Coffee and Provocation

• Dogs That Chase Their Tail
  They may have OCD.
  
  
• My Dog Totally Sucks at Slacklining
  Apparently, other dogs have more talent.
  
  
• The NRA Burned Money for Nothing
  The NRA got less than 1% return on it's $12 million election investments. Talk about a waste! Remember that $12 million spent in campaign cash represents well over $120 million given by NRA members in the mail, as almost all of the money that comes in through direct mail goes back out again in the form of postage, paper and printing for even more begging direct mail.
  
  
• Roaring Back 
  They're finding more and more mountain lions in Missouri.


• Hot Roast
  Rising temperatures due to climate change could mean wild arabica coffee is extinct in 70 years.
  
  
• Hell Freezes Over
  Jemima Harrison says the Kennel Club may be seeing the light after feeling the heat.  Good things may be afoot.
  
  
• Teach Your Children Well
  Fairy wrens teach their chicks a song while they are still in the shell.
  
  
• Stupid Africans
  What happens if you give a thousand Motorola Zoomtablet PCs to Ethiopian kids who have never even seen a printed word? Within five months, they'll start teaching themselves English while circumventing the security on your OS to customize settings and activate disabled hardware. Whoa.  Awesome!
  
  
• White Men Can Too Think!
  The other Mark Kleiman writes:  "If you’re a white person, and especially a white male, reading the polls gets more than a bit depressing: it appears that people like you and me tend to have no brains, no morals, and no self-respect, as indicated by their intention to vote for Slinky. But it turns out this is a gross slander. It’s not all of us who are crazy: just the Southerners. And if you’re a Southern white male voting for Obama, stand tall! You’re a credit to your race, gender, and region, and my hat’s off to you."   Well gee, thanks Mark!
  
  
• Bad Karma and Dead Falcons
  There's wholesale killing of Amur falcons going on in northeastern India. As many as 15,000 a day are being killed for food by people who are using mist nets to catch them (video at link).


• The 51st State?
  A majority of Puerto Ricans have said they want to change their ties with the U.S. and become the 51st state.  The non-binding referendum that took place on election day, would require final approval from Congress.  A new American flag, with 51 stars, will also be required.
  
  
• Voter Suppression
  Never forget or forgive the people or the party that engaged in widespread voter suppression in the last election.  Never forgive.  Never forget.  Don't let anyone fuck with the building blocks of participatory democracy.
  
  

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