News and Opinion from the Bug!
With Chilean nerves still in tatters from last month’s devastating earthquake, a strong 6.9 magnitude rocked Libertador O’Higgins this morning.
The earthquake was situated at 34.251°S, 71.889°W, about 90 miles from Santiago.
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center released a statement saying “No destructive widespread tsunami threat exists based on historical earthquake and tsunami data.”
The Jawa Report has an exclusive report from the informant that turned “Jihad Jane” in. Here’s an excerpt from their report:
Bit by bit I learned more about Colleen through her comments or by all the information she recklessly left about herself on the web. I came to know her as a middle aged sociopath woman desperate for love, lonely and isolated, with a deep hatred for the U.S. blaming them for all her problems.
Be sure to read the incredible story at the Jawa Report.
Cesar Millan announced the death of “Daddy” the pitbull today.
Cesar says Daddy died peacefully Friday, February 19th, surrounded by family. You can express your sympathy by visiting Daddy’s memorial page.
Daddy was a favorite on the Dog Whisperer with Cesar Millan. We all loved seeing Daddy strut about, bringing stability to many an unstable situation.
Check out this short memorial video: [ link ]
Daddy was sixteen.
I stirred up a wonderful batch of habanero egg-salad today. My child shared a sore throat, fever, and congestion with me, which we’re just getting over. I thought the spicy egg-salad might help.
I ate it and was like, wow! This stuff is really good.
All I did was mix chopped, boiled eggs with Duke’s mayonnaise, apple cider vinegar, and Tabasco brand habanero sauce.
I simply mixed in the ingredients slowly until I had the taste I like. I like a more sour taste so I add more vinegar.
Try it and enjoy.
Nodar Kumaritashvili was killed today in horrifying luge accident.
Nodar lost control of his sled in a curve and was thrown out of the track and into a steel beam. I assume he was killed instantly.
This accident is so horrible, so terrible. We offer our heartfelt condolences to his family and friends, and to the people of the Republic of Georgia. We’ll keep you in our thoughts and prayers.
Nodar was 21.
The captain of the Cornelia Marie Devlin has passed away.
Captain Phil Harris
Captain Phil Harris died of a massive stroke his family says.
Phil’s sons, Jake and Josh, released this statement:
It is with great sadness that we say goodbye to our dad – Captain Phil Harris. Dad has always been a fighter and continued to be until the end. For us and the crew, he was someone who never backed down. We will remember and celebrate that strength. Thanks to everyone for their thoughts and prayers.
The Cornelia Marie crew issued this statement:
It is with tremendous sadness that I say goodbye to Phil Harris. Phil and I have been business partners and friends for nearly 20 years. We have been through a lot of ups and downs together with the F/V Cornelia Marie. As a skipper, he was a great fisherman. He loved his family and cared for his crew. We will all miss him.
The Discovery Channel says Phil was “more than someone on our television screen.” He was a “devoted father and loyal friend to all who knew him.” “We send our thoughts and prayers to Phil’s sons Josh and Jake and the Cornelia Marie crew,” it said.
Phil was an incredible man. He will be deeply missed. We offer our heartfelt condolences to his family and friends. We will keep you all in our thoughts and prayers.
Phil Harris was 53.
North Carolina public schools want to drop early American history.
Dropping early American history means no teaching on the Confederacy, Robert E. Lee, Abraham Lincoln, or slavery.
Is it time to forget America’s past?
I was just watching Star Trek: Enterprise episode 14 “Sleeping Dogs.”
At about the 19m40s mark, Malcolm (Dominic Keating) is talking with T’Pol (Jolene Blalock) and Hoshi (Linda Park) about the propulsion system on the Klingon Raptor Somraw. When he says they’re dead in the water, you’ll notice a curious thing—His voice becomes that of Commander Charles Tucker (Connor Trinneer). That was so weird! I loved it!
I had to laugh; I just couldn’t believe that I’ve never noticed that before.
How long has it been since the Enterprise series ended? Almost five years? Wow, and those guys are still amazing us.
I attempted to include a link to their individual websites, but was unable to find one for Connor Trinneer.
Best wishes guys.
Here’s an interesting animal question to end a snowy Saturday:
What does a cat, a German Shepherd, and a Newfoundland have in common? They’re all one big happy family!
How it came about I do not know, but one evening, my brother-in-law went to feed his two dogs and discovered that a stray cat had moved in. It’s the strangest thing; you would have thought those two dogs would have made a cat-fur rug out of that cat, but no. It has been several months now and that cat still lives there…and eats out of the dogs food bowl.
Go figure.
Oh yeah, I just had to watch that ABC report detailing the abuse of dairy cows.
Yeah, I just had to visit the Mercy for Animals website.
I did all that this morning, then sat down to a bowl of Kellogg’s chocolate Little Bites. Man, I felt sick to the stomach. There’s just no sense abusing animals like those guys were doing; no sense at all.
I’ve always loved milk, loved downing a tall glass of it, but now, I just don’t know….
