I know an old lady who swallowed the Karner Blue Butterfly

At lunch today, my kids were singing “I know an old lady.”

I did a little research. The fine for disturbing a bald eagle - which is on the endangered species list is $20000.

If the little old lady had the misfortune of swallowing:

1. The Karner Blue Butterfly

2. The Meshweaver spider to catch the fly

3. The Short Eared Owl to catch the spider

4. The Gray Wolf to catch the bird

5. And the cougar to catch the wolf

She’d be looking at a $100000 fine. Ouch. Might be a good idea to keep her mouth closed.

I found this on Boortz

My wife says it is silly. Sometimes silly is good.

Hilling has another perspective

He has a new blog - Another Perspective.  I check on his other site every week or two.  I don’t go to his church - not even the same religion.  I’ve never met him.  He has left me a comment or two.  He seems like a nice person.  We need more nice people.  Stop by his new site.  The worst that could happen is that you get another perspective.

Removing Christianity from your life

The next movement . . . BCE/CE instead of BC/AD.

http://www.religioustolerance.org/ce.htm

Satellite shot down

Yep. It was cool. Hitting a moving target at about 150 miles away. Not bad. When the Chinese did it, they were aiming at a target that was essentially stationary - in orbit. Our target was re-entering the earth’s atmosphere, with the missile fired from a ship at sea.

Very impressive.

This will be Cool! Shooting a Satellite

Even the Chinese can shoot a satellite in orbit.  But, if the Navy demonstrates that it can shoot a satellite re-entering the earth’s  atmosphere, they will have demonstrated why the US is still the superpower.  Watch for it on Thursday.
Wait for the outcry from Russia.  They’ve already started whining.

These Decisions should be left to Parents

My guess is Ron Paul will side with me on this . . . Parents should be left the decision on whether their children should get the HPV shot.  This is a relatively new vaccine that I don’t want to give my children.  And for Rick Perry to assert that his decision is a Pro-Life decision is asinine.

We already know that Rick Perry casts aside that issue - he supported Giuliani.  You can’t have it both ways.  Either, Pro-Life is important to you or it isn’t.  When will politicians AND voters recognize that?

Back to HPV and letting family make important decisions.  Let’s allow more data be collected before we mandate all girls get the vaccine.  I’m not taking the time to investigate whether or not Perry has taken donations from the pharma companies.  But, I sure wouldn’t bet against it.

Rick Perry is about to term limit out.  If McCain closes this thing out, he better think twice about picking up this moron to round out his ticket.

The things you find on Craig’s List

Much has been made about this Michigan woman on Craig’s list.  I recognize that I am barely keeping pace with the times.  I used to be the guy you went to if you needed computer advice.  I realize that was 2o years ago when my ‘Leading Edge’ was faster than the AT&T’s at school.  It had two 5 1/4 floppys and a DOS boot disk.

So, I thought I’d spend a little time on the internet to find out what this Craig’s List thing is all about.

Once I found the site, I homed in on Saginaw - close to where I’m living now.  AND, in Michigan where this lady got into trouble.  But where do you find something like that?

I assume she placed her add in the Personals.  But where to start?  Strictly Platonic?  There wasn’t a category for Woman seeking Hit Man.  There is Women seeking Women, but, I think that would limit her choices.  I’m sure it wasn’t Casual Encounters - surely you wouldn’t leave something like murder to chance.

I gave up and decided to look around.  I moved down the page to find DISCUSSION FORUMS.  Don’t ask why.  But, my eye was instinctively drawn to KINK.  I couldn’t make myself open the kink link.  What if my kids walked in, and my wife keeps looking over my shoulder.  And, it is in the name of research.  I just couldn’t do it.   There was Queer, Vegan, Dying (to morbid).  Ahhh Politcs.

Sounds right for me.  Oh my eyes.  To many cuss words - sounds like my Dad talking about Bush (yes, he tells me I was adopted).

Must push on in the name of social advancement. . . Oh, here’s one . . . the FOR SALE section.  Game/Toys - no way, not after the KINK trap.  Finally, one that is safe, Arts and Crafts.  Here’s something safe to look at . . .

A dish cloth for $3

Craig’s List . . . I think it’s highly overrated.

Frankenmuth Snowfest

We went to Frankenmuth yesterday and my camera was home where it was warm. Fourtunately, someone at Zehnders took some pictures.

Pictures of Snowfest in Frankenmuth.

Healthy Eating

Okay. This is a blatant attempt to convince my wife that I’m not a total ignoramus (despite that fact that I still insist french fries are part of the food pyramid, if meat is not involved it is not a meal, and it is okay to serve rice and potatoes at the same time).

I found this website on healthy eating. My wife approaches ‘Militant’ on this issue.

She is my primary care giver - alright - she is the homemaker. She organizes the meals, does the shopping, takes care of the children.

I read a lot. But, not always in depth. I agree with the concept that when it comes to food, the closer to natural, the better. That’s the extent of my interest on the topic.

BUT, I do believe that the government should not prevent people from making choices.

In Michigan, it is illegal to sell Raw Milk (unpasturized, unprocessed). Store bought milk contains hormones, antibiotics, and other not-naturally occurring components. You should be able to chose what you want to drink.

Likewise, if you sell milk, you should be able to label your milk to show it doesn’t contain growth hormones.

Next up is the Cloned Meat issue. We all know that in-breeding causes recessive traits influence the health of the animal. Dolly, the cloned sheep, had to be euthanized at an early age because of health complications. Now, you could argue that this is a statistically normal occurrence. But, are you sure?

Regardless, I want to know what I buy. And, I want to be able to buy something I feel is healthier for me. And I want the government to keep out of my Frigidaire.

Spend some time on Food Democracy.