Monthly Archives: August 2013
At the Core of my Values
Life hasn’t always been easy. Having grown up with multiple learning disabilities and socialization problems (read An Autistic’s Personal Perspective) I had to struggle through school and college, getting a job, and establishing myself in society. My only saving grace … Continue reading
Posted in Life's Lessons, Personal Perspective
Tagged beliefs, core values, freedome of expression, persute of happiness, values
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Retirement, Its Upsides and Downsides
I retired at the age of 65 after a good career with a good company. It was a choice I freely made. My work required quite a bit of traveling and I was tiring of so much travel. I knew … Continue reading
Posted in Life's Lessons, Personal Perspective
Tagged 401(k), enjoy, Future, health, Leisure, Life is good, money, Retirement
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What if there were no Federal Regulatory Agencies?
Political conservative pundits complain that the federal government is too big with all its regulatory agencies. What if we did as the conservatives wished, reduce government by letting free enterprise regulate itself? What if we abolished all our federal regulatory … Continue reading
Posted in Domestic Issues, Government
Tagged conservatives, EPA, FDA, OSHA, protect, regulation, Regulatory agency, safety, Safety standards
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Hints for Saving Money and the Environment
Let me start by saying that I am fortunate to live in California’s San Francisco Bay Area where we have moderate Mediterranean climate. So relative to much of the nation our utility consumptions are modest. But most of the suggestions … Continue reading
Posted in Environment
Tagged appliances, conserve energy, electricity, energy rated, energy-efficient, florecent, gas, insulation, LED, reduce energy usage, San Francisco Bay Area, water
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Global Warming Require Lifestyle Changes
I have been an environmentalist much of my adult live. I have fought industrial pollution and live a life that is low in energy and water consumption. Though I live in a modest two story house my utility bill is … Continue reading
Posted in Climate Change, Environment, Global Warming
Tagged China, conserve, demand, energy, environment, Global Warming, Greenhouse gas, lazy, lifestyle change, pollution, resources, supply, waste
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A Republican Case for Climate Action
4 Republican EPA appointees who are political conservatives urge conservatives in an opinion article in the New York Times to believe in the preponderance of scientific evidence that global warming is real and to fully support efforts by President Obama to dramatically curb greenhouse gases emissions. They stressed the urgency for this “before warming becomes “locked in.”” Continue reading
Posted in Environment, Global Warming
Tagged climate action plan, Climate Change, conservative, EPA, Global Warming, melting ice, New York Times, Opinion, Republican, warming oceans
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U.S.’s Responsible for World Instability
Just as the US bears much responsibility for the violence and instability of Near East countries due to our oil interests and because of our friendship with Israel, we also bear much responsibility for the drug wars and political instability … Continue reading
Posted in Foriegn Policy and War, Government
Tagged Ceneral America, demoracy, drug war, foriegn policy, freedom, moralistic, Near East, oil, political instability, resources, South America, war
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ouR Social Conscience 