Prop 8 -- The Musical

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One day, I hope that the idea of gay marriage being illegal will seem just as ridiculous as laws against interracial marriage.

You're Egyptian, you must be a goddess!

What do people say to you when they find out where you're from?

I was given Pisco and wanted a Pisco Sour

So I was very lucky to have been given a bottle of Peruvian Pisco. I have fond memories of Pisco Sours from when I went to Bolivia, but didn't quite remember how to make a Pisco Sour. I went looking, and found a great website called CocktailDB: The Internet Cocktail Database. I highly recommend the Mixilator for bottle-shopping inspiration!
Cheers!

Gina Gershon as Sarah Palin

Exactly.

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Happy Loving Day!

Happy Loving Day!, originally uploaded by whileseated.

On June 12. 1967, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the laws banning interracial marriage.

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This is what I think of Nalgene now

I'm really annoyed that I now have to go out and get new water bottles and really freaked out that I've been using my BPA-containing water bottles for over a decade.

I've decided to send my bottles back to Nalgene. Read my letter below for more details.

I suggest that you copy and paste this letter and if you have any of your own Nalgene bottles bought before April 2008, that you send your own bottles back to them.

If your plastic bottle doesn't say "BPA-free" and there's a #7 surrounded by a triangle of 3 arrows on the bottom, then it's probably not BPA-free.

Here's the letter I wrote (feel free to use it for your own returns to Nalgene):

Your Name
Your Address

Date

Nalge Nunc International Corporation
Outdoor Products Division
75 Panorama Creek Drive
Rochester, NY 14625 U.S.A.

To Whom It May Concern:

Considering the large body of evidence indicating the harmful effects of BPA, I cannot understand why Nalgene is continuing to sell any products that contain BPA.

For over a decade, I have associated the name "Nalgene" with my experiences hiking and camping.

I learned to trust my Nalgene bottles not to leak, not to break, and to be an altogether reliable way to carry my water with me. When I read ”The Adventure Life With Steve Casimiro
Special Report: Your Water Bottle IS Dangerous” on the National Geographic Adventure Blog, I was truly horrified to learn of the harmful and far-reaching effects of BPA.

I was doubly horrified to read that Nalgene is continuing to not only defend, but sell BPA-containing bottles.

I am not going to support a company that I feel is betraying the trust of its customers. I choose to carry my own water bottle with me because I believe in not only reducing waste but also reducing the harmful effects of plastic waste leaching into our water systems. I no longer feel I can trust the Nalgene company to conduct its business in a way which so clearly contradicts my beliefs.

My Nalgene bottles have taken many journeys with me, but I’ve come to the end of the road with Nalgene.

I do not think it should be my responsibility to properly dispose of your harmful products. I think you should be conducting a collection and recall campaign instead of continuing to sell any BPA-containing products.

To help you get started with your recall campaign, I am returning my Nalgene bottles to you.

Sincerely,

Florence Smith
A Sincerely Disappointed Customer

email: your email address

Toxic Plastic: Don't Drink the Water!

The National Geographic Adventure blog has a very informative post all about bisephonal A, a manmade chemical found in polycarbonate plastics (included in the #7 category of labeling).
It's the stuff that Camelbak (until fall 2007) and Nalgene water bottles (until the end of April 2008) were made of.

Please clink on the title above to go to the article to get informed and decide whether or not you want to upgrade your water bottles to newer ones that are BPA-free. Or maybe just try to stop using plastic altogether.

Thanks to Rebecca for sending me the link!