WELCOME JADA
BE STRONG AND HAVE COURAGE - VOTE '08
THERE YOU GO AGAIN!!!
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DOING THE RIGHT THING
AND NOW THERE ARE FOUR
We have a new pal at our place her names is JADA. She's my daughter's dog and I'm doggie sitting JADA until they can fence their yard.
Jada is a sweet dog and my three other dogs enjoy JADA's energy and enthusiasm. She is well behaved and potty trained.
I think she will bring a lot of joy into this house.
WHO DO YOU TRUST
On CNN's The Situation Room yesterday Wolf Blitzer said this "On Monday morning's "Bill Bennett's Morning in America" radio show you said this" "There are neighborhoods in Baghdad where you and I could walk through those neighborhoods, today,"
McCain said the US is "beginning to succeed in Iraq" and early pull out would result in "unmitigated disaster of incredible proportions," adding that "we will see chaos and genocide in the region and we will be back and they will follow us home."
He went on to compare the war in Iraq to the Vietnam war saying, "The only difference is, remember, the Vietnamese didn't want to follow us home, these guys want to follow us home. ... It's not Iraq they're after, my friend, it's us."
Then last night Anderson Cooper had their CNN Newsman in Bagdad respond to what John McCain had said earlier in the day.
He was adamant about how much he disagreed with McCain. It was one of the most honest reports I've heard on the status of the Iraq war. It's worth a listen.
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WHAT ARE CARBON OFFSETS?
A carbon offset is an initiative which neutralizes the impact of a carbon emission. For example:
* If you plant trees on land which would otherwise have been tree-less, the trees will absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, and store the carbon for the life of the tree. (This is also known as "sequestration".) Some people have reservations about tree-planting as a carbon offset, since as the global temperature increases, there is a risk that the trees will burn down, succumb to pest damage, or cease to grow.
* If you support the development of a wind turbine or solar photovoltaic panel which would not have otherwise been installed, replacing the use of diesel, gas, kerosene or oil, this will reduce the CO2 emissions that would have been released by those fossil fuels. This is what SELF does, when it installs solar PV systems that displace kerosene or diesel.
* It is essential that the activity you are supporting would not otherwise have happened. So if someone is installing a solar hot water system on their roof, for instance, which will reduce the amount of gas they burn to heat water, and you offer to pay for half of it, that is not a valid carbon offset.
* Installing a solar panel on your own roof will reduce your personal emissions, but it will not offset them unless you install more solar PV than you need, so that the surplus can be sold into the grid, reducing the quantity of fossil fuels needed to make electricity.
Follow the logic?
WORST PERSON IN THE WORLD
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Keith Olbermann picks the three worst persons in the world.
CAN YOU HELP
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DOGS RULE
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PRETTY GOOD JOKES
NEW COINS
TYPES OF COMPUTER VIRUSES
Paul Tsongas virus: Pops up on December 25 and says, "I'm not Santa Claus."
PBS virus: Your PC stops every few minutes to ask for money.
Politically correct virus: Never calls itself a "virus", but instead refers to itself as an "electronic microorganism".
Richard Nixon virus: Also known as the "Tricky Dick Virus", you can wipe it out but it always makes a comeback.
Right To Life virus: Won't allow you to delete a file, regardless of how old it is. If you attempt to erase a file, it requires you to first see a counselor about possible alternatives.
Ross Perot virus: Activates every component in your system, just before the whole thing quits.
Ted Kennedy virus: Crashes your computer but denies it ever happened.
Ted Turner virus: Colorizes your monochrome monitor.
Terry Randle virus: Prints "Oh no you don't" whenever you choose "Abort" from the "Abort, Retry, Fail" message.
Texas virus: Makes sure that it's bigger than any other file.
UK Parliament virus: Splits the screen into two with a message in each half blaming other side for the state of the system.
Warren Commission virus: Won't allow you to open your files for 75 years.