"Murphy was an optimist!"
Quote of the Day September 22, 2010 10:03 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Philosophy, QuoteYou can lead people to knowledge but you can’t make them think. [Source, Chicago Tribune, How to spread 'dumb-ocracy']
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So why does the ice melt? September 22, 2010 9:45 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Economy, Environment, Politics, Touchy Subjects, War, World PoliticsThe country that brought us Chernobyl will now be floating 8 nuclear power plants on top of the world. Granted, the United States had Three Mile Island and I’m told by an old timer that apparently there is was a reactor meltdown in Oak Ridge in the 50s that was buried physically and by public relations but I cannot validate that. Let’s not forget who is the world leader in exploded nuclear bombs. As the arctic ice shrinks and exposes more land, a battle is brewing for the possible gas and oil reserves previously hidden by the ice. The major players will be Canada and Russia but other countries could try to stake claims. With these ships that could supply power to 45,000 for 12 years at a time..that’s 12 years without needing to return to port..Russia certainly has an advantage.
[Source, BBC, A rare view of Russia's floating nuclear power station]
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You’d think computers could remind you about birthdays September 22, 2010 8:24 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Birthday, Daily Life, Family, HolidayLast week I thought, "I’ll actually send my mother a card for her birthday." Naturally, I considered my brother’s birthday too since both my mother and my brother were born in September. Life, being what it is, came and went and I didn’t purchase or make a card. I decide to call her on her birthday. Only I didn’t call her on her birthday; I called her on my brother’s birthday. Her’s is 8 days later! It would have been fine and dandy since it was a good excuse to talk to the folks. Only, I never called my brother…
Happy Birthday Dean!
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