Month: June 2009

I have always liked China Grove as a good test song for Rock ‘n Roll speakers. If the mids and highs are good and the bass line thumps clearly I like ’em. This cover of China Grove is pretty durn good. Especially the instrumental portion. Another one I like for testing is Marshall Tucker’s Fire…

I see the Democrats know how to put a woman in her place. H/T Judith Weiss on Facebook. Cross Posted at Power and Control

I just don’t know where to start. So how about I try to start with the beginning. Mike Huckabee wants to move the the “mushy middle” out of the Republican Party. Some argue that Republicans have lost Congress and the White House because they’ve turned the party over to social and religious conservatives, driving away…

The last time Coco had a late-night interaction with a wild animal, she awakened me by barking at a bat which had gotten between a window screen and the bedroom window. Well, Coco seems to be on a roll. Last night as I was getting ready to go to bed, I let her out for…

When I saw the title of Senator Bernie Sanders’ piece — “Health Care Is a Right, Not a Privilege” at Real Clear Politics, I was irritated, because I disagree wholeheartedly. But when I clicked on the link, expecting a philosophical explanation to dissect, I found nothing except a bare and unexplained premise that rights are…

Eco-Imperialism: Green Power, Black Death The author of this book is Paul Driessen. And just who is Paul Driessen? Driessen received his bachelor’s degree in geology and field ecology from Lawrence University, JD from the University of Denver College of Law, and accreditation in public relations from the Public Relations Society of America. Driessen is…

“Without energy” is about 6 minutes 45 seconds into the video. Topics covered: Water vapor amplification – models vs data. Polar regions and polar bears Glacier melt Sea Ice Sea Level Dangerous Weather Energy Is Life Here are the other parts of the video: Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 – above video…

Maybe it’s just because I live in Ann Arbor, which is a very left wing place, but driving around earlier reminded me of yet another reason I prefer the right wing to the left wing. By “prefer,” I don’t mean which “side” I’m on politically so much as whom I find less offensive. (To the…

I don’t think this move by Congress is going to go over well. WASHINGTON – Despite a less-than-rousing reaction from the Obama administration, House Democrats are considering a new tax on employer-provided health benefits to help pay for expanding coverage to the uninsured. Several officials also said an outline of emerging legislation envisions a requirement…

Normally, I don’t blog much on matters involving people’s personal appearance. But occasionally I can’t resist temptation, and there’s always the exception that proves the rule. So, after 24 hours of self-deprivation, I am no longer able to resist the picture of first ladies Carla Bruni and Michelle Obama that launched a photo caption contest.…

If you are fan of the original Star Trek with Wm. Shattner you absolutely have to watch this video. Don’t argue. Just watch it. You will be glad you did. Cross Posted at Power and Control

And you were hoping for something about a sexually themed massager? We have those, but that is not what this is about. This is about electrical motors for home and industry. The House Committee on Energy and Commerce has approved an amendment May 20 that creates a NEMA Premium motor rebate program. During committee work…

We have added at least a trillion dollars to our national debt and the accomplishments for that spending are worse than if we had done nothing. Where is the Do Nothing Congress and the Do Nothing Presidency when you need them? If only they had put the effort into raising the price of electricity while…

Want to know why gasoline prices are up? Me to. I have no idea if they are right in their analysis. But I do trust their tracking numbers. For a more complete snapshot of the current state of the economy visit Purchasing.Com Cross Posted at Power and Control

Who said that? Ayman al Zawahiri? No, it was the guy who wants to be the Republicans’ presidential candidate, Newt Gingrich. (Via Glenn Reynolds, who wonders whether it’s 2005 all over again.) I guess this means Gingrich has decided to kiss the Hindu vote goodbye, and he’s probably assuming all Pagans vote Democrat. As I’ve…

In a thought-provoking PJM analysis, Clayton Cramer asks “Just How Big Should Our Tent Be?” …a Republican Party narrowly focused on social conservatism will have a tent so small that few converts will come inside. I fear that it would be like a much larger but still too tiny to matter Libertarian Party — from…

There’s an old saying that too many cooks spoil the broth. I have long believed that among the reasons for GM’s failure has been that its products are seen as designed by committee. (The camel, of course, is a horse designed by committee.) Ford, OTOH, has suffered less from this, probably because it is still…

Crisis Motors Government Motors FUD Motors (FUD stands for Fear Uncertainty and Doubt) Cross Posted at Power and Control

Yep. The right is up in arms about the cost of bailouts. In Europe. BRUSSELS – Conservatives raced toward victory in some of Europe’s largest economies Sunday as initial results and exit polls showed voters punishing left-leaning parties in European parliament elections in France, Germany and elsewhere. Some right-leaning parties said the results vindicated their…

Because my psychotically mean Trimac cichlid has outgrown his tank and is suddenly threatening to kill his tankmates (including my beloved mud turtle), I had a bit of an aquarium emergency, to which I devoted much of today. (Hence I’m way behind on blogging, and haven’t had time to catch up with current events. I…