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Ah, Bananarama...

WHO Has Declared Swine Flu Pandemic

Out of the 71 countries where it has been found, less than 30,000 people have caught it and out of those, 141 have died. I'm still not getting how this has reached crisis mode. The people that died from the flu either had additional health issues that contributed to the flu or lived in areas where health care is extremely poor.

Shooting At Holocaust Museum

First the murder of the doctor in Kansas in his own church and now this? The hate-mongers seem to be coming out of the woods in droves now.

A Company Actually MADE This?

Bin Laden Sends America Another Warning

Because like any sociopath, he's not worth anything if his name doesn't stay in the news. For crying out f******, why won't he just DIE already!

Conservative Shock Jock Waterboarded: "It's torture."

"Slumdog Millionaire" Child Star Literally Living Out His Role

Indian officials tore down their shanty. Would someone explain to me how that film made over $300 million got 8 Oscars and the sons of bitches in Hollywood couldn't buy those kids a damn house?

Person Responsible for Disastrous NYC Flyover Resigns

Ignoring the idea that a huge plane flying low over New York would cause a panic is not just cruel, it's stupid. The genius resigned and it certainly took long enough.

U.S. Declares Swine Flu Emergency

First Mad Cow disease, then Bird Flu and now Swine Flu? If lamb or fish is hit next, I am going to become a vegetarian hermit.

Bea Arthur Dies

Maude and The Golden Girls star dies at age 86.

PETA Advocates Cannibalism!

In another disgusting attempt for press, PETA, the unmedicated alleged animal advocacy group contacted George Clooney to get permission to use sweat from a stolen gym towel to use as basis for a sweat-flavored tofu. They planned to call it "CloFu."

George Clooney replied through a representative, "As a mammal, I am offended."

Should the Apocalypse occur in our lifetime, I advocate that members of PETA are thrown on the grill. Their eating plans resemble that of cows anyway, so they should be fine with soy sauce.

Sheri's Random Rant: Tax Protesters

I've held my peace on this because I figured that I was wasting my time trying to reason with people of this mindset. Few of them do their homework before they get riled up anyway so in the end you are stuck listening not to a genuine concern but ideological pouting in the guise of a genuine concern. If no one will take the time to learn that the concepts of communism and socialism are not interchangeable then what hope do you have for getting them to do anything else. What really gets me is that I am willing to bet that not even half of the people dangling teabags off their hats even qualify for the terrible tax hike that they are convinced will bring them down.How exactly do these people expect the debt to get paid down without taxes? The graduated income tax was created for a reason, not as some gimmick to pick on successful people. THERE WAS NO WERE ELSE TO GET MONEY TO PAY FOR THINGS THAT THESE PEOPLE TAKE FOR GRANTED. They protested in parks paid by taxpayer money, this country's military is funded with taxpayer money, the roads that they drove on were created with taxpayer money. If any of these geniuses have a realistic way of generating money to fund little things like this, I would really like to hear it. Oh, and spare everyone with the "lower taxes will fix the economy" mantra. Unless you have been in a coma for eight years we've already tried that. I believe it was Einstein who said that the definition of insanity was doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result.

I can forgive a lot of things, but not active stupidity.

Teabaggers, Unite!

I really don't know what to say...I mean, what can you say about a group that carries signs that say "Teabag Obama!" while not getting why everyone is giggling at them. Seriously, taxes are necessary. Where do you think the government gets the funds to pay for the military, roads, schools, etc. that you geniuses take for granted. All you are doing is polluting the waters with tea or looking damned silly dangling tea bags while you completely ignore the fact that these taxes won't affect your bracket.

I can forgive a lot of things, but not stupidity.

Asian Names Too Much for Cro-Magnon Texas Legislator

I don't know what is scarier: the fact that relics like her are in government or the fact there are THAT many ignorant people concentrated in the same area to allow her a majority vote.

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/front/6365320.html

Barbaric Flogging Videoed in Pakistan

I ardently support the idea of embracing other cultures, but there is culture and there is barbarism, and this clearly falls in the lap of the latter. A teen was accused of having an affair with her father-in-law, which more than likely was either a rape or an attempted one...or a simple refusal of his advances. This video shows the teen being figuratively quartered while another whips her after pulling her burqa up. In the background, someone is giving the beaters tips on how to carry out this monstrosity more effectively.

Disgusting.

Green Thumbs

I was talking to an old friend a few days ago about gardens and she reminded me of a former supervisor who nicknamed me "Poison Ivy" because I had so many plants on my desk.

"He was just teasing," I said. "I wasn't that bad."

My friend paused then replied, "Do you remember that TREE you were trying to grow in your apartment?"

I do have a deep love for growing things. While other people had pet goldfish, during my years of living in dorms I had two pet Venus Fly Traps named Mojo Jojo and Mr. Bojangles. My side of the room always looked like the Garden of Eden. Had I not decided on my current career path I would have been equally happy pursuing a career in botany. I'm like a child in a toy store whenever I am in the garden sections of stores. My so-called green thumb has resulted in my home becoming a cross between a plant orphanage and hospital. I have had near-dead plants left on my doorstep more than once that I have nursed back to health and recently my nephew checked in his dying cabbage. A plant is one of the few things on this planet that has mastered the art of reciprocation. The more you put into a plant, the more it gives back. Fruit and vegetable plants reward your care with food. House plants (well, certain types) reward you with a fresher smelling home. Flowers reward you with their beauty. Growing things is a spiritual experience for me. I have embraced the idea of being an amateur botanist.

And in my defense, I found good homes for all of my plants whenever I had to move...including the tree.

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