I have to run errands this afternoon so the DVR will get me the Uruguay-South Africa game. I’ll have more later including some thoughts on the Spain v Switzerland shocker.
Go Bafana Bafana!
The Oil Drum
If you’re looking for a more detailed discussion of BP’s oil collection plans, or an explanation of why flow may be increasing as more oil comes up the well (due to erosion), the Oil Drum is the only place I’ve found with that kind of detail.
They also do good analysis. For example, this report on renewable energy includes this graph of the world’s energy production, by source, for the last 20 40 years (click to enlarge).
That red arrow is pointing to the almost invisible line showing the contribution that wind, solar and geothermal make to overall energy production.
Open Chile v Honduras Thread
A lot of possession by Chile so far 24 minutes in. Have at it!
Yet Another Open Thread
Random thoughts:
– I’d like to thank Randy for his awesome World Cup blogging and remind you all to check out his blog. I think a lot of my renewed interest in the game is due to the fact that he started posting here.
– Sherlock Holmes was a really fun movie, and I’d like to see a follow up.
– Edge of Darkness was better than I thought.
– All this wanking about Obama’s approval rating and handling of the oil spill cracks me up. Is anyone here going to vote for the retrograde jackass the Republicans puke up? Anyone?
– Laurie David is pretty hot. Why was she sleeping with Larry David? Or Al Gore?
– What are the “big games” in the WC the next few days?
Not Fair
Get a new bed, new bedding, new pillows, sheets, and comforter, and you don’t even get to be the first one to use it:
One of these days I will figure out how Lily manages to tuck herself in. I guess this is the price I pay for bringing strange knocked up bitches home.
Doggie Drama Update
So I talked to my dad’s friend Joyce (our barber), and she put me in touch with the animal shelter. I’m going to see how things go tomorrow with Tunch, and if there is no fighting, the new dog (mom and I are alternating between “Rita” and “Rosie” and “Aggie”) can stay until I can find her real home or figure out what to do with her.
The new dog is surgically attached to me and sits at my feet, and Lily’s nose is a little out of joint. I tried to call Lily, and she turned her head away from me as if to say “slut.” On the other hand, we went to the park where they can safely run without a leash, and they romped around a bit with no issues.
I’m also starting to think the new dog is pretty obviously pregnant, which adds a whole new dimension of fun to this ordeal. She also can not operate stairs (Lily couldn’t either when I got her), so if nothing else I can banish her to the basement when Tunch comes home (assuming there are issues).
She’s just very clearly a house doggie, though. I sit down and she and Lily both jockey for lap space, I took a little nap and they both got in bed. I’m horrified at the possibility that she got out of her collar and someone is running around frantically looking for their doggie- Don’t worry strangers! Lily and I got your back!
Tomorrow I will take her to my vet and scan her for a chip. I need to get one put in Lily and Tunch, so I guess we can do that all at once.
All I Wanted Were Some New Damned Sheets
Dropped off Tunch at the vets (he is fine, surgery went well, I’ve called several times to check on him), went to Petco and Bed, Bath and Beyond with mom for a featherbed, some new pillows, a light comforter, a duvet cover, and some sheets, and on my way home I found this:
That is a Tunch-sized Jack Russell Terrier- she is every bit as pudgy as she is affectionate, that I found on a side road in the middle of the country on the way home. She was just sitting in the middle of the road, wet, tail between her legs, panting, and in obvious distress, so I stopped to check on her. I opened the door, went back to behind the car to get her, she ran around the other side of the car and jumped in the driver’s side door that I had left open.
She had no collar but had marks from where she used to have one, so I don’t know if she is someone’s pet who got away, but that area is notorious for dumping and I went to every house for five miles in either direction and no one recognized her. I’m taking some pictures and posting them around this area.
She’s already bonded to me, and Lily has her nose out of joint, but they have managed to figure out a way to share my lap when I sit down in the lazyboy. I really don’t need another dog, so I am going to try to find her owners or place her. If anyone in the northern panhandle wants a very, very sweet and well-fed JRT young lady, email me.
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