The next time somebody offers you some fresh palm sap...

Bangladesh Bans Sale of Palm Sap After an Unusually Lethal Oubreak
By DONALD G. McNEIL Jr.
Published: March 21, 2011

Bangladesh is suffering an outbreak of deadly Nipah virus, causing the government to adopt an unusual prevention tactic: a ban on the sale of fresh palm sap. More

Fish

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Amy & Al

I'm disappointed (as usual) with Amy Klobuchar, our spineless senator, and Al Franken, the other senator who I thought had more sense, to sign a letter with the jackass chorus. Austerity is apparently the new black, unless, of course, you're a CEO or work at a bank above the teller level.

Now there’s the fervent praise for the letter by 64 Senators whose plan to reduce the deficit is to … call on President Obama to come up with a plan. If you believe that this letter means that Republicans will actually support any plan that involves the slightest tax increase, I’ve got several bridges you might want to buy. Link

Opal Apple

I found some Opal Apples at Lunds last night. They're quite good, although they cost about as much as the golden apples of the sun.

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Ah!

The ass end o' winter. The only good thing to say about it, is that it's the ass end.

It just poured down with a little thunder, and sometime during the night, it's turning to sleet and snow.