Does anyone else also find it odd and somewhat bothersome that we now spend more of the year in Daylight Savings Time than in regular time, since they changed the dates to March and November?

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What do you all think about the immigration issue that's flared up recently?

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DAAAAAAAAAAMMMNNNNNNN it's raining out there!!!!!!! Raining is too mild a word. It does not sufficiently describe the sheer drenching power of every last bit of free water in the world currently pounding down on Austin trying to flatten the landscape instantly, and all those who dare venture out to tread upon it. And the thunder and lightening is ( Read more... )

anyone know how to post photos in LJ? does it have to come off the web?

Graduate students publish in "Science" and really tick off loggers and politicians:

Don't log after forest fires!

Forestry grad students tree loggers

I've changed all my previous postings to friends-only and future posts will be secured as such

so if you can't see mine when you aren't signed in, that's why

So much fun!!!!

News and photos shall be posted tomorrow. Want sleep now.

p.s. traveling from 80 degrees and sunny to 40-and-falling plus approaching freezing rain = not nice

I'm considering getting a hamster or a couple gerbils.

"Gerbil" starts sounding really funny after reading a whole page in which gerbil is used at least once every sentence. Gerbils win points for this. Say gerbil gerbil gerbil three times fast.

Any comments from the peanuts, especially if you've owned such a creature?

Augustine Volcano in Alaska is erupting. so cool!