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Friday October 14, 2005 · 1:04 PM PDT

2005/10/14 · 13:04

Sorry, Washington, I know we're all very excited about what's going on in the political sphere, but what's happening in the environmental sphere is just too important to ignore the way we have been.

While this article may seem a bit alarmist, I'd hazard a small protest that it's better to expect the worst and be disappointed, rather than. . .well, you know.
Right now global warming is not only a reality, it is an imminent reality. At this point, we possibly cannot curb the climate change significantly enough to sustain life on our own planet. About two hundred and fifty million years ago, the same sort of global climate change happened, and well, I'll let the quote speak for itself.

The result of this runaway global warming was the greatest mass extinction since life emerged from the sea -- 95 percent of all species in existence died. That from an initial temperature rise only 0.2 degrees Celsius more than what the IPCC says could occur by the end of this century. We now know that human industry is causing in our lifetimes the same kind of methane release that triggered the Permian extinction.

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Tuesday October 11, 2005 · 11:05 AM PDT

2005/10/11 · 11:05

Granted, I know little about him except for that interview he did on 20/20 way back when. I tried to read his stance on the issues on his website, but all the links are down and the site hasn't been updated since June! (of what year, I cannot even say).

All I know is that I really dislike the military and all those who are gung-ho about it. And don't tell me Clark isn't gung-ho about it, because he's a freaking four-star general. You have to do a lot of push-ups to make it that far, and I personally reject the whole philosophy (or lack thereof) behind our cruel and hierarchical military.

Perhaps this is just going back to a male vs. female perspective. This is a man's world, and men like fighting, etc. all that BS that the media is constantly forcing down our throats, but I feel like we need to step away from the idea that sometimes fighting is the only answer. It is NEVER the only answer, and rarely is it the best answer.

Where are all my fellow sappy romantics out there?

Oh, How I Love Snarky Humor

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Monday October 03, 2005 · 9:45 AM PDT

2005/10/03 · 09:45

Okay, so I'm not from Ohio, but I recognize that it's a key state and sort of a litmus test for how the rest of us folks are doing. I'm also a sucker for a headline that makes me chuckle.

Shameless linkage of someone else' blog. Go on, you know you want to read it. Because I obviously don't have anything interesting to say.

I love that the blogging world has already assessed Miers, and the story came out less than an hour ago. And we wonder why ADD is on the rise.

No More Mr. and Ms. Nice Guy

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Wednesday September 28, 2005 · 12:55 PM PDT

2005/09/28 · 12:55

I think it's just about time we stop playing nice with the wingnuts. I'm not saying we should not play fair, but fair is a broad spectrum. It's time to hammer the repugs on all their horrible misdeeds and not let up. Keep bringing up Katrina. Keep bringing up DeLay, Frist, monkeyinchief's drinking until all the pins are down. We can't step back and quote the Golden Rule, because it's like fighting with an unseen enemy. If they aren't going to be kind, then we have to be brilliant and sharp, witty and sarcastic so that everyone can see they're feeble and greedy, grabbing for any morsel they can hold onto before the whole system comes crashing down.

Let's make 2006 the best damn year ever.

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