Sunday, June 21, 2009
Saturday, August 9, 2008
Friday, July 4, 2008
Rainfall totals: June 2007 = 2.78 inches; June 2008 = over 10 inches
What a difference a year makes.
Last year: "So damn dry"
This year: "Wettest June on Record for Columbus"
Last year: "So damn dry"
This year: "Wettest June on Record for Columbus"
Friday, May 30, 2008
Hillary Clinton Must Think Her Supporters Are Stupid...
Having once had a great deal of respect for Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign, primarily because her health care plan was and is superior to Obama's, I signed up for her campaign email announcements. I'll still on that list and every now and then a new email will trickle in. As her campaign has faltered, her messages have become increasingly ludicrous. I just received this doozy:
Extending her lead in the national popular vote? Huh? In order to extend a lead one must actually be in the lead - which Clinton isn't. Does she really think that her supporters are too stupid to notice such an important detail? Clinton uses some really creative math to make her assertion. First, she ignores the results in the caucus states of Iowa, Nevada, Maine, and Washington State. Second, she includes the results of Michigan and Florida - states she had previously said should not count because of their violation of DNC rules. Third, while including Michigan, a state where she was the only major candidate on the ballot, she doesn't bother to count those voters who voted 'uncommitted' as a way to register their support for Obama. So, in other words, if the votes are counted in such a way as to put Hillary in the lead, then she will be in the lead. That's basically her argument, and its a stupid one. This all becomes even more absurd when one remembers that several months ago her campaign was arguing that popular vote totals should be irrelevant to determining the nominee.
"...We're ramping up our efforts for the final three primaries, which are critical to extending Hillary's lead in the national popular vote and winning the nomination."
Extending her lead in the national popular vote? Huh? In order to extend a lead one must actually be in the lead - which Clinton isn't. Does she really think that her supporters are too stupid to notice such an important detail? Clinton uses some really creative math to make her assertion. First, she ignores the results in the caucus states of Iowa, Nevada, Maine, and Washington State. Second, she includes the results of Michigan and Florida - states she had previously said should not count because of their violation of DNC rules. Third, while including Michigan, a state where she was the only major candidate on the ballot, she doesn't bother to count those voters who voted 'uncommitted' as a way to register their support for Obama. So, in other words, if the votes are counted in such a way as to put Hillary in the lead, then she will be in the lead. That's basically her argument, and its a stupid one. This all becomes even more absurd when one remembers that several months ago her campaign was arguing that popular vote totals should be irrelevant to determining the nominee.
Monday, May 26, 2008
Science/Technology is Frickin' Awesome
100 million miles away. NASA is about to analyze the chemical composition of soil from another planet that is 100 million miles away. Utterly amazing. From time to time I just have to marvel at the scope of our species' technological advancement. A short time ago we were running naked through the African savanna chasing our food - now this:
Irrelevant Update: If we can send machines to Mars why can't HP make a decent monitor? Anyone have a clue as to why the image on my HP w2207 monitor keeps getting worse? Everything 'smears' a couple of centimeters to the right. Get a pencil; write something down on a piece of paper. Now get an eraser and rub it, one time, across your writing. That is what the images and text look like on my monitor. It is subtle but very annoying.
Irrelevant Update: If we can send machines to Mars why can't HP make a decent monitor? Anyone have a clue as to why the image on my HP w2207 monitor keeps getting worse? Everything 'smears' a couple of centimeters to the right. Get a pencil; write something down on a piece of paper. Now get an eraser and rub it, one time, across your writing. That is what the images and text look like on my monitor. It is subtle but very annoying.
Friday, May 23, 2008
Puerto Rico Primary
This post has nothing to do with the Puerto Rico primary; however, with Puerto Rico being in the news recently, I am reminded of some odd photos I took while visiting there about a year ago.
Public safety does not appear to be a high priority in Puerto Rico.
Public safety does not appear to be a high priority in Puerto Rico.
Friday, April 25, 2008
Dear Miracle-Gro Co.,
What's wrong with your chemicals?
'Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. was ordered yesterday to stop selling and using products that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said contain two "illegal and unregistered" herbicides.'
-Columbus Dispatch
Sunday, April 20, 2008
Worst. Sales Pitch. Ever.
I received this in the mail a couple of days ago:
Scotts advertising model:
Step #1: Insult prospective customers
Step #2: Profit?
Can you imagine if other companies used this approach?
Jane Doe, why is your face so ugly? Maybelline cosmetics has a new product that....
or
Mr. and Mrs. Doe, why are your children so stupid? Sullivant Learning Centers can help your kids with their...
etc etc etc
Scotts advertising model:
Step #1: Insult prospective customers
Step #2: Profit?
Can you imagine if other companies used this approach?
Jane Doe, why is your face so ugly? Maybelline cosmetics has a new product that....
or
Mr. and Mrs. Doe, why are your children so stupid? Sullivant Learning Centers can help your kids with their...
etc etc etc
Tuesday, April 8, 2008
Asshat Of The Day
Illinois State Representative Monique Davis (D-Chicago)
Update:
Olbermann chimes in on Davis' Asshattery...
Update:
Olbermann chimes in on Davis' Asshattery...
Sunday, March 30, 2008
Saturday, March 8, 2008
Tuesday, March 4, 2008
Does Obama Need Edwards?
White males in Ohio went for Hillary Clinton... By 11 points! Up until now, that demographic segment had been a rock-solid base of support for Obama. My thoughts:
#1. Yes, Obama is going to win the nomination... eventually.
#2. No Republican candidate has ever won the presidency without winning Ohio in the general election. Ever.
#3. I suspect that the working class in Ohio haven't bought in to the Obama hype. They don't want hope, they want affordable food. They don't want change, they want to return to the day when they didn't have to worry about foreclosure.
#4. No Republican candidate has ever won the presidency without winning Ohio in the general election. Ever. (This is worth repeating.)
#5. For Obama to win Ohio, and thereby the presidency, he will have to, (a) trade in his 'rock-star' image and focus on the very real economic hardships facing Ohioans (Think, "I feel your pain" circa 1992.) or, (b) select an economic populist as his running mate - perhaps Edwards.
#1. Yes, Obama is going to win the nomination... eventually.
#2. No Republican candidate has ever won the presidency without winning Ohio in the general election. Ever.
#3. I suspect that the working class in Ohio haven't bought in to the Obama hype. They don't want hope, they want affordable food. They don't want change, they want to return to the day when they didn't have to worry about foreclosure.
#4. No Republican candidate has ever won the presidency without winning Ohio in the general election. Ever. (This is worth repeating.)
#5. For Obama to win Ohio, and thereby the presidency, he will have to, (a) trade in his 'rock-star' image and focus on the very real economic hardships facing Ohioans (Think, "I feel your pain" circa 1992.) or, (b) select an economic populist as his running mate - perhaps Edwards.
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