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[ Wednesday, December 12, 2007 12:11 PDT ]
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[ Monday, December 31, 2007 07:10 PDT ]
Legacy Journal: Humor from Iowa
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IOWA :—- “The only state named after acronym”. At least it is easy to remember. —.
“After you learn to make ends meet, they move the ends.”—- Iowa born Herbert Hoover
* More humor from Iowa.
** What the rest of us know about Iowa and Iowans.
*** Iowa, the US, and the World.
Main:
: What do you do if stuck in Iowa? Go to the truck stop and trade really dumb jokes about Minnesota ice fishermen.
:: We know that Iowa has 99 counties, but can not name one of them.
::: Iowa may not be the center of universe, but every four years candidate for high office energize Iowa caucus goers into believing they can “change the course of world history” if will just step out the front door, brave the elements, have some coffee and donuts with friends and neighbors , and cast the right vote.
Meanwhile, in case you missed in the first time, CBSNews and 60 Minutes had a rerun of raging fires in the summer of 2007 on public lands in the west. Climate change and something called fire ecology form the the subtext of the story. The backdrops are set in Arizona and the upscale retreat of Ketchum, Idaho near Sun Valley.
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* drought because of ...
* global warming!
* risk to life and property caused by…
* massive mismanagement of fire control policy by the feds!
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It is that simple and that is all you need to know, according to the reporter’s interviewees. The dramatic primal fear pictures tell the story far more effectively than any science or time tested, peer reviewed reasoned and vetted analysis.
Disclosure: This journal writer confesses having spent time over the past 60 plus years living, working and playing outside in western forests, high mountains and dry sagebrush. Living has included eastern and western Pacific Northwest, and northern and southern California. Working has included summers of firefighting and trail logging in the National Forests and working in sawmills and dry land cattle ranches. Playing has included horseback trail riding, hiking, camping, hunting, fishing, Christmas tree finding, fire wood hauling, and photography in many of the western National Parks, Trails and Monuments in Nevada, Arizona, Idaho, Wyoming, Utah, and Montana. The most recent play time was during the summer of 2007 in the Ruby Mountains of Nevada, the Salmon River north of Ketchum, Idaho, Teton and Yellowstone NP’s in Wyoming, and Paradise Valley in Montana.
Q: What has the Great Salt Lake and the “lake effect”
have to do with the snow fall in the Wasatch Mountains and the Alta and Park City, Utah ski resorts.?
A: Everything.
Q: What are the current certification and academic standards for a “fire ecologist”? What gives any one of them currency, credibility and standing? What are the sources of their funding? Where do they publish their work?
A: ????
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[ Sunday, December 30, 2007 11:25 PDT ]
Legacy Journal: Iowa caucus Populists meet the world of realpolitic & the Pakistani Peaple’s Party
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Politics
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” To understand the game of basketball, watch the action away for the ball.” —a literate Knick fan.
?Q?: Who initiated Pakistan’s Nuclear Strategy? What are the two “official languages of Pakistan?
Iowa voters are courted and recharacterized every four years. The state’s early system of caucus primaries is highly unique, a bit curious, not quickly explained, and more than a little quixotic. That brings us to presidential candidate Mike Huchabee of Arkansas, the Bhutto’s, and the People’s Party of Pakistan in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. Faith, Family, and Freedom is the Huchabee calling card . The PPP creed is: “Islam is our faith; democracy is our politics; socialism is our economy; all power to the people.”
Today, we learned that Mike Huckabee appears to relatively uniformed about Pakistan, some basic facts on immigration, and the pressing need to control nuclear power. We also learned with the reading of the will of the martyred Benazir Bhutto, self proclaimed, PPP “Chairperson for Life”, that the family political fiefdom founded by her father, aristocrat, Zulifair Ali Bhutto, will be continued in the person of a 19 year old son, Bilawali Bhutto Zurdai, a first student at Oxford University in England. His father, a well connected, cafe society, polo playing and convicted 10% fee taker, Asif Ali Furdai, will be a placeholder. Meanwhile, back in Switzerland, the snow slopes and boarding schools are being prepared for the return of the rich and famous.
Main:
So, Iowa prepares to be the lead off state in the fast paced and daunting task of winnowing the field from which the leader of the free world will be determined. Is Mike Huchabee of Arkansas that man?
Meanwhile, in the world’s 6th most populated nation, the clans, the Khans, the imams, the elites, the media, the military, the civil service, the feudal tax collectors from peasant farmers in provinces like Sindh with 60 million people in the south east Indus Valley bordering the Indian Ocean, and expatriots, including the estimated 500,000 in the United States, are attempting to participate in a byzantine power politics arena where nuclear power and technology are part of the volatile mix. Not to be missed is the question of were oil pipe lines from the Caspian region are going to cross on their way to ports and China markets.
Q&A: * PPP founder, and former Prime Minister, the father of Benazir Bhutto. ** English and Urdu.
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[ Saturday, December 29, 2007 07:58 PDT ]
Legacy Journal: Year End Clear Winners.
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* In Random Order, here is a personal Thank Your list of 2007 winners.
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: David Brooks, Op-Ed Columnist for the nytimes. Best Advice: “Interview three people every day.” Solid writing, grounded, funny, and smart. A pleasure to read and watch as a regular panelist participant on the Friday edition of the PBS Lehrer News Hour and even ABC News on Sunday mornings..
: The August 7th picture perfect Carmel, CA wedding of Damon Fisk and Rebecca Welch at the Mission Ranch. Great timing. Good going. An outstanding all family happening. Thanks for the memory treasure chest photo album.
: The summer relocation of the California Littles to The City of Rochester,NY and the town of Brighton. Jon, Erika, Emma and Tessa have been the perfect host and hostesses for a parade of visitors from across the U.S. MCC and URMC have also benefited from their work. Christmas in western upstate New York has been part of a special holiday season.
: A cross country road trip thru the Heartland of the Country was a 2007 highlight. the Ruby Mountains of NE Nevada, the upper Salmon River of Idaho, the Grande Teton and Yellowstone NPs of Wyoming, Paradise Valley and Cisco in Montana, the Bad Lands Lakota Buffalo Grass Lands country out of Rapid City, Sturgis, and Wells South Dakota, Egan, MN Park and Skating Rink, the Minnesota-Wisconsin Interstate Park along the St. Croix River Dalles , the DePaul University district of Chicago and Niagara Falls were all new territory for this traveler.
More than three “locals” were interviewed a each stop. Their stories added rich context to the experience. I thank them all from the local journalist, historian, and fellow hospital breakfast clubber in St Croix, Wisconsin along the National Ice Age Trail to the weather aged and well preserved ranch woman, Mrs Cuny at the end of dusty road in one the most remote table islands in of the Bad Lands Lakata Sioux Reservation of Pine Ridge, the former home of Chief Red Cloud and U.S.M.C.Olympian, Billy Mills.
: Thanks to the great community of Davis, CA , the Davis Senior Center Staff, DAM swimming club, and UCDavis for first rate programs that support senior fitness. The Aggies MBB vs UCLA at Pauley/Wooden Arena this weekend. You must be kidding.
: Thanks to the Raleigh Bike Company of England and the UCDavis Aggie Bike Barn for my restored machine. It is fast, light, safe, comfortable, fun and even tracks well in the new snow. It is also fuel efficient and relatively nonpolluting. BTW, wow many of 15,000 in the Climate Brigade who jetted to and from Bali, Indonesia for the recent UN IPCC tribal gathering and pep rally use a bike daily for personal transportation or pleasure?
: Thanks for JCC. It is a welcoming and healthy bit of Brighton and Rochester Jewish life and culture.
: Thanks to George Eastman and the Kodak Company. Rochester institutions and Hollywood are not their only legacies.
: Thanks to Wegman’s. A great place to refuel. Supermarkets will never the same.
: Thanks to all that made holiday music. The Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra with Sissel on PBS was especially fine.
: Thanks to many friends, family and neighbors along the trail. 2007 has been a memorable ride. BTW, the Internet techies at Sonic, Expression Engine, URMC , JCC, and the Brighton Senior Center continue to impress. Apple, Google, and open source applications continue to Rock and Rule as part of the exclusive PMASS Club .
Finally, one has the sense that the anti-natalist views of the eco Malthusians fear promoters are wearing thin. Prof David Pimental, a bug guy who bio morphed into a global guru at Cornell Ag, the politically active Directors and executives of the Sierra Club, and the carbon climate crowd have tried to temper their message. But, bottom line, it is still old wine, new label. “More people means Disaster” is the staple standard; “Carbon is Poison” is on the label, even the Champagne. So, the sober message for the Holidays if you must drink to enjoy yourself, be responsible and please, do not drive. Brake for Bikers. To have a really Happy 2008, make a baby, but do not mix up the bottles.
Q: What is more dangerous, birthing a baby, performing your own appendectomy, believing that mankind can override Nature and control the enormous forces that drive what we call Climate, serving with the military in Iraq, living in Richmond, California, or driving a vehicle under the influence of drug or alcohol several times a month? Think about it.
BTW, some are still worried because during the summer of 2005 , the Arctic Ocean ice pack was down to a meager 1,500,000 square miles, ten times the area of California. The good new for the concerned is that as of 29 December, 2007, it is really cold and really dark in that Polar region as ice is rapidly being reformed. Because of the polar winter blackout, photos are not available. But, alcohol abuse remains real, reoccurring , and year around problem among the native population.
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[ Friday, December 28, 2007 06:53 PDT ]
Legacy Journal: Three Complex Systems: Genome, Climate, Governance
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[ Wednesday, December 26, 2007 13:50 PDT ]
Legacy Journal: Winter action in Iowa, Utah, and on the Ski Slopes.
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[ Wednesday, December 26, 2007 13:50 PDT ]
Legacy Journal: Winter action in Iowa, Utah, and on the Ski Slopes.
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* Connecting with voters in Iowa. Hit the gym for a girl’s high school basketball game. Go pheasant hunting.Share some corn, ethanol ,and ideas like Bt with the farmers over a morning mug of coffee at the local diner. Listen more, talk less, and you will learn a lot.
** AGW Disconnection. Mountain snow continues to pileup in the Sierra, the Cascades and the Rockies. Upstate New Yorkers are heading for Aspen, Colorado and Park City, Utah. Meanwhile, the Madison Ave “Green” version of Rudolph has a better idea. Replace natural bioluminesence with a photovoltaic cell and an LED. But, now about that battery pack…
*** The communication connection. Consumer electronic were big this Christmas. Consider the iPod Touch with iTunes, Wi Fi and Safari built in. Apple stock hits 200, up 135% for the year. Speaking of music, the PBS Christmas with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir video featuring Sissell, the Orchestra, Bell ringers, dancers, an audience of 20,000 was a rich delight to the HD eye and stereo ear. The Salt Lake City PBS station is KUTV based at the University of Utah.
Main:
: Corn farmers in Iowa love the ethanol research funding and subsidization. However, they are unlikely to abandon their diesel tractors and harvesters anytime soon. For example, they know that large scale, safe, and secure storage and distribution of ethanol is problematic.
:: Recently, the question of who qualifies as a “climate scientist” has been raised. Weather forecasters who are educated in the science of meteorology are one thing. PhDs who wrote decades old dissertations on topics ranging from AstroPhysics to Zoology currently claim expertise in Climate Forecasting, the Environment, and Energy Public Policy. Many attending the Bali UN IPCC conference appeared be among those hoping to monetize mandated carbon caps via an unregulated market global trading system. Now, if we could only learn how to color code carbon dioxide emissions and electrons to ID their source, we would be in business.
::: Meanwhile, it should be noted that the 360 members of the Mormon Tabernacle are all volunteers, most are long term members, many are husband and wife pairs. Replacements are made from a trained pool as members are “retired” at age 65. The local Sorensen Legacy Foundation was one of the program’s underwriters as was the Eccles family.
This journal writer is not Mormon but has visited Utah and is familiar with the Temple Square performance hall.
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