Monday, June 12, 2006

"RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - Police arrested 28 people suspected of operating an illegal logging ring in Brazil's Amazon rain forest and were looking for 46 more, officials said..."

"The rain forest lost 7,300 square miles, an area more than half the size of Belgium - between July 2004 and August 2005, down from 10,500 square miles the year before, according to the environment ministry...Brazil's rain forest is the size of Western Europe and covers 60 percent of the country's territory. Experts say as much as 20 percent of its 1.6 million square miles has already been destroyed by development, logging and farming..."

Honey, BTW, when you're at Wal-Mart picking up my new Fendi, would you do see if they have any more of that tropical flooring we used in the kitchen? I would just love to do the great room over in the same style.

Thanks, kisses.

and p.s.
on the way home, stop at McDonald's and grab me some burgers. I'm starving.

Love you.