Thursday, October 12, 2006
It's in the stars
Thought this was too cute not to share. Kit 'n' Carlyle is one of my favorite cartoons, you can find it here daily Kit 'n' Carlyle.
Thursday, October 05, 2006
Hypocrisy abounds
A bit dated since President Clinton went off on Fox news a week or two ago, but really liked this cartoon by Nick Anderson.
Tuesday, October 03, 2006
The Onion Reports on Flustered Bush
Flustered Bush Misses Air Force One Flight
The 12-person crew was not able to accommodate the president due to strict federal guidelines requiring all passengers to arrive at their departure gate 15 minutes prior to takeoff—guidelines flight officials say are especially important considering heightened security around the president. When Bush inquired into the possibility of being placed on standby for Air Force Two, the exasperated commander in chief was informed that the flight was full and Vice President Dick Cheney was unwilling to give up his seat.
Read the whole hilarious parody here: The Onion
October 3, 2006 -- The Onion
CAMP SPRINGS, MD—Despite sprinting through the Andrews Air Force Base south terminal, President Bush narrowly missed his Air Force One flight to Boise earlier today after arriving just moments after the plane's doors had closed.
CAMP SPRINGS, MD—Despite sprinting through the Andrews Air Force Base south terminal, President Bush narrowly missed his Air Force One flight to Boise earlier today after arriving just moments after the plane's doors had closed.
The 12-person crew was not able to accommodate the president due to strict federal guidelines requiring all passengers to arrive at their departure gate 15 minutes prior to takeoff—guidelines flight officials say are especially important considering heightened security around the president. When Bush inquired into the possibility of being placed on standby for Air Force Two, the exasperated commander in chief was informed that the flight was full and Vice President Dick Cheney was unwilling to give up his seat.
Read the whole hilarious parody here: The Onion
Sunday, October 01, 2006
Having a little hissing fit
At 8:32 Sunday morning, May 18, 1980, Mount St. Helens erupted.
Shaken by an earthquake measuring 5.1 on the Richter scale, the north face of this tall symmetrical mountain collapsed in a massive rock debris avalanche. Nearly 230 square miles of forest was blown down or buried beneath volcanic deposits.
At the same time a mushroom-shaped column of ash rose thousands of feet skyward and drifted downwind, turning day into night as dark, gray ash fell over eastern Washington and beyond. The eruption lasted 9 hours, but Mount St. Helens and the surrounding landscape were dramatically changed within moments.
It's hard to believe that eruption was over 25 years ago. In "volcanic" time, 25 years is just a blip, of course. Most days, all is quiet on Mount St. Helens. The mountain lays peacefully in the sun or, more commonly, hunkers down with a shawl of clouds snuggled in around her shoulders. The mountain, although half the size she was before the eruption, is still an awesomely powerful sight, even from miles and miles away.
Although you may think there's little to see at Mount St. Helens beyond the wonder of nature repairing itself 25 years after what seemed like irreparable devastation, it's fascinating to see now how Mount St. Helens is starting the slow process of actually rebuilding herself to her previous stature. The U.S. Forest Service maintains a Mount St. Helens web cam pointed at the mountain to quietly, patiently watch and wait.
How do mountains rebuild themselves? On a clear day at Mount St. Helens you see the new mountain slowly expanding as a steamy, crawling bubble, known as the dome, in the middle of the cauldron that was created by the
eruption. The web cam takes a new picture every 5 minutes to document the mountain's steady progress.
This sunny Sunday morning on the first day of October, the mountain is having a bit of a hissing fit. The cold fall mornings help to show off the molten activity happening in the mysterious cauldron of Mount St. Helens. If you look closely, you can see the new dome that is growing in the middle of the cauldron. The dome is created by molten lava flowing up from deep inside the earth and slowly, steadily, patiently rebuilding what, 25 years ago, was exploded away in a fiery, devastating explosion. As the hot lava boils out into the cold morning air you can see the steam escaping and a trail of white puffy clouds trailing away over her back.
There is no way to predict if this slow, steady growth will continue or if Mount St. Helens will some day have another major eruption, blasting away the progress towards rebuilding she continues day after day to make. I find myself peaking in on Mount St. Helens several times a week. Looking to see what she's doing. In some way it is oddly comforting to ponder the solid reality of the earth in sharp contrast to the unreality of politics, work-life, traffic, and TV. The daily haze of activity that we all swirl around in day in and day out stands in sharp contrast to Mount St. Helens' slow and steady march back into the sky.
Shaken by an earthquake measuring 5.1 on the Richter scale, the north face of this tall symmetrical mountain collapsed in a massive rock debris avalanche. Nearly 230 square miles of forest was blown down or buried beneath volcanic deposits.
At the same time a mushroom-shaped column of ash rose thousands of feet skyward and drifted downwind, turning day into night as dark, gray ash fell over eastern Washington and beyond. The eruption lasted 9 hours, but Mount St. Helens and the surrounding landscape were dramatically changed within moments.It's hard to believe that eruption was over 25 years ago. In "volcanic" time, 25 years is just a blip, of course. Most days, all is quiet on Mount St. Helens. The mountain lays peacefully in the sun or, more commonly, hunkers down with a shawl of clouds snuggled in around her shoulders. The mountain, although half the size she was before the eruption, is still an awesomely powerful sight, even from miles and miles away.
Although you may think there's little to see at Mount St. Helens beyond the wonder of nature repairing itself 25 years after what seemed like irreparable devastation, it's fascinating to see now how Mount St. Helens is starting the slow process of actually rebuilding herself to her previous stature. The U.S. Forest Service maintains a Mount St. Helens web cam pointed at the mountain to quietly, patiently watch and wait.
How do mountains rebuild themselves? On a clear day at Mount St. Helens you see the new mountain slowly expanding as a steamy, crawling bubble, known as the dome, in the middle of the cauldron that was created by the
eruption. The web cam takes a new picture every 5 minutes to document the mountain's steady progress.This sunny Sunday morning on the first day of October, the mountain is having a bit of a hissing fit. The cold fall mornings help to show off the molten activity happening in the mysterious cauldron of Mount St. Helens. If you look closely, you can see the new dome that is growing in the middle of the cauldron. The dome is created by molten lava flowing up from deep inside the earth and slowly, steadily, patiently rebuilding what, 25 years ago, was exploded away in a fiery, devastating explosion. As the hot lava boils out into the cold morning air you can see the steam escaping and a trail of white puffy clouds trailing away over her back.
There is no way to predict if this slow, steady growth will continue or if Mount St. Helens will some day have another major eruption, blasting away the progress towards rebuilding she continues day after day to make. I find myself peaking in on Mount St. Helens several times a week. Looking to see what she's doing. In some way it is oddly comforting to ponder the solid reality of the earth in sharp contrast to the unreality of politics, work-life, traffic, and TV. The daily haze of activity that we all swirl around in day in and day out stands in sharp contrast to Mount St. Helens' slow and steady march back into the sky.
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