Why Should Exxon Pay?

It has recently come to my attention that the once $5 billion fine imposed on Exxon for a tiny amount of oil that "accidentally" dripped into Alaska's Prince William Sound, has been reduced to $2.5 billion over the last ten years, and now stands to be absolved. (BBC News article)

Why should Exxon have to pay? The accident only occurred because the ship's captain was drunk, and not too mention, it was back in 1989. Sure, maybe 300,000 sea birds died, 3,000 seals, a whale or two, blah blah billions of salmon and herring eggs, but I ask you, are any of these McDonald's meats; NO.

Actually, some of us would love to have a few million gallons of oil readily available for free. That's right, with a few plastic bottles you could start a very lucrative business selling oil to all your friends.

ALL RISE!

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Alcohol Queen of Australia

Men have been crushing beer cans on their head since the advent of the hand. I have witnessed this cranium can destruction, and am often left with the thought, "Dam, that can't be good for the head." The entertainment for me, is laughing internally at the overweight, high school football has-been doing his best to pick up the ladies.

Yesterday, I found an article on Rawtory.com which came from the wire service AFP. The story was written about an Australian barmaid who got fined for smashing beer cans with her breast.

My first reaction was, "A fine for smashing a beer can with a breast is ridiculous." This should be advertised by the Australian Tourism Board, and commended by world leaders. I then began to question the physical possibility of such an act.

Well my friends, YouTube have come through again. Enjoy! (it's PG-ish)



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Tokyo Traffic God Delivers Toilet

Whether you are a NASCAR driver, or need to release the reserves while crossing the Rockies, many people might consider dropping a few yen (or dollars) for the freedom to make potty while driving.

According to a news story by Reuters, "Japan's Kaneko Sangyo Co. has developed the loo for you." Yes, a tiny collapsible cardboard human litter box is soon to be on store shelves everywhere.

However, I can not stop thinking about sitting in a traffic jam next to "relievers". In fact, this is America land of the free, right? So, portable toilet could translate into, "get out of my way or I will crap you (literally)."

It will be interesting to see if the "Porta-Loo", or "Poo-in-a-Loo" gains popularity here in the States. I can already see the bumper stickers "I crap beside people like you," and "Not takin any crap today"....Well this is a funny story, and its humor endless.

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Black Widow

Recently had an exterminator come and "neutralize" the overwhelming number of black widow spiders that seem to thrive on my property. As much as it pains me to kill them, the alternative, keeping them alive, scares the crap out of me.

Let me put this into perspective for you. One female spider can produce up to 4 egg sacs per year. Each sac can contain 400-600 little ones. At any one time I can have 2-5 webs in the back yard. Not to mention the front, side, neighbours, community, ugh. The breeding power of these spiders is amazing.

I have become a self proclaimed expert, studying them over the past two years. After, the exterminator came, I decided to harvest a dead spider for a specimen (maybe to gift my father). The spider looked dead for 4 days (curled up; lifeless).

Today, when I walked by its jar home it was fully erect, legs extended like tiny grandma fingers. I am still amazed, and left with a dilemma, do I let it go since it obviously came back from the dead, keep it in the glass prison, or finish the job?