about 3 weeks ago -
Bacon is the epitome of awesomeness.
…I love that you have Baconpalooza up, because it just reminded me how much I do love bacon. Since training for this Ironman, I can pretty much eat anything. I think I am going to make myself some bacon and eggs. Also, one of my friend’s, Mike enjoys eating bacon on his pizza. I will have to try that sometime. Kudos to Bacon !!…
about 3 weeks ago -
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about 3 weeks ago -
Upon reading the letters, shift supervisor Doug Kirchoff and his crew discovered they were written by the family of James Prosser, a soldier from Wales killed in Afghanistan in September 2009.
…messages, each individually wrapped and dry in an empty bottle.Upon reading the letters, Kirchoff and his crew discovered they were written by the family of James Prosser, a soldier from Wales killed in Afghanistan in September 2009.According to an article in the South Wales Argus newspaper, Prosser’s family had taken a vacation to Barbados in January of this year and, after writing the “heartfelt” letters to him and other family members, sent the bottle into the Caribbean Sea.”(James’) favorite drink was sambucca, so they had gone out to sea to take a toast,” Kirchoff said. When reading the letters, Kirchoff’s crew discovered the address of Sarah Adams, Prosser’s mother.Though the letters weren’t entirely readable, cleanup crew members were able to glean enough information for an Internet search for the soldier and his family. When they reached out to the newspaper earlier this week, it just so happened that the article’s author was having lunch with Adams, who will be celebrating her 43rd birthday…
about 3 weeks ago -
The fires started in July and by the end of the month, Russia was in flames. By August 5, 2010, nearly 600 fires were burning, destroying some 500,000 acres in central and western Russia.
about 4 weeks ago -
Seven puppies are dead after traveling aboard an American Airlines plane from Tulsa to Chicago O’Hare International Airport.
…user”,”authorDisplayName”:”Anonymous”,”authorUid”:”7918844″,”category”:”Check It”,”detail”:”Even with Mr Barry raising money for you today Alexei, a WGN poll put you at a 70 percent chance of losing this election come Nov. Why? Because people know your a fraud. You pilfered your bank for 70 million dollars. You took donations from the financial house that lost 70 million from the Bright star program and you received a paid SUV for it. How do I know. Because I know you, and I knew your Father. Knew him well. The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree Alexei. We are going to Wikileak you into submission Alexei. No accomplice of Blago is getting in. Illinois is tired of frauds like you. Mark this date down. Sept 3 2010. That’s when it all comes out. See you then. In the meantime Happy Birthday Barry. Blow out the Candles Alexei.”,”date”:”Aug 5 at 11:14…
about 4 weeks ago -
Long elevator rides are awkward enough without having to share one with someone who can’t quite grasp the concept of using an indoor phone voice.
…In a world of unlimited minutes, Virgin Mobile would like you to consider the alternative: to PLEASE SHUT UP. Let’s face it, talk is over. We know you don’t need unlimited minutes. We also know you must think it’s weird that a wireless phone company is telling you to STOP TALKING, but by now you know…Virgin Mobile isn’t like any other wireless company. We know you know there’s a new phone etiquette out there — one that’s steeped in Tweeting, friending, and texting. http://www.PLEASESHUTUP.COM is our way of saying it’s time to move on. It’s time to talk less and do more. Our unlimited data plans start at just $25/month (that’s unlimited messaging, email, data…
about 4 weeks ago -
This hilarious dollhouse is outfitted to look like a weed-growing house and is proudly on display in the window of a San Francisco cafe. The dollhouse features Pee Wee Herman dolls, Star Trek action figures, a magic brownie-baking kitchen, and (so my eyes tell me) real marijuana clippings.
…Let us now inspect the lounge. Here we have Pee Wee looking chipper in his rocking chair, while just behind him — not quite in the photo — are our beloved Star Trek action figures. Note the recurring pot leaf decor. And the vom-tastic Pepto Bismol carpet….
about 4 weeks ago -
A key House committee voted 41 to 22 to pass a measure licensing online poker. While this vote does not guarantee that the measure will be brought to the full House for a vote, the fact that the legislation was reported at all was a rare breath of fresh air in a Congress increasingly devoid of interest in favor of individual freedom.
…The online gambling issue highlights the plight most Libertarians face in regard to voting. Most of us tend to agree more with the Republican talking points about fiscal policy and limiting the size of government. Then, they go and use government to limit individual freedoms in areas they feel their voting base would agree need to be addressed. It gets a little frustrating when you see how strongly they feel about online gambling but don’t seem to take that same zealous approach to controlling spending which I feel is far more important. In many ways, I think the Republicans attention to the social agenda led to Obama and the Dems taking control. Now, most logical folks see what a train wreck that is becoming, but I for one don’t really want to put the Republicans back in control if its just going to lead to more laws like the internet gambling and no emphasis on controlling the runaway spending. Price is my rep and he seems like a decent enough guy but I cannot give him my vote given his response on this…
about 4 weeks ago -
Atkins? South Beach? Jenny Craig? Try “The Firefly Fast,” “The Caterpillar Cleanse,” or “The Stinkbug Slimdown.” An insect diet could be the solution to cooling our planet’s ever-warming climate.
…In fact, no less a body than the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization is formally considering his proposal.
The cultivation of livestock such as cows, pigs and sheep accounts for two-thirds of the world’s farmland and generates 20 percent of all greenhouse gases, reports The Guardian.
“There is a meat crisis,” van Huis told the Guardian. “The world population will grow from six billion now to nine billion by 2050 and we know people are consuming more meat. Twenty years ago the average was 20kg, it is now 50kg, and will be 80kg in 20 years. If we continue like this we will need another Earth.”
The climate killer in a meat diet is methane.
Emitted mostly by cows yes, that s via burps and farts the gas is 23 times more harmful for the ozone layer than carbon dioxide.
But a world with less methane isn’t the only value of an insect diet.
According to the Guardian:
The insects also produce 300 times less nitrous oxide, also a warming gas, and much less ammonia, a pollutant produced by pig and poultry…
about 4 weeks ago -
Clashes with Israel’s Army and internal tensions over the investigation into the Hariri assassination have left the country on edge.
…s Shiite and Sunni communities. Street battles between the two sides in May 2008 left more than two dozen people dead. The tensions are running so high that president Bashar al-Assad of Syria and King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia paid an unprecedented visit to Beirut last Friday in an effort to calm things down. But their intervention may not be enough. And if the internal tensions boil over at the same time the border conflict with Israel heats up, Lebanon could be facing a crisis worse than the bad old days of the civil war….
