Archive for June, 2009
mystery of the crop circles explained
…at least in australia.
explanations for the appearance of elaborate crop circles in fields have included human hoaxes and aliens. (i, myself, have seen quite a few documentaries on this topic). who knew one of the answers could be so simple. it appears that the wallabies, a kangaroo like animal, have been getting into the fields [...]
gift of song
last thursday, the day the king of pop died, president mahmoud ahmadinejad demanded that president obama apologize for meddling in the affairs of iran and tried to insult him by calling him another bush. he said that the president”has fallen into this trap and repeated the comments that Bush used to make” claiming that his [...]
this one’s for andy
we know the sacred bird, aka anderson cooper, loves to watch the real housewives and my super sweet 16 so we thought he might want to watch this episode of vh1’s my big fat fabulous wedding with dina manzo of the real housewives of new jersey. if you have any doubts after the first [...]
change a bit more than half of them believe in
the house of representatives passed a bill designed to address climate change at the federal level. passing with a vote of 219 for and 212 against, the bill “sets a limit on overall emissions of heat-trapping gases while allowing utilities, manufacturers and other emitters to trade pollution permits, or allowances, among themselves. the cap would [...]
news you can use: the weekend edition
now we know why it’s been raining all week. in a country that loves celebrities, this was a rough one. ed mcmahon, farrah fawcett, and michael jackson–all gone. in a country that also values freedom it was hard to sit on the sidelines and watch what happened in iran.
this week was so sad, it made us [...]
heart=broken
the first thing i heard about michael jackson was that he had suffered a heart attack. apparently, he died from cardiac arrest –they’re not the same thing. according to webmd, “sudden cardiac death (scd) is a sudden, unexpected death caused by loss of heart function (sudden cardiac arrest). it is the largest cause of natural [...]
five more trakrs to love
we here at sacred bird love dogs (and other animals too) so we found this story about the cloning of a rescue dog interesting. trakr was a german shepherd who was trained as search and rescue dog and is credited with locating the last survivor from the building rubble of the 9/11 terrorist attacks in [...]
