- If you read nothing else today read “Things Not to Do” from the Raconteur Report. Then for heaven’s sake, don’t do them! ‘Cause you know, if you did, you might be an Outlaw. (Big tip o’ hat to someone who doesn’t want a H/T. I believe this also came via WRSA)
- People of goodwill. As opposed to politicians.
- In the year of Edward Snowden, Time’s Man of the Year is the pope??? More evidence of why the MSM is dying of cluelessness.
- First time I ever saw verification that anything labeled “organic” is is actually healthier. Makes sense here, though.
- That scary Yellowstone supervolcano turns out to be way bigger than we knew.
- Uruguay: Smartest nation on earth? Okay, at least one of the most sensible.
RE: Yellowstone Caldera. At this rate, the magma chamber will be 10 times larger than we thought by March. [/sarc]
Not sure why Smith is presenting that at this month’s AGU conference. He already published in Nature, and the summary hit the lamestream muddia back in October. Old news. And in April, he was telling LiveScience that it was 50% larger than we thought. The upscaled estimates seem to be primarily based on the conclusion that it’s a single massive chamber instead of several small pockets of magma… as we thought. [grin]
You see how that gigantic smoke plume makes a semicircle, neatly avoiding Michigan? That’s because not even a mammoth civilization-ending supervolcano wants to go near Detroit.
“That’s because not even a mammoth civilization-ending supervolcano wants to go near Detroit.”
That’s because a civilization-ending supervolcano would be redundant in Detroit.
Uraguay is to be congratulated for legalizing marijuana by putting it under close state control, deciding how much individuals can grow and possess and deciding who can and cannot sell it. It is probably taxed too. Lots of freedom going on there.
Sarcasm aside, I do hope they will see good savings on the legal and prison systems in their country. With any luck Uraguay can be used as a good example for other countries (U.S.) to emulate.
The Guardian’s Person of the Year:
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/dec/09/edward-snowden-voted-guardian-person-of-year-2013
A less optimistic view of the pope: http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2013/12/04/pope-francis-is-catholic-churchs-obama-god-help-us/
Hey, at least Time had Snowden coming in second. The Pope is a relatively neutral choice. And they didn’t select one of those outright crazies on the list. (Who makes up that list, anyway? It’s a truly bizarre collection of creeps.)
If the volcano is that big, we better have Nicolas Cage and Tom Cruise standing by with nukes.
It always works in the movies.
That’s because a civilization-ending supervolcano would be redundant in Detroit.
😀 touché
Time magazine, the last time I saw a printed edition is about thirty pages max, and very limited original content. Time is limping along like newsweek did right before they flamed out.
Thanks for the link-love Claire.
Been reading BWH since it first came out, so I’m glad I could provide a bit o’ entertainment and some ideas to ponder to good folks everywhere.
Best wishes,
Someone once asked me how folks in Wyoming are preparing for the eruption of the caldera in Yellowstone. Where to begin… I just let my jaw drop a little and walked away. Somehow I think he missed the whole point.
Never could see any use for the various “Man of the year” awards. Now, if “Time” would run a public opinion campaign to select the “Political criminal of the year,” they might generate a whole lot of new interest and new readers. I can think of at least a dozen or two who would give Obummer a real challenge, though he’d probably win this year.
Time magazine – aren’t they that outfit that had Hitler as man of the year once, and Stalin twice? All you need to know…
“Cannabis consumers will be able to buy a maximum of 40 grams (1.4 ounces) each month from licensed pharmacies as long as they are Uruguayan residents over the age of 18 and registered on a government database that will monitor their monthly purchases.”
I had to laugh at that. Better to leave it in the black market. I thought this was a gem too:
“A government-sponsored bill approved by 16-13 votes in the Senate provides for regulation of the cultivation, distribution and consumption of marijuana and is aimed at wresting the business from criminals…”
The very same criminals they created in the first place, by making the stuff illegal? Can’t they make up their minds whether they want to have criminals or not?
Paul — But Hitler and Stalin were relevant, which is all that Time’s Man of the Year was ever intended to be. Painfully, horribly, murderously relevant. But relevant still.
A pope, though …??? Even one who’s gotten a little frisky with his popeness. Relevant? And more relevant than Edward Snowden? Glad other sources made smarter choices. It’ll be good to see Time eventually get tossed into history’s dumpster.
And on Uruguay, of course they’re handling this as a government would. Still, it’s a hopeful step.