This Just In: "Global Warming now world's most boring topic" @ theage.com.au
Be Afraid. Be Very Afraid: The before and after of Faith Hill. @ Jezebel
General Lee Saves: "Walwark stepped out, seeing that Krauss was not crushed, grabbed Krauss' M-4 rifle, and that's when he recalls Krauss, who was rolling on the ground, and half out-of-it started yelling, 'I'm invincible! I'm invincible!' Walwark yelled, 'No you're F*&%-ing not! You're F*&%-ing lucky!' " @ Michael Yon Online
"If the European Union were a state in the USA it would belong to the poorest group of states. France, Italy, Great Britain and Germany have lower GDP per capita than all but four of the states in the United States. In fact, GDP per capita is lower in the vast majority of the EU-countries (EU 15) than in most of the individual American states. This puts Europeans at a level of prosperity on par with states such as Arkansas, Mississippi and West Virginia." -- EU vs. USA @ Timbro [HT: Maggies Farm]
Zhenli Ye Gon, Chinese-Mexican Methamphetamine Entrepreneur: "He had $207,000,000 in cash lying around in his house? What the heck kinda speed-dealer is this guy? With that kind of scratch, he could snort speed, literally fly around the moon, and then buy a diamond-encrusted Damien Hirst skull!" @ Beyond the Beyond
Terror Situation USA: The National Intelligence Estimate's PDF "The Terrorist Threat to the American Homeland is found HERE.
"We assess that al-Qa'ida's Homeland plotting is likely to continue to focus on prominent political, economic, and infrastructure targets with the goal of producing mass casualties, visually dramatic destruction, significant economic aftershocks, and/or fear among the US population. The group is proficient with conventional small arms and improvised explosive devices, and is innovative in creating new capabilities and overcoming security obstacles. We assess that al-Qa'ida will continue to try to acquire and employ chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear material in attacks and would not hesitate to use them if it develops what it deems is sufficient capability." -- Page 6
What NYC and LA Are Doing (and Not Doing) to Protect Themselves: On the Front Line in the War on Terrorism by Judith Miller, City Journal Summer 2007
Murdoch's In: "News Corp. reached a tentative agreement for the purchase of Dow Jones & Co. at its original $5 billion offer price. The deal will be put to the full Dow Jones board this evening for its approval, said people familiar with the situation." @ The Wall Street Journal
Al Qaeda's In: Iran Is Found To Be a Lair of Al Qaeda - July 17, 2007 - The New York Sun
The three main Al Qaeda leaders in Iran include Mr. Adel; the organization's minister of propaganda, Suleiman Abu Ghaith, and the man who some analysts believe is the heir apparent to Mr. bin Laden — one of his sons, Saad bin Laden. The locations of the senior leaders include a military base near Tehran called Lavizan; a northern suburb of Tehran, Chalous; an important holy city, Mashod, and a border town near Afghanistan, Zabul, the draft intelligence estimate says.
How To: Get Rescued from a Desert Island @ mental_floss magazine
Image via Michelle Malkin
Fly the Lefty Skies: "The amazing thing about the JetBlue/YearlyKos thing is that people doing the advertising for JetBlue could be so ignorant regarding either the blogosphere or the nature of business" @ Dean Barrett
And when is cat-blogging defunct and able to show only post-mortum effects? When you find the final site, the omega of cat blogging... Cats in Sinks - for all your cat and bathroom needs.
And finally, this wonderful series of moments in "The Happy World." Just remember to keep a loaded gun under your pillow when you go to sleep tonight:
Cats in Sinks is hardly the bottom (pun intended) of catblogging-- check out a site for toilet-training cats, called Kitty Goes Potty.com. The subtitle is Watch These Cats Poop.
The link will take you to a video of a cat using the john (aka litter box for humans) with a bluegrass soundtrack.
http://www.kittygoespotty.com/?gclid=COOuuOvVr40CFQqtOAodoQ8M0g
At least you know now where Ocicat Guy in Manhattan gets his material.
Goes without saying that my cats are not about to put up with potty training.
Posted by: Connecticut Yankee at July 17, 2007 4:03 PM"It is impossible to speak in such a way that you cannot be misunderstood." -- Karl Popper N.B.: Comments are moderated to combat spam and may not appear immediately. Comments that exceed the obscenity or stupidity limits will be either edited or expunged.
