I have a virus. If there is any war to fight, this one should be the biggest. After 4 days and several tactical defeats, my immune system seems to be gaining the strategic advantage. Ahhhhh.
I remember an episode of 3rd Rock from the Sun, where the family members each got sick, and it was hilarious. You know - how we love to laugh at the suffering of others. That kind of hilarious. They thought they had been poisoned and were going to die. Well, sometimes that's how it feels. Being so cold you know you can never get warm again, and shivering so hard you feel like you might have a heart attack. Being sick to your stomach and hungry at the same time - what's up with that?
And the worst part, for you older sickies like me, we don't eat for 3 days and think "well at least I lost some weight!" WRONG. I step on the scale this morning and I haven't lost an ounce. My wife says - "you probably drank a lot of water". Nope, I didn't despite all the warnings: "Drink lots of water" "You better drink a lot of water" "Just keep drinking water". I didn't. I dind't eat. I didn't drink much. Still, no weight loss. Oh well. Maybe this virus stopped my metabolism too. I'm getting over it and think it will be gone within 1 or 2 more days. I can't wait.
Friday, March 27, 2009
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
A Wrinkle (or two) in Time
Y'know what is a pain in the tuckus? Trying to get a good photo - it gets harder and harder to find the right angle and lighting as the years go by. One try displays the tummy in all its glory, another the triple chin, a third the mottled skin and red eyes, a fourth the stunning loss of hair. Fat face, gray hair (what's left of it), skinny arms, and wrinkles.
It's all vanity anyway, and I know that the best thing to do is forget it. People like photos for remembering people, times, places, and events. Not for what I looked like at the time. Still and all, I find myself critiquing every photo and saying to myself "next time tilt your head this way, smile differently, suck in the gut, etc, etc. Do I ever remember those things? No.
Photo albums, in books or digital format do one thing unbelievably well. They remind us that we are mortal, that we are all subject to same physical laws of wearing out (all except Cher and Goldie, of course), and that we will take our place in history along side the billions that have gone before us. It is only a matter of time.
I try to grin and bear it. Most of the time I am successful. Every now and again I think about visiting the hair loss clinic, checking out skin rejuvenation methods more extreme than lotions, teeth whitening, face lifts, getting a body trainer, and, of course various "male enhancement methods". Ah well - it is to laugh. I don't think I will ever actually do any of those. If I can live with seeing lots of scalp, a paunch, multiple chins, and that "old person" posture, then others can live with it too. In the intimacy dept., well, we just have to work harder, don't we? Lower lights can help as well for the self-conscious, I've found.
Hey - aging sucks. But consider our only alternative. Suddenly it doesn't seem so bad. So I walk a little slower, eat a little better, spend more time in the mirror becoming presentable, and exercise more. It's not a cure for aging, but it is a way of taking action against a common enemy, so to speak. That in itself makes me feel better.
So I have joined the legion that says things like:
"I earned my gray hair"
"Wrinkles add character"
"I enjoy my food"
"Now I look more distinguished"
"I don't care what others think"
and so on.
Works for me!
Oh, and if you aren't "there" yet, you young skallywags, you...well, just wait. You'll get there. It's guaranteed.
Unless you're Cher. You will look perfect until you are 110. Then you will get hit by an errant ping-pong ball at a party, and you will shatter into a thousand pieces...
It's all vanity anyway, and I know that the best thing to do is forget it. People like photos for remembering people, times, places, and events. Not for what I looked like at the time. Still and all, I find myself critiquing every photo and saying to myself "next time tilt your head this way, smile differently, suck in the gut, etc, etc. Do I ever remember those things? No.
Photo albums, in books or digital format do one thing unbelievably well. They remind us that we are mortal, that we are all subject to same physical laws of wearing out (all except Cher and Goldie, of course), and that we will take our place in history along side the billions that have gone before us. It is only a matter of time.
I try to grin and bear it. Most of the time I am successful. Every now and again I think about visiting the hair loss clinic, checking out skin rejuvenation methods more extreme than lotions, teeth whitening, face lifts, getting a body trainer, and, of course various "male enhancement methods". Ah well - it is to laugh. I don't think I will ever actually do any of those. If I can live with seeing lots of scalp, a paunch, multiple chins, and that "old person" posture, then others can live with it too. In the intimacy dept., well, we just have to work harder, don't we? Lower lights can help as well for the self-conscious, I've found.
Hey - aging sucks. But consider our only alternative. Suddenly it doesn't seem so bad. So I walk a little slower, eat a little better, spend more time in the mirror becoming presentable, and exercise more. It's not a cure for aging, but it is a way of taking action against a common enemy, so to speak. That in itself makes me feel better.
So I have joined the legion that says things like:
"I earned my gray hair"
"Wrinkles add character"
"I enjoy my food"
"Now I look more distinguished"
"I don't care what others think"
and so on.
Works for me!
Oh, and if you aren't "there" yet, you young skallywags, you...well, just wait. You'll get there. It's guaranteed.
Unless you're Cher. You will look perfect until you are 110. Then you will get hit by an errant ping-pong ball at a party, and you will shatter into a thousand pieces...
Thursday, March 5, 2009
Abolish Income Tax Withholding
Hi Folks,
Not any more to it than that. I think we should do away with income tax withholding. Why? It is tyranny, plain and simple. In our representative government, we supposedly have agreed to the repressive and oppressive sums we fork over to the Federal Conglomerate each payday. Perhaps we DID agree. Perhaps we didn't. It is hard to know when we are beset with so many different taxes and fees, that are automatically withheld before we ever see the paycheck remainder we are allowed to keep.
So my solution is simple. And I think it will tell us in a heartbeat whether we really agree to the confiscatory tax levels currently imposed on us. We repeal income tax withholding, and simply write a check or three each payday. That's it. No changes to tax rules or levels. No cuts, increases, stimulii, or credits. Simply look at your pay stub, record the gross amount, and then write two or three checks: one to the federal government for the income, social security, and medicare taxes, and one to each state that claims a portion of your income. Drop them in the mail and forget about it until next payday.
My prediction is that if we did this, within the space of one year our tax burden would be drastically reduced as our state and federal representatives were faced with public lynchings over the gross theft that is our current system.
Picture this: A family wage-earner earns $4,800 every 2 weeks - pretty well paid, right?
After all reductions, the net check is for $3500. Whoa, he or she would say, except that he or she has grown used to not looking at the stub, and accepting the net as the "way of things."
Now say that individual deposits $4,800 to his or her bank account.
S/he rubs hands together thinking about the nice new flat-screen to be purchased. Oops, but first, write a check to the federal government for $1,000 for income, FICA, and medicare taxes. Now we have $3,800. Now write a check to the state for $300, and we are down to $3,500.
Still cool, right? Then we take out for the mortgage, the car(s), the groceries, clothes, utilities, and credit card payments. Suddenly there are only a few hundred left for entertainment and unexpected expenses. Wouldn't that extra $1,300 have been useful? Heck - give the governments $800 and wouldn't the extra $500 have been useful? Heck, give the governments $1,000, and wouldn't the extra $300 have been useful?
Yes amigos, a few months of this, and there would be a sea of pitchforks outside of city hall and outside of the Capitol Building, protesting government greed.
We are asleep, and we are hearing [N]Obama tell us he is about to dramatically increase taxes in businesses and individuals. We won't know when enough is enough, because we aren't watching.
Remove the stealthy income withholding, and we will wake up, I predict, and shortly thereafter, our "representatives" will wake up as we discover we don't NEED to spend money on all ths pork, and that we demand better accounting and demonstrated results for the money we DO spend.
Study cow flatulence? It is to laugh. Fund Viagra for senior citizens? Abortions for Latin Americans? "Tax cuts" for those that do not even work? Nope, nope, and nope. Pay farmers not to grow things? Huh-unh. Subsidize losing mass transit systems such as AMTRAK? Negatory.
I predict we will also start watching how our individual representatives spend money on themselves with perks, trips, and undebated salary increases. I bet we start demanding they account for every dollar they want spend via some public forum, such as a town-hall discussion.
I bet the economy would heal up in a heartbeat.
I bet....ah, well. It is only fantasy. How could this land of sheeple ever stand up to the tyranny of withholding? It's too scary. It's too much work. Let somebody else do it.
Jimmy
Not any more to it than that. I think we should do away with income tax withholding. Why? It is tyranny, plain and simple. In our representative government, we supposedly have agreed to the repressive and oppressive sums we fork over to the Federal Conglomerate each payday. Perhaps we DID agree. Perhaps we didn't. It is hard to know when we are beset with so many different taxes and fees, that are automatically withheld before we ever see the paycheck remainder we are allowed to keep.
So my solution is simple. And I think it will tell us in a heartbeat whether we really agree to the confiscatory tax levels currently imposed on us. We repeal income tax withholding, and simply write a check or three each payday. That's it. No changes to tax rules or levels. No cuts, increases, stimulii, or credits. Simply look at your pay stub, record the gross amount, and then write two or three checks: one to the federal government for the income, social security, and medicare taxes, and one to each state that claims a portion of your income. Drop them in the mail and forget about it until next payday.
My prediction is that if we did this, within the space of one year our tax burden would be drastically reduced as our state and federal representatives were faced with public lynchings over the gross theft that is our current system.
Picture this: A family wage-earner earns $4,800 every 2 weeks - pretty well paid, right?
After all reductions, the net check is for $3500. Whoa, he or she would say, except that he or she has grown used to not looking at the stub, and accepting the net as the "way of things."
Now say that individual deposits $4,800 to his or her bank account.
S/he rubs hands together thinking about the nice new flat-screen to be purchased. Oops, but first, write a check to the federal government for $1,000 for income, FICA, and medicare taxes. Now we have $3,800. Now write a check to the state for $300, and we are down to $3,500.
Still cool, right? Then we take out for the mortgage, the car(s), the groceries, clothes, utilities, and credit card payments. Suddenly there are only a few hundred left for entertainment and unexpected expenses. Wouldn't that extra $1,300 have been useful? Heck - give the governments $800 and wouldn't the extra $500 have been useful? Heck, give the governments $1,000, and wouldn't the extra $300 have been useful?
Yes amigos, a few months of this, and there would be a sea of pitchforks outside of city hall and outside of the Capitol Building, protesting government greed.
We are asleep, and we are hearing [N]Obama tell us he is about to dramatically increase taxes in businesses and individuals. We won't know when enough is enough, because we aren't watching.
Remove the stealthy income withholding, and we will wake up, I predict, and shortly thereafter, our "representatives" will wake up as we discover we don't NEED to spend money on all ths pork, and that we demand better accounting and demonstrated results for the money we DO spend.
Study cow flatulence? It is to laugh. Fund Viagra for senior citizens? Abortions for Latin Americans? "Tax cuts" for those that do not even work? Nope, nope, and nope. Pay farmers not to grow things? Huh-unh. Subsidize losing mass transit systems such as AMTRAK? Negatory.
I predict we will also start watching how our individual representatives spend money on themselves with perks, trips, and undebated salary increases. I bet we start demanding they account for every dollar they want spend via some public forum, such as a town-hall discussion.
I bet the economy would heal up in a heartbeat.
I bet....ah, well. It is only fantasy. How could this land of sheeple ever stand up to the tyranny of withholding? It's too scary. It's too much work. Let somebody else do it.
Jimmy
Thursday, February 12, 2009
Just watch the movie
Somebody recommended this to me once - an old friend no longer here, who said: "when times are bad, just step outside of yourself and watch everything as if it were a movie".
It didn't make much sense, but over time, I found occasion to try the tactic, and the more I used it the more sense it made.
See, I get paralyzed when I get into situations that overwhelm me, such as when I make a big mistake, or when someone is screaming at me, or when I have performance anxiety for speeches and presentations. I get really scared at financial worries and family sickness, and I become furious at negative behavior in others that makes no sense.
So the first time that I had to get through a really uncomfortable situation at work, where my manager didn't have the cojones to let someone go, and made me do it, I simply had the conversation and watched myself do it as if I was standing next to me - does that make sense?
Well, it worked. I handled the defensiveness and anger from the person being fired, I observed my anxiety, and noted that it didn't affect my functioning, and I felt oddly calm once it was all over, with no "gee, I wish I had said that or not said that" reactions.
Over time I have gotten very good at this, and it has sustained me through some very difficult times, indeed. Deaths, fights, accidents, accusations, public performances, and school. (Oh, God, school - I have to do another blog entry about that).
Recently I read Spencer Johnson's "Who moved my cheese", and to my delight, I came across a page where the main character in a difficult situation, asked himself: "What would I do if I wasn't afraid?"
Exactly, I thought. When I switch to movie-watching mode, I am not afraid. It's like going to a horror movie because we want the thrill but also to be safe at the same time.
So now I apply that question as well: "What would I do in this situation, if I wasn't afraid?". Then I go to movie watching because it helps me to remain unafraid. Then I get my own answer to the question.
This practice has helped me at work, at home, at school, and just pretty much everywhere.
Some may call it a crutch. I believe in crutches. I think we all need as much help as we can get to muddle our way through life. The nice thing about crutches is that they do not inhibit the joys of success. I have found that even in celebrations, movie watching mode can help me appreciate the magnitude of blessings, achievements, shared joys, and friendship.
My friend who turned me on to this way of thinking and acting has since passed away, and I don't think I had "got it" before then - so Buddy, if you can hear this "Thank you".
Life around me has turned a bit tough recently, and that in turn has gotten me using this technique a bit more than usual. It still works like a charm, and thus, merits entry in this blog!
Lights!
Camera!
Action!
It didn't make much sense, but over time, I found occasion to try the tactic, and the more I used it the more sense it made.
See, I get paralyzed when I get into situations that overwhelm me, such as when I make a big mistake, or when someone is screaming at me, or when I have performance anxiety for speeches and presentations. I get really scared at financial worries and family sickness, and I become furious at negative behavior in others that makes no sense.
So the first time that I had to get through a really uncomfortable situation at work, where my manager didn't have the cojones to let someone go, and made me do it, I simply had the conversation and watched myself do it as if I was standing next to me - does that make sense?
Well, it worked. I handled the defensiveness and anger from the person being fired, I observed my anxiety, and noted that it didn't affect my functioning, and I felt oddly calm once it was all over, with no "gee, I wish I had said that or not said that" reactions.
Over time I have gotten very good at this, and it has sustained me through some very difficult times, indeed. Deaths, fights, accidents, accusations, public performances, and school. (Oh, God, school - I have to do another blog entry about that).
Recently I read Spencer Johnson's "Who moved my cheese", and to my delight, I came across a page where the main character in a difficult situation, asked himself: "What would I do if I wasn't afraid?"
Exactly, I thought. When I switch to movie-watching mode, I am not afraid. It's like going to a horror movie because we want the thrill but also to be safe at the same time.
So now I apply that question as well: "What would I do in this situation, if I wasn't afraid?". Then I go to movie watching because it helps me to remain unafraid. Then I get my own answer to the question.
This practice has helped me at work, at home, at school, and just pretty much everywhere.
Some may call it a crutch. I believe in crutches. I think we all need as much help as we can get to muddle our way through life. The nice thing about crutches is that they do not inhibit the joys of success. I have found that even in celebrations, movie watching mode can help me appreciate the magnitude of blessings, achievements, shared joys, and friendship.
My friend who turned me on to this way of thinking and acting has since passed away, and I don't think I had "got it" before then - so Buddy, if you can hear this "Thank you".
Life around me has turned a bit tough recently, and that in turn has gotten me using this technique a bit more than usual. It still works like a charm, and thus, merits entry in this blog!
Lights!
Camera!
Action!
Friday, January 23, 2009
My favorite candies
I can't think about the insanity of politics today. So instead, I choose to focus on all the favorite sweets in my life.
Roses are red
Violets are blue
Sugar is sweet
and I want a LOT of it...
Mike & Ike - My all-time favorite snacker. Like jelly beans, but "jellier". Sweeter. Sour-er. Better shape. Convenient box.
MilkDuds - No other choice for watching a movie, and the ONLY candy worth paying $3.50 a single-serving box for. Chewy. Chocolate & caramel. What's not to like, except that they run out too soon?
Orange Slices - Mmmm. Large, fruity (if you get a good brand), chewy, granulated sugar on the outside, smooth and chewy on the inside. Shaped appropriately. Runner-up: multi-flavor fruit slices.
Sweet Tarts - Woefully misnamed. These little buggers are the bomb! A light dusting of sweetness on first sample, followed by a fruity explosion of tongue-curling sourness that keeps you coming back again and again! Small ones are best, because those gigantic Sweet Tarts get too messy to eat after a few nibbles.
Lik-em-ade - Basically powder-version of Sweet Tarts. This brand was in a paper pouch. Another version - Pixie Sticks - was packaged in thin paper straws. Both allow you to dump quantities of powdered Sweet Tarts directly on your toungue for a sweet/sour sensation. Beware - these are also messy.
Reisen - To die for. Chocolate nougats that start hard and gradually become chewy, and the chocolate keeps getting more intense. Buy a bag for yourself, and you will eat enough at one sitting to make you feel sick.
Candy Corn - I would have traded all the candy in my Halloween collection for Candy Corn, and often tried. What are they - just sugar? I don't know. Corn syrup, 3 colors, and you have to eat them one color at a time. First the white tip, then the orange middle, then the chocolate bottom.
Snickers - An angel visited the designer of this exquisit treat, and inspired the candy bar that will never be beat. Rumor has it that this candy bar may have been alien technology recovered from the Roswell UFO crash site...
Bit-O-Honey - Well, it will pull your fillings out, but it must be experienced. Peanut butter, honey, toffee. Another hard candy that turns chewy and juicy in your mouth, and keeps you reaching for more.
Hershey Kisses - Just good, solid, milk chocolate. Who could ask for anything more?
I may add to this list as I consider all the candy I enjoy. Feel free to add your favorites too.
Roses are red
Violets are blue
Sugar is sweet
and I want a LOT of it...
Mike & Ike - My all-time favorite snacker. Like jelly beans, but "jellier". Sweeter. Sour-er. Better shape. Convenient box.
MilkDuds - No other choice for watching a movie, and the ONLY candy worth paying $3.50 a single-serving box for. Chewy. Chocolate & caramel. What's not to like, except that they run out too soon?
Orange Slices - Mmmm. Large, fruity (if you get a good brand), chewy, granulated sugar on the outside, smooth and chewy on the inside. Shaped appropriately. Runner-up: multi-flavor fruit slices.
Sweet Tarts - Woefully misnamed. These little buggers are the bomb! A light dusting of sweetness on first sample, followed by a fruity explosion of tongue-curling sourness that keeps you coming back again and again! Small ones are best, because those gigantic Sweet Tarts get too messy to eat after a few nibbles.
Lik-em-ade - Basically powder-version of Sweet Tarts. This brand was in a paper pouch. Another version - Pixie Sticks - was packaged in thin paper straws. Both allow you to dump quantities of powdered Sweet Tarts directly on your toungue for a sweet/sour sensation. Beware - these are also messy.
Reisen - To die for. Chocolate nougats that start hard and gradually become chewy, and the chocolate keeps getting more intense. Buy a bag for yourself, and you will eat enough at one sitting to make you feel sick.
Candy Corn - I would have traded all the candy in my Halloween collection for Candy Corn, and often tried. What are they - just sugar? I don't know. Corn syrup, 3 colors, and you have to eat them one color at a time. First the white tip, then the orange middle, then the chocolate bottom.
Snickers - An angel visited the designer of this exquisit treat, and inspired the candy bar that will never be beat. Rumor has it that this candy bar may have been alien technology recovered from the Roswell UFO crash site...
Bit-O-Honey - Well, it will pull your fillings out, but it must be experienced. Peanut butter, honey, toffee. Another hard candy that turns chewy and juicy in your mouth, and keeps you reaching for more.
Hershey Kisses - Just good, solid, milk chocolate. Who could ask for anything more?
I may add to this list as I consider all the candy I enjoy. Feel free to add your favorites too.
Thursday, December 11, 2008
Stop bailing and man the lifeboats
These were taken from:
http://nospeedbumps.com/?p=606
Production time per vehicle:
GM = 34.3 hours
Toyota= 27.9 hours
Average worker salary:
GM = $31.35 per hour
Toyota = $27 per hour
Health care cost per worker:
GM = $1525
Toyota = $201
Average hourly labor cost:
GM = $73.73
Toyota = $48
END OF CITED SOURCES
Even though GM outsold Toyota in the US in 2008 so far the cost per vehicle prevents GM from winning the economic war with its Eastern rival.
In the first 11 months of 2008 GM sold 2,734,789 cars in the US.
Toyota sold 2,075,709 cars in the same period.
GM sold 640,000 more cars than toyota.
Through September of 2008
Toyota posted $17 billion net income
GM posted $38 billion net loss
So what's our answer? Bail them out. Give them money.
Does anyone remember when Japanese cars first began to get really popular in the US in the 80's, and we were screaming about how unfair it was that the Japanese government subsidized the exports?
What is the real answer?
I suggest letting the market do its work. Will it hurt? Yes.
But as they say, no pain, no gain.
Socialism is not the answer - it is artificial propping up of unsustainable enterprise.
The pain and loss will only be greater in the future if we continue down Obama's road.
You heard my opinion from me first.
http://nospeedbumps.com/?p=606
Production time per vehicle:
GM = 34.3 hours
Toyota= 27.9 hours
Average worker salary:
GM = $31.35 per hour
Toyota = $27 per hour
Health care cost per worker:
GM = $1525
Toyota = $201
Average hourly labor cost:
GM = $73.73
Toyota = $48
END OF CITED SOURCES
Even though GM outsold Toyota in the US in 2008 so far the cost per vehicle prevents GM from winning the economic war with its Eastern rival.
In the first 11 months of 2008 GM sold 2,734,789 cars in the US.
Toyota sold 2,075,709 cars in the same period.
GM sold 640,000 more cars than toyota.
Through September of 2008
Toyota posted $17 billion net income
GM posted $38 billion net loss
So what's our answer? Bail them out. Give them money.
Does anyone remember when Japanese cars first began to get really popular in the US in the 80's, and we were screaming about how unfair it was that the Japanese government subsidized the exports?
What is the real answer?
I suggest letting the market do its work. Will it hurt? Yes.
But as they say, no pain, no gain.
Socialism is not the answer - it is artificial propping up of unsustainable enterprise.
The pain and loss will only be greater in the future if we continue down Obama's road.
You heard my opinion from me first.
Climate Derange
I lifted these quotes entirely from this site - if you want to be accused at all of having an open mind about this looming hoax, you should visit: http://epw.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=Minority.Blogs&ContentRecord_id=2158072e-802a-23ad-45f0-274616db87e6
“I am a skeptic…Global warming has become a new religion.” - Nobel Prize Winner for Physics, Ivar Giaever.
“Since I am no longer affiliated with any organization nor receiving any funding, I can speak quite frankly….As a scientist I remain skeptical.” - Atmospheric Scientist Dr. Joanne Simpson, the first woman in the world to receive a PhD in meteorology and formerly of NASA who has authored more than 190 studies and has been called “among the most preeminent scientists of the last 100 years.”
Warming fears are the “worst scientific scandal in the history…When people come to know what the truth is, they will feel deceived by science and scientists.” - UN IPCC Japanese Scientist Dr. Kiminori Itoh, an award-winning PhD environmental physical chemist.
“The IPCC has actually become a closed circuit; it doesn’t listen to others. It doesn’t have open minds… I am really amazed that the Nobel Peace Prize has been given on scientifically incorrect conclusions by people who are not geologists,” - Indian geologist Dr. Arun D. Ahluwalia at Punjab University and a board member of the UN-supported International Year of the Planet.
“The models and forecasts of the UN IPCC "are incorrect because they only are based on mathematical models and presented results at scenarios that do not include, for example, solar activity.” - Victor Manuel Velasco Herrera, a researcher at the Institute of Geophysics of the National Autonomous University of Mexico
“It is a blatant lie put forth in the media that makes it seem there is only a fringe of scientists who don’t buy into anthropogenic global warming.” - U.S Government Atmospheric Scientist Stanley B. Goldenberg of the Hurricane Research Division of NOAA.
“Even doubling or tripling the amount of carbon dioxide will virtually have little impact, as water vapour and water condensed on particles as clouds dominate the worldwide scene and always will.” – . Geoffrey G. Duffy, a professor in the Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering of the University of Auckland, NZ.
“After reading [UN IPCC chairman] Pachauri's asinine comment [comparing skeptics to] Flat Earthers, it's hard to remain quiet.” - Climate statistician Dr. William M. Briggs, who specializes in the statistics of forecast evaluation, serves on the American Meteorological Society's Probability and Statistics Committee and is an Associate Editor of Monthly Weather Review.
“For how many years must the planet cool before we begin to understand that the planet is not warming? For how many years must cooling go on?" - Geologist Dr. David Gee the chairman of the science committee of the 2008 International Geological Congress who has authored 130 plus peer reviewed papers, and is currently at Uppsala University in Sweden.
“Gore prompted me to start delving into the science again and I quickly found myself solidly in the skeptic camp…Climate models can at best be useful for explaining climate changes after the fact.” - Meteorologist Hajo Smit of Holland, who reversed his belief in man-made warming to become a skeptic, is a former member of the Dutch UN IPCC committee.
“Many [scientists] are now searching for a way to back out quietly (from promoting warming fears), without having their professional careers ruined.” - Atmospheric physicist James A. Peden, formerly of the Space Research and Coordination Center in Pittsburgh.
“Creating an ideology pegged to carbon dioxide is a dangerous nonsense…The present alarm on climate change is an instrument of social control, a pretext for major businesses and political battle. It became an ideology, which is concerning.” - Environmental Scientist Professor Delgado Domingos of Portugal, the founder of the Numerical Weather Forecast group, has more than 150 published articles.
“CO2 emissions make absolutely no difference one way or another….Every scientist knows this, but it doesn’t pay to say so…Global warming, as a political vehicle, keeps Europeans in the driver’s seat and developing nations walking barefoot.” - Dr. Takeda Kunihiko, vice-chancellor of the Institute of Science and Technology Research at Chubu University in Japan.
“The [global warming] scaremongering has its justification in the fact that it is something that generates funds.” - Award-winning Paleontologist Dr. Eduardo Tonni, of the Committee for Scientific Research in Buenos Aires and head of the Paleontology Department at the University of La Plata.
END OF QUOTES
My daughter had a report for 8th grade on "climate change"
I was so disgusted with the text book - but proud of my daughter.
She wrote the expected garbage about the earth soon becoming a ball of fire with no life left on it except for polluting man, and then followed with a paragraph citing dissenting views with references from the scientific world. She couched it in terms of "some scientists disagree with the findings of the UN report..."
She may be a contributor rather than a herd animal in life yet.
“I am a skeptic…Global warming has become a new religion.” - Nobel Prize Winner for Physics, Ivar Giaever.
“Since I am no longer affiliated with any organization nor receiving any funding, I can speak quite frankly….As a scientist I remain skeptical.” - Atmospheric Scientist Dr. Joanne Simpson, the first woman in the world to receive a PhD in meteorology and formerly of NASA who has authored more than 190 studies and has been called “among the most preeminent scientists of the last 100 years.”
Warming fears are the “worst scientific scandal in the history…When people come to know what the truth is, they will feel deceived by science and scientists.” - UN IPCC Japanese Scientist Dr. Kiminori Itoh, an award-winning PhD environmental physical chemist.
“The IPCC has actually become a closed circuit; it doesn’t listen to others. It doesn’t have open minds… I am really amazed that the Nobel Peace Prize has been given on scientifically incorrect conclusions by people who are not geologists,” - Indian geologist Dr. Arun D. Ahluwalia at Punjab University and a board member of the UN-supported International Year of the Planet.
“The models and forecasts of the UN IPCC "are incorrect because they only are based on mathematical models and presented results at scenarios that do not include, for example, solar activity.” - Victor Manuel Velasco Herrera, a researcher at the Institute of Geophysics of the National Autonomous University of Mexico
“It is a blatant lie put forth in the media that makes it seem there is only a fringe of scientists who don’t buy into anthropogenic global warming.” - U.S Government Atmospheric Scientist Stanley B. Goldenberg of the Hurricane Research Division of NOAA.
“Even doubling or tripling the amount of carbon dioxide will virtually have little impact, as water vapour and water condensed on particles as clouds dominate the worldwide scene and always will.” – . Geoffrey G. Duffy, a professor in the Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering of the University of Auckland, NZ.
“After reading [UN IPCC chairman] Pachauri's asinine comment [comparing skeptics to] Flat Earthers, it's hard to remain quiet.” - Climate statistician Dr. William M. Briggs, who specializes in the statistics of forecast evaluation, serves on the American Meteorological Society's Probability and Statistics Committee and is an Associate Editor of Monthly Weather Review.
“For how many years must the planet cool before we begin to understand that the planet is not warming? For how many years must cooling go on?" - Geologist Dr. David Gee the chairman of the science committee of the 2008 International Geological Congress who has authored 130 plus peer reviewed papers, and is currently at Uppsala University in Sweden.
“Gore prompted me to start delving into the science again and I quickly found myself solidly in the skeptic camp…Climate models can at best be useful for explaining climate changes after the fact.” - Meteorologist Hajo Smit of Holland, who reversed his belief in man-made warming to become a skeptic, is a former member of the Dutch UN IPCC committee.
“Many [scientists] are now searching for a way to back out quietly (from promoting warming fears), without having their professional careers ruined.” - Atmospheric physicist James A. Peden, formerly of the Space Research and Coordination Center in Pittsburgh.
“Creating an ideology pegged to carbon dioxide is a dangerous nonsense…The present alarm on climate change is an instrument of social control, a pretext for major businesses and political battle. It became an ideology, which is concerning.” - Environmental Scientist Professor Delgado Domingos of Portugal, the founder of the Numerical Weather Forecast group, has more than 150 published articles.
“CO2 emissions make absolutely no difference one way or another….Every scientist knows this, but it doesn’t pay to say so…Global warming, as a political vehicle, keeps Europeans in the driver’s seat and developing nations walking barefoot.” - Dr. Takeda Kunihiko, vice-chancellor of the Institute of Science and Technology Research at Chubu University in Japan.
“The [global warming] scaremongering has its justification in the fact that it is something that generates funds.” - Award-winning Paleontologist Dr. Eduardo Tonni, of the Committee for Scientific Research in Buenos Aires and head of the Paleontology Department at the University of La Plata.
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My daughter had a report for 8th grade on "climate change"
I was so disgusted with the text book - but proud of my daughter.
She wrote the expected garbage about the earth soon becoming a ball of fire with no life left on it except for polluting man, and then followed with a paragraph citing dissenting views with references from the scientific world. She couched it in terms of "some scientists disagree with the findings of the UN report..."
She may be a contributor rather than a herd animal in life yet.
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