Save the cheerleader.

Save the world.

Both this weekend, and last, B and I went around Albuquerque's Homes of Enchantment Parade. This is basically a showcase for home builders to show what they can do. There's everything from homes under $250k to $2.5 million dollar homes. Last week, we did the million dollar homes. A quick word on those - not impressed. From a slew of really bad ( Read more... )

Via Daily Kos, Finally, a Republican Willing to Spend on Educational Material:A candidate for state superintendent of schools said Thursday he wants thick used textbooks placed under every student's desk so they can use them for self-defense during school shootings ( Read more... )

FLYING MONKEY COSTUME!

Proving that even the most diligent amongst us can get hit by unexpected spyware, I've just finished reading this, from a spyware monitoring site, about Viewpoint Media Player. The owner of the site found the software on his computer having not knowingly installed it (and really, if you own a spyware monitoring site, chances are you're fairly ( Read more... )

So, balloon fiesta on Tuesday. Now, I'm not sure what I expected. Apparently it's the biggest hot air ballooning event in the world. But there were balloons. Lots of balloons.

( From my phone )

OK, I want, and I'll probably buy these after Christmas, but I figure there are probably a few others out there who'll be interested in this:

Complete Works of Mozart - 170 disc set for only $120.
Complete Works of Bach - 160 disc set for $175.

Now really, you, you can't shake a stick at that. The only question is where to put them.

Well, it'll be interesting to see how this turns out:The BBC has obtained evidence that Israelis have been giving military training to Kurds in northern Iraq ( Read more... )

OK, so I didn't know there was a coup in Thailand. This is primarily because I'm working this week, and therefore am getting up, making breakfast and lunch, leaving the house, working, getting home, cooking, cleaning, and then grabbing some internet time. For a news junkie like myself, this is deprivation of the highest order. However, I have no ( Read more... )

Well, the US car manufacturers aren't investing in making electrical cars. The Japanese are, but they're still tying things to gasoline. So who to step up to the plate? Er... Google? Apparently so:According to people briefed on the program, the organization, called Google.org, plans to develop an ultra-fuel-efficient plug-in hybrid car engine that ( Read more... )