Okay....WHAT?!

Wow. I would say that I'm a far cry from fanatical about the energy situation in the world, and, like a majority of Americans, it has only been the recent surge in gasoline prices that has raised my eyebrows and heightened my alert. However, I still go about my own hum-drum of life with only minimal changes to how I do things--one of those being my favorite choice...to drive my motorcycle to work each day! I have only fleeting concerns about whether we really are hurting our economy or our planet by the overwhelming reliance on gas and oil, and I must admit, I'm mainly worried about how my own finances may suffer. I know I should be more concerned about global implications of the situation, but it just doesn't seem like there's a lot of possibilities so far for the common person to significantly change his or her energy usage. BUT, today I was just reading some headlines on FOX News' website, when I came across this very interesting add: Run Your Car With Water.
On the add, it has an intriguing video clip from a FOX News story that must have been aired previously. This is really cool. And if it gets to be more viable in mainstream, I could really get behind this...only one problem--if everybody does it, then we'll have a water crisis! ha.

Hmmm. Just something to think about.

Usually, when I open my email account on Hotmail, I find a long list of mass emails sitting in my junk box that I can quickly skim through simply by looking at the name or the subject line. I save the ones that got caught in there that I actually want, and then I hit the "check all" box and delete them. Next, is the inbox. Here, I skim through all the emails from people I know, or have ever known in the past and they still have me on their contact list, and I try to determine which ones of the notorious circulation emails I really do want to read or have time to read. The ones that I usually don't pay much attention to are the millions of emails designed to simply slander certain people or to somehow enlighten us as to what some controversial person is REALLY thinking. However, one email made it through my screening process since it was a short video, and I ended up thinking about it a lot. I'll put it below if you want to watch it. I know that even the person who made the video is coming from an intent to discredit Obama and may have even taken Obama's statements out of context, but the simple fact that Obama would even talk in such a way about Biblical scripture raises serious flags for me--especially in light of the views of his long time pastor, which he has only recently tried to distance himself from after the pastor was exposed to public scrutiny. Regardless, I want to make sure that I am voting for someone who reveres the Word of God and does not view the bible as just a collection of harsh rules and regulations and pacifist ideals, which I am still wondering if this is truly how Obama feels.

Ruh-Ed Nuh-Eck!

Most people think that the "Red Neck" variety of people is only found below the Mason Dixon Line. However, sightings in more unfamiliar territory have become much more frequent. Here's one in Michigan of all places. I stand in awe of the ingenuity and resourcefulness. Bravo, my fellow Red Neck!

Mower man: "A man with a big backyard has cut down on mowing time by attaching four regular mowers to his ride-on for a 3m cut. Dennis Bonkoski of Kimball Township, Michigan, started with one extra mower and found that four extra mowers resulted in the widest and most even cut. He achieves a 3m-wide cut with the combined mowers. Plastic strainer bowls prevent unwanted grass clippings from entering the engines causing them to overheat. "With this set-up I can cut my lawn in less than an hour," he said"

Bad luck vs. Bad decisions