To Live or Not to Live in the District: No Question

I read with amusement a post on Slate which noted that the Presidential motorcade now carries the District of Columbia’s “Taxation Without Representation” license plates. For those who aren’t familiar with the issue, because the District of Columbia is not a state, it has no voting representatives in Congress, and thus no say in much of the policy making that goes on within its very own borders.

Or as I like to call it, Reason no. 457 that I live in Alexandria, and not the District.

Things I won't do for the sake of the environment

Yes, it's spring, and I've finally crawled out from hibernation to add a new post to my "new" blog.

The number one emailed article at the New York Times today is about a couple and their small child going to eco-extremes in a year-long experiment in living green. To wit: they will not buy any food that hasn't been grown within a 250-mile radius of NYC and they will not buy anything besides that food. They will also not use any carbon-fuelled transportation (elevators included) or produce any trash (they are composting IN their apartment). Among the food items that are banished (or will be once they run out): olive oil, balsamic vinegar and spices! They dine by the light of candles and one fluorescent bulb. And scooter or walk to work and everywhere else.

I admire their commitment (and of others who are doing similar things), I do. I've been singing the praises of the environmentally-enlightened (and rightful U.S President) Al Gore since 1992. I am honestly seriously concerned about global warming, and as anyone who knows me will tell you, I consider "skeptics" to be the equivalent of people who still believe the earth is flat.

But it's hard to walk the talk. 

Pelosi to Bush:"You'll be getting me coffee, bitch!"

At least that's how it goes in my fantasy. My friend Sadie was recently offended by a fairly sexist comment Dubya made about helping Nancy Pelosi pick out her drapes. God he's an idiot.

So I said, "She should have been like, 'You'll be getting me coffee, bitch!' and then slapped him on the ass and called him sparky or something like that." (Apologies to my childhood friend, Jenny, who goes by the name Sparky but is decidedly un-Bushlike.)

Speaking of idiocy, check out this blog rant about how the mainstream media made poor George "Macaca" Allen lose. Waah! Waah!

And newsbusters.org has a piece about how the evil U.N. is "promoting global warming fear" in our children.

Oh, you stupid, stupid, flat-earthers…

It's called peer-reviewed science. The theories of a few cranky "experts" does not a debate make. Where are the scientific studies that cast serious doubt on the human impact upon our planet? In case all this actual science--not funded by fossil fuel industries--is too much, here's a clear and consise explanation of the reputable scientific consensus from Science magazine. Note the part where it talks about 928 studies appearing in refereed scientific journals that agree--humans are changing the climate.

A polyglot of politics, pop culture and pure disaster

First blog post. Sudden writer's block! Not a good sign...

Here I chronicle my life's adventures. In scintillating and sparkling prose. Or not.

Sometimes I'll just ramble.

About my dog, who can stand on his back legs and do pirouettes....

Or how scientists have proof that I must drink more wine.

And rant about how we are screwing up the earth. No more lobster?!!

Or why this administration is evil. (Seriously, it's a site about W as the antichrist!)

Water torture anyone? Dick Cheney says it is OK.

On a lighter note, I will occasionally bombard you with random Buffy readings. ReasonOnline agrees--Buffy kicks ass.

Or thoughts about the latest episode of Grey's Anatomy. What is up with Ellen Pompeo's hair?!!

Interesting things I'm reading, like how napping rules.

And anything else that comes to mind.