ashlee

I guess my text wasn't going through for some reason. What it basically said was that the thermostat is in Louis' room, and sort of right under the vent. This means that it heats up to the established temperature way faster than the rest of the house. Because of this, we set it super high, like 77 degrees at first, but you said it was cold, so we set it higher, like 80 or so, and then we never saw you again. It will never be toasty warm in any part of the house, so I suggest you supplement with a pair of sweatpants or something if you find that it is still too cold for you.

The Spread of Walmart

http://projects.flowingdata.com/walmart/

go to that link to see a super scary video of the spread of Walmart over the years

Palestine Land Map

This map illustrates why I think the pro-Israel stance that is built in here in America is craziness. People don't seem to recognize that Israel has for a large portion of modern history maintained an aggressive stance towards Palestine and has used a tremendously powerful Air Force to batter the vastly underarmed Palestinians. Hamas gets labeled a terrorist group often, but I'm not sure that's really a fair title. Right about here is where my knowledge of the situation gets a little questionable, but I tend to think of Hamas as a dramatically overpowered group of resistance fighters, not so much terrorists. Anyways, there is also some shit that happened before 1946 (before the map) that clouds up the issue, and makes this whole thing even more complicated.

I'm just posting this because Israel is being an asshole and blasting the Gaza strip to hell (schools, hospitals, and private residences included) while retaining a closed border, which effectively makes this a "fish in a barrel" situation. Hamas claims that they have the means to withstand a ground war, but frankly, Israel doesn't even need to bother. Israel is supposed to have one of the top 5 air forces in the world. Anyways, whatever, later.