Nuclear Industry Making a Comeback -- As is Godzilla

NOTE: This entry is about crocodiles, not crocodile tears, but it amused me just the same. Republished from http://freeluna.blogspot.com


OK, this isn't really a freeluna story, but it grabbed my attention with some amusement. I read the story on Yahoo, but tracked it down to CBS is about the rare American Crocodile making its way back from extinction via the Turkey Point Nuclear Generating Station. This is a bit of a fluff piece since it was already mentioned by CSI Miami about two seasons ago, but the story goes on to say how nuclear power and nature can beneficially cohabitate, which in this instance seems to be the case.

As most know, CBS is owned by Westinghouse and the Turkey Point Nuclear Generating Station runs two Westinghouse nuclear reactors. This cound indicate that the nuclear industry (or at least Westinghouse) has detected a sea-change in the public opinion of nuclear power and is trying to jump-start a pro-nuclear movement via their news outlet. This wouldn't surprise me much, but I am a bit disturbed that the impartiality of the news has been compromised. Other news outlets, such as NPR, have also picked up on the story. I wonder if anyone else will wonder where this story originated.

P.S. Generally I beleive we will soon be moving towards using nuclear energy as our primary energy source in the next few decades. Given the pre-existing infrastructure, it seems unavoidable.

Entire Country of Pakistan: Apparently Still Nuts

Call me a narrow-minded turd, call me what you will, but large chunks of the Pakistani population continue to demonstrate a kind of intolerance that would give a Nazi pause. The above picture shows a group demonstrating against the knighting of Salman Rushdie. Aparently effigies of Sir Salman and the Queen were burnt in various places and the Pakistani Parliament almost unanimously voted (one vote 'nay' apparently) to declare Salman a 'blasphemer'. This is frankly embarrassing behaviour, matched only by the cartoon riots of last year.

As close as we get in the US, besides our generally abissmal foreign policy, is when our Congress voted to rename 'french fries' to 'freedom fries' in the capital building cafeterias as a protest of France's unenthusiasm for an Iraq War. (I sincerely wish our bellicose administration had bothered to listen to the French at the time.) Still, it was a lackluster protest to be sure. Not one single burning Parisian in effigy -- nor one single burning Parisian for that matter, not one single burnt french flag, no burning wheels of Brie nor a single smashed bottle of 1958 Chateau La Tour (thank you, there is a god). Just a ridiculous name change that if anything reminded the rest of the world that the United States is run by dorks.

Well, that's about enough whining out of me for now. Here are my crocodile tears for Pakistan. Now I think I'll go get myself a cup of cofffee, and maybe a nice rose of the Prophet Mohammad (PBUH). I'm feeling a bit peckish.

Fallwell/God Meet-Up

Apparently Jerry has gone the way of the dodo and the carrier pidgeon. Known for the founding of the Moral Majority; blaming September 11th on pagans, feminists, abortionists, and secularists; outting Tinky Winky; and generally providing the face of narrowminded bigotry in the guise of Christianity; "Doctor" Jerry Falwell left the building today. He is well on his way to meet his maker. Hopefully Lord Dread Cthullu, the one true god, finds a worthy snack in Jerry's corpulence and is appeased. For satiating the dark lord, I stick a finger in my eye and shed a crocodile tear Jerry's way.

Paris Hilton on her way to the Hoosegow

The latest personification of western decadence finds herself on the way to jail for violating the terms of her payroll. Apparently the party's over. The unspeakable horrors she's bound to face during her incarceration -- no facials, no pedicures, etc. -- force me to yank out a nose hair and shed a tear her way.

Crocodile Tears

FWIW, crocodile's do weep real tears. They just don't shed tears for their victims. Thus this blog was started to lament the misfortune of others whom I believe got their just deserts.