If you’re wondering why all has been quiet on the lc.com blog  lately, it’s mainly because I’ve been spending most of my extra hours helping Christine Elliott in her bid to lead the PC Party of Ontario.  If you haven’t yet stopped by votechristine.ca, spend five minutes checking it out right now.  Christine would be a fantasic leader who’d bring real-life experience and a forward-looking conservatism to the party.  Check out some of the photos and videos from her launch while you’re there - we put on quite the show.

OK, either the Jurassic Park film franchise or the artist from this science article is lying.

Allegedly, Hesperonychus elizabethae, a chicken-sized North American dinosaur from 75 million years ago, “resembled a miniature version of the famous bipedal predator Velociraptor, to which it was closely related.”

Uh, NO.

Take a look at the artist’s drawing in this articles.  Positively squirrel-like.  With little duck beaks.  They look like something from that old TV show The Green Forest (i’m dating myself on that cultural reference, to be sure).  They look like something you’d see trying to eat from the bird feeder in the backyard. 

Harmless.

Not terrifying at all.

Movie dinosaurs, 1.  Real dinosurs, 0.

The President makes a tasteless/offensive joke on Leno — forcing a staffer to issue a generic non-apology on his behalf:

“The president made an off-hand remark making fun of his own bowling that was in no way intended to disparage the Special Olympics,” White House deputy press secretary Bill Burton said. “He thinks the Special Olympics is a wonderful program that gives an opportunity for people with disabilities from around the world.”

Perhaps President Obama should stick with the TelePrompTer after all  (Aside: check out the Obama TPT’s Twitter profile and blog here - priceless.)

Good Magazine has a lovely infographic illustrating your direct and indirect water usage throughout the day.  It’s shocking.  Have a look (and tell me that it isn’t sponsored by the poultry council!)