Monthly Archives: April 2008

The Last Lecture

Posted on April 7, 2008 by ChrisA

“We cannot change the cards we are dealt, just how we play the hand.” –Randy Pausch For those of you who don’t know, Carnegie Mellon professor Randy Pausch has been diagnosed with terminal pancreatic cancer. He gave his now famous … Continue reading →

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University bicycle speed limit….

Posted on April 6, 2008 by ChrisA

Is 5 miles per hour a reasonable bicycle speed limit on campus? I’m not sure, but I suspect the University of Colorado will make a lot of money off the $50 tickets. To help rake in the fines…. CU police … Continue reading →

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Charlton Heston died yesterday…

Posted on April 6, 2008 by ChrisA

I’m sure this is old news to anyone who visits this blog. The Daily Camera ran the AP press release which you’ve probably seen. The interesting point is that the Camera web site allows comments. Here’s comment #1… Do you … Continue reading →

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Greenspan endorses McCain

Posted on April 6, 2008 by ChrisA

Former Federal Reserve chief Alan Greenspan endorsed John McCain this Sunday. Alan, lets trade a stock market bubble for a real estate bubble, Greenspan is NOT someone I would want an endorsement from. Highly opinionated hedge fund manager Bill Fleckenstein … Continue reading →

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Infrared Cameras Detoured….

Posted on April 6, 2008 by ChrisA

Two gentlemen (one a Chinese national and another a naturalized US citizen) were stopped by Federal agents trying to smuggle sensitive infrared cameras to China. Ten of the cameras, which measure about 2 inches square and cost about $5,000 each, … Continue reading →

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Big Brother Boulder County…

Posted on April 6, 2008 by ChrisA

found my blog. They visited April 3rd

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The globe is warming quickly. Congress is moving slowly.

Posted on April 6, 2008 by ChrisA

So says Daily Camera reporter Laura Snider and the University of Colorado Law School. And to think I’d just concluded that despite numerous controversies, eveyone agreed there hadn’t been any global warming since 1998. Silly me!

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Travelling today…

Posted on April 5, 2008 by ChrisA

Spring break is over and we’re headed back to Boulder.

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Tennessee Women’s BB….

Posted on April 5, 2008 by ChrisA

Candace Parker cleared to play in semifinal game vs. LSU. All-American Candace Parker was cleared Thursday by Tennessee team doctors to play against LSU in the Final Four, two days after dislocating her shoulder. Go Vols!

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Sawtooth in Florida….

Posted on April 4, 2008 by ChrisA

For the uninitiated we’re talking beer. Sawtooth Ake is produced by micro-brewery Left Hand brewery in Longmont, CO. Amazingly enough, I can find Sawtooth and other Left Hand brewery products at Total Wine in Naples, FL. Makes Spring Break all … Continue reading →

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Long term temperature trend still up

Posted on April 4, 2008 by ChrisA

Another similar article on cooling temperatures in 2008. The one thing everyone seems to agree on is that global temperatures haven’t risen since 1998. Everything else is up for debate. Mr Scaife told the BBC: “What’s happened now is that … Continue reading →

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Welcome KTM Readers….

Posted on April 4, 2008 by ChrisA

Thanks to Catherine from KTM for the publicity. Although I’ve had the blog “hidden” for some time, I guess it’s “out of the closet” now. By looking through the history you can see that posting has been sporadic so I’ll … Continue reading →

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Same Jail Cell?

Posted on April 4, 2008 by ChrisA

Although neither of them are headed for jail, after reading about Air America host Randi Rhodes suspension from the airwaves, I find the thought of her and Michael Savage sharing the same jail cell somewhat amusing.

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Coldest Winter in a Century

Posted on April 4, 2008 by ChrisA

According to writer James Lewis at American Thinker Magazine. “Human-caused global warming” has now officially been re-named “climate change” to explain the inconvenient truth that the winter of 2007-8 was the coldest in a century, in spite of all those … Continue reading →

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Winter 2008

Posted on April 4, 2008 by ChrisA

Yikes…. Last week, virtually unreported in Britain, the extraordinary winter weather of 2008 elsewhere in the world continued. In the USA, there were blizzards as far south as Texas and Arkansas, while in northern states and Canada what they are … Continue reading →

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Adverse Possession Bill…..

Posted on April 3, 2008 by ChrisA

Sign it Governer Ritter.

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Boulder Liberals and Obscene Oil Company Profits…

Posted on April 3, 2008 by ChrisA

No surprises here, if not the typical liberal line of thinking, it surely is the typical Boulder liberals point of view.

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17.2 Billion in Pork in (fiscal) 2008

Posted on April 3, 2008 by ChrisA

At least it’s easier to see who spends it. Also good to see Colorado in the bottom five. Read more about pork spending here.

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Tax dollars down the drain….

Posted on April 2, 2008 by ChrisA

Rocky Mountain Christian Church is taking Boulder County to court. Color me no fan of the church and less of a fan of the Boulder County Commissioners. Below is the County’s argument why the lawsuit shouldn’t proceed… The county argued … Continue reading →

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25 Square Miles Surrounded by Reality

Posted on April 2, 2008 by ChrisA

Hard to argue with any of this.

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