...and I feel like crap, but that's for another post.

The 'ripple effects' of the Indian Ocean tsunamis are being felt throughout the world in the form of unusual weather conditions or changes in the tidal patters of bodies of water as far away from the epicentre as Mexico. Even here we have been feeling the effects as high winds cause power cuts ( Read more... )

I didn't take the quiz, but I got a kick out of this pic... part of one of the possible results.


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Snagged from the lawb*tch! brookielawA - Accent: Irish. Specifically a predominantly 'northern' sound with a hint of Co. Meath 'culchie' thrown in for good measure ( Read more... )

ISLE OF HOPE, ISLE OF TEARS(Brendan Graham ( Read more... )

I am intensely frustrated at the aid efforts -- and in some cases, the lack thereof -- in Asia. There are so many different agencies and only a handful have previous experience and contacts in the region. So, while their intentions are doubtlessly sincere their effectiveness is likely to be sincerely limited. Now, if we coulg get all these agencies ( Read more... )

credit to caranneWHY GAY MARRIAGE IS WRONG ( Read more... )

77,000 people dead and the number grows higher with every news report. Some of those worst affected are also some of the most poverty-sticken people on the planet. So, considering how spoiled most of us have been over the holidays, do what's right by giving what you can.


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1. What did you do in 2004 that you'd never done before?
Ya know, I don't think I've done anything this year that I've not done before. Weird. Well, there are a few days in the year left. I better get busy.

2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
Unlike porphyros_petal, I DO remember my New Year's resolutions and no, I ( Read more... )

20,000 people dead?!?!It is true that death is no respector of persons and comes to us all but 20,000 people (and that figure is likely to increase)??? I know the question is pointless, but I cannot help but ponder as to why the most horrendous 'natural disasters' occur in areas where the people are already in greatest need. It is as if poverty is ( Read more... )

Blair won't fight hunt ban delaySurprise! Surprise! Blair is about to call elections. The Countryside Alliance represents a significant voting bloc. Ergo, give them their way (or at least don't do anything to piss them off any more than they already are) until after the elections. Anyone with more than two brain cells to rub together could have ( Read more... )