Are you ready?...
Grim Future for World's Water. The planet will face an unprecedented shortage of drinking water in the next 20 years, a U.N. report warns. Pollution, global warming and thick-headed politicians get most of the blame. [Wired News]

Glad to say I play a special part in working against this.

 


Pretty damn interesting...
Iraq: Blame it on Lawrence's Bosses. I saw the picture below in some online publication, and it struck me that quite likely, very few people know where Iraq came from. The picture shows the delegation of Emir Feisal at the Versailles conference post-Great-War; the fellow just over Feisal's left shoulder, with two bands around his kaffiyeh, is T.E. Lawrence, a.k.a. Lawrence of Arabia. And therein hangs a hell of a tale.... [ongoing] 

Curiousity...
This happens every year about this time and for the life of me I can't figure out what it is.

A microearthquake occurred at 4:37:54 AM (PST) on Saturday, March 1, 2003. The magnitude 1.7 event occurred 20 km (12 miles) ESE of Yosemite Village, CA. The hypocentral depth is 8 km ( 5 miles).

There's nothing volcanic in the area it's taking place and it's miles from Badger Pass Ski Resort. The topo map at TopoZone shows it to be out in the middle of the wilderness. Only thing I can figure is maybe an avalanche or frost heaving causing exfoliation. Also of note, it is on Red Peak along a MAJOR trail.

 


Could this be true?...
North Korean Missile Warhead Found in Alaska: "The warhead of a long-range missile test-fired by North Korea was found in the U.S. state of Alaska, a report to the National Assembly revealed yesterday." [From the Desktop of Dane Carlson] 

Are you a blue shirt, yellow shirt, or the ominous red shirt (stay out of the bushes ensign Smith)?...
Star Trek Personality Test. I came across this personality test over at Wil's. Click "more" to see my results:... [Inside Gretchen's Head]

Campin' Guy's  results:

Myers-Briggs would say that you are an ISTP (Introvert, Sensor, Thinker, Perceiver). In Star Trek language, you share a basic personality configuration with Odo and Wesley Crusher.

People like you are generally extremely logical and pragmatic, to the point of being somewhat aloof. When you need to be, you can function in a highly objective and unemotional manner, but you also tend to be impulsive and incredibly curious about the world around you. You love to explore, to find out how things work, and you believe you have the abilities needed to deal with what you find.

You don't feel the need to tell others about your abilities. You like your work to show your stuff for you, so you tend to be quiet and unassuming in your manner. You are also flexible and resourceful. You do your best work when left alone. You're highly self-reliant, and may have some trouble working as a member of a team. You cannot stand people who nag or who demand to know what you're feeling when you don't feel like "sharing" right now.

Your primary goal in life is being granted the freedom to act independently and follow your impulses. Your reward is to be appreciated for your ability to solve problems and to have others go along with your impulses and have fun with you.

Good careers for your type include being a computer programmer, police officer, commercial pilot, commercial artist, private investigator, and animal trainer.

And damned if they're not dead on too! There are 4 sections to the test that are very analytical. Take the test and be honest. If you have a weblog, post your results. I'm interested in knowing how accurate they are.

 


Science!....
Gas Station to Pump Hydrogen. A Shell station in Washington will be the first gas station to dispense hydrogen at the pump. By John Tierney. [New York Times: Business] 


Interesting...
Oh, I'm feeling lucky.. Oh yeah, and a giggle for me today: Go to Google... [0xDECAFBAD]