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EmbraceYourInnerCrone commented on the blog post All Tomorrow’s Barties
Way OT but I can’t resist for some reason:
http://www.tmz.com/2012/05/16/tim-tebow-new-york-jets-my-jesus-shirts/
Here is the money quote:
“TMZ obtained the cease and desist letter Tebow’s attorneys sent to cubbytees.com last month — in which they claim “The Merchandise makes it appear as if Mr. Tebow actually endorses Cubby Tees and its products.”
Yeah, except the shirts do NOT mention Tebow’s name at all or have his face on them, they spell out My Jesus over a green football like logo…..
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EmbraceYourInnerCrone commented on the blog post Thursday Night Basset Blogging
I think you must be speaking of the X-15 Cruise Basselope (overall cost $6.95)!
http://www.caerleon.us/hb/pics.php3?file_id=4
I also remember an interesting cross breed on the strip, Rosebud the basselope and HodgePodge the jackrabbit had an affair and she gave birth to 64 Jackabasselopes…..
I loved Bloom County especially Binkley’s anxiety closet.
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EmbraceYourInnerCrone commented on the blog post War On Women: The Cartooning (updated)
Women are a bit over 50% of the population of this country, and as a woman and the parent of a woman “women’s issues” happen to be important to me. I am not and my daughter is NOT a special interest group. No ones religious views should ever have any bearing on our health care decisions, or what medications our medical insurance pays for. If the Health Care bill mandates that birth control must be fully funded by insurers then that’s the law. No one but my medical provider and I should have any say in what tests are needed before a medical procedure.
Stopping the wars is very important, keeping the economy from going off the rails is also important but the ability to control our own medical and life decisions is no less important. This attitude is no different than the idea (which, sadly I have heard expressed in my liberal circle of friends) that my daughters gay and lesbian friends should work on something “more important” than marriage equity and the ability to adopt if they wish. How is fighting for human rights “less important”??
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EmbraceYourInnerCrone commented on the diary post How Sad We Have to Go to War Again but It Won’t Hurt Too Much by masaccio.
Then,there is the fact that while the Strait of Hormuz is 21 miles wide at its narrowest point, the actual shipping lane is 2 miles wide, with I believe a 2 mile buffer zone . A portion of the 21 miles in width is not deep enough to navigate the larger tankers. http://www.eia.gov/cabs/world_oil_transit_chokepoints/full.html If Iran [...]
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EmbraceYourInnerCrone commented on the blog post Live Blog for #Occupy Movement: ‘Occupy the Subways’ & Brooklyn Bridge March Unfolds
They don’t plan to shut them down, but to have people tell their stories, sort of a live action version of the We are the 99% tumblr blog:
http://wearethe99percent.tumblr.com/
From The Gothamist:
http://gothamist.com/2011/11/16/tomorrow_occupy_wall_street_to_shut.phpFor Occupy the Subway, demonstrators plan to stand outside the 16 different subway hubs and use the people’s mic to have victims of the financial crisis from each borough of the city tell their stories. Afterwards, they will then take their message underground, speaking in the trains, and distributing comics that depict those stories, along with the details of the 5:00 rally at Foley Square. The MTA’s Aaron Donovan tells us, “We will be monitoring conditions and working closely with the NYPD to maintain a safe and secure environment for our riders.”
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EmbraceYourInnerCrone commented on the blog post The Roundup for October 11, 2011
Don’t know if they have an office or set phone number but the first 2 issues are available here:
http://www.breakingcopy.com/occupied-wall-street-journal-issue-2-pdfHope this helps.
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EmbraceYourInnerCrone commented on the diary post Yankee Doodle Misfit by Kate Flannery.
For some reason the term American Exceptionalism always makes me think of the intro to Tales of Lake Wobegon: where “all the women are strong, all the men are good looking, and all the children are above average” Some mythical place that never really existed. Are there things I love about the United States sure, [...]
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EmbraceYourInnerCrone commented on the diary post Japan Nuclear Watch, Sunday: Pools, Puddles, Panic and Apologies by Scarecrow.
Some people whose homes are in the 20 to 30 km voluntary evac zone have returned to their homes: http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/28_14.html “But the Fukushima Prefectural government says many residents who had evacuated to shelters in other areas, appear to be returning their homes. They include elderly residents who are suffering from exhaustion and others who are [...]
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EmbraceYourInnerCrone commented on the diary post Japan Nuclear Watch, Sunday: Pools, Puddles, Panic and Apologies by Scarecrow.
More good news /s High lelvel of radiation found in trenches outside reactor building 2: http://english.kyodonews.jp/news/2011/03/81532.html “High levels of radiation exceeding 1,000 millisieverts per hour were found in water in a trench outside the No. 2 reactor’s turbine building at the troubled nuclear power plant in Fukushima on Sunday afternoon, Tokyo Electric Power Co. said [...]
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EmbraceYourInnerCrone commented on the diary post Japan Nuclear Watch Thurs: Don’t Drink the Water and the Man on the Ladder by Scarecrow.
This is perhaps a little OT but I thought it might interest some: Kennel at Misawa AFB prepares to help with pets of evacuating military families http://www.navy.mil/search/display.asp?story_id=59282 Also here is the Navy’s “official’ Flickr stream, there are several interesting photo groups of Navy personnel assisting with the relief effort. http://www.flickr.com/photos/usnavy/ Full disclosure, I am USN [...]
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EmbraceYourInnerCrone commented on the blog post A bit of good news
Agreed. I wonder, if the cladding on the fuel rods in the spent fuel ponds was causing the smoke from #3 would it stop like Tepco now says it has? If its not the fuel rods what else is left to burn after the two hydrogen explosions last week?
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EmbraceYourInnerCrone commented on the blog post A bit of good news
Sorry to be the bearer of possible bad news, just saw this as I was checking the news blogs before leaving for work:
“Grayish smoke was seen billowing from a building that houses the No. 3 reactor of the troubled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power station on Monday, plant operator Tokyo Electric Power Co. said.
After the smoke was spotted at the southeast of the building around 3:55 p.m., TEPCO said it had temporarily evacuated its workers from the site as it assessed the situation.”
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EmbraceYourInnerCrone commented on the diary post Japan Nuke Watch, Fri Nite (JST): Minimal Progress, Lots of Questions by Scarecrow.
From the info on Reactor 3 they are very concerned that #3 HAS had at least a partial melt of its core. And personally the phrase “renewed nuclear chain reaction feared” about #4 sounds pretty bad.
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EmbraceYourInnerCrone commented on the diary post Japan Nuke Watch, Fri Nite (JST): Minimal Progress, Lots of Questions by Scarecrow.
“I say there is no meltdown because there is no meltdown.” Not to be confrontational but this is from the Tepco/Japanese government update to Kyodo news about status of the Reactors today: — Reactor No. 3 – Operation suspended after quake, cooling failure, partial melting of core feared, vapor vented, seawater being pumped in, building [...]
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EmbraceYourInnerCrone commented on the blog post Trash Talk: Giants v. Texas
I second that, Go Titans! Although it’s hard being the only person in town with a Titans flag on my house. I live in New England and my neighbors (Giants, Jets and Pats fans) think I’m nuts. That’s OK we have Kenny Britt, Cortland Finnegan and Chris Johnson! Also Go Vols! (don’t advise saying that too loud during the womens basketball season around here!)
