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A new source of global warming gas found?
According to a Reuters report, 10%-30% of all methane, a gas that tends to trap heat in the atmosphere, is produced by plants. Live plants produce more methane than dead ones. This is good news for countries who signed on to the Kyoto Protocal which requires […]

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Image courtesy of U.S. Geological Survey.
Image Creator: McGimsey, Game
Find more photos at the Alaska Volcano Observatory. This photo was taken on 1/12/06.
According to the Alaska Volcano Observatory:
4:00 AM AKST - Seismicity at Augustine Volcano has increased markedly over the last 15 minutes. Based on these measurements, we believe that an eruption may be underway […]

love·sick
adj.
1. So deeply affected by love as to be unable to act normally.

…or so says the National Weather Service. Augustine Volcano near Kodiak has finally blown. It’s been rumbling for some time now.
The advisory goes on to say:
THE ASH CLOUD HAS BEEN DETECTED TO 28000 FT. THE CLOUD APPEARS TO HAVE LOW CONCENTRATIONS OF ASH.
AREAS TO BE AFFECTED IN THE NEXT TWO HOURS WILL BE […]

I sure wish I could go, but for those of you who can, here is the info.

I discovered my first gray hair when I was 17 years old. Since then, I’ve grown an interesting little light gray/white streak at my left temple. It can only be seen when I have my hair swept back or tucked behind my ear and sometimes I dye it a cool color - but […]

Mrs. Swede tagged me to list five random facts about myself and since I have neglected to blog about any of the maddening headlines I’ve been thinking on recently, I’m going to take her challenge and hide behind it.
1. I can’t stand wearing make-up.
2. I actually enjoy […]

It’s up at Necessary Roughness!

If Aardvark can have the Golden Aardy, I can have the Ellies. My awards are better, though. Certainly not because I’ve put more thought or creativity into them, but simply because they consist of beer.

The first Ellie goes to Mr. (Not-so) Terrible Swede and because it’s a pint of Winter Ale, he has […]

A new blog, Lutherans & Contraception, is discussing just that. Very interesting. I appreciate a lot of what they are saying.
HT: Love & Blunder

Last night I went car shopping. I hate car shopping. I think I’ll eventually end up liking it, but first I’ll tell you why I hated it.
I went to a used car lot and looked at the two Subaru Foresters they had. I started up a green 2001 and heard the muffler […]

Because I was so highly entertained by Devona’s needs, I googled my own:
1. Elle needs to sway some opinions and what better way to do it than having the interns do a little dance number to George Clinton’s “Atomic Dog?”
2. Elle needs two Omni antennas (one out each end) for communication
3. Elle […]

The Healing Power of a Moose Pillow.

I woke up this morning to the first snow of the season! There was a thick dusting or a thin layer, either one, coating the world outside. By afternoon, when this picture was taken, some of it had settled, some had melted and some had just gotten dirty.

Though taken out of context, the above title is my favorite Maureen Dowd quote. Yes, Maureen Dowd said that, but when she did, it looked a lot more like this:
If the new ethos is “a woman needs a career like a fish needs a bicycle,” it won’t be healthy.
Are young women rejecting the feminist […]

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Lutheran Carnival IX is now up at Be Strong in the Grace.

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