Monthly Archives: December 2008

Textbooks have their uses

One of Forster’s lab mates was completely lost. He offered to help her, starting by urging her to read the textbook and ignore the teacher. She went from a D to an A. And you know what? I’m married to … Continue reading

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Naughty Santa

Santa’s helpers are busy covering the red-light and speed enforcement cameras. When they’re done in Tempe, I hope they come to Boulder.

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Christmas lights are bad for the environment

Why am I not surprised, Christmas lights produce greenhouse gasses, harming the environment. Who knew? Coal belongs in these scientists stockings. SCIENTISTS have warned that Christmas lights are bad for the planet due to huge electricity waste and urged people … Continue reading

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Jim Rogers on the government printing money

Printing gigantic amounts of money leads to inflation. Commodity shortage coming. Oil reserves declining at a rate of 7% per year.

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No Salt in Seattle

A fairly informative article regarding the pros and cons of using salt to rid streets of snow. I found this alleged factoid interesting… A second study that year found that the use of rock salt to melt street ice had … Continue reading

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Economic stimulus

According to VP elect Joe Biden, $850 billion stimulus package is just around the corner… The Obama administration is nearing agreement with congressional Democrats on a huge emergency spending bill intended to jolt the U.S. economy and create 3 million … Continue reading

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What responsibility

Global warming is allegedly responsible for so many disparate problems around the world. 1. Cannibalism2. The Death of the Loch Ness Monster3. Beer Gets More Expensive4. Pythons Take Over America5. Kidney Stones6. Skinny Whales7. Shark Attacks8. Black Hawk Down9. Frozen … Continue reading

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Global Warming, oh yeah….

IBD comments on global warming and the Las Vegas snow storms. This comment really sums up the GW religion… >”If the issues weren’t so serious and the ramifications so profound, I would have to laugh at it,” said David Deming, … Continue reading

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Lack of posting

I’m on a dial up connection as I visit my Mom. I’m returning to Boulder on Saturday and posting should pick up a bit then.

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Snow in Las Vegas

The Vegas snow storm could be the worst since 1979, almost 30 years! No wonder the environmental wackos call it “climate change” instead of global warming.

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Che

Is Mao the new Che?

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Real Problem

Trading TV’s for intellectual capital. “It must be a conspiracy. Chinese parents are selling plasma-screen TVs to America, and saving their wages to buy their kids pianos – making American kids stupider and Chinese kids smarter. . . . Americans … Continue reading

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Fannie and Freddie

How are Fannie and Freddie linked to the housing crisis and why did they do it? By April 2008, according to a document prepared for then-Fannie Mae CEO Daniel Mudd and marked “Confidential — Highly Restricted,” Fannie’s $312 billion in … Continue reading

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Hope and change!

It is funny in a way, or at least amusing, but the zealotry of Obama supporters in their efforts to vanquish the mention of “Blagojevich” is troubling from a big picture point of view. Obama dittoheads, eh?

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Car czar

This is how government auto bailout will work according to IBD… Here’s the broad outline of what we believe will essentially be an in-place nationalization of a major American industry: • The government will name a “car czar” to rule … Continue reading

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Journalists….

be careful what you wish for. Media: Some journalists out there seem to be actually rooting for a new economic depression — the very thing that will hurt them more than it will hurt many others.

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California lawmakers just don’t get it.

Unbelievable. “While the state is wallowing in a $28 billion deficit over the next 18 months, newly-elected lawmakers got new cars. From $32,000 hybrids to $46,000 Cadillacs, their new rides will cost taxpayers an estimated $1.3 million.” These folks need … Continue reading

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Will Ahnold mellow his stance on global warming?

Rare 50 year Arctic Blast Sets Sights On Southern California. Forecaster Cameron Venable is seeing very cold temperatures in the Los Angeles areas as well. Torrance is not usually known for winter weather, thus making this an interesting event for … Continue reading

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It’s a crime, pay the fine

Clay Evans weighs in on the 50% increase in speeding tickets issued in Boulder this year. As anyone familiar with Clay’s liberal stances could predict; he claims “it’s not about the money”. Of course, I disagree. Clay claims/implies that the … Continue reading

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The real Obama is sneaking through

I’ve read there are a number of liberals that are quite put out with President elect Obama’s recent cabinet appointments. Liberals are growing increasingly nervous – and some just flat-out angry – that President-elect Barack Obama seems to be stiffing … Continue reading

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