ION, this video is so gorgeous, I want it as a screensaver. (Youtube link, so there's audio attached)

Recycling taken too far?

The Swedes, those latter-day descendants of bloodthirsty Vikings, have found a new use for rabbits: heating fuel. According to Der Spiegel, stray rabbits in Stockholm are being shot, frozen and then shipped to a heating plant to be incinerated.

In the Swedes' defense, the bunnies are a menace; a plague of wild and stray pet rabbits is devouring the city's parks. Some 3,000 have been killed thus far this year, down from 6,000 last year, Tommy Tuvunger, a professional hunter who works for the city, told the German news magazine.

Bunnies, despite a felicity for breeding, are not quite abundant enough to be a reliable fuel so Stockholm also ships dead cats, cows, deer and horses to the plant for processing, Tuvunger told Der Spiegel.

I've been horribly tired and keeping my head down. And I'm a bit blue.

I am going out tomorrow night, though. There's a Science of Zombies thing at the DGA theatre. A panel of neuroscientists and epidemilogists are doing a talk with George Romero after a screening of Night of the Living Dead, and I volunteered to help herd cats into the building. FUN!

The are called practitioners.

I have to roll my eyes at that. People at my church pray for people all the time, including entire denominations. They don't expect to be paid.

Also, I have to think Jesus would be rolling his eyes right along with me. He didn't like people who prayed in *public*, I'm thinking he wouldn't be down with "Pay for Pray." But then there I go again, expecting *all* Christians to be Christ-like.

(Dear Buffista Christians, I emphasized "all" b/c I do know Christians that truly try to follow His word. I certainly don't mean to attack or offend you, only certain hypocrites.)

Recycling taken too far?

Anya would approve.

If they're going to shoot the rabbits, they may as well burn them for fuel. IMHO.

I'm having trouble focusing on work.

So at what point do I print up fliers and post them in my neighborhood? Should I do that today? Also, I don't think I have a photo of my kitty handy....

Wait- I think I missed something! Is your kitty missing tommy? I think you need to leave work and go look for her, as you won 't be able to focus.

I would do it ASAP tommy. Also post on craigslist. If you don't have a pitcure, just give a good description.

I think you need to leave work and go look for her, as you won 't be able to focus.

I agree with this.

I third that - if you're not getting any work done anyway, you should go and look for her.

ION, the Obama admininstration has told the DOJ to leave state-licensed medical marijuana sellers alone: [link]

Marijuana is legal in more than a dozen states for some prescribed medical uses—such as pain reduction or treatment for glaucoma. It is still, however, illegal under federal law and had been treated as such during the Bush administration, which encouraged federal pursuit of people who used or distributed marijuana in accordance with state laws that permitted it.

The announcement, made today in a memo from Deputy Attorney General David Ogden, indicates that the new recommendations largely arise to trim Department of Justice workloads and "does not 'legalize' marijuana." Accordingly, "prosecution of individuals with cancer or other serious illnesses who use marijuana as part of a recommended treatment regimen consistent with applicable state law…is unlikely to be an efficient use of limited federal resources," the memo stated.