I have a friend I met a few years ago and my husband and I got together with her and her husband a few times. We emailed each other often. They went thru a divorce and when she moved we lost track of each other. Thank goodness for Face Book. We found each other there so this evening we are getting together for dinner and a catching up.
You know, time is something you can't get back. And I am sure if I had really tried, I could have found her...or not lost her in the first place. I can't get those lost years back.
So if you have a friend that you haven't been in contact with, don't wait. Give them a call...write them a letter....email them...whatever it takes. Don't let another day go by that could have been enriched by having your friend in it.
Friday, February 12, 2010
Thursday, February 11, 2010
Global Warming
So I am sitting yesterday perusing the newspaper and start reading the "to the editor" section. A local fellow was ranting about a cartoon that had ran the day before. Something about Al Gore and global warming. Obviously not a "pro" Gore cartoon as this fellow was extremely put out that the local paper wasn't taking global warming seriously enough. He even wrote a few "future" newspaper headlines that he assured us we would be seeing in the near future. Among those was " Severe drought causes losses among local farmers" and " Diseases on the rise: Mosquitos abound".
Now, let's see....to have an abundance of mosquitos don't you need an abundance of water?? In a severe drought??
My own thoughts on global warming is that it is mostly hype intended to wring a few dollars out of the public. If you go back and look at the world's climate history, you will see warming as well as cooling trends. For crying out loud, the earth was practically covered by glaciers just a few thousand years ago. Yes, a few ice shelves are less than what they were years ago, but there are also glaciers that are activelly growing. Hotter years?? No, not really. 10 years ago, we had a summer here with temps over a hundred numerous days. Last year, not bad. This winter? One of the coldest we have had in a long time. Most claim that the earth's temp has risen 0.7 degrees. And it has. What they don't tell you is that most of that occured BEFORE 1940. And there has been no discernible increase since 1998 which there would have been if the greenhouse effect theory was correct.
As far as money? Well, let's see. I can purchase "green" power from my electric company...for quite a bit more money. Everybody is going "green". Lots of money in there. And let's not even talk about the thousands that people are paying to lessen their "carbon footprint"
Do I believe we need to use renewable, clean energy sources? You betcha! But I believe alot of the hype behind the so-called global warming is just that..hype.
Now, let's see....to have an abundance of mosquitos don't you need an abundance of water?? In a severe drought??
My own thoughts on global warming is that it is mostly hype intended to wring a few dollars out of the public. If you go back and look at the world's climate history, you will see warming as well as cooling trends. For crying out loud, the earth was practically covered by glaciers just a few thousand years ago. Yes, a few ice shelves are less than what they were years ago, but there are also glaciers that are activelly growing. Hotter years?? No, not really. 10 years ago, we had a summer here with temps over a hundred numerous days. Last year, not bad. This winter? One of the coldest we have had in a long time. Most claim that the earth's temp has risen 0.7 degrees. And it has. What they don't tell you is that most of that occured BEFORE 1940. And there has been no discernible increase since 1998 which there would have been if the greenhouse effect theory was correct.
As far as money? Well, let's see. I can purchase "green" power from my electric company...for quite a bit more money. Everybody is going "green". Lots of money in there. And let's not even talk about the thousands that people are paying to lessen their "carbon footprint"
Do I believe we need to use renewable, clean energy sources? You betcha! But I believe alot of the hype behind the so-called global warming is just that..hype.
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Currently Reading
The Dome by Stephen King
Not my favorite, but a typical Stephen King story. A small town finds itself cut off from the rest of the world by a "dome". Things go from bad to worse as the people try to deal with having to rely on the town's elected officials and police dept. It doesn't help that those in charge have serious moral as well as mental flaws. About 3/4 of the way thru it and while it is an "ok" read, it probably isn't something that I would pick up again anytime soon. And this from someone who has read some of her favorites over 25 times!
Not my favorite, but a typical Stephen King story. A small town finds itself cut off from the rest of the world by a "dome". Things go from bad to worse as the people try to deal with having to rely on the town's elected officials and police dept. It doesn't help that those in charge have serious moral as well as mental flaws. About 3/4 of the way thru it and while it is an "ok" read, it probably isn't something that I would pick up again anytime soon. And this from someone who has read some of her favorites over 25 times!
First day
So am I crazy or what? I know nothing about blogging, never even read a blog today and here I am...starting my own. Must be senility creeping up on me.
Who knows, it may eventually save my sanity
Who knows, it may eventually save my sanity
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