Monthly Archives: July 2013

The rowers have traveled about 40 miles so far, which puts them at the far end of the Northwest Passage in about April of 2014. However, the last 48 hours have been much slower, making their ETA sometime around the … Continue reading →

With $32,000 you could purchase either one of these two fine vehicles.  One is almost completely useless, but comes with a high smug rating.

Chicago’s gun-free zone has had over 1,000 shootings so far this year. Chicago Crime — ChicagoTribune.com The vast majority of the victims look like they could have been Obama’s son. List of races – Tracking homicides in Chicago – Tracking … Continue reading →

101M Americans Get Food Aid from Federal Gov’t; More Than the Number of Private Sector Workers | CNS News In completely unrelated news, Obama’s poll numbers are holding steady at 47%.

From July 6 through July 16, 1936 temperatures were over 100F every day in Sparta, Illinois, topping out at 114F on July 14 U.S. Historical Climatology Network This year, temperatures are averaging about 15-20 degrees cooler, and are expected to … Continue reading →

The coal industry v everyone else: who will win? | David Ritter | Comment is free | guardian.co.uk Those horrible coal people who provide electricity for us simply must be stopped. The planet must be saved, so all lefties need … Continue reading →

Australian heatwaves ‘five times more likely due to global warming’ | Environment | guardian.co.uk Australia set their all-time maximum temperature record 124 years ago in January, 1889.

The sea ice pushed back on shore yesterday at the eastern edge of the Beaufort Sea, trapping the rowers behind it.

To O’bama O wad some Pow’r the giftie gie us To see oursels as ithers see us! It wad frae mony a blunder free us, An’ foolish notion: What airs in dress an’ gait wad lea’e us, An’ ev’n devotion!