Banking Bailout - Jefferson Calls It 200 Years Ago

For as much as goverment officals like to envoke the name of the founding fathers to justify their course of action I doubt any of them have actually studied the founding fathers and the principles and warnings laid out by them.

"I sincerely believe... that banking establishments are more dangerous than standing armies, and that the principle of spending money to be paid by posterity under the name of funding is but swindling futurity on a large scale."

--Thomas Jefferson to John Taylor, 1816.

What Ever Green Lantern

Super America
5:10PM Tuesday

Woman at the counter checking out her items
3 - 20oz Bottles of Diet Coke
2 - Packs of Cigarettes
1 - Pack of Gum
1 - Tombstone Pizza (Pepperoni)
1 - Grab bag of Cool Ranch Doritos


When asked if she would like a bag she replied, "No, I am trying to save the environment."

Does anyone else think that is super funny?

I really wanted to to put her on the offense on how a plastic bag was going to make or break the environmental foot print of her purchases but I just didn't have mental energy to do more then point and laugh at her after a my long day at work....

Product Idea #5874521 – Failed

Status: Failed (At least so far I have several modifications to experiment with for another proto-type)

I attempted to make a decorative stain glass window that would hang in your window and function as a solar collector of power that would charge your phone.

But I think the tinted glass was reflecting too much of the radiation spectrum needed to charge the solar cells. Kind of like a sun glass effect? Either that or it was too thick for penetration.

My business idea surrounding this would be to make a website where people could upload an image, the image would be pixilated into a stain glass pattern and that pattern would then be imprinted onto a solar panel and shipped to the buyers. This would then be placed into the window of who ever it was purchased for and collect solar energy in a battery pack that would be at the base of the frame. Items could be then plugged into that frame base which would have a little ledge capable of shelving a phone or some other small appliance.

People I would target
Environmentalists
Gadget Enthusiasts
Artists
Etc.

Anyone have any ideas for how to improve the proto type please let me know I would love to work with you on this…

I have been using the 0.9V 400mA connected in series (most cost effective approach for the model) this could also be another flaw. Ideally I would like to use the bigger panels with more translucent quality so that the stain glass effect would still be present... any ideas?

UFO Hunters and Something about the Benediction

Isn’t it strange that people who believe that out of the trillions of visible stars that there are probably billions of planets just like ours that could have evolved life capable of sending its inhabitants into space like we have, these UFO hunters and believers are portrayed as crazy fucking crackpots?

However, people who worship an invisible god capable of handing out eternal bliss and or damnation are seen as upstanding, credible people with high levels of integrity.

Can you imagine if a UFO hunter gave an uplifting benediction before the president was sworn in?

People would have thought the president and everybody participating in the event was less credible, even childly foolish...

That is what I thought as an atheist watching the swearing in ceremony.

Stickler - Ice Cold Revisited

I believe if you advertise ice-cold beer, that the temp. of the beer should be south of 32 degrees Fahrenheit or below 0 degrees Celsius. I do not think that is too much to ask. There is nothing wrong with saying cold beer, but ice cold implies a specific temp.

This news was lost on the liquor store attendedent this weekend when I notified him that he should take down his deceptive advertising campaign since I could obviously see that the temp. control was set at 44 degrees which is not ice cold.

He said that the beer was cooled with ice so it was not deceptive advertising….but then that would be ice chilled beer not ice cold beer.

This is probably why I do not have many friends…

Maybe Ma was right?

I am a winner..lol

Thanks to one of my new blog roll favorites Live and Learn the Hard Way. I am honored that anybody actually reads this let alone thinks that any of my mind drippings are interesting. Thanks for the nod and right back at you:)



Here is what is said about the Premio-Dardas:

"This award 'acknowledges the values that every Blogger displays in their effort to transmit cultural, ethical, literary, and personal values with each message they write.' Awards like this have been created with the intention of promoting community among Bloggers. It's a way to show appreciation and gratitude for work that adds value to the Web."


Here are the rules:

1. Accept the award, post it on your blog together with the name of the person who granted it to you, along with his/her blog link.

2. Pass the award to (15) other blogs that you feel are worthy of this recognition. Remember to contact each of them to let them know they have been chosen as recipients

You guys might have to give me a while for this or I am going to take the easy way out and say anyone who has a link on my blog is interesting in some way otherwise I wouldn't bother to read or promote them. I love them all... You are all winners in my book Congratulations.

Weekend ReCap

Friday

Went to Jakes for dinner.

Watched Traitor - It was ok.


Saturday

Read: A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier by Ishmael Beah - Decent.

Went to the Summit Brewery Tour Figured I have live in the Twin Cities long enough and it was about time. The tour was pretty quick and you got three beers out of the deal so all in all not too bad.

Then the trouble started.... Eagle Street, McGovern's...so much for the wagon Bogeys... Black Out...

Sunday

Watched: The Women - It was ok. I think it was the first movie I ever have seen that was an all female cast. I don't think there was one man in the whole movie and that was kind of interesting but other then that just kind of bland.

Product Idea #25412531 - Submitted

(This is my 29th idea sent in to a company after I have experimented and determined that I lacked the ability to produce and develop the product far enough along to get a patent and the first idea that I didn't get anything but an email from the Company......come on this idea is gold!! Most companies send me gift certificates, products, coupons, personal telephone calls, personal thank-you letter,I have gotten bottles of wine, thank you calls from CEO's..and from P&G of all people an impersonal automated email. It almost makes me want to stop innovating and inventing or at least stop sending ideas to P&G)

Product Idea Submission -

I am wondering if I could submit a product idea to your company.

I have been experimenting at home on a limited basis with a solution that goes into the iron instead of or with an amount of water that steams and freshens fabric as you iron. I have wrecked a few irons experimenting and figured maybe I should leave the research to the professionals...lol

I think this product would be great especially if it contained a medium amount of starch so you wouldn't have spray cans and bottles in the way when you iron.

All you have to do is fill the iron with the solution and go.

Hopefully your company would be able to give this idea some consideration.

Thanks,
Brian Johnson
612-XXX-XXXX

XXXX XXth Ave South
Minneapolis, MN 55417


Frebreeze and P&G's Response

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Actual Email From P& G

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We love to hear suggestions about improving our products or creating new ones; your comments help us decide what we'll do in the future. Be assured, I'm sharing them with the appropriate people in our company.

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Evolution of Civilization

For some reason I cant picture the ancient Romans doing the wave at the Colosseum. I think they would think that was lame.

I wonder what that says about the history of civilization and the direction we are evolving?

Or is it that the more violent the spectator sport the less likely that you will see the wave?

I have never seen the wave at a UFC or Boxing match.

Do they do the wave at wrestling matches?

I would have to assume that some carry over takes place between the people who watch boxing and the people who watch football so why no wave in some places?

Not that I am complaining. Just think it is interesting.

Pop Goes The Weasel

"Usually we don't let people go this long so if you start to feel your skin tightening or get really hot just press the stop button."

About three minutes into my tanning session I start to have these horrible thoughts.

I imagine my cock is going to burst open like a brat on the grill. Leaking its juices all over the standing-up tanning machine floor.

It is a disturbing image.

I try to calm myself down by remembering that we ran around naked in the sun for millions of years and that I probably had some genetic mutation that would not allow this to happen.

But I do feel warm.

"What was that noise?"

I am starting to hyperventilate cause I can't find the shut off button, my dick is going to blow up and I can't breathe.

I finally found the shut off button and stepped out of the machine and just started laughing. What an idiot..lol

I did get back in and finish as soon as I caught my breath.