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A heroic woman
Sort of off the beaten path for me but I saw this today and wanted to pass it on. Be very afraid for the radical clerics who would put their boots on the necks of women and gays everywhere...I was amazed at her force of will and courage. I pray that she lives to see her grandchildren grow up in a more tolerant society. Instead, I fear that the ( Read more... ) -
The Official Badass of the Week.
Awesomeness in its purest form! Can a man hold the title of Husband of the Year and Badass of the Week? It seems so.
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Is that ditching procedures chart around here somewhere?
An interesting story forwarded to RK today. It comes from a Delta Captain who arrived at Narita airport right as the earthquakes hit. Narita is the airport that most of the commercial passenger traffic uses. It is about an hour train ride into Tokyo. There is another airport in Tokyo city, but it handles more freight and flights between cities in ( Read more... ) -
The dogs have been rescued!
I know they are dogs and not people, but it is not a little thing to watch over the truly helpless among us. Compassion is not a zero sum game ( Read more... ) -
Best Friends US has links to Japanese Animal Rescue Groups
FYI for anyone interested...pass it on if you know any animal lovers!
Boots on the ground groups who are helping to rescue the pets who have been lost or left behind. LInks are near the bottom of the page.
Yes, people come first...but I'm splitting my donation between Red Cross Japan, Vets without Borders and Heart -Tokushima.
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Emerald City Comicon
Treating myself to a little R&R tomorrow with my son. We're heading down to the Comicon (That's how they're spelling it.) in Seattle.
Captain James T. Kirk will be attending. AWESOME! If I'm patient, and wait in line; I could finally meet my first big crush.
GAK is excited about it too.
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Let's get this beast on the job NOW!!!
Anyone that gives a winky...Call your reps tomorrow and demand that they certify this thing underway to the gulf!!! Four thousand barrels of oil a day?!?!? I think we can do better than that!
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Update on P.A.W.S. of Belle Chase, Louisiana
This no-kill shelter is currently overwhelmed with extra pets that folks had to give up due to lost jobs from the BP oil disaster. Fishermen, oyster shuckers, etc. They are currently offering pet food for these families so that they can keep their beloved animals. That's on less thing to worry about when your life has been turned upside down.
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