And here I thought Mia’s poop was just a pile of useless crap: German police baffeled by Bush poo-flags. There’s a whole album of the flags in situ here. You can even get your own flag and contribute your own pics (but please, please, please – dog doo-doo ONLY). We have a whole bucketful of…

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I ran across this today in Wired News (I love this feed!!): Question Authorities: Why it’s smart to disobey officials in emergencies. The article looks at the finding of an NIST draft report called Occupant Behavior, Egress, and Emergency Communications. Among its findings: many people survived the 9/11 attacks on the WTC because they diregarded…

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A little political humor sent to me the other day: Who’s On First” — new version George: Condi! Nice to see you. What’s happening? Condi: Sir, I have the report here about the new leader of China. George: Great. Lay it on me. Condi: Hu is the new leader of China. George: That’s what I…

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At least that’s what it felt like when I checked my inbox this morning. It was bursting with emails from various PAC groups. A few I felt were worthwhile, so will mention them here: StopTheNRA has mounted an email campaign against H.R. 800, which would prevent civil liability actions from being brought against gun dealers…

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Just sent an email to my Congresspeople to stop a new nuclear initiative that the Bush administration is trying to get funded. You can sign too, if you’re feeling in a “no-new-nukes-60s-protest-blowin’-in-the-wind-make-love-not-war” kind of mood. Power to the people, right on!

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We received this email today: February 2 was both Groundhog Day and the State of the Union address. As Air America Radio pointed out, “It is an ironic juxtaposition: one involves a meaningless ritual in which we look to a creature of little intelligence for prognostication, and the other involves a groundhog. *sigh*

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