tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post6905341165249244674..comments2024-03-28T06:32:24.557-04:00Comments on The Elephant Bar: Climate Change Causing Massive Shifts in Marine Ecosystems Deuce ☂http://www.blogger.com/profile/13472858446242700869noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-71620751041072728682015-06-16T00:13:54.805-04:002015-06-16T00:13:54.805-04:00I'm shocked to find Mississippi ranking so low...I'm shocked to find Mississippi ranking so low on the Boozing Index<br /><br />>>The South likely has fewer drinkers because of its high proportion of Southern Baptists, who frown upon excessive alcohol consumption, according to Detox.net. It’s also known for having “dry counties,” where beer and liquor cannot be purchased. Roman Catholics, found in higher numbers in the North, like in Wisconsin, have a more lenient stance on alcohol; some Catholic communities even embrace drinking. Mormons prohibit drinking entirely, which explain Utah’s dryness, and strict laws; grocery stores can’t sell liquor or wine, and the only beer you can buy in the state has very low alcohol content.<<<br /><br /><br />Washington D. C. being right at the top in all categories comes as no surprise, though.<br /><br /> Culture<br />Where Americans Drink the Most<br />By Douglas Main 6/13/15 at 11:17 AM<br /><br />http://www.newsweek.com/where-do-americans-drink-most-342688<br /><br /><br />Wisconsin seems to be the overall champ.<br /><br />Wisconsinners....Charltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02337923317977922025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-29986388163226275352015-06-16T00:06:13.578-04:002015-06-16T00:06:13.578-04:00>>The leaked draft in Italian was posted onl...>>The leaked draft in Italian was posted online Monday by L'Espresso magazine, prompting consternation from the Vatican.<<<br /><br />I am sorry the Vatican is 'consternated' though.<br /><br />It's a hell of a way to live.Charltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02337923317977922025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-84257648774943385612015-06-16T00:01:53.756-04:002015-06-16T00:01:53.756-04:00The Pope ought to stick to subjects about which he...The Pope ought to stick to subjects about which he actually knows something.<br /><br />No one knows for sure what is going on with the climate.<br /><br />As Quirk pointed out, our computer programs aren't nearly sophisticated enough to deal with it, along with the fact we don't have enough data, and much of the data we do have has been 'nudged' this way and that by the monkeys in the climate business.<br /><br />And it's possible we might be, or God may be, as you wish, saving ourselves from an overdue ice age.<br /><br />There's lots of money in climate change.<br /><br />And political power, too.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Fire and Ice<br />By Robert Frost<br /> <br />Some say the world will end in fire,<br />Some say in ice.<br />From what I’ve tasted of desire<br />I hold with those who favor fire.<br />But if it had to perish twice,<br />I think I know enough of hate<br />To say that for destruction ice<br />Is also great<br />And would suffice.<br /><br /><br />Charltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02337923317977922025noreply@blogger.com