See what happens when a bunch of know-it-all environmentalists stick their noses into places they don't understand? Businesses go under of course!

the laws of unintended consequences always seem to be proving themselves to be pretty powerful in the state of California. This is the last thing that a state teetering on the edge of oblivion needs...gas stations shutting down because of UNNECESSARY environmental laws....


A link to the story is right HERE. This is important because, as goes California, so goes the rest of the country...we should take a lesson from what has been going on out there for years, since Reagan was governor really- big government doesn't work, and you can't regulate everything you don't agree with. Hopefully their retarded politics don't spread to the rest of the country..unfortunately, I fear, they already have..
The idiot faction in Colorado is growing at an unbelievable pace... we actually elected a governor who just 6 months before winning the election, fought to have an illegal alien (who was a refugee from the laws of Mexico) released. Upon being released, he promptly killed a Coloradan by dragging her to her death behind his car.... Colorado decided that the poor judgement and lack of wisdom that Bill Ritter had shown then (which caused this to happen), is exactly what Colorado needed to run the state. The polls afterward ACTUALLY said that he was elected largely due to his LOOKS. Colorado thought that the other guy (Beauprez) had more experience, but Ritter had the charisma and charm..(sound familiar?). Since then, he has done such wonderful things as raise property taxes and overturn the popular (and economically VITAL) right-to-work law. The next thing he is going to do is try to enact the VERY SAME LAW mentioned in the story above that is destroying so many businesses in California right now. And, like California activists, he opposes plans to drill for natural gas, a clean, viable alternative to oil, and a resource that we are rich in- read all about it. I don't know how a man with California politics became governor of the great state of Colorado, but I hope he doesn't bring the same destruction that we are seeing right now. The one thing I would ask of all of the California refugees who will certainly be fleeing the bankrupt state and settling here in the next few years is this...remember the politics, parties,and groups that you may have voted with that brought the golden state to its knees...and leave them THERE, or surely we will suffer the same fate HERE.

This turned out to be more of a project than I had planned...

left picture and below: after removing the pick-guard, I find what? Hollow Space with wires.wasn't expecting that..I removed them and sanded down the finish..filled the empty cavities after carefully constructing a new compartment for the volume switch....
very bottom pics: What it looked like after I removed the hardware and sanded the finish....all of this in 2 weeks...

If These two can do it...whats our problem?

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Why do all important events happen together?

As much as I'd like to let Obama have this day 100 percent to himself, just out of respect, I couldn't hold off on this event that was unfortunately overshadowed by the inauguration hoopla of the last few weeks. Those of you that are new to reading my blog (I know there are a bunch of you as of last week) will soon find out that I have one MAJOR pet peeve, and that is the Global Warming movement. My opinion is that it is a concocted load of nonsense designed by folks who don't have America's best interest at heart, and would like nothing more than to steal more (or whats left) of her wealth. I believe that good people with good intentions and true concern for the environment have been duped by the largest Ponzi scheme that has ever existed in the history of the world. I don't want to go into ALL of the details of why I believe this so firmly, but I will share with you the most recent event that is proving me right.

If you're wondering why North America is starting to resemble nuclear winter, then you missed the news. At December's U.N. Global Warming conference in Poznan, Poland, 650 of the world's top climatologists stood up and said man-made global warming is a media generated myth without basis. Said climatologist Dr. David Gee, Chairman of the International Geological Congress, "For how many years must the planet cool before we begin to understand that the planet is not warming?" I asked myself, why would such obviously smart guy say such a ridiculous thing? But it turns out he's right. The earth's temperature peaked in 1998. It's been falling ever since; it dropped dramatically in 2007 and got worse in 2008, when temperatures touched 1980 levels. Meanwhile, the University of Illinois' Arctic Climate Research Center released conclusive satellite photos showing that Arctic ice is back to 1979 levels. What's more, measurements of Antarctic ice now show that its accumulation is up 5 percent since 1980. In other words, during what was supposed to be massive global warming, the biggest chunks of ice on earth grew larger. Just as an aside, do you remember when the hole in the ozone layer was going to melt Antarctica? But don't worry, we're safe now, that was the nineties. Dr. Kunihiko, Chancellor of Japan's Institute of Science and Technology said this: "CO2 emissions make absolutely no difference one way or the other ... every scientist knows this, but it doesn't pay to say so." Now why would a learned man say such a crazy thing? This is where the looney left gets lost. Their mantra is atmospheric CO2 levels are escalating and this is unquestionably causing earth's temperature rise. But ask yourself -- if global temperatures are experiencing the biggest sustained drop in decades, while CO2 levels continue to rise -- how can it be true? Ironically, in spite of being shown false, we must now pray for it. Because a massive study, just released by the Russian Government, contains overwhelming evidence that earth is on the verge of another Ice Age. Based on core samples from Russia's Vostok Station in Antarctica, we now know earth's atmosphere and temperature for the last 420,000 years. This evidence suggests that the 12,000 years of warmth we call the Holocene period is over. Apparently, we're headed into an ice age of about 100,000 years -- give or take. As for CO2 levels, core samples show conclusively they follow the earth's temperature rise, not lead it. It turns out CO2 fluctuations follow the change in sea temperature. As water temperatures rise, oceans release additional dissolved CO2 -- like opening a warm brewsky.

To think, early last year, proponents suggested we spend 45 trillion dollars and give up five million jobs to fix global warming. But there is good news: now that we don't have to spend any of that money, we can give it all to the banks.

Congratulations Mr. President

Hopefully some of the promises will come true, hopefully some will not. As an Independent-minded soul, I didn't particularly care to see either of you in office, but we live with the choices that are made. You mentioned my particular pet peeve in your speech, and alluded to policy based on it..... Please sir, whatever you do, don't make laws based on "The Spectre of a Warming Planet", because the idea that Global Warming is caused by us (if it is even happening- we've been cooling since 94) is the biggest scam ever pushed upon the sometimes naive folks in this country. You are the first Black President, and you were sworn in at a time when your new home has been experiencing some of the coldest temperatures in history.

Please use your time in office to tackle some of the REAL problems that face our country, not the MADE UP ones. Good luck, and God Bless..

What does it look like when a young guitar hero takes lessons from a legend?

Pretty cool clip of Dave Navarro, who is a fantastic guitarist in his own right taking a guitar lesson from Mr. Scary himself, Sir George Lynch. They had some interesting things to say about their own knowlege of music Theory, or lack-thereof. I have been trying to grasp theory myself for about 21 years, and it is still a struggle, so it is pretty comforting to see that one of my idols (Lynch not Navarro) isn't necessarily that good at it either....

whats wrong with the world today?

I couldn't help it, sorry....another Flight of the Concords song..this one slays me..."they're turning kids into slaves just to make cheaper sneakers...but whats the point, cause the sneakers aren't much cheaper..."

God I love the Onion.....

January 15, 2009

Jake Delhomme Throws Keys To Wrong Valet

CHARLOTTE, NC—Claiming that he felt "rushed," Panthers quarterback Jake Delhomme failed to connect on a 5-foot pass to his Capital Grille restaurant valet Sunday, instead sending his car keys into the hands of the wrong parking attendant. "It's frustrating, because I knew as soon as I let go of the keys that the throw was off target," said Delhomme, adding that he should not have been throwing off his back foot. "I don't want to make excuses, but I may have injured my throwing hand on the sharp edge of a key while I was in the pocket. Hopefully, I can watch film from the valet's security camera and correct that next time." Once inside the restaurant, Delhomme fumbled a steaming hot dinner roll, kicked it across the dining room while trying to pick it up, and was blocked into a side table by a busboy, who eventually recovered the baked good.

HUGE project for an unskilled guy like me

Ok, so I have been trying to find a new hobby to keep my attention on something other than business, and I think I may have found it....I'm going to re-design, re-wire, and restore an electric guitar.
I purchased this guitar for $50 at a pawn shop, and it looks like it has a perfect finish to start with. As a guy with very little experience, I don't want to have to fill cracks and use wood-sealer my first time. This is a trial run, so the simpler the better. I have never heard of the brand-Indiana, but the fretboard feels comfortable for a guitarist like me- I'm kind of a shred player,and I like to play quick, progressive jazz licks, so I like my action low, with very little pressure needed to fret a note. The tremolo on this thing is shot, In fact, it is missing the springs inside, so the strings have pulled the bridge up out of the base, rendering the entire guitar useless as it sits.

The idea is to have the guitar end up looking something like the tiger-striped one at the top right corner of the page- A George Lynch Custom ESP Tiger-1. George is hands-down one of my top three favorite guitarists, and he has been playing this thing since Dokken's "Breaking the Chains" came out circa 1983. I love the design, but I will probably change the color to something a little more modern. I have an instruction guide on how to do this, so lets see how well I handle direction....

A little humor to start the year off right

I'm not one to push TV, but I was recently introduced to a show called "Flight of the Concords" on HBO.
There isn't much redeeming programming on TV these days, its mostly reality shows and , well....its pretty much all reality shows, so when I was introduced to these guys about 3 weeks ago I was immediately hooked. They are an actual Grammy award-winning comedy team from New Zealand. They are witty, clever, creative and ingenious...I see them as possibly being the next Cheech and Chong...without all of the drugs. Just had to pass it on...one of the funny musical clips they have in each episode....