An original thought
No, I don’t have one. But if you’ve got one, I’d like to use it…
Two things I saw on USA Today’s web page:
Al Gore’s Nashville home used 191,000 kilowatt hours of electricity in 2006 (and I don’t think he’s even there all the time). The average Nashville household uses about 15,600 kilowatt hours per year. The ex VP also has two other homes. What is sure is that if the people in Florida knew how to vote, Al would be in the White House and would be using even more electricity.
45% of women in the USA between the ages of 14 and 24 have HPV. The very good news (no sarcasm intended) is that Merck has developed Gardasil which protects women against the HPV strains which cause 70% of cervical cancer cases. (No where did the article talk about all the other good things (intended) the sexual revolution has brought us.)
There’s a new post up at Biblos for Theobloggers on Yancey’s book: Prayer: Does it make any difference? And keep praying for Randy (house), Sandra (Lex), Greg (job change?), Steve (recuperation from operation). Find their links in the blogroll on the right…
February 28th, 2007 at 5:34 pm
MR. Gore also prefers private jets to first class on commercial. So much for his contribution to a more “green” environment. But that’s about the best I’ve come to expect from a politician … any politician.
February 28th, 2007 at 7:30 pm
Hey, hey, easy with the “Florida smack.” My county (Brevard) used a bubble in scantron so we were “hanging chad / re-count” free.
BTW - Al must be doing better for right after that election, one of our members was on the same Southwest Airlines flight with him.
February 28th, 2007 at 7:42 pm
Regardless of your feelings for Mr. Gore, or his adherance to his own suggestions, “An Inconvenient Truth” is required viewing for citizens/stewards of the earth.
Thanks for the prayers. They are not only appreciated, but felt.
March 1st, 2007 at 4:16 am
Lockbox.
March 1st, 2007 at 9:12 am
The only thing that I did not like about the Oscars was all of the “brown nosing” to Al Gore. Congrats to him on his Oscar, but his reception there was a little too much. The only thing missing was the palm branches on the red carpet.
March 1st, 2007 at 4:08 pm
Hey Brady! How’s it going? I’m back in operation with a home computer, and I’m so glad to be back in touch.
Mr. Gore’s electric bill news is because of even bigger electric bill news involving some local Memphis politicians who were on a list at MLGW to not have their electricity cut off. It’s a big deal right now, and calls are being made for the head of the utility company to step down. Great fun!
The best original thought I can come up with is that “retirement is wonderful”………….especially if you get to do it at a very young age!!!
More later. You and your family have been iin my thoughts and prayers. If you have some extra prayer time, add the name “John” to your list. God knows the need.
March 1st, 2007 at 4:08 pm
P.S.- I had to re-register to get into your blog, and it wouldn’t let me use plain old Meowmix. That’s why I’m Meowmix2 on yours!
March 1st, 2007 at 10:32 pm
The HPV immunization raises a lot of moral questions, worthy of good discussions with our daughters. If it is available when/if I have a daughter in her pre-teen years, she will be getting it. Some things are out of our control, or God forbid, our daughters’. The world is the world. Right now, Gardasil is quite expensive, under-compensated or not covered by many insurance carriers, and very difficult to find.
I hear that Al is installing solar panels on the considerable expanse of his large house’s roof.
March 2nd, 2007 at 8:35 am
Good to have Meowmix back after a long absense.
Randy stumed me on the Lockbox.
I wanted to have solar panels put in here, but they would never pay themselves off. Very expensive, although I’m sure it would help the environment.