Archive for April, 2008
Wednesday, April 16th, 2008
I am an idiot. I made sure that everything was scheduled with the notable exception of changing the date on the BTR show, which is now too late to do.
We'll run the podcast at the regularly scheduled time of 9:00, most likely without Paul, since it would be midnight ...
Posted in Center for Climate Strategies, Global Warming, Montana, Podcasts | 5 Comments »
Tuesday, April 15th, 2008
(This is part 4 of an ongoing series: Part I, Part II, Part III)
Part IV, Why it Matters
Imagine the following hypothetical (as far as I know) scenario.
A decidedly pro free-market think tank is formed by ExxonMobil, Shell and Halliburton to combat AGW hysteria. That think-tank spins off a ...
Posted in Center for Climate Strategies, Dextra, Econ, Global Warming, Montana, National | 6 Comments »
Monday, April 14th, 2008
A few days back, Andy Hammond had this post about the public pool getting ramrodded in Missoula with promises of rainbows and sunshine, and then quelle surprise!, fees are going up! And the people who got it ramrodded are the ones who are most peeved.
Who could have seen that ...
Posted in Blogosphere, Econ, Montana | 2 Comments »
Friday, April 11th, 2008
Or will be in a few hours anyway...
Posted in Montana, Navel-gazing | 2 Comments »
Wednesday, April 9th, 2008
In a comment below James pointed out an upcoming meeting of the Environmental Quality Council, where they will be presenting the results of a web survey done in February. I have sent the following to one of the contacts listed:
In regard to the meeting of the Environmental Quality Council ...
Posted in Center for Climate Strategies, Greenies, Montana | 1 Comment »
Wednesday, April 9th, 2008
So there's this teacher/coach who accepts a pile of money from an athletic booster to steer one of his kids to a particular school, and gets his hand caught in the cookie jar.
What's an apt punishment? I dunno. Give the money back, spend a little time in jail, ...
Posted in Edjimicayshun, National | No Comments »
Monday, April 7th, 2008
I'll just have to let you know when I get back.
Posted in Navel-gazing | 6 Comments »
Monday, April 7th, 2008
This is part 3 of an ongoing series. Part one can be found here, part two is here.
Part III -- Here Comes the Science
*Just a note on the titles of these posts -- I've used the terms "Group," "Commission," and "Committee" in referring to the group, as I've seen ...
Posted in Center for Climate Strategies, Dextra, Greenies, Montana | 5 Comments »
Monday, April 7th, 2008
I have a friend (which may surprise you), who works for a random newspaper between the Mississippi River and an ocean. He's been following the Climate Change posts, and has some points, which I think are worth throwing out there. With his permission, I'm sharing parts of ...
Posted in Food For Thought, Montana | 7 Comments »
Sunday, April 6th, 2008
...the city of Bozeman is now keeping the streets safe from parking violations.
A new patrol car outfitted with four exterior cameras is helping the Bozeman Police Department identify illegally parked cars.
The car with two cameras in the front and two in the back has a $65,000 digital tracking system that ...
Posted in Montana | 2 Comments »
Friday, April 4th, 2008
So, not too much blogging tonight.
Posted in Nerd Alert | 9 Comments »
Friday, April 4th, 2008
I know of at least one person, and maybe one other who tried to email me today without success.
I believe I've identified and corrected the problem. If not, please let me know.
Thanks!
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Friday, April 4th, 2008
Listen in awe while Harry Reid explains how income taxes in the US are voluntary.
I suppose that if the Senate Majority Leader doesn't understand how things work in this country, it's unfair to expect the rest of us to understand.
(H/T: Jimbo.)
Posted in Montana | 4 Comments »
Friday, April 4th, 2008
Just go read this article, then tell me that the inmates aren't running the asylum.
“Campus activist” is what the Boston Globe-Democrat calls the students pushing for coed dorm rooms at colleges across the country. Not just coed dorms, floors or even suites. One room, two beds, a boy and a ...
Posted in Edjimicayshun | No Comments »
Thursday, April 3rd, 2008
This is part 2 of an ongoing series, you can find part 1 here.
Part II -- Show Me The Money
We left off part 1 with the selection of the climate change committee. The response thus far has not been about the issues, but rather about personalities, namely mine. ...
Posted in Center for Climate Strategies, Dextra, Global Warming, Greenies, Montana | 16 Comments »