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Just a reminder of that it’s the 23rd. Bring on the feast and the airing of grievances! After dinner, all of the pets in the house will have to try to pin me in the feats of strength

I’m officially boycotting any retailer using “Santa Baby” in their commercials.  Yeah, it’s an empty threat since I wasn’t going to the mall anyway, but there you are.  Now to get the idiotic song out of my head.  Maybe the Mighty Mighty Bosstones?  Failing that, a power drill may be my best bet.

If only we could get Carol Burnett to highlight the plight of the lonely possums on the muppet show.  Of course, she would get all interupted by Gonzo’s dance marathon, but hey, rehabbers will take what they can get.
K got in a solitary young opossum last night.  Sad little girl (the possum, not K… at [...]

Welcome to the new socialist state… comrade.
From Propublica, an inflation adjusted comparison of bailouts.

Oh, on an entirely unrelated note, the U.S. Constitution was signed 221 years ago today – happy birthday!  Okay, it wasn’t ratified for a couple of years after that, but still…
If you’ve got some time, take a read.  It’s still the most impressive government document I’ve ever read.
A few years ago, I wanted to start [...]

So, one more update on Gustav in Baton Rouge and then I’ll return you to your regularly scheduled odd musings, rants and wildlife pictures.
First, the good news – I got a text message from my mother last week.  They got power back!  Only 10 days without power.  I suppose that’s not too bad.  No word [...]

I spoke to my mom for a little while this evening and got an update on where things stand in Baton Rouge or at least in her corner of it.  A summery for those of you interested in Baton Rouge:

The news keeps talking about how mild things were in New Orleans, but the only time [...]

Just got back from a mini-reunion of Cramers in Tennessee.  This was all of my uncles and cousins on my father’s side with the exception of my sister who has a three-week old baby at home.  To answer the obvious question, no.  No one lives in Tennessee, it’s just a more or less central place.  [...]

I knew that there were a lot of chemicals that when ingested could make you stupid.  Drugs, sure.  Lead and mercury, definitely.  But apparently even thinking about oil makes people stupid.  Consider the following:
For weeks, republicans have been pushing the idea that either a) the Cubans are drilling in Cuban waters off the coast of [...]

From etselec and because it amused me, my fortune as told by a random selection of my music with interpretive accompaniment by yours truly:
1. How does the world see me?
Lightnin’ Hopkins – No Education
Ouch. Apparently the world sees me as an academic poseur. I guess I can live with that, but it’s a [...]