Today in the news Al Gore is catching some heat about the amount of electricity his house uses.
It's being pointed out that he is using far more energy than the average person.
It also points out that he can afford an increase in utility bills that would be the result of actions taken to stall global warming.
All of this exposes the even more inconvenient truth of all alternate energy ideas.
Everyone here wants to keep using energy at the same rate that they do now.
They just want to do it without the side effects of oil and coal.
People need to wake up and realize that this is a bunch of baloney.
The future will not be saved by turning corn into alcohol and running a car with it. The future will be saved by moving to within walking distance of work and the grocery. The future will be saved by living in condos where half the outside walls are the neighbors and the first floor is mostly below ground.
The future will only be saved when we use less and less energy per person.
Wednesday
an even more inconvenient truth
Friday
HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOM!
Well my mother celerbrated her 82nd birthday yesterday.
I did 2 things for her that my 3 siblings didn't.
1. I didn't complain.
2. I bought her a present.
Mom told me that my sister had sat down with her and complained for over 2 hours.
My older brother called and complained about his daughters troubles with her daughter. He said it was his ex-wifes fault that the girls were so messed up.
Mom set him straight.
"Maybe you shouldn't have moved out of state when you got divorced."
"Maybe you should have stayed in town and helped raise your own kids."
But my younger brother took the cake.
He brought some KFC over in the evening. He sat down while I prepared the plates. We had a nice dinner and a slice of cake.
Afterwards a conversation started.
He said that he listened to NPR.
"Wow! That's great." I thought.
"The British are pulling out." he said.
I replied, "Yea, the media are really trying to drum that one up. Still talking about it and I heard it at 5 this morning."
"Heard it yesterday." he answered.
Then he said, "Do you know why they are really leaving?"
"They've been planning this a long time." I replied.
Then, out of no where, my brother snapped. He started yelling.
"THAT'S IT! I'VE HAD ENOUGH! YOU'VE RUINED MOMS BIRTHDAY!"
"What?!" I spoke.
"I'M NOT TAKING THIS ANYMORE!" he screamed.
Well, I could write some more dialogue but there is no point. He screamed and yelled all the way out of the house.
Neither mom or I could figure out what set him off.
And that is the kind of day my mom got for her 82nd birthday.
I did 2 things for her that my 3 siblings didn't.
1. I didn't complain.
2. I bought her a present.
Mom told me that my sister had sat down with her and complained for over 2 hours.
My older brother called and complained about his daughters troubles with her daughter. He said it was his ex-wifes fault that the girls were so messed up.
Mom set him straight.
"Maybe you shouldn't have moved out of state when you got divorced."
"Maybe you should have stayed in town and helped raise your own kids."
But my younger brother took the cake.
He brought some KFC over in the evening. He sat down while I prepared the plates. We had a nice dinner and a slice of cake.
Afterwards a conversation started.
He said that he listened to NPR.
"Wow! That's great." I thought.
"The British are pulling out." he said.
I replied, "Yea, the media are really trying to drum that one up. Still talking about it and I heard it at 5 this morning."
"Heard it yesterday." he answered.
Then he said, "Do you know why they are really leaving?"
"They've been planning this a long time." I replied.
Then, out of no where, my brother snapped. He started yelling.
"THAT'S IT! I'VE HAD ENOUGH! YOU'VE RUINED MOMS BIRTHDAY!"
"What?!" I spoke.
"I'M NOT TAKING THIS ANYMORE!" he screamed.
Well, I could write some more dialogue but there is no point. He screamed and yelled all the way out of the house.
Neither mom or I could figure out what set him off.
And that is the kind of day my mom got for her 82nd birthday.
Thursday
back again
Well I was rolling along right as rain just a month ago, thinking I would keep up with my writing ambitions when I caught a virus that brought everything to a halt.
It was just a common gastroenteritis but it sure knocked me out for almost a week.
Time has always passed with little notice from me so here we are all these weeks later with another big gulf in my writing.
But I have been thinking about it so I will be back almost every day and I am going to put up backdated articles to fill in the gap.
I am also going to loosen some up some of my self imposed boundaries and put articles in here that I had intended to put in my other blogs. Everything rolled into one space.
It was just a common gastroenteritis but it sure knocked me out for almost a week.
Time has always passed with little notice from me so here we are all these weeks later with another big gulf in my writing.
But I have been thinking about it so I will be back almost every day and I am going to put up backdated articles to fill in the gap.
I am also going to loosen some up some of my self imposed boundaries and put articles in here that I had intended to put in my other blogs. Everything rolled into one space.
Wednesday
view camera
Well this ugly little thing is a view camera I just bought.Found it for sale on a view camera forum and the price was better than what I found on eBay.
Really, just what I was looking for. I already have lenses because I have a roll film field camera. I also already have film holders and tripod and a way to develop the sheet film so the last hurdle is getting everything in order and just doing it.
No breath holding please.
This little camera was made in Los Angeles in the late 40's. The bellows is supposed to be good and it has a revolving back. I will polish the rods and give it a repaint.
Look forward to see it again.
Tuesday
i like mashed potatos
Well I am throwing out one of my rules with this one and crossing a boundary that I really didn't want to cross.
But what the hell? These people don't read anything here anyway.
I took my sister to the grocery. I had to take her because of the weeks of bad weather we've had and she won't go out in it on her own.
She might be of a different mind about that if it was the first of the month.
Anyway she had a shopping list for our mom and I had a list of my own.
We went our seperate ways upon entering the store. I zip through the supermarket, check out and go. She talks to as many people as she can and reads all labels.
Anyway as I was checking out she came by and asked where the ready made mashed potatos were. I told her and also added that she could get any flavor as mom and I aren't picky eaters.
I carried my few items out to the truck and looked at some pictures while I waited. In a short while she joined me and off to home we went.
Well after carrying my stuff in I went back out for her items. Most everything gets carried up a flight or two of stairs, that is one of the negatives of living at our house.
When I started putting things away I was shocked to find that she had bought THREE tubs of mashed potatos!
That's FOUR POUNDS for two people.
I am eating mashed potatos every day this week.
I would like to write an explanation for her picking up four pounds of mashed potatos for us but I can't. All I can say is that mistakes are made when you don't think things through and this sort of thing happens all the time around here.
But what the hell? These people don't read anything here anyway.
I took my sister to the grocery. I had to take her because of the weeks of bad weather we've had and she won't go out in it on her own.
She might be of a different mind about that if it was the first of the month.
Anyway she had a shopping list for our mom and I had a list of my own.
We went our seperate ways upon entering the store. I zip through the supermarket, check out and go. She talks to as many people as she can and reads all labels.
Anyway as I was checking out she came by and asked where the ready made mashed potatos were. I told her and also added that she could get any flavor as mom and I aren't picky eaters.
I carried my few items out to the truck and looked at some pictures while I waited. In a short while she joined me and off to home we went.
Well after carrying my stuff in I went back out for her items. Most everything gets carried up a flight or two of stairs, that is one of the negatives of living at our house.
When I started putting things away I was shocked to find that she had bought THREE tubs of mashed potatos!
That's FOUR POUNDS for two people.
I am eating mashed potatos every day this week.
I would like to write an explanation for her picking up four pounds of mashed potatos for us but I can't. All I can say is that mistakes are made when you don't think things through and this sort of thing happens all the time around here.
Monday
fundamental #1
Well the anoying galoot who works next to me asked one day which way I voted on a recent referendum.
My answer was that I don't care what the question is on a referendum I vote against it.
You see I don't believe in referendums.
We live in a representative democracy. We elect people to represent us in the legislature.
Referendums are an indication that these people are not doing their job.
Referendums are also a device through which a majority can exercise tyranny over a minority.
For these simple reasons I am against referendums.
When faced with a referendum call your representative and ask him why you have to deal with this issue when you hired him to do it for you.
My answer was that I don't care what the question is on a referendum I vote against it.
You see I don't believe in referendums.
We live in a representative democracy. We elect people to represent us in the legislature.
Referendums are an indication that these people are not doing their job.
Referendums are also a device through which a majority can exercise tyranny over a minority.
For these simple reasons I am against referendums.
When faced with a referendum call your representative and ask him why you have to deal with this issue when you hired him to do it for you.
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