Car at Walmart

I don't know if you can read the side of the car but there are quotes from Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson scratched into the side of the car.

Let The Building Begin

I know there is a push to build more nuclear plants and I don't know if this is something that can help with the waste generated. Venus Flytrap eats radioactive waste.

"Researchers have developed a material that opens its pores to let in its intended prey--the radioactive ion cesium--then "snaps shut" to entrap it, according to Science Daily. It's a Venus Flytrap that eats radioactive waste instead of flies."

America's Greatest Rip-offs

This is a very interesting article from CNNMoney about the mark-ups on everyday things. It is amazing.

http://money.cnn.com/galleries/2010/news/1001/gallery.americas_biggest_ripoffs/7.html

Mars

This is a photo of the fog on mars.
http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap100202.html

Edit; I reread this and it is definitely a fog-bow (moon rainbow) on earth and the brightest 'star' is Mars. That's what I get for skimming.

Black History Month

Madam C.J. Walker. I thought I would make a tiny little post promoting a historical figure I feel kind of close to, only because I livend in Indianapolis. Walker went from being a slave in the south to becoming the Oprah of the super early 1900's. She had a huge impact on black people across the country and came to success by being the first person to make hair products for black people. She was also very liberal with her money and paid her workers 50 percent more than the average and donated mad money to charities and social welfare. It's kind of strange that she has such a presence still in Indianapolis. The Walker Theatre still stands and is absolutely amazing.

She is America's first black self-made millionaire.

Yellowstone Earthquakes

This is going to show my ignorance regarding the geography of the Northwest, but I think this may concern you. Have you heard about Yellowstone getting over 1200 earthquakes in the past few weeks? They say there is likely nothing to worry about, but this is only the second time a cluster of earthquakes this large has been recorded there and other sites say that earthquakes are not THAT common Yellowstone. Still, I worry. I think both of you guys live near other volcanos that are networked into the same volcano magma sewer things. I know that Yellowstone is a giant super-volcano too... Which would scare me if I lived close to it.

Do you guys know what to do during an eruption or earthquake? We had one in Indiana last year which was kind of odd because it was like a 5.6 I think. I don't get the rhicter scale at all. That was nothing, but a 7 is severe? I have no idea what to do and I slept thru that.

Here is one of the articles I read about Yellowstone.

I haven't been on line for a few days. I don't know why. I can't think of anything to post. I couldn't even really respond to Lisa's post about Obama addressing the GOP. I wish I thought it mattered. I'm probably just going thru PMS. So for something different, here are a couple of photos from a trip we took to the Washington coast last October.

"The Enemy is at Home"

This is an excellent speech from a veteran of Iraq/Afghanistan, or the larger US vs the Middle Eastern Wars.

It is from a website entitled Brasscheck and here is the link: http://www.brasschecktv.com/page/797.html

I highly recommend this site and that you check out some of their other videos.