The United States dodged a bullet on November 4th, 2008. For the conservative excuse makers, no, it was not because she was a woman. This country would elect a woman (vice) president. And no, it was not because she was a republican. We have and will again elect republicans. Get this straight...it was because she was a stupid idiot. An ignorant slob. An incurious moron. A self-serving and evil opportunist. A fear-mongering dunce with nothing to offer. A clownish rube with dark intent.
Make no mistake about it, the United States was in serious danger with Sarah Palin and John McCain in the running and now that they have been sent packing by an overwhelming majority of Americans the world is a much better place.
Here's to never having to hear her harsh, lying voice ever again...
Sunday, November 9, 2008
Saturday, August 23, 2008
New Statue Comes to Fremont. Are you a Patches Pal?
Late For The InterurbanLast week a statue was unveiled in Fremont to commemorate one of the longest-running shows in television history starring Chris Wedes aka "Julius Pierpont Patches".
A few more pictures of the J.P. Patches Statue...
Some other statues in the Fremont area...
Sunday, May 18, 2008
University District Street Fair, 2008
Dateline: May 17th, 2008.
As Seattle broke our high temperature record for this day by soaring into the 90's, The Ave. was packed with people attending the U-District Street Fair.
Here are a few slides ... (the Mormon missionaries at 1:50 were getting more than they were used to but they had a hard time looking away)...
As Seattle broke our high temperature record for this day by soaring into the 90's, The Ave. was packed with people attending the U-District Street Fair.
Here are a few slides ... (the Mormon missionaries at 1:50 were getting more than they were used to but they had a hard time looking away)...
Sunday, May 4, 2008
Northwest Biodiesel Forum
Today was the sixth annual Northwest Biodiesel Forum, held at the Seattle Center. They had changed locations from last year, but it was easy to find.
Our Governor,Christine Gregoire was on hand to deliver the opening address and take questions from the audience.
When I was there attendance seemed a little light, but it was still early.
Outside the event protesters set up a booth claiming bio fuel was "crimes against humanity." Their reasoning is, if we use bio-mass for fuel, people will be denied food and starve.
Ok...first, petroleum really is crimes against humanity. Wars of aggression for oil. Pristine coastlines polluted. Compromised politics and dishonorable compromises. Dependance of other countries...
second, people all over the world are already being denied food. It is not for lack of food. Food is rotting, undelivered on the docks. There is no political leadership to get the food to the people who ned it. A form of genocide, but not from lack of food. So..it is not bio-fuel that is an evil "crime against humanity" but the so-called leaders of government.
third, bio-mass, as far as I know, has never claimed to be the only solution. It is part of a multi-pronged solution. Certainly there is validity to the arguement that there is not replacement level fuel for the cheap and plentiful petroleum we have built our society on. Obviously we need multiple sources, none of which will work as good as cutting back our use. Ahem. I rode my bike to the Forum. I wonder if the protesters did.
fourth, the "food shortages" line is, at this point, nothing more than a piece of propoganda foisted on us by big oil. At the moment we have a Mexican refugee crisis. Mexican farmers are flooding into the United States to find work so they can feed their families. Why? Because Monsanto and others have flooded the Mexican market with cheap and plentiful corn. If there is a shortage, maybe Monsanto can do the right thing and keep their corn in the U.S. and let the MExicans go back to work on their own farms.
Here are a couple of pictures I took at the forum, including a few clips of Governor Gregoire...
Our Governor,Christine Gregoire was on hand to deliver the opening address and take questions from the audience.
When I was there attendance seemed a little light, but it was still early.
Outside the event protesters set up a booth claiming bio fuel was "crimes against humanity." Their reasoning is, if we use bio-mass for fuel, people will be denied food and starve.
Ok...first, petroleum really is crimes against humanity. Wars of aggression for oil. Pristine coastlines polluted. Compromised politics and dishonorable compromises. Dependance of other countries...
second, people all over the world are already being denied food. It is not for lack of food. Food is rotting, undelivered on the docks. There is no political leadership to get the food to the people who ned it. A form of genocide, but not from lack of food. So..it is not bio-fuel that is an evil "crime against humanity" but the so-called leaders of government.
third, bio-mass, as far as I know, has never claimed to be the only solution. It is part of a multi-pronged solution. Certainly there is validity to the arguement that there is not replacement level fuel for the cheap and plentiful petroleum we have built our society on. Obviously we need multiple sources, none of which will work as good as cutting back our use. Ahem. I rode my bike to the Forum. I wonder if the protesters did.
fourth, the "food shortages" line is, at this point, nothing more than a piece of propoganda foisted on us by big oil. At the moment we have a Mexican refugee crisis. Mexican farmers are flooding into the United States to find work so they can feed their families. Why? Because Monsanto and others have flooded the Mexican market with cheap and plentiful corn. If there is a shortage, maybe Monsanto can do the right thing and keep their corn in the U.S. and let the MExicans go back to work on their own farms.
Here are a couple of pictures I took at the forum, including a few clips of Governor Gregoire...
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
Seattle Green Festival
On Saturday and Sunday, April 12 & 13, Seattle hosted it's first Green Festival. The Dahlai Lama was also in town that week, but even with 50,000 people turning out for His Holiness, the Green Festival was packed to the rafters.
I went specifically to see Jim Hightower and the best progressive radio host, Thom Hartman. I met Thom and he signed my copy of his new book, Cracking The Code.
Coincidentally, that Saturday was the one day of sun Seattle is alloted per season. I rode my bike down (see website for route information, and ran into the Dahlai Lama's motorcade.
BikeWorks was on the scene to protect our bikes in a monitored bike lot. BikeWorks does a lot of good work in the Seattle area.
The ride there and back was half the fun, so I have included some of those slides as well.
I went specifically to see Jim Hightower and the best progressive radio host, Thom Hartman. I met Thom and he signed my copy of his new book, Cracking The Code.
Coincidentally, that Saturday was the one day of sun Seattle is alloted per season. I rode my bike down (see website for route information, and ran into the Dahlai Lama's motorcade.
BikeWorks was on the scene to protect our bikes in a monitored bike lot. BikeWorks does a lot of good work in the Seattle area.
The ride there and back was half the fun, so I have included some of those slides as well.
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