Canada Worried by Plunging Caribou Population

Cheney's Handwritten Notes Implicate Bush in Plame Affair

I heard Amy Goodman talking about this tonight on Democracy Now!

FBI Turns to broad new wiretap method. and is mining Internet data from private citizens -- tracking web sites visited, etc. Hmmm.... I trust the government.

Crooks and Liars

Crooks and Liars is on a roll: Keith Olbermann fact checks the prez

Question Mark and the Mysterians flashback

Imus slams O'Reilly

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Paul Wolfowitz should be able to afford socks!??

Build your own foldable kayak

The Nation: Blowback in Lebanon

Neat Fuel Economy Web Site to gauge cars fuel economy

I was afraid to follow through on this web site offering 1,000 channels of satellite TV on your PC. Let me know if you try it and it's legit. My sh&* detector and Spidey Sense was on overdrive.

Southwestern Archaeology from Durango, Colorado to Durango, Mexico...

Barbara Boxer opens Global Warming Hearings

Barbara Boxer asked for our inputs for ideas on fighting global warming today. She heard from 25 senators who spoke out on their views on Global Warming. Here is her opening statement.

DKosopedia: Energize America web links

Energy Bulletin: Current news on Peak Oil and Global Warming

Congressman Henry Waxman is trying to get the Bush Administration to give up documents showing that they have been trying to obfuscate and change climate scientists writings on global warming for political reasons.

Bush Creates Political Commissars for the Government

Eyewitness accounts of early American Exploration and Settlement: American Journeys

Pastor Ted Update

Truth

Norm Coleman senator (MN) injured dumpster diving? What was he looking for? WMD's?

72 Virgins

New Yorker: Steve Martin: 72 Virgins

DailyKos: Six Months on Right Wing Blogs

Newsweek: The Man Without Doubt In a rare print interview, Dick Cheney talks about Iraq, Iran, Chuck Hagel, his image as 'Darth Vader' and Bob Woodward.

David Bell, author of "The First Total War: Napoleon's Europe and the Birth of Warfare as We Know It", wrote an important op-ed piece in today's LA Times: Was 9-11 really that bad?

In the editorial he points out that we lose roughly the same number of people every two months as we've lost in the 9-11 attacks as well as soldiers fighting the war.

Here is a review of his "The First Total War" from The Nation, Feb 5th issue: Savage Wars of Peace.

Midland Railroad Grade

Nice photo essay of a seldom-hiked trail along the old Midland Railroad Grade near Manitou Springs, Colorado. I've never done it, but am looking forward to doing it real soon!!

Unhappy Meals

Michael Pollen, author of The Omnivour's Dilemma has a 12-page piece in today's NYT Sunday Magazine. The Reader's Digest version: Eat a plant-based diet and eat less if you want to live a long and healthy life.

Ute, Waldo, Longs Ranch, Barr Trail Run

Ed Baxter and Pikes Peak where we would finish our run climbing high on the lower slopes of the peak. This photo is from the Waldo Canyon trail a little less than mid-way through our 4+ hour run today.

Earthship, Crystal Park

Earthship located high up in Crystal Park, off Lost Cabin Road, Manitou Springs, Colorado. Very cool off-grid abode.

Crystal Park Road, Manitou Sorings

Paul, Harry and I ran up Crystal Park Road this morning. This is the first big switchback where the old Packer towncars used to get swiveled around for the switchback.

Bush: "I'm trainable"