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• Commentary, Energy, Innovation

  Hidden Asset: Space

  09.28.06 | Permalink | Comments Off on Hidden Asset: Space

  Image from the US Census Bureau: one dot = 7,500 people At one point, I was able to drive for nearly 6 hours without seeing another car, person, or sign of human activity. If you live east of the Mississippi River, I can understand you might have a different experience, but west of the river, […]

• Commentary, Travel

  Isn’t it nice to be home again?

  09.25.06 | Permalink | 1 Comment

  Rolled in yesterday from Vegas, 9 hours including stops for the trip covering some 570 miles. Uneventful day from a travel perspective though the massive solar array at the intersection of CA58 and US395 was interesting to see as was the growth in the wind farm (nearly 5,000 turbines now) at Tehachapi. Amazing how powerful […]

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  If we’re at war, then let’s fight

  09.14.06 | Permalink | Comments Off on If we’re at war, then let’s fight

  Yesterday morning while eating my breakfast I caught an item broadcast on Fox News showing imagery of 100 high-level Taliban officials meeting in a cemetery in Afganistan. The words that went along with the image said “US forces were not allowed to engage because cemeteries are off limits.” Schools, hospitals, yes, you don’t shoot at […]

• Commentary

  Gold Standard of Lying

  09.08.06 | Permalink | Comments Off on Gold Standard of Lying

  Lie about fooling around with an intern, get impeached. A new standard of lying was established. Lie about Al Queda and Iraq links, lie about weapons of mass destruction, lie about revealing a covert CIA agent’s identity, get re-elected. This has to be the gold standard of lying. Ignore Democrat or Republican or Conservative or […]

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  Sayonara Sun

  08.31.06 | Permalink | 7 Comments

  After seven years, I turned in my badge at Sun today. I did so with mixed emotions, sad to depart from all the great people there, satisfied with all the memories (good and bad,) and excited to move on to the next adventure. The gains in market share have been impressive and I expect that […]

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