Daily Darwin – Dread Diving

Darwin rightly points out that when one’s hair outweighs his common sense, it’s probably not advisable to bollard walk.  You could say he made a “dreadful” decision.

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Natural selection deems that some individuals serve as a warning to others. Who are we to disagree? The next generation, ever and anon, is descended from the survivors

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CDC Chic – Getting Ready for Zika

According to Reuters, “Obama seeks funds to fight Zika; (but) sees no cause for panic“.

President Barack Obama will ask the U.S. Congress for more than $1.8 billion in emergency funds to fight Zika at home and abroad and pursue a vaccine, the White House said on Monday, but Obama also said there was no reason to CDC_Ebola_Obama_Hazmat_Suit_Podiumpanic over the mosquito-borne virus.

Zika, spreading rapidly in South and Central America and the Caribbean, has been linked to severe birth defects in Brazil and public health officials’ concern is focused on pregnant women and women who may become pregnant.

Obama’s request to Congress includes $200 million for research, development and commercialization of new vaccines and diagnostic tests for the virus.

Today’s Bacon – Grease Monkey

It’s very eerie the way the little guys arm reaches out from the roll in order to grab the bacon. But I guess that just proves the old adage, “always watch your bacon”.

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Bacon, bacon, bacon, bacon, bacon, bacon, bacon, bacon, bacon, bacon, bacon,bacon, bacon, bacon, bacon, bacon, bacon, bacon, bacon, bacon, bacon, bacon, bacon, bacon, bacon,bacon, bacon, bacon, bacon

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Gas Guzzler

So what do you do if you’re a greenie and it’s dark outside (no solar), and there’s no wind (no turbine power) and the EPA shut your coal-fired electrical plant down and it’s really, really cold outside (reduced battery life) and you still have to work for a living?

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#BlackIceMatters

From CBS Baltimore, “Neighbors Losing Patience Where Plows Still Haven’t Cleared Streets“.

BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The dig out from the weekend snow storm continues across Maryland.

Derek Valcourt with the growing frustrations in some areas where plows still haven’t cleared the streets.

Black_Ice_MattersWhat’s making some people bitter is trying to understand why all of the streets around them have been plowed, but they’re still stuck.

Along Millvale Road in the Millford Mill area of Baltimore County, neighbors are losing patience, knowing all the surrounding streets have been plowed.

“It’s been four days and no one has come down our block yet,” said Tony Redd.

“I figured this neighborhood would get a plow to come through at least once out of five days, and we haven’t even seen a plow,” said James Forman.