Looks like I might be Walking the 5 1/2 Miles to Work Next Week

The oil and gas industry was closely watching the storm because it was headed straight for the nation's biggest complex of refineries and petrochemical plants. The upper Texas coast accounts for one-fifth of U.S. refining capacity, and many platforms were shut down. Wholesale gasoline prices jumped to around $4.85 a gallon for fear of vast shortages. That was up substantially from about $3.25 on Wednesday and less than $3 on Tuesday.

Blame K-Mad & Sarge

The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel reports that Yovani Gallardo has a torn ACL.
An examination of Gallardo in Milwaukee on Friday morning revealed the injury, which Gallardo suffered in a collision with Reed Johnson on Thursday. The team will wait until swelling subsides to determine if he needs surgery, but there's a good chance he'll miss the rest of the season. Dave Bush will be recalled and replace him in the rotation.

This Can't be Good

- B. Hall picked off at second, pitcher to second
- C. Marmol relieved C. Zambrano
- C. Hart struck out looking

What does this even mean?

And who is the target audience? Like who is the target audience? Like 74 people in some part of Wisconsin that doesn't even have a name? Or is our Collective Chicago Love Of Sausage what they're counting on?

Goddamn, sausage and beer DO go well together. Ditka would like this. He would nod and say, "Yeah, sausage."

McBuggin'

dangerous germ... more life-threatening infections than public health authorities had thought... killing more people in the United States each year than the AIDS virus... invulnerable to first-line antibiotics... 94,000 serious infections... 19,000 deaths each year... insidious pathogen... "We should be very worried... It's really just the tip of the iceberg..." few remaining effective drugs... painful, disfiguring "necrotizing" abscesses that eat away tissue... unusually serious pneumonia... 31 out of every 100,000 Americans... superbug...

The Top 100 Effects of Global Warming

Get ready for more bear attacks, fewer frogs, and a dire shortage of guacamole.
The first four all deal with wine and baseball... dat ain't good...

Say goodbye to fly fishing...
Does Angler know?

apparently done MovingOn, now they want to MoveIn

Dear Kevin,

As far as Earth's climate is concerned, 7/7/07 may be the most significant day since the discovery of oil. (Pssshaw... when we run out of oil, God can make more dinosaurs for us. DAT will be a glorious day...) On seven continents, millions of people will gather for Al Gore's Live Earth concerts to stop the climate crisis. Can you host a party that night for folks in Chicago?

We want MoveOn members everywhere to have front row seats for this historic event, so we're throwing a "Party for the Planet." We'll hear a special message from Al Gore, tune in to the concerts, and see the presidential candidates answering your questions on the climate crisis.

We'll invite the guests — all you need is a TV, a DVD player, and a space where people can gather. Can you share your living room on Saturday evening, July 7th and be part of Live Earth?

http://www.moveon.org/r?r=2656&id=10514-4533788-fZZMcU&t=3

Here's what we've got planned for the evening:

We'll kick off on 7/7/07 at 7 p.m. with a barbeque or potluck with other interested folks from your neighborhood. (Sea bass?)
Then, we'll watch a special message from Al Gore. (Will he issue a surrender statement?)

We'll see a sneak preview of the presidential candidates answering MoveOn members' questions on global warming — part of our Virtual Town Hall on Climate.

At 8, we'll tune in to the concerts on NBC with The Police, Madonna, Dave Matthews, The Beastie Boys, and millions of other human beings.

Afterwards we'll head home, energized and connected, to work on a set of specific next steps — starting with our online vote on the candidate with the best climate plan.

Hosting is easy — and folks always tell us they're happy they did it! We'll invite the people. All you need is a TV that gets NBC, a DVD player, and a place where folks can hang out: a living room, a backyard, a bar, or a coffeehouse. (What am I, Hugh Hefner allofasudden?)

Thank you for all you do. (Phokk off... I ain't doin nuttin...)

–Ilyse, Noah, Justin, Jennifer, and the MoveOn.org Political Action Team
Tuesday, June 12th, 2007

Bush Division Update

The Bush Division records over the last 30 games:
St. Louis: 15-15
Chicago: 11-19
Houston: 11-19
Milwaukee: 11-19
Pittsburgh: 11-19
Cincy: 11-19

celebrate!

MELTING ICE WILL AFFECT HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS GLOBALLY, NEW UN REPORT SAYS

New York, Jun 4 2007, 3:00PM

Hundreds of millions of people worldwide will be affected by melting snow covers, ice and glaciers, according to a new United Nations report released ahead of tomorrow’s celebrations for World Environment Day.