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No Anthony, hydrogen dioxide is not water. Water is H20, which means it is not dioxide but monoxide. The proper scientific name for water is water.
OK, oxidane is used as well.
If you want to mess with people’s heads you can call it dihyrdogen monoxide (DHMO).
Sad News Bad Dog — We just received some bad news. Our world famous bad dog mascot Peewee has cancer.
The vets give him about eight months and say it will be generally pain free with medication.
We intend to make them a pretty good eight months. As bad as he is — destroying rugs, attacking shoes, escaping from a cheap motel in Virginia, urinating on one’s leg when one doesn’t feed him turkey as fast as he feels one should at the Thanksgiving table — he is still easy to love.
We’d like to thank Dr. Kathryne Daniel at 4 Paws Veterinary Clinic in Springfield for the compassionate and wise advice which she has provided.
Yes, Peewee is world famous.
Open Data Search Engine — We just received the September newsletter from the Sunlight Foundation, which is an organization that advocates for government transparency.
The articles are from July and are a tad dated but they are still worth perusing.
Sunlight notes that more than 60 of the delegates at the Democratic National Convention in Philly were registered lobbyists.
It explains the benefits that can be had in forcing candidates to release tax returns.
It also provides a useful search engine for open data policies for governmental entities.
Dolphins don’t drink water. It’s too salty where they live. They get their liquid from the food they eat.
Folk singer Woody Guthrie was a suspect in The Black Dahlia murder. He had sent creepy letters to a woman in California that caused police to take a look at him.
His father was a leader in Democrat politics in Oklahoma and reportedly lynched American Americans.
What do Wichita, Ks., Omaha, Neb. and the states of Iowa and Kansas have in common? They are named for Indian tribes.
Delaware County Patriots Picnic Sept. 25 — The Delaware County Patriots, a non-partisan organization that promotes government transparency and accountability, is holding a free picnic, 1 p.m., Sept. 25 at Pavilion 17, Ridley Creek State Park.
The group will supply the hot and cold sandwiches, beverages and tableware.
Those attending are asked to bring a side dish or dessert.
And to RSVP. Call Regina at 610-328-2463 or click here.
Non-members are welcome.
The Persian emperor Cyrus the Great ended up not so great. He was killed in battle with the army of Tomyris, queen of the Massagetae. Tomyris had his head cut off and stuffed in a wine sack filled with blood.
Killion Backs Anti-Woman Bathroom Bill — State Sen. Tom Killion’s (R-9) latest newsletter contains implicit support along with a distorted description of one of the three “bathroom bills” being considered by the Pennsylvania legislature.
Killion describes SB 1307 as “providing for right to freedom”.
Sure. It gives the “right to freedom” for a man wearing a dress to follow a woman into a public bathroom without impedance. It gives the “right to freedom” for a disgruntled employee to “express” him or herself as the opposite sex and insist on privileged accommodations and perhaps even escape termination. It gives the “right to freedom” for a male to compete on a girl’s sports team and share the locker room.
We can safely describe the bill as anti-woman and anti-business.
Here is a link to the newsletter.
The other “bathroom bills” being considered are SB 1306 and SB 1316.
All bills add “sexual orientation, gender identity or expression” to the protected class and define “gender identity or expression” as gender-related identity, appearance, mannerisms, expression or other gender-related characteristics of an individual regardless of the individual’s designated sex at birth.
SB 1307 provides for a little more protection for religious institutions. SB 1316 emphasizes housing a bit more directly. SB 1306 puts its emphasis on business practices. The differences are basically meaningless. None of the bills are necessary and all should die.
Fake News Sites Being Used By Left? — We’ve been seeing rather shady stories in our Facebook feed. A claim that Obama has banned the Pledge of Allegiance is one that comes to mind.
A particularly offensive one was a still from a Ben Stiller comedy with the subjects being identified as Vietnam veterans needing support and asking for shares and likes.
Fake news is a problem in 2016 this website explains and this fake news is being used by progressive trolls to demoralize normal citizens.
A story praising a pro-citizen candidate is not going to help that candidate when it is revealed that it is just one big joke.