Bandit

This is my new family member. His name is Bandit. He's a shelter dog I picked up today from Adopt A Rescue Pet.


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The real temperature graph

So called scientists named Mann and Briffa created hockey stick graphs that supposedly prove global warming. When Steven McIntyre requested the raw data he was refused which is unprecedented. After taking legal action he obtained the data and quickly found why the men wouldn't release it. It was so badly flawed that it was meaningless! The accompanying graph shows the real temperature change of the last 2000 years using raw data from Mann's and Briffa's studies and other sources. It is clear we are no where close to as warm as it was 1000 years ago.

The graph and above information is found here: http://wattsupwiththat.com/2009/12/04/jo-nova-finds-the-medieval-warm-period/

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Paving company damages my son's car!

We've had a company putting in a new sewer line the last few months. Today they were paving the road where they had dug. Unfortunately they had very narrow pathways through the cut in the asphalt which was about a foot deep. I say unfortunately because my son missed the path and dropped his car into the hole. Two popped airbags are the result! When we went back for these pictures they were widening the path through the cutout. You can see (kind of) how deep it is. When I called the company I used the word "pothole" and the man said in a sarcastic way, "We don't put potholes in the road, Sir!"

I told him "You most certainly did! You cut the asphalt out of the road!" He's sending a claim form.

I'm not feeling too charitable about it. My son is very upset, his car is damaged, and everyone knows how expensive airbag replacement is. When he got home he was coughing and choking from the fumes caused by the airbag explosions. The dashboard was still smoking!

I'd followed a truck pulling a trailer through the same spot about an hour earlier. The truck made it through, but the trailer dropped into the hole. The path was very narrow and very hard to see. The paving company widened it after my son dropped his car into it. They better pay for the damage, or else.





















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Unbelieveable survey

I just received a phone survey. The questions were as follows:

1. How likely are you to vote in November? very likely, somewhat likely, not likely. I pressed 1
2. Are you more likely to vote Republican, Democrat, or independent? I pressed 1
3. Are you more likely to vote for Sharon Angle, Harry Reid, or someone else? I pressed 1
4. What is the best reason to vote for Harry Reid? Sharon Angle is dangerous or Harry Reid can do more for Nevada? Say what?

I waited in disbelief for more options, there were none. I hung up. If this is the kind of biased, unfair surveys Dingy Harry's people are using he's in deeper trouble than he knows!

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Our great nation in peril...

For those who may be discouraged because we have a president that hates this country and is doing all he can to destroy it:

Men may fail in this country, earthquakes may come, seas may heave beyond their bounds, there may be great drought, disaster, and hardship, but this nation, founded on principles laid down by men whom God raised up, will never fail. This is the cradle of humanity, where life on this earth began in the Garden of Eden. This is the place of the new Jerusalem. This is the place that the Lord said is favored above all other nations in all the world. This is the place where the Savior will come to His temple. This is the favored land in all the world. Yes, I repeat, men may fail, but this nation won’t fail. I have faith in America; you and I must have faith in America, if we understand the teachings of the gospel of Jesus Christ. We are living in a day when we must pay heed to these challenges.

I plead with you not to preach pessimism. Preach that this is the greatest country in all the world. This is the favored land. This is the land of our forefathers. It is the nation that will stand despite whatever trials or crises it may yet have to pass through.

(Harold B. Lee, an Apostle of Jesus Christ quoted from Ye Are the Light of the World 350-51)

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BP Oil Spill

Dr. Roy Spencer has a chart to put the BP oil spill into perspective.































Click on the chart for a better picture.

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A real temperature graph!

This is a really good predictive model of global temperature. This was done by a quality control engineer, Mike Flynn. Click on the graph for an explanation. Or click on the link above



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The known universe

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Coakley has conceded! Brown wins!

Martha Coakley has conceded! Brown wins in Massachusetts!

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Brown is beating Coakley!!!!

The revolution and repudiation of Barack Hussein Obama is on!

The following is found here at: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_massachusetts_senate

BOSTON – Striving for an epic upset in liberal Massachusetts, Republican Scott Brown pushed ahead of Democrat Martha Coakley on Tuesday in a U.S. Senate election that became a referendum on President Barack Obama's health care overhaul and his first year.

A loss — or even a narrow victory — by the once-favored Coakley for the seat that the late Sen. Edward M. Kennedy held for nearly half a century in this Democratic stronghold could signal big political problems for the president's party this fall when House, Senate and gubernatorial candidates are on the ballot nationwide.

More immediately at stake was a critical 60th vote for Democrats to save their health care legislation and the rest of Obama's agenda. A 41st Republican in the 100-member Senate could allow the GOP to block the president's priorities with filibusters.

With 60 percent of precincts reported, Brown held a steady lead over Coakley.

Let's hope the lead continues!

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Pants on the ground!

Oh this is great!



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Republicans can't just wait for the democrats to destroy themselves. They must stand for something

Peggy Noonan has a very good article here (http://online.wsj.com/article/declarations.html) that makes the point in the above title: "Republicans can't just wait for the democrats to destroy themselves. They must stand for something." I can't say it better, so I won't. Read it!

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Ray Steven's latest

Here's a great video by Ray Stevens



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