Powerline via Instapundit
Looks like a good argument.
Another reason for sympathy could be that he could win if the law was enforced fairly, which I suspect that it is not.
originally posted 4.15.14, updated
1.6.18:
I hear that the judge may dismiss the case entirely with "extreme prejudice". I think the use of words when I saw that was quite interesting.
A lot of things could be dismissed with "extreme prejudice". Know what I mean, Vern?
Al Fin: "Cowboy Commentary", aka "Eat your veggies" The Flag banner is posted in order to defy those who would make patriotic symbols illegal or disreputable.
Saturday, January 6, 2018
Sugar Tax now reality in Oregon
People are getting a shock when they go buy some Coca-Cola in the Blue State of Oregon. This is thanks to the new Sugar Tax that has gone into effect. It nearly doubles the cost of a Coke.
Sure, it might be healthier. But sugar is still food. The government should not tax food on principle.
You know what? I once said you should never burn gasohol, either. Gasohol is made out of ethanol, which is derived from food. People are starving in this world, and what do these people do? Burn it! Now they are taxing it.
Crazy!
Sure, it might be healthier. But sugar is still food. The government should not tax food on principle.
You know what? I once said you should never burn gasohol, either. Gasohol is made out of ethanol, which is derived from food. People are starving in this world, and what do these people do? Burn it! Now they are taxing it.
Crazy!
Don Surber: How the Russian dossier may lead to locking her up...
Don Surber: How the Russian dossier may lead to locking her up...: Reading the transcript from the debate more than a year later, I realize it was America's Margaret Dumont-Groucho Marx moment. Hillary...
comment:
Wishful thinking...
Hillary won't go to jail, as I have been saying all along. This is because the venue will be DC, and that town is full of partisan Democrats. Nobody in that town is going to indict Hillary, and even if there was a grand jury that would, no petit jury will convict her.
Unless the venue is outside of DC, she walks. But, where would the venue be? That's the trick. My guess is that they can muddy the waters enough for her to walk.
Hillary going to jail? Ain't gonna happen.
But try anyway. Who knows, maybe the public will get it. So far, they don't seem to be getting it. The media will see to that.
The guilty walk, the innocent are punished. It can only happen in a debauched, corrupted society.
comment:
Wishful thinking...
Hillary won't go to jail, as I have been saying all along. This is because the venue will be DC, and that town is full of partisan Democrats. Nobody in that town is going to indict Hillary, and even if there was a grand jury that would, no petit jury will convict her.
Unless the venue is outside of DC, she walks. But, where would the venue be? That's the trick. My guess is that they can muddy the waters enough for her to walk.
Hillary going to jail? Ain't gonna happen.
But try anyway. Who knows, maybe the public will get it. So far, they don't seem to be getting it. The media will see to that.
The guilty walk, the innocent are punished. It can only happen in a debauched, corrupted society.
Friday, January 5, 2018
Obligatory, 1.5.18
This week moved right along. Here it is, Friday night already. The new year is already nearly a week old.
The weather has moderated quite a bit. I took a long shower. You can be assured that with all this cold, I was in need of one rather badly.
It might be a little "soft" to not want to take a shower when the weather is cold. Can anybody smell your B.O. if you have a lot of clothes on? I didn't ax such a question. If I did, I may not have gotten an answer, but a funny look. Like, what's your problem, dude?
Times like this remind me of how soft it was living in the city. It also reminds me of rigors awaiting me if I go out west like I plan. Yes, that is still in the works, but it has been delayed. As of this writing, it is at least a year away at the earliest.
I could make a trip out there this year, if conditions permit. So far, they have not. Unless things get a bit better, they still won't.
Nevertheless, I will continue to think and plan ahead. It may be for naught, but I got nothing better to do, so what the heck?
The weather has moderated quite a bit. I took a long shower. You can be assured that with all this cold, I was in need of one rather badly.
It might be a little "soft" to not want to take a shower when the weather is cold. Can anybody smell your B.O. if you have a lot of clothes on? I didn't ax such a question. If I did, I may not have gotten an answer, but a funny look. Like, what's your problem, dude?
Times like this remind me of how soft it was living in the city. It also reminds me of rigors awaiting me if I go out west like I plan. Yes, that is still in the works, but it has been delayed. As of this writing, it is at least a year away at the earliest.
I could make a trip out there this year, if conditions permit. So far, they have not. Unless things get a bit better, they still won't.
Nevertheless, I will continue to think and plan ahead. It may be for naught, but I got nothing better to do, so what the heck?
Thursday, January 4, 2018
Democrats Have Painted Themselves Into A Corner – Lunch Alert!
Democrats Have Painted Themselves Into A Corner – Lunch Alert!
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The only argument that might be worth something is a conservative one that I have proposed.
But the Democrats can't make an argument like that without abandoning their questionable political positions. Their only hope is that these cuts won't work.
As for whether or not they work, I'm not so sure either. If they do, then they won't have a leg to stand on. Hence, the Morris argument that they have painted themselves in the corner. Morris argument assumes that they will work and work big time.
We'll have to see on that one.
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The only argument that might be worth something is a conservative one that I have proposed.
But the Democrats can't make an argument like that without abandoning their questionable political positions. Their only hope is that these cuts won't work.
As for whether or not they work, I'm not so sure either. If they do, then they won't have a leg to stand on. Hence, the Morris argument that they have painted themselves in the corner. Morris argument assumes that they will work and work big time.
We'll have to see on that one.
Nice little snark
Bill and Hill's house is on fire. It might be on the floor where they keep things they don't want anybody to see. Bwah, hah, hah!
That really wasn't very nice. lol
That really wasn't very nice. lol
Propane use way up
Updated,
Originally posted 1.3.18,
Update: 1.4.17:
The idea now is to find other ways to heat up my environs.
There was a way to run an extension so that I wouldn't be using the circuit that is causing problems. This enabled the use of the space heater last night. A welcome relief without the need to be so wasteful of energy.
There are other ways to get some heat. Today, I noticed that the sun defrosted the ice pretty well. So, I moved the car into the sun, and the ice went away fast. This gave me an idea to sit in the car while it is in the sun during a cold day. I'm doing that now while I type this.
May seem strange, but a dollar saved is a dollar earned. Know what I mean, Vern?
Original post follows:
It is quite expected, but still a shock. It took only one week to use a 30 pound bottle of propane.
So, I did a few calculations based upon what that really means.
One gallon of propane weighs about 4.2 pounds. It contains 91.5k BTU. That's 7.1 gallons of propane in a bottle of this size. The BTU content is 654k BTU times 1055 joules per BTU equals approx. 690 megajoules. Divide this by 3.6 megajoules per kwh giving 192 kwh rounded. Divide this by seven, gives 27 kwh thermal energy use per day.
About ten times what I wanted to accomplish! Dern.
But consider that it takes about 3 kwh thermal to get to 1 kwh electric, and you get about 9 kwh use per day. More than 3 times what I wanted to accomplish. Also consider that I was heating a larger volume by a significant amount, and then the numbers don't seem so bad. Still, that is a lot of friggin' propane.
If this was a normal week and I used this much ,I would be alarmed. This week was pretty cold, so it wasn't normal. Nevertheless, this is a performance that could use a lot of improvement.
Originally posted 1.3.18,
Update: 1.4.17:
The idea now is to find other ways to heat up my environs.
There was a way to run an extension so that I wouldn't be using the circuit that is causing problems. This enabled the use of the space heater last night. A welcome relief without the need to be so wasteful of energy.
There are other ways to get some heat. Today, I noticed that the sun defrosted the ice pretty well. So, I moved the car into the sun, and the ice went away fast. This gave me an idea to sit in the car while it is in the sun during a cold day. I'm doing that now while I type this.
May seem strange, but a dollar saved is a dollar earned. Know what I mean, Vern?
Original post follows:
It is quite expected, but still a shock. It took only one week to use a 30 pound bottle of propane.
So, I did a few calculations based upon what that really means.
One gallon of propane weighs about 4.2 pounds. It contains 91.5k BTU. That's 7.1 gallons of propane in a bottle of this size. The BTU content is 654k BTU times 1055 joules per BTU equals approx. 690 megajoules. Divide this by 3.6 megajoules per kwh giving 192 kwh rounded. Divide this by seven, gives 27 kwh thermal energy use per day.
About ten times what I wanted to accomplish! Dern.
But consider that it takes about 3 kwh thermal to get to 1 kwh electric, and you get about 9 kwh use per day. More than 3 times what I wanted to accomplish. Also consider that I was heating a larger volume by a significant amount, and then the numbers don't seem so bad. Still, that is a lot of friggin' propane.
If this was a normal week and I used this much ,I would be alarmed. This week was pretty cold, so it wasn't normal. Nevertheless, this is a performance that could use a lot of improvement.
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