The New York Times has an interesting story on the absolutely horrible movies that the Sci-Fi channel has been putting out every week. While I won’t say that these are the only reason I’m quitting cable, the are a reason to quit cable. Especially when I found out that Sci-Fi is marketing these movies at a specific demographic: women, […]
If the drought killed off certain bug species here in Missouri, I would find it hard to shed a tear. Yes indeedy, my environmental awareness stops at my legs. Or at least, those parts the little shits left after dinner, breakfast, and it would seem, lunch.
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The misfortune of some
As the old saying goes in the Ozarks, we’re always two weeks away from a drought. I’ve been following Dr. Jeff Master’s weblog at Weather Underground, as he covers Hurricane Dennis, the strongest July hurricane in this country since records have been maintained. Last night and today, folks are being evacuated in Florida and Alabama, and from […]
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And Ruby isn’t just a gemstone
Recovered from the Wayback Machine. I hadn’t intended to write any more on BlogHer, the blogger conference focused on women. At least, I hadn’t planned on it until I read Chris Nolan’s post today, trying to encourage Kevin Drum to attend. If you don’t know who Kevin Drum is, he’s a political weblogger/journalist who is assumed to have […]
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Stuckness
Golden Girl has been slightly sluggish the last week, and I wondered if I had taken too long for the last oil change. It just turned 50,000, so I imagine that problems will happen but I’d hoped they wouldn’t happen just now. Tonight, however, when I was driving to the park to walk, the “Check […]