Monthly Archives: May 2008

Chart of the Day: Crude Oil

Subscribe to the free weekly version of “Chart of the Day” here. Driving around town this morning I heard Rush Limbaugh talking about the bubble in crude oil prices. He referred to the collapse of previous bubbles (gold in the … Continue reading

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Flying fish, eggs thrown at Balmer…

and the store owner who wasn’t going to take it anymore.

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Why high oil prices

As usual, Glenn Reynolds succinctly “nails it”.

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Polar bears and the religion of global warming

George Will comments on the insanity of categorizing polar bears as a threatened species… Environmentalism is, as Lawson writes, an unlimited “license to intrude.” “Eco-fundamentalism,” which is “the quasi-religion of green alarmism,” promises “global salvationism.” Onward, green soldiers, into preventive … Continue reading

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Cracks in global warming concensus

Al Gore’s cinematic sermons on inconvenient truths to the contrary notwithstanding, it is becoming clearer by the day that major cracks are appearing in the supposed consensus among scientists that global warming caused by carbon emissions is an urgent problem … Continue reading

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Inoffensive to our enemies

As Instapundit states, “Not only do the Democrats need to relearn this lesson“, I think “and fast” should be tacked on.

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Airline stocks

Well the market is open today, have you sold your airline stocks? Oil’s up around $4.65/barrel, have you sold your airline stocks? Let’s review the relationship between oil and airline stock performance… (click to enlarge) The green trace is the … Continue reading

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Vitamin D

Very informational article on Vitamin D in January (2008) issue of Scientific American. Key Concepts: Vitamin D, long associated only with its role in bone formation, is actually active throughout the human body, powerfully influencing immune system responses and cell … Continue reading

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CFL’s, turn them off when you leave the room

This Scientific American article on energy usage of flourescent lights, answers a question I had heard regarding the power surge of CFL’s (and regular flourescents) when switching them on… Turns out, however, that power surge is so brief that its … Continue reading

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Southerner’s aren’t Stupid

Jennifer Moses, a transplanted Northeasterner criticizes liberals for stereotyping the South. I consistently see this attitude from the know it all liberals in Boulder. For example… The common thread, of course, is that the South is a vast breeding ground … Continue reading

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Only $500,000 per family

The cost of government entitlement programs according to this USA today article. Taxpayers are on the hook for a record $57.3 trillion in federal liabilities to cover the lifetime benefits of everyone eligible for Medicare, Social Security and other government … Continue reading

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What did Warren do?

These two articles (here and here) examine what portfolio moves Berkshire Hathaway made in the first quarter. The most insightful comments came from value hedge fund manager Mohnish Pabrai: It turned out to be a fairly quiet quarter in the … Continue reading

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Leave my wife alone

Obama apparently believes his wife is above criticism. If be truly believes that, my recommendation is not to send her out on the campaign trail. Rachel Lucas shares with us her opinion of Obama’s thin skin and “threats”. First his … Continue reading

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Back to global warming

The Diplomad does a take down on Prince Charles, We have Britain’s number one believer, the otherwise never employed and unemployable, Prince Charles reportedly warning us that. and then wondering Oh, Lord, where to begin? But, first, does that “Prince” … Continue reading

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Farm and subsidies

Disgusting… When the current farm bill was proposed in February 2007, Bush wanted to provide subsidies only for farmers with incomes under $200,000 per year. The bill that just passed the House would provide subsidies for farmers who make up … Continue reading

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Didn’t hear about it, imagine that

From the editorial page of IBD today… Climate Change: Nearly 32,000 scientists sign a petition that says they reject the claim that humanity is causing global warming. The media, who are heavily invested in the Gore Consensus, yawn. but let’s … Continue reading

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Red light camera’s and right hand turns

Is it all about the money? Well, mostly anyway. Would Boulder do such a thing with their red-light cameras? I tend to think not, but they’re obviously a city looking for money when they’re busy taxing free cups of coffee. … Continue reading

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Boulder County and Rocky Mountain Christian Church

Boulder County should hope they don’t get this judge. I don’t believe he would have much sympathy for the County’s previous arguments.

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Pictures from the landgrab picnic

Talk about timely reporting, these picture are from the landgrab picnic on the Kirlin’s property. They were taken on Oct 13, 2007. Speaks for itself, doesn’t it? Long after the height of the festivities (I was late to the party … Continue reading

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Down with Judge Klein

“Greystonewest” as he/she is known on the Daily Camera website is apparently mounting an active compaign to have people vote against Judge Klein in the November election. From the comments section of the story reporting on Judge Kleins second ruling… … Continue reading

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