28 years ago…
28 years ago today, I became a mother.
Happy Birthday, to my wonderful son.
28 years ago today, I became a mother.
Happy Birthday, to my wonderful son.
What’s become known as “Climategate” may be about to explode on this side of the pond as well. Chris Horner, a senior fellow at the Competitive Enterprise Institute, has threatened a lawsuit against NASA if by year-end the agency doesn’t honor his Freedom of Information (FOI) requests for information on how and why its climate numbers have been consistently adjusted for errors.
“I assume that what is there is highly damaging,” says Horner, who suspects, based on the public record, the same type of data fudging, manipulation and suppression that has occurred at Britain’s East Anglia Climate Research Unit (CRU). “These guys (NASA) are quite clearly determined not to reveal their internal discussions about this.”
They may have good reason, says Investor’s Business Daily (IBD):
Was Hansen, like his CRU counterpart Michael Mann, trying to “hide the decline” in temperatures, asks IBD?
Hansen has said in the past that “heads of major fossil-fuel companies who spread disinformation about global warming should be tried for high crimes against humanity and nature.” What penalties would he recommend for himself and his CRU colleagues, asks IBD?
Source: Editorial, “NASA-Gate,” Investor’s Business Daily, December 7, 2009.
For text:
http://www.investors.com/NewsAndAnalysis/Article.aspx?id=514429
For more on Global Warming:
With never enough time in a day for exercise and work related happenings, I look forward to Fall and Winter, and the holidays that come with that timing. The kids will be home for Thanksgiving, and even though it is a brief visit, spanning just two days, it will feel great to hear their voices and feel their hugs.
I am traveling this week – Green Intelligent Buildings. I think I have picked up a new person for the office – one who may prove to be a keeper if we can hold his interest. I’ll know more next Spring, but for now, I feel very good about things to come.
Of course, except, on the global political front. Makes me wonder where my head was at back in the 70s and 80s that I missed so much of what was happening. I love the internet for its ability to bring the world to our door. While it is not the end-all, it is a great placfe to start.
Iran will show us what kind of a spine we have, over the course of the next couple of days, and maybe weeks. The whole world is watching. Meanwhile, Congress keeps trying to move healthcare reform along. Too bad they are aiming in the wrong direction. But it comes from the top, doesn’t it?
Life
Recently, we celebrated my dad’s 88th birthday. fortunately, he is in good health. Unfortunately, he had to make an emergency visit to the dentist on his birthday, but that worked out, and the subsequent party was even better, because his oldest friend, Ned, was back from Alaska, and could join us.
I often reflect how lucky I am to have such a great dad for a role model. He never wavers on the truth, or the ethics, although it’s true he doesn’t like to be wrong (who does?).
His business is a wonderful example of how manufacturing in America helps America. We employ people, who produce goods. Everyone from our distributors (and their customers), our suppliers, and the communities of our employes, benefits from these efforts. And despite the downturn, despite the horrendous tort problems, he continues to put his efforts into this organization.
Politics and more:
Only have few things to say, but mostly want to log my links.
Camilia Paige came out with another great column. Too late for Obama to turn back I find I am enjoying Salon.com
Cheney, Buffett Comment on Current Climate. Warren Buffett warning aboutGreenbacks
hint: if you look at the Constitution, the president of the United States is the chief law enforcement officer in the land. The attorney general’s a statutory officer. He’s a member of the cabinet.
The president’s the one who bears this responsibility. And for him to say, gee, I didn’t have anything to do with it, especially after he sat in the Oval Office and said this wouldn’t happen, then Holder decides he’s going to do it. So now he’s backed off and is claiming he’s not responsible.
Enough. Come’on America.
I relaxed a bit this week, with full intention of catching up on the weekend. But with a massage Thursday evening, a friend visiting for the weekend, an EMPA09 Potuck, by Sunday night I had to toss out last week’s papers and “let go” all my issues with the media/administration. No blog on Sunday reviewing my thoughts and current events.
I am getting lazy in my blogs, replacing them with quick tweets, but the blog is a better historical for me, so will keep at it. It drives me crazy when I read good material, then click my way through several more, only to find I’ve “lost” my original starting point. Backtracking, especially days later, can take a lot of time. So I try to park my links here for future reference (sort of like my favorite links at my website).
I am so busy with work, and just enjoying the heck out of it. I feel sorry for people who don’t have a passion for what they do, OR, their passion is mis-guided (like several politicians who hold tele-townhalls to meet with their constituents – I think these are the ones in it for the entitlement programs)).
My son just bought his first house, but is awaiting the stimulus “first home rebate” check from IRS. Cash for Clunkers have dealers complaining they are not getting paid in a timely manner (government says problem is in paperwork not being filled out correctly – sounds true -> when has government paperwork EVER been easy to navigate?)
Do you realize I exercise and watch what I eat, but at 55, it is very difficult to keep a waistline? It is the most depressing thing. Right now, I’m walking to the gym – 2.5 miles, and then weight train and stretch for 50 minutes, then walk another half mile home. I still don’t lose weight, and sometimes slide UP a half a pound. Currently, while still fitting in my clothes, I am up 5 pounds, and everything is becoming uncomfortable.
Must have been that single slice of pizza I had two nights ago, along with some wine. EMBA Team came over, and it was just great to see everyone and enjoy them for themselves – NOT for the current assignment deliverables.
I had a 90 minute massage tonight. It was wonderful. Not in the touchy feel-ly side of things, because it was rather painful due to lactic acid buildup from all my weight training. But she really got in there and worked the muscles good. I have been delinquent in getting these, and it is definitely time to return to regularly scheduled massages.
http://www.voteforbusiness.com
A project by the US Chamber of Commerce, and at a glance looks to be a good site. Although I am not particularly happy with the US CoC’s project of taking their message on the road and dumbing it down a bit because people have negative reactions to words such as “capitalism”. Hopefully, the article I read in Business Week didn’t have room to include information suggesting the US Chamber of Commerce will also work to eductate the public on such verbiage, such that public becomes aware of their own climate, better than they are aware of Kate and ? (can’t remember the guy’s name)’s TV reality / divorce debacle. I can only hope that is the case.
http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/
There appears to be extensive research back each rating. Click on the links. 51 pages, maybe 20 entries per page, of quotes from various politicians, media, and entertainment industry, and rates the accuracy, with links to back up the rating. Nicely done, and fairly good reference tool.