Still Believe In Man-Made Global Warming?

I don't, in fact, I never have. Being an engineer, I have always wanted more proof, more hard data than was available. But even without numbers, it really did not appeal to me intellectually that mankind had done enough to alter the climate of a planet the size of earth. This morning, I came across this article by George Crispen. George provides some information in his article that further reinforces my skeptism. Read it for yourself and see what you think.

After you finish reading George's article, if you are interested in some further reading on this matter, you might want to look at this page . There is a link to James A. Marusek's paper, "Global Warming Theory" about midway down the page.

Charley Reese On Terrorism

Here, Charley gives a great description of terrorism and the situations surrounding it. If he would run for president, I would vote for him!

Iraq is not Vietnam

Back on June 28th, I posted my opinion that what is happening now in Iraq seemed eerily familiar to what I remembered from 1968 and the Vietnam War. This morning I came across an article by Jim Cox, Iraq is Not Vietnam. His article makes several comparisons of the two situations. His observations are enlightening.

You get what you get.

Heard the expression, "You Get What You Pay For." Well it has been my
experience that sometimes you get what you pay for, sometimes you get
more than what you pay for and sometimes you get less than what you
pay for. But you always get what you get.

Better Safe Than Sorry -or- Little Boy Who Cried Wolf

Well Tropical Depression Dennis is drifting along west of here. I lost one bamboo cane and a few
oak leaves. He really did not do too much this far inland, not even as much as a good late
afternoon July thunderstorm. What was more disruptive was the 3 days of preparation. The constant
harping on the TV about the dangerous nature of this storm. The likelihood of sustained power
outages, the need for serious preparation and the influx of thousands of people and vehicles from
South Alabama. There was even one unconfirmed report of a curfew in Alabaster.

I realize that it is better to be prepared and there is a lot of truth in the old saying "better
safe than sorry". However, humans are strange animals. They become jaded very, very quickly. False
alarms and needless hysteria make them discount future warnings a la "The Little Boy Who Cried
Wolf". I think we are all still a little sensitive because of what we experienced with Hurricane
Ivan and I will chalk this over prep to that plus a little tinge of puffing of goods by NOAA. In
the future, it might be wise to take a deep breath, take one step back, and prepare prudently
rather than hysterically.

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Found a pump that works

After two failed attempts with electric pumps, I have found a pump that works for collecting oil.
Originally, I intend to use a vacuum pump to draw the oil into a tank, but to date I have not
found a suitable tank. Since I had a 55 gallon drum filling up behind a local restaurant, I had to
start pumping. With the failure of the second electric pump, I went to the McMaster-Carr website
and did some searching. I found hand operated diaphragm pumps and purchased the model 400-H for
under $50. Took it to the restaurant yesterday and was able to pump out the barrel with ease. It
has a capacity of 10 gpm so the pumping was surprisingly fast. I don't know how long this pump
will hold up, but so far it looks good.

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