First Zero Carbon City
Posted on January 22, 2008 - Filed Under Environmentalism | Leave a Comment
Hi Oz
When you live in the desert, why not take advantage of all that sun!
That is precisely what Abu Dhabi plans to do with a new city, the Masdar project.
Solar roofs, light railway, and automated transport pods will be some of the features.
But zero?
Seems hard to do.
Even baking bread emits some gasses!
Automated transport pods sound [...]
Glacier Melting
Posted on January 20, 2008 - Filed Under Environmentalism | Leave a Comment
Hi Oz
As I look at your weather as it reads on our blog and I look at my own, the temperatures make it seem as if I am LIVING on a glacier! Brrrrrr!
I read however, that Antarctic volcanoes identified as a possible culprit in glacier melting.
Tonight as the popular 60 Minutes was pulled from the [...]
Super Mario on Guitar!
Posted on January 13, 2008 - Filed Under General | Leave a Comment
Hey Oz!
I can’t imagine how this fellow does this on two guitars!
Global Warming?
Posted on January 12, 2008 - Filed Under Environmentalism, Humor | 1 Comment
Oz
Read recently in an email regarding what they considered to be the Global Warming Scam.
Whether you agree or not, this point made was interesting:
“Hurricanes are not getting worse – our tendency to build houses in their path is getting greater.”
Boz
Read More..>>Maternity Leave
Posted on January 8, 2008 - Filed Under News | Leave a Comment
Oz,
Maternity leave makes sense. It’s time for a working mom to spend with their
newborns, heal, bond with the babies, and enjoy.
However, when a need for maternity leave comes from a high school in the Denver
area, well, then it’s sad.
“Denver has one of the highest teen-pregnancy rates in the state.
Of every 1,000 girls ages 15 to [...]
cricket and monkeys
Posted on January 7, 2008 - Filed Under Humor, News | 1 Comment
Hi Boz
I am going to guess you know little about cricket
i guess i dont either
how ever i do recall a saying “its not cricket” whick basically means it is unfair
based on the premise that cricket was played fairly and the batters would admit to being out without having to have the umpire give them out, [...]
Drunkeness: An Epidemic?
Posted on January 5, 2008 - Filed Under News | 2 Comments
Hi Oz
Recent headlines having to do with drunk driving and binge drinking, really make me wonder why does everyone need to drown themselves with the bottle to have fun or even in their everyday life?
Scary 911 Audio: Boy’s Calls Lead to Mom’s DUI Arrest
13,470 deaths in 2006 involving drivers and motorcycle operators with blood [...]
John and Barb have been having cultural exchanges over tea for nearly 10 years. Now they're going public. :)
