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Cold again.
You know I told you that I finished 30 partial squares the other night? Well, since one of the kittens decided to nest in the pile of blocks and spread them around I counted them and was pleasantly surprised to find that it was actually 42 finished blocks. :)
It is another one of those mornings. Yes, I am up early, again. I am going to go back to bed since I don’t feel I got enough sleep.
While Dearest was interviewed yesterday I took my knitting and sat down in the living room. I pulled out my knitting and all of the sudden there was a grey cat doing the whimper thing and paw thing wanting up on my lap. So much for knitting, the cat installed herself on my lap and treated me to a symphonic variety of purrs.
By the time I arose for the second time we had run out of fuel oil. Burr. Good thing I called a few days ago for more.
Have a wonderful day all!
Remember CISPA? Well, it’s back - sign the petition
http://www.cispaisback.com/
Recommended Reading
Yellowstone's planned bison slaughter PSA - scumbags
If you would like to send a e-letter…
http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/o/2426/p/dia/action/public/?action_KEY=9450
Death in Singapore
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/afbddb44-7640-11e2-8eb6-00144feabdc0.html - axzz2LOshpGNN
Photos of Flowers Being Shocked With 80,000 Volts
http://www.demilked.com/electrified-flowers-shocked-with-80000-volts/
Giant Ocean Vortex Linked to Monsoon
http://www.livescience.com/27016-great-whirl-arabian-sea-monsoon.html
Some plastics should be classified as hazardous, scientists say
http://www.latimes.com/news/science/sciencenow/la-sci-sn-some-plastics-should-be-classified-as-hazardous-scientists-say-20130212,0,7219100.story
Designer creates wetsuit that lets wearers 'fly' underwater - looks a bit iffy to me.
http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/343395#ixzz2LOyra0UB
40 Cities Around Globe Set to Protest 1,000th Day of Bradley Manning's Imprisonment
http://www.alternet.org/news-amp-politics/40-cities-around-globe-set-protest-1000th-day-bradley-mannings-imprisonment?akid=10077.204376.vUHsGg&rd=1&src=newsletter797084&t=9
Rachel Maddow | Hubris: Selling the Iraq War - bingo! Watch Parts 1 - 6, it’s a good look at how a faction in power lied and sold you a bill of goods - so to speak.
http://www.nbcnews.com/id/26315908/ - 50852099
DC’s quest to silence Elizabeth Warren
http://www.salon.com/2013/02/18/beltway_to_elizabeth_warren_shhh/?source=newsletter
Meet 6 Politicians Getting Rich from America's Endless Wars
http://www.alternet.org/news-amp-politics/meet-6-politicians-getting-rich-americas-endless-wars
An Australian Schools Answering System
http://www.youtube.com/embed/Pwghabw4N80?rel=0
Should sperm donors have parental duties?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-21482099
Cat mummy discovered in Cornish attic
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cornwall-21512262
Arrested for Your Politics in America? It's Already Happening
http://www.alternet.org/news-amp-politics/arrested-your-politics-america-its-already-happening?akid=10080.308485.ks2Vl4&rd=1&src=newsletter797323&t=15
The ATM for Climate Denial: Shadowy Group Bankrolls Vast Network of Science Skeptics
http://www.alternet.org/environment/atm-climate-denial-shadowy-group-bankrolls-vast-network-science-skeptics?akid=10080.308485.ks2Vl4&rd=1&src=newsletter797323&t=17
The Plan to Enrich the World's Wealthy at the Expense of Everyone Else
http://www.alternet.org/economy/plan-enrich-worlds-wealthy-expense-everyone-else?akid=10080.308485.ks2Vl4&rd=1&src=newsletter797323&t=19
The Future of Digital Publishing will be via HTML5, not Apps, MIT's Jason Pontin
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/andy-plesser/the-future-of-digital-pub_b_2720414.html
Michigan's 'Houdini Horse' in bolt for freedom
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-21515125
Inside Amritsar's massacre gardens
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-21520132
Brussels diamond robbery nets 'gigantic' haul
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-21512986
Sometimes It Takes A White Dude To Get Real About Racism
http://www.upworthy.com/sometimes-it-takes-a-white-dude-to-get-real-about-racism?c=upw1
Colorado House Passes Four Strict Gun-Control Measures
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/02/19/colorado-house-passes-gun_n_2713669.html?upw
One Alabama Republican Didn’t Get the Memo About ‘Fetus = Person’ - WTF? She calling this kid a Wurlitzer?
http://mikethemadbiologist.com/2013/02/20/one-alabama-republican-didnt-get-the-memo-about-fetus-person/
You know, there are days I wish I could sit on a couch with people like this and tell them my “babies are parasites” scenario and then sit back and watch them sputter.
Petitions - Important
Oppose Seismic Surveys in the Atlantic - sign it please
http://action.surfrider.org/p/dia/action/public/?action_KEY=6937
Tell Congress to Dump Monsanto's Riders!
http://salsa3.salsalabs.com/o/50865/p/dia/action3/common/public/?action_KEY=8644
Bury Power Lines in Cities and Towns, Prevent Long-Lasting Outages, Improve National Security
http://signon.org/sign/bury-power-lines-in-cities?mailing_id=7341&source=s.icn.em.cr&r_by=913515
Protect Global Internet Freedom - go sign the petition
http://protectinternetfreedom.net/
Fewer than 100 endangered wolves reside in Yellowstone National Park. At least ten of these wolves have already been shot this year simply because they wandered out of the park and despite having special collars identifying them as research wolves.
http://www.care2.com/go/z/e/AhbTH/znhi/3R2f
Now Montana is considering allowing trapping to reduce wolf numbers. This could put Yellowstone wolves directly in the crosshairs! Please join me in uring the Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks Commission to stop this dangerous trapping plan before it's too late!
http://www.care2.com/go/z/e/AhbTH/znhi/3R2f
In the coming weeks Congress will debate drastic changes to the federal budget to avoid the so-called "fiscal cliff" of automatic cuts to spending programs. There is right way out of this mess: end the Bush tax cuts for the wealthiest 2 percent and cut the harmful subsidies to big oil, timber companies and other polluters.
Send the congress a letter here: http://action.sierraclub.org/site/Advocacy?pagename=homepage&id=9962
Do you really own the smartphone or computer you’re using to read this email?
If you sold your computer, would you be breaking the law? A federal court in New York says you would be.
It's unbelievable, but trademark and copyright holders really are trying to take away your right to sell things that you own. Please click here to fight back:
http://www.youvebeenowned.org/
The First-Sale Doctrine gives us the right to sell most property we own. But if the Supreme Court supports the lower court’s decision, we won't really “own” anything if it's from a different country. We expect them to issue a ruling later this year.
The President can urge the Court to side with consumers; then Congress will probably weigh in on the issue, no matter how the Court rules.
If we lose this fight, anybody who wants to resell foreign products, from Macbooks and iPhones to our clothing and textbooks, will have to ask copyright holders for permission first. And they'll have the right to deny it!
It's bad for so many reasons: It'll undermine Craigslist and Ebay, hurt the environment, increase incentives for manufacturers to move jobs off-shore, and effectively ban the traditional American yard sale. Just click here to email your lawmakers right away:
http://www.youvebeenowned.org/
There are two very bad internet bills that you need to be aware of. The first concerns making streaming content a felony. Read about it here:
http://act.demandprogress.org/letter/ten_strikes?akid=700.450896.5hVZPC&rd=1&t=1
and the second is the Protect-IP Act that gives the government power to censor search engines and browsers. Read more about it here:
http://act.demandprogress.org/sign/protectip_docs
Both of the above pages have a petition to sign so please do so.
The non-existent tags
weather, knitting, gardening, global warming, environment, politics, Repugs, scumbags, quilting, petitions, fun stuff, animals, art, health, flowers, people, stupid people, oceans, plastics, Idon’tThinkso, Amritsar, heist
Change the world one loan at a time - visit http://www.Kiva.org to find out how
You know I told you that I finished 30 partial squares the other night? Well, since one of the kittens decided to nest in the pile of blocks and spread them around I counted them and was pleasantly surprised to find that it was actually 42 finished blocks. :)
It is another one of those mornings. Yes, I am up early, again. I am going to go back to bed since I don’t feel I got enough sleep.
While Dearest was interviewed yesterday I took my knitting and sat down in the living room. I pulled out my knitting and all of the sudden there was a grey cat doing the whimper thing and paw thing wanting up on my lap. So much for knitting, the cat installed herself on my lap and treated me to a symphonic variety of purrs.
By the time I arose for the second time we had run out of fuel oil. Burr. Good thing I called a few days ago for more.
Have a wonderful day all!
Remember CISPA? Well, it’s back - sign the petition
http://www.cispaisback.com/
Recommended Reading
Yellowstone's planned bison slaughter PSA - scumbags
Click to viewIf you would like to send a e-letter…
http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/o/2426/p/dia/action/public/?action_KEY=9450
Death in Singapore
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/afbddb44-7640-11e2-8eb6-00144feabdc0.html - axzz2LOshpGNN
Photos of Flowers Being Shocked With 80,000 Volts
http://www.demilked.com/electrified-flowers-shocked-with-80000-volts/
Giant Ocean Vortex Linked to Monsoon
http://www.livescience.com/27016-great-whirl-arabian-sea-monsoon.html
Some plastics should be classified as hazardous, scientists say
http://www.latimes.com/news/science/sciencenow/la-sci-sn-some-plastics-should-be-classified-as-hazardous-scientists-say-20130212,0,7219100.story
Designer creates wetsuit that lets wearers 'fly' underwater - looks a bit iffy to me.
http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/343395#ixzz2LOyra0UB
40 Cities Around Globe Set to Protest 1,000th Day of Bradley Manning's Imprisonment
http://www.alternet.org/news-amp-politics/40-cities-around-globe-set-protest-1000th-day-bradley-mannings-imprisonment?akid=10077.204376.vUHsGg&rd=1&src=newsletter797084&t=9
Rachel Maddow | Hubris: Selling the Iraq War - bingo! Watch Parts 1 - 6, it’s a good look at how a faction in power lied and sold you a bill of goods - so to speak.
http://www.nbcnews.com/id/26315908/ - 50852099
DC’s quest to silence Elizabeth Warren
http://www.salon.com/2013/02/18/beltway_to_elizabeth_warren_shhh/?source=newsletter
Meet 6 Politicians Getting Rich from America's Endless Wars
http://www.alternet.org/news-amp-politics/meet-6-politicians-getting-rich-americas-endless-wars
An Australian Schools Answering System
http://www.youtube.com/embed/Pwghabw4N80?rel=0
Should sperm donors have parental duties?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-21482099
Cat mummy discovered in Cornish attic
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cornwall-21512262
Arrested for Your Politics in America? It's Already Happening
http://www.alternet.org/news-amp-politics/arrested-your-politics-america-its-already-happening?akid=10080.308485.ks2Vl4&rd=1&src=newsletter797323&t=15
The ATM for Climate Denial: Shadowy Group Bankrolls Vast Network of Science Skeptics
http://www.alternet.org/environment/atm-climate-denial-shadowy-group-bankrolls-vast-network-science-skeptics?akid=10080.308485.ks2Vl4&rd=1&src=newsletter797323&t=17
The Plan to Enrich the World's Wealthy at the Expense of Everyone Else
http://www.alternet.org/economy/plan-enrich-worlds-wealthy-expense-everyone-else?akid=10080.308485.ks2Vl4&rd=1&src=newsletter797323&t=19
The Future of Digital Publishing will be via HTML5, not Apps, MIT's Jason Pontin
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/andy-plesser/the-future-of-digital-pub_b_2720414.html
Michigan's 'Houdini Horse' in bolt for freedom
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-21515125
Inside Amritsar's massacre gardens
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-21520132
Brussels diamond robbery nets 'gigantic' haul
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-21512986
Sometimes It Takes A White Dude To Get Real About Racism
http://www.upworthy.com/sometimes-it-takes-a-white-dude-to-get-real-about-racism?c=upw1
Colorado House Passes Four Strict Gun-Control Measures
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/02/19/colorado-house-passes-gun_n_2713669.html?upw
One Alabama Republican Didn’t Get the Memo About ‘Fetus = Person’ - WTF? She calling this kid a Wurlitzer?
http://mikethemadbiologist.com/2013/02/20/one-alabama-republican-didnt-get-the-memo-about-fetus-person/
You know, there are days I wish I could sit on a couch with people like this and tell them my “babies are parasites” scenario and then sit back and watch them sputter.
Petitions - Important
Oppose Seismic Surveys in the Atlantic - sign it please
http://action.surfrider.org/p/dia/action/public/?action_KEY=6937
Tell Congress to Dump Monsanto's Riders!
http://salsa3.salsalabs.com/o/50865/p/dia/action3/common/public/?action_KEY=8644
Bury Power Lines in Cities and Towns, Prevent Long-Lasting Outages, Improve National Security
http://signon.org/sign/bury-power-lines-in-cities?mailing_id=7341&source=s.icn.em.cr&r_by=913515
Protect Global Internet Freedom - go sign the petition
http://protectinternetfreedom.net/
Fewer than 100 endangered wolves reside in Yellowstone National Park. At least ten of these wolves have already been shot this year simply because they wandered out of the park and despite having special collars identifying them as research wolves.
http://www.care2.com/go/z/e/AhbTH/znhi/3R2f
Now Montana is considering allowing trapping to reduce wolf numbers. This could put Yellowstone wolves directly in the crosshairs! Please join me in uring the Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks Commission to stop this dangerous trapping plan before it's too late!
http://www.care2.com/go/z/e/AhbTH/znhi/3R2f
In the coming weeks Congress will debate drastic changes to the federal budget to avoid the so-called "fiscal cliff" of automatic cuts to spending programs. There is right way out of this mess: end the Bush tax cuts for the wealthiest 2 percent and cut the harmful subsidies to big oil, timber companies and other polluters.
Send the congress a letter here: http://action.sierraclub.org/site/Advocacy?pagename=homepage&id=9962
Do you really own the smartphone or computer you’re using to read this email?
If you sold your computer, would you be breaking the law? A federal court in New York says you would be.
It's unbelievable, but trademark and copyright holders really are trying to take away your right to sell things that you own. Please click here to fight back:
http://www.youvebeenowned.org/
The First-Sale Doctrine gives us the right to sell most property we own. But if the Supreme Court supports the lower court’s decision, we won't really “own” anything if it's from a different country. We expect them to issue a ruling later this year.
The President can urge the Court to side with consumers; then Congress will probably weigh in on the issue, no matter how the Court rules.
If we lose this fight, anybody who wants to resell foreign products, from Macbooks and iPhones to our clothing and textbooks, will have to ask copyright holders for permission first. And they'll have the right to deny it!
It's bad for so many reasons: It'll undermine Craigslist and Ebay, hurt the environment, increase incentives for manufacturers to move jobs off-shore, and effectively ban the traditional American yard sale. Just click here to email your lawmakers right away:
http://www.youvebeenowned.org/
There are two very bad internet bills that you need to be aware of. The first concerns making streaming content a felony. Read about it here:
http://act.demandprogress.org/letter/ten_strikes?akid=700.450896.5hVZPC&rd=1&t=1
and the second is the Protect-IP Act that gives the government power to censor search engines and browsers. Read more about it here:
http://act.demandprogress.org/sign/protectip_docs
Both of the above pages have a petition to sign so please do so.
The non-existent tags
weather, knitting, gardening, global warming, environment, politics, Repugs, scumbags, quilting, petitions, fun stuff, animals, art, health, flowers, people, stupid people, oceans, plastics, Idon’tThinkso, Amritsar, heist
Change the world one loan at a time - visit http://www.Kiva.org to find out how