gregladen | October 28, 2009The DSCC wants to give you a free bumper sticker thingie that makes fun of republicans. Click here.
gregladen | October 28, 2009After the state failed to issue MSU Extension and the Michigan Agricultural Experiment Station, or MAES, their monthly payment, officials fear funding for these programs could be eliminated altogether.
The programs primarily are supported by state funding and were appropriated $64 million in the 2009-10 state higher education budget, which is awaiting Gov. Jennifer Granholm's approval.
If the funding is eliminated, it could mean drastic cuts and possible extinction for the MSU College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Extension Director Tom Coon said.
The College of Agriculture and…
gregladen | October 28, 2009WASHINGTON--Claiming that the president was preying on the public's fear of contracting a fatal disease last week when he declared the H1N1 virus a national emergency, Republican leaders announced Wednesday that they were officially endorsing the swine flu. "Thousands of Americans--hardworking ordinary Americans like you and me--already have H1N1," Republican National Committee chairman Michael Steele said during a press conference. "Now Obama wants to take that away from us. Ask yourself: Do you want the federal government making these kinds of health care decisions for you and your family…
gregladen | October 28, 2009I was originally just going to point to this but it is so intense that I felt I just needed to have it on my site. This is the life blood of the blogger:
Hat tip: Jason, where you will also find this: Foxaganda Vs Olbermann/Maddow
gregladen | October 28, 2009Watergeeks is a business that sells water bottles, water filters, and other products aimed at helping alleviate the global water crisis. Their main products are personal water bottles. Their mission is to eliminate the waste of bottles used for bottled water. Many people think that because bottled water bottles are recyclable, that the bottles actually get recycled. But...
Find out the truth HERE.
gregladen | October 28, 2009Reporters and bloggers rightfully enjoy feeding off of Michel Bachmann's frequent outrageous remarks, but few have made note of the real problem she poses for the people living in her district.
The word needs to get out in Michele Bachmann's congressional district that she is screwing the people she supposedly represents. Her stated philosophy is to do as little as possible in congress, and she does not believe in the use of Federal Money for ... things. So it should not be a surprise to her constituents that she has been personally responsible for almost no positive action that has helped…
gregladen | October 28, 2009
This is good, but I think doing the same thing with a "Penny holder" could have produced some real profit, like those gravity space-time simulators at many science museums.
gregladen | October 28, 2009I'm working on my list of candidates to force into retirement over the next few years.
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gregladen | October 27, 2009It is a strange night. It is always strange when the water softener is recycling, because it makes all sorts of strange noises, and I usually don't hear them because I'm in bed sleeping.
The BBC is being strange. They have a story that actually says: "Black bears are often considered among the most dangerous animals in North America, depicted down the years as ferocious predators threatening to man. But, says one man, that perception could not be further from the truth. " No, sorry BBC. We who live among the bears don't think this. Moose are far more dangerous than black bears and we…
gregladen | October 27, 2009This is really funny. And sad. As usual for L.B.
hat tip: Digital Rabbit
gregladen | October 27, 2009If you live in Michigan, read this:
The state has withheld its October payment from the Michigan Agricultural Experiment Station and MSU Extension.
Armstrong, the dean of MSU's College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, sees it as a sign that Gov. Jennifer Granholm might veto the programs' $64 million in funding altogether.
"We called (the state) to ask questions, and we're just not getting any clear answers," he said.
He has a word for what it would mean: "Devastation, devastation."
Then do this:
Contact your Michigan State Senator
Contact your Michigan House Rep
Do additional griping…
gregladen | October 27, 2009Evian fights back with a commercial that will make people forget about the Britta commercial. Which is probably a bunch of crap anyway (I mean, do you KNOW what is inside a bitta filter? Is it recyclable? Toxic? Must people die to make it like they do for your cell phone? Probably not. But to you KNOW?)
Hat Tip: Rebecca Immerfall
gregladen | October 27, 2009I just received a mass emailing from Julia's high school, in the name of the principal. Routine business. At the end of the missive was this quote:
A teacher affects eternity; he can never tell where his influence stops.
What does this quote mean to you? If you don't know its context, you may be in for a surprise.
You see this quote all the time on K-12 educational material as a header, footer, slogan, logo, inspirational message, and so on. It obviously means something good about teachers. Maybe something good about education. The quote is by Henry Adams and comes from his book "…