Krugman at 4 AM — Reality Bites
January 17, 2011As the GOP pulls his head out of the ass of dumb, they seem ready to crush that horror of President Obama’s health care reform — as Republicans dub it, “Repealing the Job-Killing Health Care…
Tag Archives: Environment
Kill Thee One Another
January 16, 2011(Illustration found here). This country is in a shotgun-wedding to strange disaster. From Reuters: A victim of last week’s Arizona shooting rampage was arrested on Saturday and ordered to undergo a mental evaluation after threatening…
Gluttony of Greed — ‘Beyond the point’
January 13, 2011In the shadow of the horrible Tucson shooting and all the political bullshit foamed up in its wake, the earth continues its wild spin into disaster. Peak oil and climate change, to use a nightmare…
Shooting: Next Day
January 9, 2011Despite a time when shit events occur fairly often, a real big piece of shit can still make make an impact. An incident of such monstrous audacity can create a blip on the timeline —…
‘Drastic’ Currents
January 5, 2011Another brick in the wall of climate change. In a new study published via the US National Academy of Science journal PNAS, releates some most-incredible changes in North Atlantic Ocean currents, a series of shifts…
Secrets So Complex
January 3, 2011Last year’s BP oil spill will apparently exacerbate our slide down the backside of peak oil — from Consumer Energy Report today — Further: The 220,000 barrel per day loss will be made up by importing…
Year’s End
December 31, 2010Well, here it is — the last day of 2010, a year for the books, as they say. After an event-marked 12 months, this happy new year’s screed seems a bit optimistic as the entire…
Innovative Reality — Fruit of the Past
December 28, 2010Where are we? And how do we get there from here? (Illustration found here). As horrendous 2010 A.D. swiftly comes to an end, the state of the planet leaves a lot to be desired. According…
Lunar Eclipse
December 20, 2010(Illustration found here). A lunar eclipse on winter solstice — first time since 1638. From Wired: The Earth’s shadow will begin to blot out the moon at 1:32 a.m. EST (10:32 p.m. PST). During totality,…
Obvious — Yet, Maybe Not
December 19, 2010Watching daylight turn into rain, there comes a feeling that what is perceived as reality is just noise to a lot of people, creating a blip in the mojo, a trip in the ether, and…