I got the quilt top trimmed and ready to have the binding sewn on. Maybe this will happen over the weekend.

My Dearest’s brand of tea is on sale at the grocery store but I have been unable to get any of it for the past two days since the shelves are empty. ARGH. I will try again today.

All is quiet here and it is above freezing just slightly – 34 degrees.

Just back from doing errands and I was able to take advantage of the tea sale today. Finally. :)

Have a wonderful day!

ETA: It's now raining and the fog is rolling in.

Petitions

Tell Congress to Dump Monsanto's Riders!
http://salsa3.salsalabs.com/o/50865/p/dia/action3/common/public/?action_KEY=8644

Bury Power Lines in Cities and Towns, Prevent Long-Lasting Outages, Improve National Security
http://signon.org/sign/bury-power-lines-in-cities?mailing_id=7341&source=s.icn.em.cr&r_by=913515

Protect Global Internet Freedom - go sign the petition
http://protectinternetfreedom.net/

Recommended Reading

Why This Beeping, Creepy, Green Arcade Thingy Is The Best New Thing In The World - fun!
http://www.upworthy.com/why-this-beeping-creepy-green-arcade-thingy-is-the-best-new-thing-in-the-world?c=upw1

The saddest graph you’ll see today
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2013/01/07/the-saddest-graph-youll-see-today/

Ants disinfect their young by drooling backside poison
http://phenomena.nationalgeographic.com/2013/01/07/ants-disinfect-their-young-by-drooling-backside-poison/

A Science Teacher Draws the Line at Creation
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=science-teacher-draws-line-creation

Five Reasons Why the NRA Must Be Stopped
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ethan-rome/five-reasons-why-the-nra_b_2426402.html

NYPD's controversial 'Stop and Frisk' policy ruled unconstitutional
http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/nypd-controversial-stop-frisk-policy-ruled-unconstitutional-article-1.1235578#ixzz2HcZBcryB

Pat Robertson Outrage: "Hard-Nosed," "Awful Looking" Women Are Ruining Marriages! - scumbag!
http://www.alternet.org/tea-party-and-right/pat-robertson-outrage-hard-nosed-awful-looking-women-are-ruining-marriages?akid=9911.204376.cweHV-&rd=1&src=newsletter774576&t=5

Bill McKibben, Time Is Not on Our Side
http://www.tomdispatch.com/post/175634/tomgram:_bill_mckibben,_time_is_not_on_our_side/?utm_source=TomDispatch&utm_campaign=a35d3052b6-TD_McKibben1_6_2013&utm_medium=email

The schools where whistling in class is compulsory
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-20933062

5 Reasons Natural Gas Won’t Be an Environmental and Economic Savior
http://www.alternet.org/fracking/5-reasons-natural-gas-wont-be-environmental-and-economic-savior?akid=9914.204376.gPjgHV&rd=1&src=newsletter774825&t=3

Biden Unveils 7-Point Agenda for Gun Control
http://www.alternet.org/news-amp-politics/biden-unveils-7-point-agenda-gun-control?akid=9914.204376.gPjgHV&rd=1&src=newsletter774825&t=13

Major Military Contractor Poisons American Troops, Avoids Accountability
http://www.alternet.org/water/major-military-contractor-poisons-american-troops-avoids-accountability?akid=9914.204376.gPjgHV&rd=1&src=newsletter774825&t=17

Galaxy's centre tastes of raspberries and smells of rum, say astronomers
http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2009/apr/21/space-raspberries-amino-acids-astrobiology

Snake clings to wing of Qantas plane - video
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/video/2013/jan/11/snake-wing-qantas-plane-video

Galaxy crash sparks large spiral
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-20981994

Apophis asteroid: Large space rock 'will not hit in 2036'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-20986464

Cute!


And this is Lil’Drac


The Foul Legacy of the Tar Sands: Lakes Turned Into Cancer SitesPowerful Tea Party Group's Internal Docs Leak—Read Them Here
http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2012/12/freedomworks-rich-donors-armey-kibbe-super-pac

Will Thorium Nuclear Energy Save Us All?
http://www.motherjones.com/mojo/2013/01/nuclear-energy-china-thorium

Lung infection identified using 'breath-print'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-20975948

Storms blanket parts of Mid-East in snow
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-20981607

Why has norovirus been so bad this winter?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-20982721

A Horrifying Thing Happened In Ohio. Not Being Creepy Could Prevent It From Happening Again. - Stubenville should be ashamed of the way they have acted. Warning on this video.
http://www.upworthy.com/a-horrifying-thing-happened-in-ohio-not-being-creepy-could-prevent-it-from-happe?c=upw1


Petitions – Important

Fewer than 100 endangered wolves reside in Yellowstone National Park. At least ten of these wolves have already been shot this year simply because they wandered out of the park and despite having special collars identifying them as research wolves.

http://www.care2.com/go/z/e/AhbTH/znhi/3R2f

Now Montana is considering allowing trapping to reduce wolf numbers. This could put Yellowstone wolves directly in the crosshairs! Please join me in uring the Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks Commission to stop this dangerous trapping plan before it's too late!

http://www.care2.com/go/z/e/AhbTH/znhi/3R2f


In the coming weeks Congress will debate drastic changes to the federal budget to avoid the so-called "fiscal cliff" of automatic cuts to spending programs. There is right way out of this mess: end the Bush tax cuts for the wealthiest 2 percent and cut the harmful subsidies to big oil, timber companies and other polluters.
Send the congress a letter here: http://action.sierraclub.org/site/Advocacy?pagename=homepage&id=9962



Do you really own the smartphone or computer you’re using to read this email?

If you sold your computer, would you be breaking the law? A federal court in New York says you would be.

It's unbelievable, but trademark and copyright holders really are trying to take away your right to sell things that you own. Please click here to fight back:
http://www.youvebeenowned.org/

The First-Sale Doctrine gives us the right to sell most property we own. But if the Supreme Court supports the lower court’s decision, we won't really “own” anything if it's from a different country. We expect them to issue a ruling later this year.

The President can urge the Court to side with consumers; then Congress will probably weigh in on the issue, no matter how the Court rules.

If we lose this fight, anybody who wants to resell foreign products, from Macbooks and iPhones to our clothing and textbooks, will have to ask copyright holders for permission first. And they'll have the right to deny it!

It's bad for so many reasons: It'll undermine Craigslist and Ebay, hurt the environment, increase incentives for manufacturers to move jobs off-shore, and effectively ban the traditional American yard sale.
Just click here to email your lawmakers right away:
http://www.youvebeenowned.org/

There are two very bad internet bills that you need to be aware of. The first concerns making streaming content a felony. Read about it here:
http://act.demandprogress.org/letter/ten_strikes?akid=700.450896.5hVZPC&rd=1&t=1

and the second is the Protect-IP Act that gives the government power to censor search engines and browsers. Read more about it here:
http://act.demandprogress.org/sign/protectip_docs
Both of the above pages have a petition to sign so please do so.


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