* Remember the big Earthquake/tsunami/nuclear disaster a year ago? It turns out they are storing huge amounts of radioactive water because of the necessary clean up, which is understandable. Unfortunately, they are in containers not rated for earthquakes, tsunamis, or hurricanes. That's right, Japan is betting that no earthquakes, tsunamis, or ( Read more... )

* At least 32 more people died in Saturday's tornadoes in the Midwest and South. They were still digging people out when I checked, so that's not a final number ( Read more... )

* To any of you in the Tornado zone, stay safe, okay ( Read more... )

* Facepalm: http://www.aol.com/2011/08/10/cops-pa-woman-let-niece-6_n_923155.htmlRead more... )

* Apparently, I'm rather sicker than I thought I was. I'm guessing flu. I was late on one of my anti-nausea drug doses and wow! I had to go back to bed for a couple of hours and white knuckle it. No wonder I've been dizzy, tired, and all around crappy. My pain meds dull down the headache and fever, the anti-nausea drugs do their magic. Enough ( Read more... )

* Thanks to insomnia, I only got twoish hours sleep. Given the condition of my hip, I suppose I should not have been surprised I dreamed I was House. The brain MRI was way too early in the morning for Hector, and he clung, likely thinking I was going to work, poor thing. They use even more immobilizing equipment for a brain MRI. The music, ( Read more... )

* My Mother reports getting a mailing telling the story of a Planned Parenthood person helping a teenaged girl skirt parental notification laws. (Pennsylvania has some of the most restrictive Abortion laws in the country). "Good," she thought, "As it should be." She read further, "This horrible crime...." Her party moved so far right in recent ( Read more... )

* Re: the Medical post: To be clear, I'd rather know than not. It's just I'm deeply attached to my nervous system. I was using it for stuff, damnit, and I don't even want to think in depth about what some of the other stuff means ( Read more... )

* I mentioned how much I've been thinking about Year of Living Dangerously, and particularly the character of Kumar, during the Middle East protests. I weatched and transcribed this stuff for you, so you could see what I'm babbling about.

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* Libya: The rebels keep gaining ground and a majority of the country is now in rebel hands. The Government really only holds Tripoli and a few other Western population centers. Gadhafi is not allowing us to evacuate stranded Americans. No clue about other stranded non-Libyans ( Read more... )