I am passing this along to mothers of little boys.

If I had this information 25 years ago, I could have scared the crap out of three little boys who grew up at my house.

Dinosaurs may have farted themselves to extinction, according to a new study from British scientists.

The researchers calculated that the prehistoric beasts pumped out more than 520 million tons (472 million tonnes) of methane a year — enough to warm the planet and hasten their own eventual demise.

Yes, farting can kill you.

Thanks to Carl, who himself is an old fart, for the heads-up.

Remember Rand Paul’s goofy statement that Obama’s position on gay marriage was “gay?” And he thought that was funny and clever?

Apparently, even homophobes think that went too far.

“I don’t think this is something we should joke about,” Family Research Council president Tony Perkins said on CBS’ Face the Nation.

The Family Research Council, fergoshsakes.  These are not progressive people with social justice on their minds.

Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus also voiced his concerns on Paul’s statement during his appearance on NBC’s “Meet the Press” Sunday.

Reince Priebus.  He doesn’t think gay people should be allowed to breathe free air, but he thinks Rand Paul went too far?

I can’t decide if the bottom of the disgusting pit got raised a little over the weekend or if Republicans are just so used to fighting with each other that they’ll disagree about anything.

Thanks to David for the heads-up.

Today is the first day of early voting in Texas.  I went to the courthouse annex to vote, a place we affectionately call CountyMart because it’s an abandoned old WalMart.  You feel like you’re in a BF Skinner experiment in there – no windows, all mazes.

Anyway, I was a happy woman before I even entered the building because Bubba got up early this morning and put this in the parking lot.

For those of you new here, local Democrats around here make bets on when Bubba is going to end up in the emergency room during the campaign.  They know it is going to happen, but they bet on when.  Let’s see, more than once he cut himself and had to get stitches while cutting zip strips.  He broke his hand one year and put up five more signs before he went to the emergency room because he wanted to finish before dark. His hand was the size of a Easter ham when he got there.

Last election, he got chased by a vicious chicken while we were block walking in Arcola and I could not stop laughing long enough to help him.  Bubba grew up in the city.  I didn’t.  He tripped and fell face first in a church parking lot while leafleting on a Sunday morning.  Oh yeah and he got chased by a National Inquirer reporter once, which is a whole ‘nother story.

So, it’s officially election season in Texas and it’s my job to keep Bubba out of the emergency room.  Y’all wish me luck.

No kidding, CNN Breaking News Alert on my phone.

Rep. Ron Paul of Texas to end active campaigning in GOP presidential race but will continue efforts to win delegates.

Silly me.  I thought that was what he was trying to do when he was actively campaigning.

Thank you Louie Gohmert.  You can always count on Louie.

Although there are more conservative Republicans grudgingly endorsing Romney and polls show that more tea party activists are coming to accept Romney as their candidate, there is strong evidence that there remains a great deal of distrust, which could dampen enthusiasm on the campaign trail and create tensions if mishandled. According to Congressional Quarterly, Texas Rep. Louie Gohmert told reporters, “I am not as excited as I am desperate” to elect someone other than Obama.

Can somebody please put that on a bumper sticker?

Thanks to David for the heads-up.

Barr / Willie 2016?

Take a deep breath and think about a Green Party ticket with Roseanne Barr and Willie Nelson.

Okay, now you just HAVE to get a Twitter account.

Thanks to Deb for the heads-up.