Monthly Archives: October 2006

My ComEd power bill provides a interesting summary of the environmental impact of power usage. Apparently 88% of my electric power comes from nuclear and 9% from coal. The rest is from biomass and natural gas. Each 1000 kWh of … Continue reading →

Barack Obama is a US Senator from Illinois who has been touted as a possible presidential candidate for 2008. A couple of interested quotes have turned up in the past few days, one about him on the PBS News Hour … Continue reading →

Keith Olbermann is a news commentator on US cable TV network MSNBC. He can be pretty scathing in criticising people he disagrees with and tends to come across as a bit overbearing. However, generally I think he is a sharp … Continue reading →

While I’m on the subject of YouTube, last I remembered a car advertisement I had seen, oh I don’t know – maybe a year ago, that I thought was brilliant. I figured it might be on YouTube (I don’t remember … Continue reading →

When I need to unwind and laugh a bit late at night I often seem to find myself watching Jon Stewart on YouTube.com – I’m not sure that everything he says qualifies as “whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever … Continue reading →

This is shocking, but in no way surprising to me. An article on cnn.com about the chances of the Democrats taking Ohio in the mid-term elections quotes a 77 year old Republican voter expressing concern about Iraq – “I was … Continue reading →

I just went and joined a gym this morning. I’ve been resisting it because I really love the challenge of running on the road, and it’s particularly fun when it’s really cold and there’s snow around (really!). However with the … Continue reading →

It is currently snowing in Lake Zurich!

Hard on the heels of my comments recently about a report claiming US graduate business students think cheating is accepted practice in business comes some disturbing news about one of NZ’s largest companies. The NZ Herald reports that forest products … Continue reading →

Here’s a great quote from Martin Luther that James MacDonald used in his message this past weekend (no, I didn’t go to Harvest; I just listened to the message on the internet) – “Martin Luther, the reformer, who boldly confronted … Continue reading →