Cape Wind

The go ahead has been give by Interior Secretary Ken Salazar to build the US's first offshore wind farm! It seems there is some backlash about ruining the view of the Cape, but is that more important than the earth? I don't know a whole lot about wind power, but it would seem to be less harmful that coal mining or drilling for oil. There is some footprint to the windmills and it could be disruptive to the animals that live there, but they would probably adapt. I have a whole lot of questions about wind power and the affects of the windmills. On the surface though it seems to be a favorable alternative to fossil fuels.

I Wonder How This is Going to Play Out

In Jail

Brass Bowl After a Lil' Cleaning

I cleaned the bowl with some lemons and salt like C. Ferrel's brother suggested. Not quite as clean as I wanted, but the best I could do with a baby in a walker at my feet and cooking dinner at the same time!

Brass Bowl Found in Greg's Scrap Pile

Leigh Visiting the Office

1st Plane Ride

Happy St. Patty's Day

Alexandria Zoo

Billy, Sam, Belinda, Linda, Leigh and I went to the Alexandria Zoo last Saturday. It is a fun little zoo and makes a pretty cheap afternoon. Billy was a little sad because there were no elephants or giraffes, but I think he got over it. Belinda and I both believe that the Black Bear is myth. All the times we have been there neither of us have ever see the bear!




This Instant!

Listening - Ida Maria, I Like You So Much Better When You're Naked (totally addicting)
Reading - Just finished Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightening Thief

I want to move to Shanghai...

were you can wear pajamas all the time! I love pajama bottoms and think someone should start making pants like them. Gap makes the best ones and sadly one of my pairs is about to bite the dust. A bleach stain led to a hole on the back of one of the legs, but I prevailed and sewed the tear closed and they have lasted several more years. My biggest regret lately is that when I was at Gap Outlet the other day and pajama bottoms were on clearance I only bought one pair! I so should have got a second.

The pajama wearing in Shanghai is one of the topics of the new book Planet Shanghai by Justin Guariglia.

Obscura Day 2010

Atlas Obscura presents Obscura Day 2010 on March 20. If this wasn't tomorrow when I was beginning my 9000 hr drive back to La. from Pa. I would so be down for this, but unfortunately there is nothing along our route. Who doesn't like to visit obscure sites?

243 Guns Lost...

by officers with Homeland Security! Wow is all I can really say. 179 were lost "because officers did not properly secure them," according to the report. I sure you are asking what not properly securing them means. Well it means they were left in bathrooms and gone when the officer can back looking for them or the from seat of unlocked vehicles in a lunchbox and gone when the officer came back two days later. All I can say is wow!

Report: Officers lose 243 Homeland Security guns

Truth-O-Meter

Politifact reviews statements made by politicians to see if they are true or not! It does take into account varying degrees of truthfulness which is helpful and some of the statements they pick are interesting.

Barely True
"We're also cutting a Forest Service economic development program that strayed so far from any mission that it funded a music festival."-Barak Obama

Half-True
"Thomas Jefferson created the Marines for the Islamic pirates that were happening."-Glenn Beck

Found this fun website through Federal Daily newsletter which had a brief "Feds Make Twice As Much? Really?" in response to Senator Scott Brown's statement that federal employees make twice as much as private sector. The Truth-O-Meter finds this False!

Plugged in Online

Apparently there was some controversy about the Tebow commercial during the Super Bowl last night (Yeah Saints!). I didn't hear about it until this morning and didn't really get why from the commercial so I had to go look up the Focus on the Family website mentioned at the end of the commercial. I don't really get worked up about messages like this because I think when you look at the source take things with a grain of salt. I couldn't resist clicking on the website mentioned at the bottom of the page though. There was a link to Plugged in Online that reviews entertainment. The reviews are pretty harsh at times which make them amusing to me.

Review comments from Legion:
" It is so bad that it could kill monkeys."
" It is so bad it should come with a surgeon general's warning—and a government tax for causing cancer."
"Legion is nothing more than the reckless musings of someone who knows about as much about the Bible as I know about macroeconomics."

Dude this review makes me want to see the movie even more!

Mental Floss Rocks

There Lunch Time Quizzes are usually interesting and today's quiz was about The National Parks. I managed to score 8 out 10! Woohoo! I don't always score that good and after this post I am going to go try the Catholic Saint or New Orleans Saint? which I am probably not going to do good on!

My favorite drink turns 125!

The first thing I asked for when I got back to the US after spending a couple weeks in Guatemala was a Dr Pepper. After my mom picked my up at the airport our first stop was Sonic! Sonic Dr Pepper with cherry is super yummy and probably my favorite drink. Who knew that Dr Pepper is 125 years old! I found out during my perusal of Pop Candy Blog today.



Check out the Dr Pepper Timeline!

Save Coco

Angel Dog

I need a feel good story after the last one with the tattooing parents.

Family's 'Angel' dog saves boy from cougar attack

An 18-month old golden retriever puppy named Angel saved her 11-year old owner Austin from a cougar attack on Saturday. After the mother called for help a constable quickly arrived at their home and shot the cougar. Angel survived with bites and scratches and has received a good prognosis.

Parents Tattoo Kids

Two parents tattoo there children with homemade tattoo gun. And they don't think they have done anything wrong. WTF

Pick up a Dumbbell, Pop Out a Baby

Chile weightlifter has unexpected baby during training

"Chilean Olympic weightlifter Elizabeth Poblete has given birth to a baby boy during a training session, without having known she was pregnant."