taking a shower together.

A police report said the 26-year-old man wanted his dog to join them in the bathroom, but the woman objected on Thursday night.

She told him if the dog wouldn't stay out, she didn't want to be his girlfriend anymore. He replied that maybe his next girlfriend would appreciate the dog more, and called her a name.

The police report said the woman punched him in the face several times and the man dislocated his shoulder when the naked couple grappled. He told police his girlfriend threw a picture frame, which broke and cut him.

The woman was taken to the Kitsap County Jail in Port Orchard. Bail has been set at $50,000.

That bail, IMHO, is ridiculously high. She was provoked. To say nothing of the boyfriend attempting to force pron on the puppy. Isn't that a crime?

Posted by Tammy · December 30, 2007 10:04 PM · Permalink  · Comments (11)
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Babe News Anchor Punches Cop

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Alycia Lane. Just watch out for the right hook.

Sends cop to hospital. Which may get babe sent to jail. Babe then wishes she watched more "Bad Girls" when she had the chance.

News anchor busted for punching cop

An Emmy-winning news anchor from Philadelphia is in hot water for punching a police officer here in New York, officials said.

Alycia Lane, a Long Island native who co-anchors the nightly news for a local station in the City of Brotherly Love, was arrested for hitting a female police officer in the face early this morning in Manhattan, and charged with assaulting a police officer...

Earlier this year, 35-year-old Lane made headlines when she e-mailed photos of herself clad in a revealing bikini to NFL Network anchor Rich Eisen. The images were discovered by Eisen's wife, but Lane insisted the pictures were only meant as a good-humored joke.

I don't think she'll be going where Martha went. But those pics might get her a few more smokes.

Stay away from my nuts!The Tiny Gay Squirrel says: "Wow, two Babe posts in a row. It's good to move past Huckanut rage (for a moment) to things that are really important...like Babes."

UPDATE:

Apparently Alycia used a derogatory phrase against the woman cop that a) could also be used in prison, and b) get her sent to the hospital, just after she becomes everyone's wife. For at least an hour.

Philadelphia News Anchor Alycia Lane Calls Officer 'Dyke', Lands in Jail

Alycia Lane, the evening news anchor on CBS affiliate KYW-TV in Philadelphia, was arrested on early Sunday morning in Manhattan after an altercation with a female police officer, according to the New York Times. Lane and her boyfriend Chris Booker, and another unidentified couple were reportedly traveling in a taxi through Manhattan and became upset over a slow vehicle blocking their way. Philly.com reports Lane confronted the passengers of the slow vehicle, which happened to be a group of police officers in plainclothes. [Oops.]

When one of the officers asked Lane, who was taking photos with her iPhone, to step back, the news anchor reportedly began verbally assaulting the officer. According to Philadelphia Weekly, Lane screamed at the officer, saying "I don't give a f*ck who you are, I am a reporter you f*cking dyke." Lane then punched the female officer in the face, according to the Associated Press, resulting in several lacerations and swelling. The officer was treated at a local hospital and released.

Posted by Tammy · December 16, 2007 05:56 PM · Permalink  · Comments (11)
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Adam Sandler Speedo: Sock or Nature?

Who knew? (HT Hot Air). Compared with Daniel Craig's famous speedo shot from his Bond film (obviously all Craig), this look makes one wonder...sock or nature?

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Posted by Tammy · November 14, 2007 11:08 AM · Permalink  · Comments (26)
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I Guess Allah's Not Happy

While we did nothing to Yemen (OBL's birth country) after the attack on the USS Cole, it's nice to see God finally got to that item on his list. Hey, he's busy.

Volcanic Eruption Reported Off of Yemen

A volcano has erupted on a tiny island off the coast of Yemen, spewing lava and ash hundreds of feet into the air, a Canadian naval vessel near the island in the Red Sea reported Sunday. There were no immediate reports of deaths, but at least eight people were missing.

The Yemeni government asked NATO to assist in searching for survivors on Jabal al-Tair island, which lacks a settled population but includes military installations.

Ken Allan, a Navy spokesman, said a NATO fleet just outside the territorial waters of the island reported seeing a "catastrophic volcanic eruption" at 7 p.m. local time. The two-mile-long island is about 70 miles off the coast of Yemen.

"At this time, the entire island is aglow with lava and magma as it pours down into the sea. We do not have confirmation of how many people were on this island at the time of the eruption," Allan said in an e-mail.

"The lava is spewing hundreds of feet into the air, with the volcanic ash also (rising) a thousand feet in the air," Allan said.

Posted by Tammy · September 30, 2007 11:09 PM · Permalink  · Comments (3)
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Craig's Stall Gets Extreme Makeover

Well, they had better not make it too interesting and hip because then it will look gay.

Larry Craig's Restroom to See Changes

MINNEAPOLIS — The infamous airport men's room where Sen. Larry Craig was arrested is getting new stall dividers that drop nearly to the floor to make it a less inviting spot for sexual liaisons.

Web sites had touted that restroom as a popular site for sex with strangers, and police reports over the summer described several cases of men ducking their heads under the dividers into adjoining stalls, allegedly in search of sex...

The Minneapolis airport has more than 80 restrooms, but only two are being targeted for the new dividers, including the one now known for Craig's arrest.

"These two have been the most problematic in terms of complaints from people and indications on Web sites that sexual activities are occurring in them," said airport spokesman Patrick Hogan. He said the dividers would be installed within the next two months...

One person arrested over the summer told police he had four sexual encounters in three hours, and it was only on his fifth approach that someone objected, Hogan said.

The new stall dividers will fall to just 2 to 3 inches above the floor, instead of leaving as much as a foot of open space as they do now. The airport expects to spend $25,000; installing them in every restroom there would cost about $1 million, Hogan said.

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The Tiny Gay Squirrel says: Uh, nothing. It appears he's in the restroom.

Posted by Tammy · September 28, 2007 04:36 PM · Permalink  · Comments (3)
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Marcia, Marcia, Marcia!

My sister...My bride!

Maureen McCormick. Hmmm...yep.

Three words as uttered by Jan which will forever have a new meaning.

Brady Bunch Star Reveals All About Lesbian Fling With TV Sister

Wholesome former THE BRADY BUNCH star MAUREEN MCCORMICK is set to reveal the beloved 70s TV series' most shocking secret in a new book - she and her on-screen sister had a lesbian fling. MCCormick's tell-all, Here's The Story, won't hit bookstores until 2008, but publishers are already buzzing about the big reveal. As well as talking candidly about her well-documented eating disorder and drug problems in the book, TV's Marcia Brady will come clean about a romance she had with co-star Eve Plumb, who played her sister Jan on the hit show. A source tells America's National Enquirer, "The most explosive comments will be how the then-blonde, blue-eyed cutie developed a crush on Eve Plumb, which led to some sexual play. "This book will certainly come as a shocker. While Maureen is not a lesbian [of course not!--T], she reveals there were some sexual hijinks going on behind the scenes. "It's bizarre because she played such a virginal character on the show."

Jan, Jan, Jan!

Stay away from my nuts!
The Tiny Gay Squirrel says: "And Hillary's not gay, either. She just likes Jan. A lot."

Posted by Tammy · September 21, 2007 03:35 PM · Permalink  · Comments (6)
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"Asphyxia-Balling." Hey! Get Your Minds Out of the Gutter

'Bee' afraid!

Yes, that's right. And we though it was just our mothers who had mastered the "smothering you to death" technique.

Not so.

Surprise Strategy: Bees Smother Enemies

Cyprian honeybees don't smother their enemies with kindness—they just smother them to death, research now reveals.

This novel strategy has never been seen before in insects, "and probably in all animal species," apidologist Gerard Arnold at the National Center of Scientific Research in France, told LiveScience.

Cyprian honeybees (Apis mellifera cypria) do possess stingers to defend themselves. However, their archenemy, the Oriental hornet (Vespa orientalis), is protected from such attacks by their hard body armor. The predatory hornets tend to attack bee colonies en masse in the middle of the autumn, explained researcher Alexandros Papachristoforou of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece.

Previous studies revealed Asian honeybees can kill hornets by completely engulfing them, making the predators die from the heat inside the ball of bees—a strategy dubbed "thermo-balling." [...]

Now scientists find Cyprian honeybees can kill hornets by suffocating them, a strategy the researchers have dubbed "asphyxia-balling."..."To kill the high-temperature-tolerant hornet, Cyprian honeybees have developed an alternate strategy to thermo-balling and stinging," Papachristoforou said. "They appear to have identified the hornets' 'Achilles heel' by asphyxiating the predator."

Yeah, so there.

Posted by Tammy · September 17, 2007 09:33 PM · Permalink  · Comments (2)
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Tom and Katie Sleep in Separate Bedrooms...

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Breathe Right or separate bedrooms? Apparently a tough call for Tom Cruise.

Because he snores. And Angelina Jolie and I sleep in separate bedrooms because she snores. Or maybe it's because we really don't know each other. Actually, I'd have trouble breathing with Katie in my bed, too, but only at first :)

Katie blames Tom Cruise's snoring for sleeping in separate bedrooms

It's an age old problem, and many a wife has suffered because of it - but not Katie Holmes.

Tom Cruise and wife Katie Holmes are reported to sleep in separate bedrooms, so she doesn't have to suffer his snoring.

A source told US magazine, Star: "It's a situation that works for both of them"...

"In fact, they even joke about having separate bedrooms to their friends – Katie says Tom snores, and this way she can get her beauty sleep!"

"Of course they spend time together alone at night like most married couples; after all, they conceived Suri!"

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Hey, what's this doing here?!

Posted by Tammy · August 25, 2007 01:49 PM · Permalink  · Comments (4)
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Global Warming Strikes Again

God help us all.

Arctic August: NYC Sets Record For Coldest Day

(CBS) NEW YORK Don't forget to bundle up if you're headed out in New York City today. After all, it is August 21. The city along with the rest of the tri-state region is feeling the chilly effect of a cold front sweeping through the region, accompanied by cool rain showers.

Tuesday's high temperature in Central Park was just 59 degrees. The normal high for today is 82 degrees. The normal low is 67.

Posted by Tammy · August 21, 2007 05:43 PM · Permalink  · Comments (11)
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Anti-Jihad Squirrels Nabbed by Iran

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After all my reporting of Jihadi Squirrels, we finally have proof that just because all Jihadi Squirrels are squirrels, does not mean all squirrels are Jihadis.

Iran-US Face-Off goes Sci-Fi: Spy Squirrels and Godly UFOs

According to IRNA, the official Islamic Republic news agency, the national Police chief has implicitly verified the news about the confiscation of a number of squirrels, equipped with eavesdropping devices, on the Iranian borders. He has declined to give any more details, but, reportedly, when asked about the confiscation of 14 spy squirrels, he stated, “I have heard about it, but I do not have precise information”. IRNA adds, “These squirrels were equipped by foreign intelligence services, but were captured two weeks ago by the Police”.

Yes, the most thankless job in war--"Spy," the nameless and faceless, obviously even without the benefit of even being human, these brave rodent-ish like creatures have risked all to make it clear that some squirrels won't put up with their entire species being hijacked by a few crazy violent freaks who dream of Squirrel World Conquest.

Now if only squirrels we know, in every day life, would come out and be as vocal against those who give all squirrels a bad name. But for now, we'll have to just imagine who these brave souls are. Er, were. (HT Hot Air).


Stay away from my nuts!
The Tiny Gay Squirrel says: "Well, it's about time. But, this whole thing strikes me as sort of...gay."

Posted by Tammy · July 9, 2007 05:53 PM · Permalink  · Comments (0)
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Female Sharks Can Reproduce Alone

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And I bet no one argues with them about it, either.

Posted by Tammy · May 23, 2007 06:51 PM · Permalink  · Comments (3)
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Squirrel Jihad Update

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Squirrel Jihadist

It's been ages since I've been able to bring some Squirrel Jihad news to you. Today it's a doozy.

Squirrel enters S. San Jose classroom, attacks two adults and a student

A squirrel bit an 11-year-old girl and two adults after scurrying into an open classroom at a South San Jose elementary school this morning, drawing police and animal control to the campus.

Although an animal control official said it's unlikely the squirrel has rabies, the three bite victims may undergo anti-rabies shots as a precaution.

The unusual attack was over in seconds, with the animal - possibly a confused and frightened adolescent - quickly disappearing.

"I think any animal that is cornered is going to do that fight-and-flight thing," operations director of the Wildlife Center of Silicon Valley Janet Alexander Thompson said. "He probably didn't mean to come into the classroom."...

That's a really good guess considering we're talking about a squirrel here.

And what happened to the squirrel?

"The whereabouts of the squirrel are unknown," Muyo said.

Posted by Tammy · May 11, 2007 07:15 PM · Permalink  · Comments (3)
Animal Issues | Nature | Squirrels

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Knut Getting Big, Less Cute

We live in a world where extreme, coma-inducing cute is all too rare. Unless, of course, we're dealing with Choco-Cat, but even then the cuteness is tempered by, well, fakeness.

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Knut, on the other hand, is real, growing up and moving from porridge in a bowl to meat on the bone.

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Less Cute, more Bruiser Knut

Knut Steadily Getting Less Cute

It's a tragic fact of life. Celebrity polar bear cub Knut, now almost five months old, is gradually mutating from a fluffy porridge-lapping cub into a heavy bruiser with a penchant for meat off the bone. But the visitors are still flocking to see him.

Knut's days of extreme cuteness are numbered now that he has acquired a markedly longer snout and weighs a chubby 17 kilograms (37 pounds), twice as much as when he first appeared before an adoring public five weeks ago.

"His teeth are sharper and he's stronger, he still gets porridge but we now feed him beef on the bone occasionally," the zoo's bear expert Heiner Klös told SPIEGEL ONLINE. "He's calmed down a bit, he doesn't potter around as much as he used to and he's happy to sit on his own more often. But he still wanders back to his keeper to tank up on security."

Posted by Tammy · April 30, 2007 05:52 PM · Permalink  · Comments (1)
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Knut to Bush: Try Saying No For Once

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Knut has balls and an undisturbed bottom!

Knut of Berlin has done something no other Western world leader has in this time of war: He has kept his dignity despite the efforts of others. Knut may be small and naked, but even he knows when to say no, and who not to associate with.

Knut Health Scare Over, He Was Only Teething

..."It was only toothache," said a spokeswoman for the zoo. "He's growing a back tooth and it hurt him like it hurts most small children." Knut would be back on show on Tuesday, she said. "He's playing again but his cheek is swollen."...

After half an hour his two keepers decided to break off the show and took him back to his cage where two vets examined him and concluded that he had a fever. They couldn't be entirely sure about his temperature though because he refused to let them put a thermometer up his bottom.

Now if we could only teach President Bush the same trick, we might actually get something done in Washington, DC and the Middle East, and stop winking at terrorists.

If things continue at this rate, I just may have to write-in "Knut von Berlin" in 2008.


Posted by Tammy · April 17, 2007 06:30 PM · Permalink  · Comments (3)
Animal Issues | Balls, Lack Of | Nature

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50 MPH Over A Speed Bump Without a Bra On

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Kate Beckinsale

That is what would cure Kate Beckinsale of her fetish-fascination with large breasts. Now, if she were talking about wanting someone else's, I'd be kinder (and act really fast to get her phone number), but she wants them for herself. Silly, naive, able-to-jog-without-getting-whiplash girl.

Kate Beckinsale Says She Has Breast Envy

Asked by Glamour in its May issue if she could switch bodies with someone for a day, who would that be, the star of the new thriller Vacancy replies, "Someone with gigantic real breasts, like Queen Latifah."

Getting more off her chest, Beckinsale, 33, says, "I'm so fascinated by breasts because my mother didn't have them either. If I had them, I'd run up and down a flight of stairs!"

Yes, she's lovely and all that, but that's an awfully extreme scenario to imagine if you just want to slap yourself in the face.

Posted by Tammy · April 8, 2007 12:17 AM · Permalink  · Comments (6)
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And It Was Such a Beautiful Day...

Until some loser set off fireworks in the parking lot of some apartment building on Barham which started a fire in the Hollywood Hills. At least that's what the police think. We had lots of wind the last few days, which blows all the smog and gunk somewhere inland (Needles?). So we get days like this, and then it gets all screwed up with fire smoke. Pictures courtesy of Defamer. They also have great email reports from staff at the area studios. Apparently the tourists are nervous.

What looks like a little white strip on the mountain just under the smoke is the Hollywood sign, which is uncomfortable close to it all.

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UPDATE:

Two teenagers turn themselves in; admit to starting fire. Whether or not they get punished is another story. As the death of right and wrong rolls merrily along, our world is increasingly one where there is obviously no repercussions to any bad act, whether you be an idiotic teenager from Illinois or a maniac in Iran.

Hillside fire threatens landmark, fouls the air

A fast-moving brush fire cut a path through bone-dry terrain in the Hollywood Hills on Friday, churning massive plumes of smoke across the region that slowed traffic, jangled nerves and for a time threatened the Hollywood sign. The 160-acre blaze, the largest in the heavily populated Hollywood Hills in nearly two decades, consumed brushland above the Warner Bros. Studio and Forest Lawn cemetery.

Witnesses told authorities they saw two teenagers setting off fireworks about 1 p.m. near the Oakwood apartments, a temporary housing village near several major studios frequented by people in the entertainment business.

Three hours later, two teenagers from Illinois who were visiting the Oakwood turned themselves in to police and admitted starting the blaze, L.A. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa said. The boys, ages 16 and 17, were detained by LAPD officers on suspicion of reckless setting of a fire and then released to their parents' custody, pending possible prosecution.

Oh brother.

Posted by Tammy · March 30, 2007 05:25 PM · Permalink  · Comments (0)
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But Wait, I thought It Was "Settled Science"

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The Cartoon Algore

Caution urged on climate 'risks'

Two leading UK climate researchers say some of their peers are "overplaying" the global warming message and risk confusing the public about the threat.

Professors Paul Hardaker and Chris Collier, both Royal Meteorological Society figures, are voicing their concern at a conference in Oxford.

They say some researchers make claims about possible future impacts that cannot be justified by the science.

The pair believe this damages the credibility of all climate scientists.

Ya think?

This view is shared by Professor Hardaker, the society's chief executive.

"Organisations have been guilty of overplaying the message," he says.

"There's no evidence to show we're all due for very short-term devastating impacts as a result of global warming; so I think these statements can be dangerous where you mix in the science with unscientific assumptions."

Posted by Tammy · March 17, 2007 01:06 PM · Permalink  · Comments (12)
Environment | Nature | Orwellian | Politics | Religion | Science & Technology

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Guilty Tramp or Regular Chick?

With the Scooter Libby news today I was forced to think again about Valerie Plame. This disturbs me because I then feel guilty because I find her very attractive, and as a result am unable to dislike her as much as I normally would considering the situation.

This makes me feel, among other things, like the shallow end of the pool. Should I feel guilty, or am I just a Regular Chick? Well, okay, an Irregular Chick. With all this confessing, maybe I should become a Catholic. I do feel better now. But I think Jesus may be appalled. Hmmm...

And I know I can't be the only one in this predicament. But I may be the only one who admits it :)

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Oh, criminy.

Posted by Tammy · March 6, 2007 11:55 PM · Permalink  · Comments (25)
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Know Thy Moon's Name

Since we name our hurricanes, wind storms, and firearms, the least we can do is give the moon a name every time she gets full.

Yeah, names like "Wolf," "Snow," and "Worm." And then there is the famous "Blue." And while there was a "Tammy" hurricane last season (actually, she only made it to Tropical Storm), I suppose I should happy that I'm not on the same list with "Sturgeon," and "Beaver." Enough said.

Posted by Tammy · January 1, 2007 11:26 PM · Permalink  · Comments (1)
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Name That Wind Storm

We have some wind that needs to be named. It seems NOAA wants to name the wind that hit Seattle on December 14 and 15. I didn't know it was that serious, but then again I live in Los Angeles.

And what do you get if the National Weather Service picks your name? Nothing really, except bragging rights, but that's a pretty breezy thing. I have no suggestions, but I think all of you Smarty Pants out there probably can come up with great ideas. Now be clever and go help them Name That Wind!

Hey, the next thing I want NOAA to name is all this cold air we've been getting in Los Angeles. Another reason to root for Global Warming to do well--an end to freezing weather, especially where it's not natural, like Los Angeles.

Posted by Tammy · December 21, 2006 11:54 PM · Permalink  · Comments (5)
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