Wednesday, July 22, 2009

Bits and Pieces - July 22, 2009

Ewww - girls really do have more cooties than boys! Or maybe we should call it an enhanced ecosystem.

China Lake was once a secret city for its research into weapons. The weapons part still is, but the residential areas are booming since the Navy consolidated its research there.

Anyone catch the tv ads for prescription eyelash grower?

The Armchair Generalist sets Newt Gingrich straight on the EMP threat.

An interview with Henry Louis Gates on his arrest. I'll just add that women in Kazakh foxfur hats can be suspects too.

1 comment:

Woody (Tokin Librul/Rogue Scholar/ Helluvafella!) said...

My brother lives in Ridgecrest. He calls it 'the gateway to death valley.'

As for Brother Gates, it's too bad he doesn't need the money, cuz he could take the Cambridge pigs to the abattoir: false arrest, harassment, profiling, and probably several other charges...