Survey: People are Stupid

And neither can CNN.

At least you can always turn to CNN for all of the most important news.



I promise I'll make a real post on this blog soon. =(

Cylons on CNN

Cylons appear to have made the news today. Guess it's just business as usual at CNN.

The US Senate...

... a bastion of positive racial stereotypes. From http://www.iht.com/articles/2009/03/17/business/aig.php:

"I suggest, you know, obviously, maybe they ought to be removed," Mr. Grassley said in the interview. "But I would suggest the first thing that would make me feel a little bit better toward them if they’d follow the Japanese example and come before the American people and take that deep bow and say 'I'm sorry,' and then either do one of two things: resign or go commit suicide."

The Saga Continues

I've got a pair of Chinese Firebelly newts, and the female has just begun laying eggs for the first time. Not sure what it is about our aquariums, but I hope it means we're doing a good job. She's been laying anywhere from 3-10 per day for the past week or so. She does this by folding a leaf over with her hind legs and making a newt-egg-taco. One. Egg. Per. Leaf. She's really finicky about this.

My new tank is still growing in, and she's been doing a real number on the plants, often crushing two leaves for ever egg she lays. I've tried fake plants, strips of plastic, and anything else that I found recommended on line, but she only likes the real deal.

Finally, I plopped some java fern in today--the stuff grows like a weed in our other tanks--and she went to town on it instead of my nice plants. So, crisis *mostly* averted. Now I just need to find someone who wants a bunch of baby newts when they hatch...