Go vote in my poll about signs for the rally.

If you like the one below the cut better, then vote "other" and let me know.

( new sign! )

I am considering attending one of the two rallies on the mall. Conversation about such a topic with my sister resulted in a hilarious run-down of what my "protest" sign should say. What do you think?

Poll Rally to Restore Sanity participation poll

Almost three years ago, VValkyri introduced me to Kiva.org. I put in $100 as microfinance contribution, and have been rotating that money through various loans since then. I just got a notice of repayment that pushed my balance over the $25 minimum for making a loan, so I just went out to the website and picked another loan to fund. I'm helping ( Read more... )

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-10716139Read more... )

You can project the oil spill over your house at:

http://www.ifitwasmyhome.com

Too bad they aren't using the subjunctive correctly. (See FAQ #3)

This is an op-ed piece that explains about the management and decision-making regarding drilling wells in a reasonably accessable way. I'm sharing the information part here, not the rant part. All comments are going to be initially screened prior to being posted, just in case.

The Oil Disaster Is About Human, Not System, Failure ( ... )

Today's story is about combating poverty, hunger, deforestation, and extortion.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/world/south_asia/10204759.stm

This joke showed up on one of my goat lists again. It's a perennial back-slapper that is supposed to point out how those city-slicker politicians don't understand real ranchers. The joke - in its generic form - goes like this:

A few months ago, President [Whoever is in office] received and was reading a report that there were over 100,000 cattle ( Read more... )

From the BBC online ( Read more... )

There is a volcano erupting in Guatemala right now. As of the report that I read, only one person has been killed... a TV reporter.

"Reporting to you live, from the base of --"SPLAT!