On MSNBC Laura Flanders calls for the media to get off Cheney’s talking points and get to the problems with Obama’s security plan.

Capital Metro Transit in Austin, Texas is putting mobile WiFi hotspots on its buses. Habitat for Humanity is increasing its involvement with renewable energy. Is this all cool or what?

Cafe au lait and beignets via mickey mb.Boy did I need a few days to recharge. It’s a travel day for me today. But I wanted to give you all a few things to think about:

– This picture from NASA rocks my world. And the Kepler spacecraft has begun it’s search for other “Earth-like” worlds.

– Researchers have isolated a fungus that may have something to do with

Featuring music of Elvis Costello with Nick Lowe and The Henry Clay People.

Here’s something to leave you shaken, or at least stirred.

I wanted to return to the torture index released to ACLU the other day to comment on what the CIA claims to have in terms of records.

Interesting that we haven’t heard a peep from “pro-life” Catholics like Gingrich, Steele, K-Lo, Keyes, etc., etc., demanding Rell “accept the will of the people” isn’t it?

Puppethead reminded me that yesterday was Al Franken’s birthday. Sorry I missed it, Al! I figure I’ll try to make it up to Al by talking about how he seems to have grown as a candidate and a person in the two years he’s been on the campaign trail.

Judge Walker appears to have lost his patience with the government’s obstinance in al-Haramain.

He just gave the government one week to explain why he shouldn’t just rule in al-Haramain’s favor and impose penalties.

Actually, it isn’t… but that’s the point.