The Election Denier
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Governor Piglet added his calm voice of non-partisan statesmanly leadership
to Minnesota’s constitutional crisis yesterday: Just kidding. He’s doing
exac...
Florida is More Conservative than Kansas…
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Let that sink in. Why do I say that? Because abortion on demand failed here
tonight. It passed in more rural states like Kansas. Legalization of
recreation...
Man-talking
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Whenever I come across this Norman Rockwell painting, I always think of the
times in the 1960s when my grandfather would take me with him around the
holida...
2018 – A BLOGGING SABBATICAL
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To my surprise, I have not written anything here in a year. I know that
blogging is such less popular than it was 10 years ago, but still, it is
surprising...
The Babylonian Trick
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The estimable Hans Fiene, the pastor behind Lutheran Satire, puts a name to
a particular and time-honored technique for violating religious liberty.
He ca...
Personal and lectionary
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I have been trying to move this place around, and things have got messy. At
present I’m restoring the backup Continue Reading
Conan, what is best in life?
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Conan, what is best in life?
"Crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and hear the lamentations
of their women."
One party works that way.
The oth...
New Year Greetings
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We’ve enjoyed having our whole family home for the holidays this year.
After a very busy fall, it has been good to come to a screeching halt and
just enjo...
The Reckoning
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Harassing a woman is awful.
And believe it or not it's not lawful.
The gropers are paying.
'Cause the mobs are a-baying.
Damn sure they'll be getting their c...
The Needle in the Haystack
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An Expose of Climate Model Error - an easily digested talk on the errors in
climate modeling and how they aren't handled correctly...
Week 1 NFC North QB ratings
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Since most contributors to this blog root passionately for an NFL squad
within the NFC North division, it's the only division that matters here.
With that,...
No more dreams about dung
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J.I. Packer once asked, ‘What normal person spends his time nostalgically
dreaming of dung?’ One who doesn’t understand Philippians 3.7–10: But
whatever ga...
9 years ago
Friday, March 20, 2009
Global Warming Update
Courtesy of the brothers Bayly. Apparently, yet another polar expedition to demonstrate the "reality" of global warming has been stranded by extreme cold. If you love your fellow man, please, please, PLEASE make your way out to the Suburban and run it all night, or at least turn the heat up to 80 or so in your house. It could save their lives!
Guitarman, your comment reminded me of something I read today. Our state auditor general wrote an op-ed that ran in our local paper today, in which he mentioned that by order of the governor, "Pennsylvania" has to reduce its use of fossil fuels by 20% by a certain date. Now I'm pretty sure he meant "state government" rather than the state, but you can hardly fail to understand a state-level politician being unable to understand the distinction between the government and the whole state, right?
So anyway, reading the claim that "Pennsylvania" was supposed to reduce its use of fossil fuels immediately made me want to go out and burn something, ANYTHING, in my back yard, and produce as much carbon as possible, completely uselessly. Of course I really don't think that way -- I think conserving what we've been given and not making things messier than we need to is all good. But these governmental nanny types sure know how to provoke a reaction with their rhetoric!
You might find that the folks in the state legislature have mandated an overall reduction in carbon emissions. The morons in Pig's Eye Landing (St. Paul) did.
Oh, it's not beyond the realm of possibility, but given that I've not heard anything to that effect, Occam's Razor inclines me to think that a state auditor confusing the government for the length and breadth of the state and all the inhabitants thereof, strikes me as the more likely possibility. You know, when you hear hoofs, and all that. ;-)
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I for one, will burn a bunch of branches and throw some leaves on too (for the smoke)! It's the least I can do!
Perhaps some polar bears will happen along and they all cuddle up together for survival.
Guitarman, your comment reminded me of something I read today. Our state auditor general wrote an op-ed that ran in our local paper today, in which he mentioned that by order of the governor, "Pennsylvania" has to reduce its use of fossil fuels by 20% by a certain date. Now I'm pretty sure he meant "state government" rather than the state, but you can hardly fail to understand a state-level politician being unable to understand the distinction between the government and the whole state, right?
So anyway, reading the claim that "Pennsylvania" was supposed to reduce its use of fossil fuels immediately made me want to go out and burn something, ANYTHING, in my back yard, and produce as much carbon as possible, completely uselessly. Of course I really don't think that way -- I think conserving what we've been given and not making things messier than we need to is all good. But these governmental nanny types sure know how to provoke a reaction with their rhetoric!
You might find that the folks in the state legislature have mandated an overall reduction in carbon emissions. The morons in Pig's Eye Landing (St. Paul) did.
Oh, it's not beyond the realm of possibility, but given that I've not heard anything to that effect, Occam's Razor inclines me to think that a state auditor confusing the government for the length and breadth of the state and all the inhabitants thereof, strikes me as the more likely possibility. You know, when you hear hoofs, and all that. ;-)
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