Yesterday I started working early to get my research done and as much written as possible in the morning, to free me for deep spiritual meditation on the holy Ellipsoid Orb for the rest of the day, with emphasis on the Denver/New England meeting in the evening. The game was disappointing, because the Patriots outclassed the Bronco in every area. They clearly deserved to win. I can’t complain. The Broncos made it to the conference semi-finals in what they always intended to be a rebuilding year with a brand new head coach and a brand new rookie Quarterback. They outperformed expectations. I’m current with replies. WE are getting our first sow showers of the winter. Tomorrow is another high holy day in the Church of the Ellipsoid Orb.
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Short Takes:
From Crooks and Liars: An ongoing John Doe investigation into possible illegal activity by aides to Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R) expanded when Walker’s spokesperson, Cullen Werwie, was given prosecutorial immunity. Speculation as to the reasons for the immunity, which authorities haven’t revealed, don’t signal good news for Walker.
Werwie was Walker’s travelling press aide, giving him close access to Walkers day to day activities and communications. It does not look good for Fartfuhrer Walker.
From USA Today: Geothermal energy developers plan to pump 24 million gallons of water into the side of a dormant volcano in Central Oregon this summer to demonstrate new technology they hope will give a boost to a green energy sector that has yet to live up to its promise.
They hope the water comes back to the surface fast enough and hot enough to create cheap, clean electricity that isn’t dependent on sunny skies or stiff breezes — without shaking the earth and rattling the nerves of nearby residents.
Once again, Oregon leads the way in environmentally sane practices.
From Common Dreams: Europe has been plunged into a fresh crisis after France was stripped of its coveted AAA credit rating in a mass downgrade of nine eurozone countries by the ratings agency Standard & Poor’s.
S&P said austerity was driving Europe even deeper into financial crisis as it also cut Austria’s triple-A rating, and relegated Portugal and Cyprus to junk status.
Now that Europe has demonstrated the failure of austerity, Republicans will be all the more anxious to institute it here.
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6 Responses to “Open Thread–1/15/2012”
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4:42
Hey Walker, whatcha gonna do when the come for you?
I hope geothermal works out well for Oregon.
Austerity doesn’t dig you out of a hole, it makes the hole bigger I guess.
Spot on, Newtster!
That puts me kin second by 12 seconds.
Whine.
As do I.
Amen!
Newt didn’t really say that, but he should.
Walker — To repeat repeat part of yesterday’s joke:
Geothermal — This sounds suspiciously like fracking, only without the shale gas. What happens to the volcano and surrounding area if the high pressure water loosens the rock formations up? Is the volcano re-activated? Will there be earthquakes? This area is part of the Pacific ring of fire and me thinks this could be dangerous. Mother Nature really hates being messed with! If it works, that’s great, but I have concerns.
Europe — Greece has had austerity measures over the years and the people have pushed back, sometimes violently. At the end, the Greeks were no better off, in fact, here we go again. So they don’t work. Now what? What will it take to get Greece and the rest of Europe ‘up and running’ again? If the Republican/Teabaggers think this is the answer, they’d best be prepared for the ensuing actions.
Cartoon — I heard a radio announcer during the news say that watching the antics of the Republican/Teabagger presidential hopefuls was better than watching the WWF! Go Newty, and keep it entertaining. The masses need a laugh!
Amen!
Lynn. This is way different. The water is not highly pressurized, it does not fracture anything and no chemicals are used. It’s more like pouring water onto an old coal stove. Icelanders have been using a similar technique for years.
I hope the voting public di9esn’t get stuck on stupid again.
LOL!
4:05 That’s better.
You’re #1, but today I’m better than I was yesterday.