Take a minute to check this out: Obama presenting stimulus package in Dobson, Arizona. http://stickerpatch.blogspot.com/2009/02/obama-at-dobson-high.html
Note on Cascade Engineering and the windpower turbine: called their number and it is answered by a recording directing the caller to the website or in the alternative, leaving a telephone number so they can "call you right back." Tried it twice, 4 hours apart just in case the phone was temporarily unmanned. As it turned out to be. Shortly after posting this I received a call back.
A very nice young lady indicdated that the 3 year payback was predicated on a 30% tax return on the federal level, an $8500 price tag, high usage and high wind area.
There are states where there are also incentives which lessens the "payback" time. I guess I would consider that a subsidy, but I'm not sure just what the formula might be to activate it. (At the present time there are no incentives by the State of Michigan in place.) She also mentioned a website called "Desire" which would have more information. Haven't looked at it as yet.
Apparently the installation is not too sophisticated. Dealers who have installers with electronic and construction backgrounds can train their staff in two days. So there you have it. Someplace between 41.66 and 3 years plus maintenance and interest costs appears to be what we're looking at. So if you are independently wealthy and feeling really patriotic or are young enough and plan to stay in the same area for a long time, I'd say "go for it" Like chicken soup, couldn't hurt, might help.
Try the blog-it's worth the effort.
God bless.........
Friday, March 13, 2009
Thursday, March 12, 2009
Amnesty, Sharia Law and Psychiatry
First-how does Obama square the sending of troops to the border states to try to thwart drug runners with Napolitano and other governors not using their states' National Guard units with their position of amnesty (and votes) for all aliens, legal as well as illegal?
Second-how is it that Muslims don't just have their own financial institutions to deal with their God-given rules and regulations against charging or paying interest, but expect that our banks should figure out a way around their laws for them?
This topic hit home after reading a piece about Minnesota trying to deal with real estate problems in the Muslim population. (Not to mention the home grown terrorists being trained there.) Anyway, since I grew up there and still have family there, it is just beyond me that they can have such a top tier education system and sppear to just not understanding what is going on around them.
Third-in ruminating about how it is that the elites feel they have the right to foist their desires on the rest of the populace, it occurs that somehow they have acquired the mind-set which tells them they are entitled to whatever they want whenever they want it, that they are smarter than the average citizen and therefore they have a duty, yes a duty, to tell the rest of us how to live, what to think and what is good for us. "Just take your medicine, Johnny, it's good for you. Daddy knows best." Just how is it that these people have such a superiority complex and is there anything we can do about it?
Some years ago I used to read a magazine called Psychology Today which had interesting articles for the layman. Wonder if they have touched on this......
Haven't heard from Cascade Engineering, but their commercials are going strong.
God bless.......
Second-how is it that Muslims don't just have their own financial institutions to deal with their God-given rules and regulations against charging or paying interest, but expect that our banks should figure out a way around their laws for them?
This topic hit home after reading a piece about Minnesota trying to deal with real estate problems in the Muslim population. (Not to mention the home grown terrorists being trained there.) Anyway, since I grew up there and still have family there, it is just beyond me that they can have such a top tier education system and sppear to just not understanding what is going on around them.
Third-in ruminating about how it is that the elites feel they have the right to foist their desires on the rest of the populace, it occurs that somehow they have acquired the mind-set which tells them they are entitled to whatever they want whenever they want it, that they are smarter than the average citizen and therefore they have a duty, yes a duty, to tell the rest of us how to live, what to think and what is good for us. "Just take your medicine, Johnny, it's good for you. Daddy knows best." Just how is it that these people have such a superiority complex and is there anything we can do about it?
Some years ago I used to read a magazine called Psychology Today which had interesting articles for the layman. Wonder if they have touched on this......
Haven't heard from Cascade Engineering, but their commercials are going strong.
God bless.......
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Too Many to Count
What's the problem today?
Found out that when Obama decided the climate for cloning was ripe and funding for research into embryonic stem cells was appropriate he also decided it was time to pull the plug on adult stem cell research where all the progress has been made thus far. One hesitates to label anyone as intrinsically evil, but it's coming closer all the time. Also, a bill submitted by Dianne Feinstein makes it clear that certain cloning would not be allowed--the cloning referred to by Obama as unacceptable. What this really means is that some cloning would be acceptable.
Double talk at its best/worst.
Our local YMCA has problems that need to be rectified and I've never tackled anything of this magnitude before except in what might be considered an abstract situation which turned realistic. Not sure I'm up to it. Will keep you posted.
Decided to look into the Michigan company which makes the wind turbine a little further because Horror of Horrors! it occurred to me that some of the stimulus money which will come this way may be used by Gov. Jenny to pay for and have installed a whole bunch of these things. Wanted to find out how many jobs are currently being "saved or created" and how to follow the money to find out. If you'll recall, the 41+ year payback certainly would be a waste and total subsidy type operation.
One of the sources indicated a payback at 3 years. Impossible! So I wrote an email to the Engineering Dept. at Cascade to ask for clarification. Will let you know if I get an aswer.
An appointment made by a vendor for a church project didn't show which was another waste of time, so all in all, life's little frustrations were abundant today.
See ya tomorrow-
God bless..........
Found out that when Obama decided the climate for cloning was ripe and funding for research into embryonic stem cells was appropriate he also decided it was time to pull the plug on adult stem cell research where all the progress has been made thus far. One hesitates to label anyone as intrinsically evil, but it's coming closer all the time. Also, a bill submitted by Dianne Feinstein makes it clear that certain cloning would not be allowed--the cloning referred to by Obama as unacceptable. What this really means is that some cloning would be acceptable.
Double talk at its best/worst.
Our local YMCA has problems that need to be rectified and I've never tackled anything of this magnitude before except in what might be considered an abstract situation which turned realistic. Not sure I'm up to it. Will keep you posted.
Decided to look into the Michigan company which makes the wind turbine a little further because Horror of Horrors! it occurred to me that some of the stimulus money which will come this way may be used by Gov. Jenny to pay for and have installed a whole bunch of these things. Wanted to find out how many jobs are currently being "saved or created" and how to follow the money to find out. If you'll recall, the 41+ year payback certainly would be a waste and total subsidy type operation.
One of the sources indicated a payback at 3 years. Impossible! So I wrote an email to the Engineering Dept. at Cascade to ask for clarification. Will let you know if I get an aswer.
An appointment made by a vendor for a church project didn't show which was another waste of time, so all in all, life's little frustrations were abundant today.
See ya tomorrow-
God bless..........
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Blogging is Therapy?
Yes, that's what I'm saying. Sometimes when I have a full calendar it's tough to sleep through the night without waking and having to write something down or it's impossible to doze off again. It would be a whole lot worse if it weren't for the blog. It really is good therapy. I can share with at least a few of you who are interested in common topics and know that we're not alone.
Like today.....
I am just incensed about that voucher system in DC and their lousy school system and having a Congress and President who just don't seem to care. As long as their kids are OK, they're OK. Are their consciences clear because now they are sending billions and billions of dollars throughout the country to "improve the schools?"
Just like they always do--throw money at a problem hoping it will work and trusting the MEA and AFT to work for the kids rather than themselves and the teachers. Guess what? It ain't gonna happen! I hope someone is keeping track of the standings of the school systems who are recipients of the money and in a 4-5 year time span they will do some more testing or however they come up with comparative values for schools and let us see what was actually accomplished, or not.
And what the heck does "saved or created" mean? Rec'd an email from my Congressman of 63 days boasting of the thousands of jobs already saved or created by him when our newspaper had the story of 206 to be laid off when a local plant closes. How do they draw the line between the stimulus dollars to identify the specific job which was saved or created? That is absolutely the worst kind of parsing of words and false premises ever.
And how is it that even though Obama won the election with 53% of the vote nearly 70%of the people believe he is doing a good job? Reminds me of fuzzy math. Who asked the question, when was it asked and what was the question?
And when the leader of the abortion movement opines that it's OK to spend more on embryonic stem cell research because "scientists say" it's a good idea I can't help wondering how many scientists. A few? Many? Some? A vast majority? Most? All of them? Can we have a percentage? Nooo-o-o-o it's just "scientists."
He must have skipped school the day we were warned about generalizations. Or did his teleprompter get stuck......
You don't suppose we can use having to watch the Secretary of the Treasury make one of his first priorities being "sure that tax avoidance is lessened both here and abroad" as a Lenten exercise in restraint? Wouldn't you like to just kick something?
Take it easy and sleep well.
God bless.....
Like today.....
I am just incensed about that voucher system in DC and their lousy school system and having a Congress and President who just don't seem to care. As long as their kids are OK, they're OK. Are their consciences clear because now they are sending billions and billions of dollars throughout the country to "improve the schools?"
Just like they always do--throw money at a problem hoping it will work and trusting the MEA and AFT to work for the kids rather than themselves and the teachers. Guess what? It ain't gonna happen! I hope someone is keeping track of the standings of the school systems who are recipients of the money and in a 4-5 year time span they will do some more testing or however they come up with comparative values for schools and let us see what was actually accomplished, or not.
And what the heck does "saved or created" mean? Rec'd an email from my Congressman of 63 days boasting of the thousands of jobs already saved or created by him when our newspaper had the story of 206 to be laid off when a local plant closes. How do they draw the line between the stimulus dollars to identify the specific job which was saved or created? That is absolutely the worst kind of parsing of words and false premises ever.
And how is it that even though Obama won the election with 53% of the vote nearly 70%of the people believe he is doing a good job? Reminds me of fuzzy math. Who asked the question, when was it asked and what was the question?
And when the leader of the abortion movement opines that it's OK to spend more on embryonic stem cell research because "scientists say" it's a good idea I can't help wondering how many scientists. A few? Many? Some? A vast majority? Most? All of them? Can we have a percentage? Nooo-o-o-o it's just "scientists."
He must have skipped school the day we were warned about generalizations. Or did his teleprompter get stuck......
You don't suppose we can use having to watch the Secretary of the Treasury make one of his first priorities being "sure that tax avoidance is lessened both here and abroad" as a Lenten exercise in restraint? Wouldn't you like to just kick something?
Take it easy and sleep well.
God bless.....
Monday, March 9, 2009
Global Warming and Wind Power, MY FOOT!
Over the weekend it was brought to my attention that the little windmills encircled by a frame to be put on the roofs of our individual houses now has a price tag. Yup!
According to Popular Mechanics magazine a Michigan company, Cascades Engineering, has developed a 7 1/2 foot diameter turbine with a ring around it to keep vibration and sound at a minimum and promises 2000 kilowatt hours in a high wind area. At a price of $10,000 you can put one up and save 20% of your electricity costs.
If you have a calculator handy you can figure out your "savings" or "contributions" to a greener, cleaner world. Are you ready for this? We'll make it easy. If your electric bill is $100 a month that's a savings of $20 and over a year $240. By dividing $10,000 we find that it will take 41.66 years to recoup your investment.
(If you don't have an extra ten grand lying around in your checking account, that may be increased by interest charges and I'm not even going there with my little hand-held, solar powered calculator.)
There are lots of graphs, facts and figures on "theblogprof.blogspot.com" which is written by a professor at Oakland University. I think you'll like the site.
Given that the pass through tax (remember carbon footprints?) to power companies is estimated at $1300 per household that makes our energy costs taking more and more and more of our income. A tax by any other name is still a tax. Don't be gullible!
God bless you.........
what more can we say--
According to Popular Mechanics magazine a Michigan company, Cascades Engineering, has developed a 7 1/2 foot diameter turbine with a ring around it to keep vibration and sound at a minimum and promises 2000 kilowatt hours in a high wind area. At a price of $10,000 you can put one up and save 20% of your electricity costs.
If you have a calculator handy you can figure out your "savings" or "contributions" to a greener, cleaner world. Are you ready for this? We'll make it easy. If your electric bill is $100 a month that's a savings of $20 and over a year $240. By dividing $10,000 we find that it will take 41.66 years to recoup your investment.
(If you don't have an extra ten grand lying around in your checking account, that may be increased by interest charges and I'm not even going there with my little hand-held, solar powered calculator.)
There are lots of graphs, facts and figures on "theblogprof.blogspot.com" which is written by a professor at Oakland University. I think you'll like the site.
Given that the pass through tax (remember carbon footprints?) to power companies is estimated at $1300 per household that makes our energy costs taking more and more and more of our income. A tax by any other name is still a tax. Don't be gullible!
God bless you.........
what more can we say--
Sunday, March 8, 2009
Holocaust References
Three sources reminded me of the holocaust this weekend. Watched a show wherein some children were exposed to the story of a survivor from Hungary who ended up in Auschwitz and reading a biography where the only mention made of the war years was a 6 sentence paragraph followed by a 2 sentence wrap-up. One of the memorable quotes was that of a German soldier who said "the only out of Auschwitz for you Jews is through the chimneys." Grotesque. And the other author gave it such short shrift. Go figure.
There is a connection here. The other reminder was a reference to Rahm Emmanuel's father who fought with the Israelis and the sequence of events that led to that opportunity if you can call it that.
I ended up dwelling on Rahm Emmanuel's "never waste a good crisis" remark and the extreme partisanship of the White House even though Obama purports to want to reach across the aisle. In your dreams.... With an extremist like Emmanuel in charge it's not a great leap to figure that he is of the mindset that if you "repeat a lie often enough it will be believed" because that was the method used to make so many Europeans believe that extermination of Jews was a good thing back in the thirties.
So he can throw out stuff like Rush Limbaugh being the Republican leader and it will be believed by many, many people. And he can toss around ideas like the Republicans want to privatize Social Security ad nauseum. Just pick a subject and figure out a way for him to manipulate the masses to keep giving Obama high approval numbers all the while they are looking for a job or a place to live.
I really don't think we can be too careful about looking for examples of the Democrats planting seeds of distrust and outright lies and we need to share them so we can let folks know when we find them. It is so sad to see Obama sending messages of doom and gloom and all the other distractions from his true agenda.
Have a good week.......
There is a connection here. The other reminder was a reference to Rahm Emmanuel's father who fought with the Israelis and the sequence of events that led to that opportunity if you can call it that.
I ended up dwelling on Rahm Emmanuel's "never waste a good crisis" remark and the extreme partisanship of the White House even though Obama purports to want to reach across the aisle. In your dreams.... With an extremist like Emmanuel in charge it's not a great leap to figure that he is of the mindset that if you "repeat a lie often enough it will be believed" because that was the method used to make so many Europeans believe that extermination of Jews was a good thing back in the thirties.
So he can throw out stuff like Rush Limbaugh being the Republican leader and it will be believed by many, many people. And he can toss around ideas like the Republicans want to privatize Social Security ad nauseum. Just pick a subject and figure out a way for him to manipulate the masses to keep giving Obama high approval numbers all the while they are looking for a job or a place to live.
I really don't think we can be too careful about looking for examples of the Democrats planting seeds of distrust and outright lies and we need to share them so we can let folks know when we find them. It is so sad to see Obama sending messages of doom and gloom and all the other distractions from his true agenda.
Have a good week.......
Saturday, March 7, 2009
It's Been a Long Day--
Thanking God for the mild weather and not having to spend a disproportionate amount on heating the house......
All of the extra costs added to the utility companies who then pass them through to all their customers is perhaps the most regressive tax we have going today........
A puzzler--chicken or egg seems like an easy one after you try to figure out how to figure out the difference between jobs saved and jobs created.........
What's the difference and how do we measure it??????????
Does anyone remember how embarrassing it was to have a passed note confiscated by the teacher and read to the class???????
Texting has to be 100 times worse since everyone can be doing it 100% of the time the way it appears to this old lady...........
Wonder if Barak needs a teleprompter to carry on a conversation with his kids and Michelle...........
Can people who gave money to Arlen Specter's campaign ask for a refund??????????
Local State Repr. Marty Griffin, when he was mayor of Jackson, used to brag about how well he had governed and how much money was in the city coffers even to the point of not taking some state revenue sharing from his bf Jenny G. Now they are in as much or more trouble than anyone else and are looking at cuts. Did they waste all the money he left or was he fibbing???????? Ad he wants to be my Congressman....
And speaking of Marty, he has been a Mark Schauer apprentice for a number of years and a recipient of the Stryker Coalition group........
Time to set all the clocks ahead........
God bless........
All of the extra costs added to the utility companies who then pass them through to all their customers is perhaps the most regressive tax we have going today........
A puzzler--chicken or egg seems like an easy one after you try to figure out how to figure out the difference between jobs saved and jobs created.........
What's the difference and how do we measure it??????????
Does anyone remember how embarrassing it was to have a passed note confiscated by the teacher and read to the class???????
Texting has to be 100 times worse since everyone can be doing it 100% of the time the way it appears to this old lady...........
Wonder if Barak needs a teleprompter to carry on a conversation with his kids and Michelle...........
Can people who gave money to Arlen Specter's campaign ask for a refund??????????
Local State Repr. Marty Griffin, when he was mayor of Jackson, used to brag about how well he had governed and how much money was in the city coffers even to the point of not taking some state revenue sharing from his bf Jenny G. Now they are in as much or more trouble than anyone else and are looking at cuts. Did they waste all the money he left or was he fibbing???????? Ad he wants to be my Congressman....
And speaking of Marty, he has been a Mark Schauer apprentice for a number of years and a recipient of the Stryker Coalition group........
Time to set all the clocks ahead........
God bless........
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