Ah Michigan, a wealth of spoiled natural resources....

One Million Gallons of Oil May be in Kalamazoo River
Or one million gallons of oil are in the Kalamazoo river....
Oh why the hell not? I mean, here's how I thought when the oil spill happened in the gulf,
"Well, at least the oil in the gulf isn't in one of the worlds largest bodies of fresh water....Right?" Oh no, if we can screw it up we will....
As stated by some old guy, possibly a Jedi knight of some sort..."Everything that happens effects everything else...."

Maybe I said that...But it does hold true.

And Michigan (like a child who wants attention) will go out of its way to show how bad one state can get.

Oh Michigan, my Michigan....

State Ramps up Response to Kalamazoo River Spill

Southern Michigan is learning that devastating oil spills aren't limited to the Gulf Coast. Crews were working Wednesday to clean up an estimated 877,000 gallons of oil that coated birds and fish as it poured from a pipeline leak into the Kalamazoo River. Governor Granholm toured the area by helicopter Tuesday night and said more resources are needed.

Really? Ya think?

Michigan Schools Face Reform Without "Race to the Top" Money

Michigan did not make the cut in a second round of the Race to the Top Competition.

No surprise there.

Hundreds of Volunteers Work Around the Clock to Make TCFF Possible
Traverse City Film Festival....I wonder if they have a Michael Moore film called MICHIGAN: IT CAN HAPPEN HERE!!!
Traverse City Film Festival Kicks Off First Day

Downtown Traverse City was buzzing with people enjoying the first day of the Traverse City Film Festival- And oil disaster....

All we need is some undead ghouls running about eviscerating people and eating their ribs with red sauce and we may have some real significant anarchy going on here.
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Sent to me by Canadian Model and Aspiring Diva Liz Lashmar
Look what made Yahoo's odd news page!!

Mich. couple ties knot among store's size 8 shoes - Yahoo! News

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100727/ap_on_fe_st/us_odd_shoe_aisle_wedding

Well, Mount Pleasant already has a casino, why not include some unique ways to get married there too? Soon they'll have slots in the Chinese take out places and Elvis impersonators grazing freely on the campus of CMU.

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Newly Discovered Documents Shed Light On Nation's Creepy Founding Uncles

Man Has Mosquito On The Run

Lady Gaga Kidnaps Commissioner Gordon

and just when you thought life was boring.....

New Technological Breakthrough To Fix Problems Of Previous Breakthrough

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Insert Rocky and Bullwinkle tune here<----->

More on Corpse Flower

Snopes and Food for Thought.

SNOPES!

http://www.snopes.com/photos/accident/cranefall.asp
Ooops.
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FOOD FOR THOUGHT....

This was in an email I got....

I Believe...
That just because two people argue,
It doesn't mean they don't love each other.
And just because they don't argue,
It doesn't mean they do love each other.

I Believe...
That we don't have to change friends if
We understand that friends change.

I Believe....
That no matter how good a friend is,
they're going to hurt you every once in a while
and you must forgive them for that.

I Believe....
That true friendship continues to grow,
even over the longest distance.
Same goes for true love.

I Believe...
That you can do something in an instant
That will give you heartache for life.

I Believe....
That it's taking me a long time
To become the person I want to be.

I Believe...
That you should always leave loved ones with
Loving words. It may be the last time you see them.

I Believe....
That you can keep going long after you think you can't.


I Believe....
That we are responsible for what
We do, no matter how we feel.

I Believe...
That either you control your attitude or it controls you.

I Believe...
That heroes are the people who do what has to be done
when it needs to be done, regardless of the consequences.

I Believe...
That sometimes when I'm angry
I have the right to be angry,
But that doesn't give me the right to be cruel.

I Believe....
That maturity has more to do with what types of experiences you've had
And what you've learned from them and less to do with  how many birthdays
you've celebrated.

I Believe.....
That it isn't always enough,
to be forgiven by others.
Sometimes, you have to learn to forgive yourself.

I Believe...
That no matter how bad your heart is broken
the world doesn't stop for your grief.

I Believe....
That our background and circumstances
may have influenced who we are,
But, we are responsible for who we become.

I Believe...
That you shouldn't be so eager to find
Out a secret.. It could change your life Forever.

I Believe....
Two people can look at the exact same
Thing and see something totally different.

I Believe...
That even when you think you have no more to give,
When a friend cries out to you -
you will find the strength to help.

I Believe...
That credentials on the wall
do not make you a decent human being.

I Believe...
'The happiest of people don't necessarily
have the best of everything;
They just make the most of everything they have.
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Swimmers Await OK by Health Department to Swim in Frankfort

Got to get rid of that pesky Creature From the Black Lagoon!

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Joyous Onions

Local Family Homeless After Tornado Destroys White House

Area Man Going To Great Lengths To Conceal His Perfectly Normal Behavior

Google Responds To Privacy Concerns With Unsettlingly Specific Apology

Kitty video's that will make your day better.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=964uCtgsDoE&feature=related
This one is just plain funny...It sounds like an old woman complaining. At first I was like, "Who's talking?"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UFEbySwf73Y&feature=related
Read the comments...I love the one that says, "Rape is wrong."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4dneLQY6ZVk&feature=related
And this is a cute robot war between robots and puppy.


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Meow by Cyriak

Caution young viewers...Don't watch if you are offended by zombies, kitty zombies, kitty violence, suicide kitties or just plain don't want to see what happens when Hello Kitty goes dark.
It's a little on the messed up side. But it's like a train wreck, you have to look.

Meow Meow.

Cycles by Cyriak

Meow Mix by Cyriak

Cows by Cyriak

UPDATE: 4 Kids Struck By Lightning Doing Just Fine
Their eyes have changed color, they are in touch with Xenu now, and they walk sideways, but they're fine other than that.


Maple Trees Threatened by Fungus and Borer
Eric Borer? I don't believe it!!! He's never mentioned any kind of relationship with anyone named "Fungus" and he has nothing against Maple trees, so, you just take that back!
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<insert theme from "The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show" here>

Snope a dope

http://www.snopes.com/photos/advertisements/humble.asp

http://www.snopes.com/photos/airplane/kulula.asp
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There are times when the links just kind of speak for themselves....

Chupacabra Abracadabra!

Thanks Shanky:

http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Global-News/2010/0714/Chupacabra-found-in-Texas-Is-it-a-coyote

"It's your typical mangy canid," says Loren Coleman, who heads the International Cryptozoology Museum in Maine and has researched the legend of the chupacabra, which means "goat-sucker" in Spanish. "It's probably a coyote with mange."

They always say that...But we know the truth....
*one eyebrow raises*

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What gets me is the guy says, "I'm just wondering what a corpse smells like?"
Well, son, it smells like standard death. And there is nothing in this world more abominable than the smell of standard death and once you've smelled it, it will stay in your nostrils like lint on a nice jacket.
You'll never forget that pungent perfume.

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From Twitter! GAH!!!

"There's going to be a duct tape wedding! Cover your genitalia and run!"-GersonK

The Onion & Corpse Flower (insert creepy music here) and other stuff.

From an email from my friend Rick:



The Houston Museum of Natural Science (HMNS) has, among the other plants, one called a "Corpse Flower". They rarely bloom.

There is a live webcam trained upon this plant so that when it blooms (any day now), many folks can see it.

Not only that--but people can tweet *the plant*. I believe the plant's name is Lois, although it looks like a near cousin to Audrey II.

Here are some links:

http://www.hmnsmedia.org/CorpseFlower/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/hmns/sets/72157624313053793/

(Thanks Rick!)

________________________________The Onion_____________________________________

U.S. Economy Grinds To Halt As Nation Realizes Money Just A Symbolic, Mutually Shared Illusion

Nation Demands Tax Dollars Only Be Wasted On Stuff That's Awesome

WASHINGTON—Nine of 10 respondents said they favor the continued public financing of new sports stadiums, but only if the old ones are imploded in an elaborate pyrotechnic display that everyone can watch from reclining chairs as AC/DC's 'Highway To Hell' blasts in the background.

Girl Raised From Birth By Wolf Blitzer Taken Into Protective Custody

L@@k ar@und y@u!!!

Probably wouldn't suggest playing with a Ouija board unless you want to open some kind of portal of the damned...Not wise.

Best Prayer for an Impatient Public

 A good reminder!"GOD IS ABLE".     My God, help us remember that the jerk who cut us off in traffic last night is a single mother who worked nine hours that day and is rushing home to cook dinner, help with homework, do the laundry, and spend a few precious moments with her children. Help us to remember that the pierced, tattooed, disinterested young man who can't make change correctly is a worried 19-year-old college student who is balancing his apprehension over final exams with his fear of not getting his student loans for next semester. Remind us, Lord, that the scary looking bum who's begging for money in the same spot every day (who really ought to get a job!) is a slave to addictions that we can only imagine in our worst nightmares. Help us to remember that the old couple walking annoyingly slow through the store aisles and blocking our shopping progress are savoring this moment, knowing that--based on the biopsy report she got back last week--this will be the last year that they go shopping together. My God, remind us each day that, of all the gifts you give us, the greatest gift is love. It is not enough to share that love with those we hold dear. Open our hearts--not just to those who are close to us--but to all humanity. Let us be slow to judge and quick to forgive, show patience, empathy, and love.

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National Cherry Festival Crowns New Cherry Queen

Make your own assumptions.....

In the year 2010

.....Weren't we suppose to have flying cars?

http://www.themorningsun.com/articles/2010/07/05/business/srv0000008753625.txt

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News From Northern Michigan

Junior Parade Celebrates "Awesomely Awesome Michigan Cities"

The Junior Royale Parade celebrated "awesomely awesome Michigan cities" and the kids who live in them.

*choke*

Now we can list this with all those things we tell our children about the Easter Bunny and Santa Claus and have them be angry with us about this too.


Local Businesses Have Mixed Feelings on Upcoming Construction

So flowers and candy were sent to all of them and now they feel better about it.

Kids Show Off Pets at Pet Show

I wonder if they have mom's who are obsessed with making sure that "fluffy" the cat had her manicure and that "Sally the Hamster" has the right kind of "flipper" because she lost those front teeth and we all know how unattractive it is for something to look like it's suppose to....<one eyebrow raised>

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Onion covered Blackberry's

Mattress King Selects Wife From Small Wisconsin Village. http://mobile.theonion.com/articles/mattress-king-selects-wife-from-small-wisconsin-vi,2642/?mobile=true. I Have Seen The Future...*and its not pretty, not by a long shot....* http://mobile.theonion.com/articles/i-have-seen-the-future,17694/?mobile=true
*Me transmitte sursum, caledoni!* Beam me up, Scotty!

From Twitter and mere observations from the news...

The robbers description: Wearing a green sweater, a ski mask and a carrying a weapon. <One eyebrow raises...>
Thanks to Nyssa23: http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2010/07/04/the_world_s_worst_theme_parks.
*Me transmitte sursum, caledoni!* Beam me up, Scotty!

Only in Northern Michigan and SNOPES!

Tourism Industry Looking Forward To A Booming Weekend

Hopefully not an Earth Shattering Boom!!!

Experience Flying Fat Albert Style

Bill Cosby look-a-like included...."HEY HEY HEY!!!"

Holiday Tradition Keeps Bringing People to Mackinaw City

The throwing of the symbolic fudge brick!!!

Just for those of you that call Mackinac Island "MACK IN NACK" No, no no, it's MACK IN NAWH" that's how it's pronounced....

Bunch of Fudgies....

_________________Snopes____________________

http://www.snopes.com/music/artists/vega.asp

Did you know _____<insert popular musical star or movie star here>_____ died?

http://www.snopes.com/horrors/freakish/lavalamp.asp

I always knew there was something sinister about those things....The way they gyrate and roll....Not right....Not right....
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Onion smells

Al-Qaeda Calls Off Attack On Nation's Capitol To Spare Life Of 'Twilight' Author


Senior Getting Great Funeral Ideas From Friends

CIA Declassifies Thousands Of Black-Ops 'Humor In Uniform' Jokes

Independence Day Celebrated

'I love the Fourth! Prank calling the Queen, all of it.'

No Size-36 Pants Can Contain Me

by Dennis Puttkamer

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Mel Gibson is the Ronco Baby Shaker

http://www.hollywoodlife.com/2010/07/01/exclusive-child-services-to-investigate-mel-gibson-case-baby-investigation/

What? Oh my gosh! That would be a whole WWPBD for Mel...(You know-What would Pope Benedict do? Yeah).
<One eyebrow officially raised>