Hello from Nawhlins!
I’m in New Orleans for work this week, so Goofyblog may be a bit sporadic, but I’ll do my best to keep the blog fresh and goofy for you.
So far I haven’t seen any sign of Katrina’s wrath, although I’m sure it’s out there.  But from where I’m staying (The Marriot on Canal […]

From CNN.COM:
Scientists: Cosmic blob biggest thing in universe
(SPACE.com) — An enormous amoeba-like structure 200 million light-years wide and made up of galaxies and large bubbles of gas is the largest known object in the universe, scientists say.
The galaxies and gas bubbles, called Lyman alpha blobs, are aligned along three curvy filaments that formed about 2 […]

With the Israeli / Lebanon dispute taking up the front page these days, many people seem to forget there are many other territorial disputes around the world.  The Foreign Policy website has a list of some of the ones that most of us have forgotten about.

 
From YahooNews: 
Man accused of biting off rooster’s head
NEW YORK - A man accused of biting the head off his pet rooster was arrested Friday and faces up to a year in prison if convicted, an animal protection spokesman said.
A neighbor had complained about a dead rooster near his Manhattan apartment and agents found the body […]

From Boston.COM:
The Last Ones Standing
Only four Shakers are left in the world, all living in southern Maine. But if they can’t attract converts to their celibate lifestyle and this really is the end for them, they have a plan to ensure that their legacy lives on forever.
THE FOUR ARE CONSPICUOUS in their plain Sunday best. […]

 
From CNN.COM:
Minimum wage increase tied to tax cuts
House leadership couples bill to estate tax measure
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican leaders are willing to allow the first minimum wage increase in a decade but only if it’s coupled with a cut in future inheritance taxes on multimillion-dollar estates, congressional aides said Friday.
(more here)
My God, do these Republicans […]

 
Looking for Mom & Dad in the rubble, now where are they hiding!
From SFGATE.COM: 
…Outside, we gathered around as residents rushed to pull victims from the rubble.
“I am a doctor,” wailed Ghassan Farran, the building’s owner who said he was a physician at the city hospital. “I examine patients and America gives us bombs!”
He shook his […]

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I came across Kitten Wars the other day.  It’s like a “hot or not” for kittens, but instead they compete against each other. 
You click on the kitten you think is the cutest, and then go onto the next pair, and so on, and so on, and so on. 
I submited this cute kitten someone […]

From YahooNews:
Irish bookie plans biggest-ever strip poker game
DUBLIN (AFP) - The biggest-ever strip poker championship will be held in London next month, with daring contestants from all over the world vying to keep their clothes on.
 
Leading Irish bookmaker, the Paddy Power company, came up with the idea of setting a world record for the game […]

The Democrats have outlined their Agenda for the 2006 Fall Campaign.   Their priorities: National Security, Jobs and Wages, Energy Independence, Health Care, Retirement Security, and College for All.
In response, the Do-Nothing Republican Congress Suddenly want to raise minimum wage.   Well, ok lets be real, they don’t really want to raise it, since when have they […]

By Restless
This development sounds like a real advance for the 21st century.
From the “open source” movement comes an ideology that is moving into literature, scientific research and religion. I hope political parties and government is next.
“Yoism — a faith invented by a Massachusetts psychologist — shuns godly wisdom passed down by high priests. […]

From SFGATE.COM:
‘Breast’ Cover Gets Mixed Reaction
“I was SHOCKED to see a giant breast on the cover of your magazine,” one person wrote. “I immediately turned the magazine face down,” wrote another. “Gross,” said a third.
These readers weren’t complaining about a sexually explicit cover, but rather one of a baby nursing, on a wholesome parenting magazine […]

 
From Harris Interactive Polls…
Belief that Iraq Had Weapons of Mass Destruction Has Increased Substantially
Despite being widely reported in the media that the U.S. and other countries have not found any weapons of mass destruction in Iraq, surprisingly; more U.S. adults (50%) think that Iraq had such weapons when the U.S. invaded Iraq. This is an […]

 
Here’s a fun “quickie” (ha) Sex Quiz.  It tests more of your historical/anthropological knowledge than anything really sexual.  I got a 6 out of 10.  Can you “Beat it” ? 
(note: this is safe for work)