Rama, Bear and K'gra's dog/kid,
passed away tonight (Tue.)

RIP RAMA

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JAKE!!!!!!!

So I have labeled myself as a "wet blanket" when it comes to discussions about the election ( Read more... )

(yanked from Lee's LJ ( Read more... )

Interest rates are jumping for federal student loans on July 1st to about 8 percent.

If you consolidate before then (and make sure you have set your loan to "Fixed"), you will lock in the current rate for the life of the loan.

This is messed and you all need to at least skim the article- which is why I'm not creating a LJ cut ( Read more... )

No one here can forget the spectacle made over the death of Terri Schiavo, whose brain had died long, long ago. But in Texas, the law George W. Bush signed as governor allows doctors to inform the family that further treatment is hopeless (and costly) and Pull the Plug. Literally ( Read more... )

So I think I broke my laptop trying to downloading the Housecall antiviral system ( Read more... )

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Tsunami-surviving hippo in Kenya seeks solace in a century-old tortoise ( Read more... )