The Fount of Useless Information
Your place for useless information that just might possibly be interesting.
She has a case of Dunlop’s disease almost as bad as mine:
Glamour Magazine Features (gasp!) a Real Woman!
http://feelgoodstyle.com/2011/12/05/lizzie-miller/
I talked briefly about non-stick women here: http://sol-biotech.com/wordpress/2011/12/12/alternative-ways-to-evaluate-the-economy/ and I applaud the intention of popularizing non-stick women, but really, isn’t …
They shut down the ports:
Port of Oakland shut down
Day of action results in at least 27 arrests in three cities
http://www.salon.com/2011/12/13/port_of_oakland_shut_down/singleton/
Never mind that those most hurt are the 99% who are trying to pay their bills! It …
What a great police state we have!
Busted for Tweeting
Police escalation in New York as my brother and 17 other people are arrested for observing an occupation
http://www.salon.com/2011/12/13/busted_for_tweeting/singleton/…
Is it time to embrace climate change?
Some scientist believe we’ve already created a new geological epoch — and it may not be a bad thing
http://www.salon.com/2011/12/13/is_it_time_to_embrace_climate_change/singleton/
Reading the comments was quite instructive. It seems the clear tilt is against …
Building the body electric
Eyes can be grown in a frog’s gut by changing cells’ electrical properties
http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/336783/title/Building_the_body_electric
I believe that Science News only allows some articles to be free for a certain period of time, so this link might …
I don’t like to endlessly post from the same site because then it looks like I only spend my time on a single site all day. Thus, as much as I like the site Cracked.com I don’t want to clutter …
Poll: Voters want to throw ’em out
http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2011/12/09/poll-voters-want-to-throw-em-out/?hpt=hp_bn3
Sounds like a clear referendum on Congress, eh?
……76 percent of voters said most members of Congress do not deserve to be re-elected, the highest percentage Gallup measured in 19 years of
What’s Behind A Temper Tantrum?
Scientists Deconstruct The Screams
http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2011/12/05/143062378/whats-behind-a-temper-tantrum-scientists-deconstruct-the-screams
I only remember Don throwing a single temper tantrum. He had a melt down in the Harrisonburg Home Dept when he was a couple of years old and was lying …
From a Democrat!
Why the GOP field is so weak
http://www.cnn.com/2011/12/08/opinion/carville-gop-field/index.html?hpt=hp_c1
It is a very sad litany, but the really really sad thing is one of these clowns probably has at least a 50% chance of becoming President!…
I haven’t written much about the Occupy Wall Street (OWS) movement, I think largely because I am not convinced this leaderless organization with diffused demands can make any impact even if it wasn’t marginalized by the mainstream media. I figured …