Zombie Bacteria

Undead microbes on the sea floor could comprise 10% of total biomass.
http://blog.wired.com/wiredscience/2008/07/seafloor-microb.html

The Cat Chronicles

Shakti is eating the dregs of my morning smoothie. It is made of fresh pineapple and cherries with the usual powders and potions added. She is sitting on my desk and dipping her paw in the thick green mush, then licking it off her paw. ...
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The Revolution: Morality and Law

I finished reading Ron Paul's manifesto just now. I am impressed, though frankly it is a more basic primer than I personally would have liked. It explains to the average American (without financial knowledge or political interest) what is going on in our country, and what the Constitution was designed to do. It is plainly written and provides the reader with concrete examples and historical context for our national financial situation, our foreign empire and the decline of our currency. Perhaps I will now begin to be able to articulate better why I think we need to bring home the vast majority of our troops from around the world, eliminate the Federal Reserve and a lot of federal departments, and reverse the trend of imbalance that has led to complete disregard for our constitution. This document was written by men who had already seen and understood the workings of governments, the problematic logic of paper money, and the disaster that comes from empire. We need to listen to them more carefully now, before our nation is destroyed by the same mistakes that England and other nations have made before us.
( a quote about morality from RP's book )

Protozoan Parasites

including: AMOEBAE, FLAGELLATED PROTOZOA and SPOROZOA
( these notes integrated June 2012 )

Been all around this land

visited 40 states (80%)
Create your own visited map of The United States

Not so much of a world traveler

visited 20 states (8.88%)
Create your own visited map of The World or determine the next president

Karl Rove: Guilty

As if we didn't know already (we did), but when you leave the country to avoid court proceedings, you better not come back. He was subpoenaed by the House Judiciary Committee and refused to testify or to attend the committee meeting. He claims "executive privilege".

http://news.yahoo.com/s/thenation/20080722/cm_thenation/4338398

http://rawstory.com/news/2008/Rove_disses_Congres_refuses_subpoena_to_0710.html

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/presidentbush/2008/07/siegelman-to-co.html