Last year they kicked the hell out of tomato farmers (six weeks later, it turned out to be peppers), this year it’s peanuts? How long will this one go before they determine it was something else, or not an industry wide problem? “We urge consumers to postpone eating any products that may contain peanut butter [...]
Archive of entries posted on January 2009
The Federal Indictment “He doesn’t want you to know about”
Three years without having to suffer through another windbag, snake-oil salesman’s pitch from the dark prince of nighttime television infomercials… Yay! Judge Orders Kevin Trudeau to Pay More Than $37 Million for False Claims About Weight-Loss Book A federal judge has ordered infomercial marketer Kevin Trudeau to pay more than $37 million for violating a [...]
Fever Pitch Fanatacism
President ‘has four years to save Earth’ Soaring carbon emissions are already causing ice-cap melting and threaten to trigger global flooding, widespread species loss and major disruptions of weather patterns in the near future. “We cannot afford to put off change any longer,” said Hansen. “We have to get on a new path within this [...]
Kali : Early 2004* – 12 Jan 2009
[singlepic id=23 w=320 h=240 float=left] Things I’ll miss about Kali: Followed me everywhere, but never a “lap cat” Always there to greet me at the door when I got home Plastic bags Her favorite treats – three times a day Opening the blinds for her when she sat near a window Playing “Catsketball”™ Filling the [...]
Shopping for a new laptop?
Okay, so while I’ve been tempted by the rash of “Netbooks” on the market, I soon realized that there were a number of decent laptops on the market for not that much more. I’m open to suggestions, but I’m doing my own research and reading to find not only the best bang for my buck, [...]
WordPress 2.7 “Coltrane”
A very nice update – not much changed from the visitor’s standpoint (basically, nothing!), but the admin bits are very nice. This little “Quickpress” editor could have a few more features, but it’s quite a handy way to drop in a short note. WordPress 2.7 “Coltrane”
Happy 2009
Watched Dick Clark, noticed they showed literally NO shots of the new ball dropping or even lit up; toasted the new year; watched Robby Knievel jump the volcano; now it’s time for bed. Good night / Good bye 2008. Welcome, 2009. May all the terrorist assholes in the world lay down and die this year.