It appears I’vetaken up permanent residence here in the weeds.

For those who don’t know the expression – “in the weeds” refers to a position from which it’s difficult to extract yourself easily andin which you’ll probably end up taking extra strokes (and probably collecting more than a few burrs in your socks) before you return to the fairway. In essence, it means I’m-busy-and-I-won’t-be-extracting-myself-or-locating-my-lost-free-time-for-a-while-yet. By comparison, “in the weeds” sounds better. You can laugh at being “in the weeds” (particularly when using the Ferdinand-the-bull-esque image of a Yak sitting mournfully but oddly contentedly in the weeds). Being “behind with no hope of escape” isn’t nearly as comically fulfilling.

That said, I’m going to keep up with the Notes From the Weeds posts as work, time and inspiration require.

THAT said, here’s what I see from the weeds this morning:

1. Beer may or may not cause global warming, but global warming definitely doesn’t cause beer. It appears the diversion of farmland for growth of environmentally friendly fuel inputs has resulted in less available farmland for growing beer friendly inputs – resulting in an increase in the price of beer. If this keeps up, count on trouble coming to a head whenGermangrowerscan beerly keep up with demand.(Tip of the horns, Moonbattery.)

2. Rosie O’Donnell (who has already received far more air-and-thought time on this blog than I care to consider, and infinitely more than she deserves) is leaving The View due to what reports describe as a contract dispute between O’Donnell and ABC. Regardless of the reason, I think we can all rest easier knowing this particular moonbat has been sent back to her cave.

3. Looks like someone at the FDA finally considered the possibility that contaminated gluten might have spread beyond pet foods, prompting a search for Melamine inimported foodstuffs made for human consumption. And it only took two weeks …

4. Oregon Governor Ted Kulongoski, who has decided to spend a week on food stamps in order to properly appreciatethe difficulties encountered by Oregon residents on public assistance (who receive a staggering $21 a week for groceries)apparently learned some important lessons during a trip to a local supermarket. Lessons like: “you can’tbuy organic bananas on a $21 budget,” “some people can’t afford Cup O’Noodles,”and “saving money by purchasing peanut butter and jelly in the same jar may be economicially wise, but it’s also pretty nasty if you’re not used to it.” By show of hands: how many of you think the Governor may be regretting his decision to live “as the other half lives” – and how many more think he might just arrange a clandestine pizza delivery or two rather than happily chowing down on that feast of non-organic bananas and chicken-flavor Ramen?

Andfrom the blogroll:

- Basil found the perfect snack- even if he did have to pay for it.

- David at third world county has a reaction to the Virginia Tech shootings – and an important counterstatistic that suggests (surprise…)not everyone is paying proper attention to the real issues.

- The Evangelical Outpost is shaving Yaks again. Watch out for the hair in the drain. (For the record, I’ll be using the gardening hack this weekend).

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