Tuesday, November 11, 2003

This story I found on BoingBoing is amazing! Myths over Miami are being told by homeless children all over Miami. It is a mix of all folklore, but is something new. Really very interesting...and haunting.

Monday, November 10, 2003

Alabama has it's own great fossil site! Too bad that they are about to bulldoze it. That's right. The largest fossil area of its kind is about to be bulldozed because federal law requires that all strip mines, where the fossil site was found, be reclaimed no matter what. Here's the story: Rare fossil discovery threatened by federal law. The only thing that can stop this is an act of Congress. "U.S. Rep. Robert Aderholt, who represents Walker County in Congress, has introduced a bill that would give the Interior Department $500,000 to buy the site and turn it into a scientific park. But the House has taken no action on the measure and its supporters have yet to find a sponsor in the Senate." Here are links to Senator Shelby and Senator Sessions. Let them know that you would like to see them sponsor Robert Aderholt's bill in the Senate. If I've ever seen a non-partisan issue, this is it.