It seems that I need an annual exile of a month or so. I don’t plan it. It just happens.
In ‘08, I figured out a way to take down my blog for a couple of months. I needed to prove that the WordPress simple 3 step upgrade was not fool proof that time.
This year I was more creative. I started the chain of events in February and continue to deal with the slow motion train wreck of my personal computing devices. But I have managed to limit my blogless time to a month.
At least, I thi... Read Full Story
Dambisa Moyo is making the rounds with her book, “Dead Aid.” She examines the efficacy of aid to Africa. Born and raised in Zambia, she got her education at Oxford, Harvard and American University in Washington D.C. She’s established herself as a successful economist and, now, author.
I like Moyo’s thinking a lot. The book is not focused on clean water, but rather all of the aid given to Africa. Her ideas can be useful in finding a long term clean water solution.
She d... Read Full Story
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ReGeneration reported earlier this year about “green crude” being developed by researchers at Arizona State University. They’re working on a way to use algae as a replacement for petroleum.
For being pond scum, algae are a pretty clever lot. Much like plants they contain chlorophyll and are photosynthetic, which means they can use water and sunlight to convert carbon into a storable energy form such as sugar or starch. But unlike plants, algae prefe... Read Full Story
I have a friend who grew up peddling a bike to watch TV. Her Dad had read an article about producing electricity with peddle power. He rigged up a bike, a battery and a timer. Then he plugged the TV into the contraption. You could only watch as much as you were willing to bike.
She learned to love books as a result. But that’s not the idea I’m going with here.
PlayPumps International has come up with a way to harness the power of children to produce clean water. Seems almost too ... Read Full Story
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Religion on the internet can lead to some nasty exchanges, I’ve noticed. Bearing that in mind, I bid all my readers a Happy Easter. I have a deep and personal belief in Jesus Christ. The good news, or gospel, is that He did physically rise from the dead and we will live again.
Did you just unsubscribe from my RSS feed? Offended? Do you feel like sending me a nasty-gram? I hope not. I’m just sharing what I think is good information. If you disagree that’... Read Full Story
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You may be familiar with George Carlin’s comparison between football and baseball. You may have been lucky enough to have read Tom Boswell’s 99 reasons that baseball is better than football. Those are excellent, of course.
I don’t plan to denigrate lesser sports here. Those fans suffer enough. This post is a valentine. Any similarity between my thoughts and the thoughts of Carlin or Boswell is proof of the universal appeal of baseball.
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Here’s another nail in the coffin of free enterprise.
David Colker of the LA Times writes:
As of today, EHarmony comes out of the closet.
The adamantly heterosexual dating website, which has accepted only male-female couples since its inception in 2000, is launching a gay matchmaking service called Compatible Partners (www.compatiblepartners.net). (Note: An earlier version of this article gave an incorrect Web address for Compatible Partners.)
But EHarmon... Read Full Story
Willis Tower. Chicago Tribune photo by Alex Garcia
The Chicago Tribune website is reporting today:
Come this summer, Chicago’s iconic landmark known around the world is getting a new moniker: Willis Tower.
Willis Group Holdings, a London-based insurance broker, announced Thursday that it will consolidate its area offices to Sears Tower and as part of the deal, gets to put its own name on the 36-year-old skyscraper.
Willis will move nearly 500 associates into Willis Tower, at 233 S. Wac... Read Full Story
In popular culture, New Zealand is known as the place where the Lord of the Rings trilogy was filmed or the home of the musical comedy duo Flight of the Conchords.
Anyone who knows anything about rugby knows the best rugby in the world is played by the New Zealand national team, the All Blacks. (So named because their uniforms are all black.)
In fact, all black with a silver fern is the symbol known world wide perhaps better than the NZ flag (often confused with the more quady Austrailian fla... Read Full Story
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You can find just about any type of person on Twitter: Mommy Bloggers, religious folk, photographers, teachers, sales people, hockey players, radicals, musicians and philanthropists. President BHO has an account, though he hasn’t posted over the past month. Must be busy.
There are plenty of “experts” offering lists of things to do or not do on Twitter. Just like in life, there are people who will advise you on any matter, for a price.
David P... Read Full Story
