I blog because I am not thoughtful-er

On Weather Extremes

Zandar Versus The Stupid: Extreme Chaos: Twisted Sister City: "When we see 100-year tornadoes coming along every five years, when we see 100-year floods coming along every ten years, when we see 100-year wildfires come along every couple of years, when we see 100-year blizzards come along in months like April and May, there's a problem. There's too much energy in the system. It's like driving on a wobbly tire faster and faster. The more energy you put into spinning it, the more energy you add to the system, the more pronounced and extreme the wobbling gets, until the wheel or the axle are damaged and/or break completely."

Some NHL Thoughts

CBCSports.ca | Elliotte Friedman | Canadian division could get a push, plus 30 thoughts: "Yes, there will be a suggestion to split the league into three 10-team conferences going across North America. But, there will be other proposals, too. How about a realignment among North/South lines? Don't be surprised if some U.S./Western Canadian teams push for an All-Canada Division."

Satoshi Kanazawa was never that swift

The power of female choice: Fat chicks get laid more | Psychology Today: "When a man propositions a woman, she can respond in one of two ways; she can say “yes” or she can say “no.” When a woman propositions a man, he can also respond in one of two ways; he can say “yes” or he can say “yes, please.” He has no realistic choice to say no. Men may not be saying “yes, please” to overweight and obese women, but Kaneshiro et al.’s study clearly suggests that they are definitely saying “yes.”"

Eric Cantor may not be a Jackass

HEARTLESS: As Cantor's tornado comments show, that's the word for today's Republicans | Crooks and Liars:

"House Majority Leader Eric Cantor said Monday that if Congress passes an emergency spending bill to help Missouri’s tornado victims, the extra money will have to be cut from somewhere else.

But he sure says the kinds of things that one would say.

“If there is support for a supplemental, it would be accompanied by support for having pay-fors to that supplemental,” Mr. Cantor, Virginia Republican, told reporters at the Capitol. The term “pay-fors” is used by lawmakers to signal cuts or tax increases used to pay for new spending."

Pete DeGraaf May not be an asshole

ThinkProgress » Kansas Lawmaker Says Women Should Plan Ahead For Rape: ‘I Have A Spare Tire’:

"However, one pro-choice Republican, state Rep. Barbara Bollier, feared that Republicans were cutting off “a way for women to cover the cost of terminating pregnancies” — particularly when they’re unintended. During the House debate, she “questioned whether women would buy abortion-only policies long before they have crisis or unwanted pregnancies or are rape victims.” But state Rep. Pete DeGraaf (R) was ready with a shocking retort. DeGraaf said women should plan ahead for situations such as rape because, after all, “I have a spare tire on my car“:"

But he certainly says things that assholes would say.

The ideal commute?

Daily Kos's Markos Moulitsas: I'm in Berkeley because it makes Bill O'Reilly cry : Local: In Berkeley: "What area of Berkeley is your new office in? Near Ashby BART, a couple of blocks from my house. I made it clear, when we decided to get an office, that if I had a real commute, I would never come in. My current commute is 1) I wake up, 2) I reach over the side of the bed, 3) I pick up my laptop, 4) I flip open the screen, 5) Squint for about 15 seconds as my eyes get used to the light, and 6) Presto! I'm at work. It's impossible to beat that commute. So anything more than a two-block walk was going to be problematic."