Time to caught up on everything I’ve wanted to say in the past weeks
Category: Pet Peeve of the Week, Politics, Environment, Organism of the Week, Ponderings Friday, August 4, 2006 at 10:51 pmoh wait, I have only 5-10 minutes to write this before going for a walk downtown to watch the Red Sox. Quickly:
Again G.W. proves himself a silly, silly man (if only he didn’t have such a serious position). He placed sanctions on a handful of companies today, located in India, Cuba and Russia, because they have sold “sensitive” nuclear related products to Iran, while at the same time Congress is voting on G.W.’s legislation to give nuclear related products to India (didn’t they refuse to sign non-proliferation treaties?)!
Organism of the Week: Red Langur Javan Leaf Monkey
“This monkey hails from the tropical rain forests and tropical dry forests of Indonesia where as an herbivore it lives on a diet of leaves and fruits. This species comes in two color varieties, which are found in different locations on the island of Java in Indonesia. They are very dexterous, able to move through the branches with ease, plucking at favoured fruits and leaves. These animals typically weigh around 15 pounds. Active in the daytime, Javan langurs live in groups, moving through the trees, walking along branches on all four limbs, looking for fruiting trees and choice leaves to eat. They range through the trees from low down to the upper canopy and rarely spend time on the ground. Like most primates, they make a range of calls, although the most obvious is the cackling alarm call uttered when potential danger (often a person) is sighted. ” - http://www.rbrc.org/call2recycle/animalspotlight/popups/info_pages/MONKEYInfo.htmlClick Here for more recycle animals!Â
Pet Peeve of the Week:
People that think the left hand highway lane is for cruising 2 miles above the speed limit. Those people then refuse to acknowledge another car behind them and continue driving in the left lane. The left lane is for passing only! Passing on the right is illegal and is pet peeve # 1 1/2 for this week. The only time right hand passing is acceptable is when pet peeve #1 is in place.
Yet another reason Zipy needs a new job: “A study published in the Journal of Applied Psychology found that poorly run meetings strain workers’ health… The study also found that while many people complain about meetings, a large number secretly enjoy the confabs and derive a sense of well-being from the interactions.” - As reported in National Geographic Â
