A True Lover

A True Lover is a woman's best friend.

He will never stand her up and never let her down.

He will reassure her when she feels insecure and comfort her after a bad day. He will inspire her to do things she never thought she could do; to live without fear and forget regret.

He will enable her to express her deepest emotions and give in to her most intimate desires.

He will make sure she always feels as though she's the most beautiful woman in the room and will enable her to be the most confident, sexy, seductive, invincible ...

.... No wait...

I'm thinking of tequila!

U2

At a recent U2 concert in Glasgow, Scotland, Bono asked the audience for total quiet.

Then, in the silence, he started to slowly clap his hands, once every few seconds.

Bono held the audience in total silence, and then he said into the microphone...

..."Every time I clap my hands, a child in Africa dies."

Then a voice with a broad Scottish accent from the front of the crowd pierced the quiet...

..."Well, foockin stop doin' it then, ya evil bastard!"

My New Favorite Song

Stick around for the chorus.

How to get there

Tattoo Decision Flow Chart

Consequences of Gay Marriage

Should you get a new ???

A Greener Way To Go

Pin-up calendar from a medical supply company

what are you afraid of?

More BP advertising

Where Americans are moving - interactive map

Charles had a good sense of humor

Aquaman vs. BP

What to eat?

Totally NSFW for language.

No, The Military Didn’t Just Discover a Trillion in Afghan Minerals

Despite what you may read this morning, the U.S. military did not just “discover” a trillion dollars’ worth of precious minerals in Afghanistan.

The New York Times today proclaimed that Afghanistan is apparently poised to become “the Saudi Arabia of lithium” — a metal used to produce modern-day gadgets like iPods and lap tops. The discovery will also, according to Pentagon documents quoted by the Times, fundamentally transform the country’s opium-reliant economy.

But the military (and observers of the military) have known about Afghanistan’s mineral riches for years. In a 2007 report, the Geological Survey and the Navy concluded that “Afghanistan has significant amounts of undiscovered non-fuel mineral resources,” including ”large quantities of accessible iron and copper [and] abundant deposits of colored stones and gemstones, including emerald, ruby [and] sapphire.”

Not to mention that the $1 trillion figure is — at best — a guesstimate. None of the earlier U.S military reports on Afghan’s mineral riches cite that amount. And it might be prudent to be wary of any data coming out of Afghanistan’s own Mines Minestry, which “has long been considered one of the country’s most corrupt government departments,” the Wall Street Journal reports.

And the timing of the “discovery” seems just a little too convenient. As Blake Hounshell at Foreign Policy notes, the Obama administration is struggling to combat the perception that the Afghan campaign has “made little discernible progress,” despite thousands of additional troops and billions of extra dollars.

Still, Pentagon officials are touting the find as a potential economic game-changer — and one that could end decades of conflict. But whether it’s oil or coltan, rich pockets of resources are always a mixed blessing. Just ask children in Congo, home to 80 percent of the world’s coltan supply, who were forced to mine for the precious metal that was later used to manufacture tech gadgets.

It’ll take years, and a ton of capital investment, before Afghanistan’s deposits can even be mined. And when they can, it’s anybody’s guess who’ll actually be profiting. Hounshell sums up the mess nicely:

Meanwhile, the drive for Kandahar looks to be stalled in the face of questionable local support for Karzai’s government, the Taliban is killing local authorities left and right, and the corruption situation has apparently gotten so bad that the U.S. intelligence community is now keeping tabs on which Afghan officials are stealing what.

The Physics of Oil Spills

Openbook

Open book allows you to search Facebook for any term. It also shows why you should consider how you set your privacy settings.

An Interactive Map of Differing State Standards

Who wears glasses?

Remember This

Percentage of virgins by college major

Good NPR story on Montana's Medical Marijuana Industry

The Helena greenhouse mentioned in the story.

Bumper sticker of the Week

What you should really be afraid of

Al Gore Enters The Dating Scene

Samples from Warped Tour and Bonnaroo

Scary Maze Game - I can't get past level 3

Know your audience

Where the White Man Went Wrong

Never piss off a woman who can run a backhoe

Reflections on being an Election Judge

1. I'm 48 years old. I overheard one of the other elections judges say, "Let the kid do it." I wish more "young" people would be election judges - it's a two hour training and 6 hours on election day. It's not a lot of time to give up for democracy.

2. Why is it that the people who don't have ID or don't know what precinct they are in only show up in the last 20 minutes before the polls close?

3. It's great to see people come in with their little kids - every kid gets a "My vote counts!" sticker.

4. It's fun when families with kids of voting age come in together. My favorite was when the dad found out that son #2 hadn't registered -"Oooh, he can't talk to me about politics until he registers! This is going to be fun." Dad went home with a voter registration card and a smile.

5. It's nice to see the very old couples come in and vote together. They treat each other so lovingly.

A Joke For The Ladies

What does it mean when a man is laying on his back on your bed, gasping for air and saying your name?

It means you didn't hold the pillow down long enough.

World Abortion Laws and Policies

This map shows world status of abortion laws and policies. Abortion law is legislation which pertains to the provision of abortion. Although it is commonly practised throughout most of the world and has been practised since long before the beginning of recorded history, it has been a controversial subject in societies because of the moral and ethical issues that surround it. This map and tab

Abortion is legally permitted:

• To save the life of the woman in 191 countries (98 per cent of the countries) in the world
• To preserve the physical health of the woman in 132 countries (67 per cent of countries)
• To preserve mental health in 128 countries (65 per cent)
• In case of rape or incest in 96 countries (49 per cent)
• Foetal impairment in 90 countries (46 per cent)
• Economic or social reasons in 68 countries (34 per cent)
• and On request in 56 countries (28 per cent)

Note: Grounds on which abortion is permitted on request varies greatly among regions. For gestational limits and other conditions please refer below DataTable.

Penis Size Comparison Chart

U.S. Population by Age Year, 1950-2009

Click the link to watch it change year by year.

If San Francisco crime was elevation

NARCOTICS:

If the BP Oil Spill Covered Montana

San Antonio Snaps

I'm going to write this on my sidewalk.

One of these things is not like the other.

Sorry for the lack of posts, I've been in Texas eating nachos with crawfish remulaud on top

"I may be right . . . she may be crazy" - Billy Joel

Above the pool

How many medical marijuana businesses are there in Billings?

Keyboard for Old Men

My uncle caught a big fish