ION - cats are endangered by the new bird flu.

Oh no!

Re tornados and cities

We have tornadoes here, but I thought we never had earthquakes in Rochester, but I experienced one!

Man, Feingold just gets better and better. From this weekend:

“As I said at the Kenosha County listening session, gay and lesbian couples should be able to marry and have access to the same rights, privileges and benefits that straight couples currently enjoy,” Feingold added. “Denying people this basic American right is the kind of discrimination that has no place in our laws, especially in a progressive state like Wisconsin. The time has come to end this discrimination and the politics of divisiveness that has become part of this issue.”

Feingold noted that removing the prohibition against gay marriage would not impose any obligation on religious groups. He indicated that no religious faith should ever be forced to conduct or recognize any marriage, but that civil laws on marriage should reflect the principle of equal rights under the law.

NYC Freakish Deathsnow Update:

Outside my window, it has now cleared up.

Outside the window near the kitchen on the other side of the office? Still snowing.

Heh, I was thinking of BUCKAROO BANZAI when I made the joke, but, hey, it always doubles as a little good LOT 49 humor.

Aw, crud, it is only me who likes Pynchon jokes.

I keep trying to come up with a set of key strokes that emulates the trumpet, but the best I've been able to do is (and it looks like html doesn't like one of the characters):

But where's the mute?

I never thought of Wisconsin as being progressive although that's in its history. But so is McCarthy. Go, Feingold, though.

Why grenades make poor paperweights:

Part of a teacher's hand was blown off when a 40 mm round the instructor used as a paperweight on his desk exploded in his classroom.

Robert Colla struck the round with an object Monday afternoon while teaching 20 to 25 students at the Ventura Adult Education Center on Valentine Road.

Part of Colla's right hand was severed and he suffered severe burns and minor shrapnel wounds to his forearms and torso, fire Capt. Tom Weinell said. No one else was injured.

I never thought of Wisconsin as being progressive although that's in its history.

I didn't know WI had a reputation for being liberal until I was a sophomore in college. And I grew up there. (Though Rock County is hardly a liberal bastion.)

I think that has got to be a Darwin Awards honorable mention. I've heard of dumber, but they involve things like playing badminton with the same kinds of materials.

It's now super super bright & clean outside.

I saw a sign on someone's lawn that read: THANK YOU RUSS FEINGOLD.

I thought that was pretty neat.