John Coleman – founder of The Weather Channel. Global Warming is a hoax. What?! Yeah, exactly. He’s kind of my hero. View below and read a recent item he wrote, linked here.
Archives: June 2008
Iowa Storms
I can’t help but feel for those who are living in the flood ravaged areas of Iowa. Some of the photos I’ve seen are crazy. Take the one below as just an example. Yikes! Let’s hope the weather lets up soon so things can start getting back to normal.
12 of 12 – June 2008
Enjoy the photos below and be sure to click the link above if you are wondering what “12 of 12″ is all about.
Twitter via Twinkle – Gotta love the jailbroken iPhone.
So many choices – Work Coffee
Yikes! Why are cars so expensive?
Bad Grammar – This sign annoys me daily.
This is what I call “Work”
Not much activity as I leave for the day.
No mail for me!
It could be hotter, look at next week!!
Derek & Romaine – Sometimes I have to continue to listen even after my drive home.
Saw these at the Fresh&Easy this last week. They’re pretty good.
The view from my balcony. No one at the pool? Strange.
Trying to stay on top of the UEFA Football Championships. Spain v. Russia
National Anthems
One thing I love about watching the UEFA Euro Championships are the national anthems in the beginning of the matches. Each side sings and it’s just kind of an awesome thing to see.
Anyway, that got me thinking about a few of my favorites and, if you can imagine, they are all on YouTube for our viewing pleasure.
God Save The Queen
Das Deutschlandlied
Oh Canada
The Democratic Primary Season
Have you been following the Democratic Primary Season this year? If not, the video below will give you a nice summary of how it all went down. Enjoy!
A Good Solution?
Do Senate leaders really think this is a good solution to the country’s energy crisis and global warming? George F. Will writes a very poignant article on the bill that was being debated in the Senate this week. You can read it here. Talk about increasing the bureacracy and size of the federal government… also government control over private business. No good in my eyes.
Do I believe climate change happens and is happening? Yes. Do I believe that we should do all we can to reduce emmissions, be responsible in our use of natural resources and reduce the amount of waste that ends up in landfills? Yes, I most defintely do. Do I believe that humans are the cause of “global warming” and that we are doomed if we don’t do something drastic now? Nope. I have yet to read anything (convincing) which backs up claims that global warming is happening or that humans have any direct effect on global temperatures.
I wasn’t alive back in the 1970s, but maybe some of you that are reading this were. Any of you recall the global cooling scare?
A/C Drama Update
The A/C man showed up last night around 9.15pm. Yeah, I know, really late. Anyway, after mucking around out by the unit for about 30 minutes, he figured out what the problem was and the problem was fixed. I’m now sitting in a nice cool house. Thank goodness for that. Another good thing? It didn’t cost me much either. I’m glad that I don’t have worry about this issue throughout the weekend.
Election 2008
Barack Obama has many icons and graphics available on his website for people to use. When I saw the one that I used at the top of this post, I was thinking “what a waste of time, of course McCain will take AZ.” Now I’m not so sure. A recent poll by the Behavior Research Center in Phoenix shows McCain leading Obama by only 11 percentage points. Now, Arizona doesn’t have that many electoral votes so I guess it doesn’t really matter which candidate wins this state. I think it would say something if McCain can’t even win in his own home state though.
Does Obama have what it takes to turn this state blue?
Miserable – A/C Drama
The A/C in my house is broken. My house is 90 degrees inside. The repair man was supposed to be here between 7am and 7pm, I’m still waiting. I’m not a happy camper.
Countdown 2016
Today the International Olympic Committee chose four cities for the short list to bid for the 2016 Summer Olympic Games. These cities are; Chicago, Rio de Janeiro, Madrid, and Tokyo.
My thoughts are that Chicago has the best chance of taking home the prize. The IOC will make their decision in October 2009. The last time the Summer Olympics were in America was Atlanta 1996. The United States is the largest market for the Summer Olympics and not having the games in the western hemisphere has hurt the TV revenues and ratings here in the states.
I believe that Chicago’s greatest rival for the nomination will be Rio as South America has never hosted an Olympic Games. The problem with Rio is that Brazil is a poor country, they have lots of crime, and pollution is a problem. After the Athens debacle (they’re still trying to pay for the games there) and the fact that Brazil will most likely get the 2014 World Cup, they will probably fall short of the Summer Games.
Madrid has no chance, as the Olympics were just held in Athens in 2006 and will be in London in 2012. The same goes for Tokyo, as the Summer Games are in Beijing this year. The IOC likes to spread the wealth around the world.
So, do you support a Summer Olympic Games in Chicago? The humidity will be stifling, but I think it would be good for the United States to host an Olympic Games again.