Hoot's Thursday Things

Let's get this moving.

I know most of our faithful readers out there probably already know that the death toll of U.S. soldiers in Iraq hit the 2,000 mark this week. For those that did not know, now you do. It is sad that this bit of news is not even front page material for some of the news outlets out there. Yes some had it front page but others bury it 10 pages in. Our soldiers are dying over there to protect our freedom and you shove this story way the fuck back there. Just plain sad.

Well I am putting a link about this here: U.S. military death toll in Iraq hits 2,000

Iraqi civilian deaths: Iraq Body Count

It is costly in other ways too: Cost of War

Why are we still there???

You want an IPod? It's over there: just beneath the NyQuil and next to the Gatorade.

WHY DID THE CHICKEN CROSS THE ROAD???

Just for you Richie! Early Nor'easter Dumps Mounds of Snow

Ah what the hell. Winter is almost here and because I know you love the snow so much Rich. .....All about snow crystals and snowflakes -- what they are, where they come from, and just how these remarkably complex and beautiful structures are created, quite literally, out of thin air.

From a nano-magnet to mites nestling in the roots of an eyelash, this year's winning images in the Novartis/Daily Telegraph Visions of Science photographic awards are startling and stunning - but not always for the squeamish.

(The picture on the left is of the mites!)

The company that pioneered commercial space travel by sending "tourists" up to the International Space Station is planning a new mission: rocketing people around the far side of the moon.

No hanky panky on the way to Mars??? Damn it!!! Sex and romantic entanglements among astronauts could derail missions to Mars and should therefore be studied by NASA, warns a top-level panel of US researchers.

Remember. Timing is everything!

Boy, I didn't see this one coming! Pop singer Britney Spears' marriage with dancer Kevin Federline is on the rocks, if reports are to be believed.
According to sources, since after the birth of their baby Sean Preston last month, the couple has been having a series of vicious rows, as Federline goes out with pals all the time and Britney is stuck at home with the baby.

This can't be good for the world. Another region in European Russia confirmed on Monday an outbreak of the deadly bird flu virus H5N1.

Some people are into the internet a bit too much. Google KAI is the name of our lovely son.

Just a reminder.

Halloween is coming! Have you bought your halloween candy yet?

See everyone next time.

Peace. Hoot23