Republicans

Just one more reason people can't take Republicans seriously:

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This guy's supposed to be a Congressman?!?!?

The proof is in the party affiliation. With the exception of frequent churchgoers, self-identified conservatives, and voters over the age of 65, the Republican party lost 6-10% in all demographic areas. Yikes.

Time Change

Recently, while on a flight, the captain said the following:

We have a three hour time change during our flight today, so you might want to turn your locks back about three hours.

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In Defense of Food

I read In Defense of Food by Michael Pollan about a year ago and loved it. I briefly mentioned it on the blog almost a year ago and it brings back fond memories of gardening. Interestingly he was on The Colbert Report last night promoting his book. It seems a little late after the publish date to be doing this, but it was fun nonetheless. Enjoy the clip!

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Greening

Some ideas for El Presidente (but really for you and me) for greening our homes. Some of these ideas are awesome. I especially like the Jellyfish Wind Appliance (though it may be a nightmare for utility companies, I'd be interested to hear what they think) and the internet electrical usage monitor. On that second idea, I've always thought a simple wall-mounted device that gives real-time electrical usage information would do wonders for getting people to turn off unneeded appliances and lights. Now it's becoming a reality. Fantastic!

Plug-In Hybrids

Here is a short article about plug-in hybrids. The first paragraph is what caught my eye, mainly the idea that Americans are leery to purchase vehicles that have limited range (i.e. all-electric cars). What I don't understand is why that is the case? Why won't Americans purchase vehicles that fit their needs 90% of the time? Most people use their cars to drive less that 35 miles, round trip. For this, electric cars are perfect: super quiet, great performance, low maintenance costs, extremely cheap fuel. However, Americans (or at least car manufacturers think this) want to buy a car that is only needed 10% of the time: a long trip, hauling a camper, etc.

People should purchase all-electric cars for their day to day needs, but new companies need to spring up that rent larger vehicles for the 10% of the time that people need big cars.

Swine Flu!

Want to avoid the terrifying SWINE FLU?!?!?! Try some of these alternative greeting methods.

White House Correspondents Dinner

The White House Correspondents Dinner is an annual event where Washington, DC reporters come together for a night of fun, joined and spoken to by the President. The event is different because the speeches are fairly humorous and poke fun at politically charged issues. A couple years ago Stephen Colbert brought down the house with a cutting performance that the establishment press disliked for being too harsh.

One of my favorite jokes from the president, one among many, was this in honor of Mother's Day, "I do have to say, though, that this is a tough holiday for Rahm Emanuel because he's not used to saying the word 'day' after 'mother.'" After the audience laughed, Obama chuckled to himself, saying, "That's true."

You can watch the whole thing on Youtube, including Wanda Sykes stand-up routine. It's worth your 16 minutes to see another side of our President.

Car Recycling

I always knew that cars were recycled, but not at these percentages and with such overall efficiency. It's great news, to be sure, and gives me hope that as our vehicle fleet moves toward improved mileage and alternative propulsion, that the old junkers won't continue to ruin ecosystems, rather, they can play a role in the next generation of vehicles.

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... from college makes funny videos. Enjoy!