Monday, December 22, 2008
Friday, December 19, 2008
Dr. Mohler has a good analysis of the gay furor over Obama's selection of Rick Warrent to pray at the inaugeration. Everything thing he does has symbolic importance to his supporters, good and bad.
Hey, here is your thought for the day. How is the Gay_Lesbian movement like the old Revivalist leadership of the SBC? For both, you are either totally with them, or you are against them. If you disagree on anything, you are the opposition.
Hey, here is your thought for the day. How is the Gay_Lesbian movement like the old Revivalist leadership of the SBC? For both, you are either totally with them, or you are against them. If you disagree on anything, you are the opposition.
Monday, December 15, 2008
Where is that Global Warming when you need it?
It is about 25 degrees and I am freezing. Yesterday was warm and balmy, but by late evening a cold front roared through and now it is cold and windy. I have not had my overcoat out of the closet in 3 winters, and have already worn it almost 10 times in December alone. Now they say we may have some freezing rain.
Al? Al Gore are you there? I need some warm air, Al.
However cold it feels here, though, our northern neighbors really are seeing you know what freeze over. For example, Denver reported -18 on Sunday. I don't think I've ever experienced that. This, by the way, is a new record low for Denver for December 14. Obama better get on into office and fulfill his global warming pledges before long, or a record cold year could put a damper on things. The next coldest year for this date in Denver was 1901.
Monday was worse. It was -19 degrees, another new record low. The next closest was in 1951, when it was only -6.
But Montana was even colder. White Sulphur Springs, Montan, reported -29 degrees. Yikes! That breaks the record set in 1922 of -17.
I'm going to have to get re-acclimated to winter. I used to not mind being cold, but I'm not feeling the love at present.
It is about 25 degrees and I am freezing. Yesterday was warm and balmy, but by late evening a cold front roared through and now it is cold and windy. I have not had my overcoat out of the closet in 3 winters, and have already worn it almost 10 times in December alone. Now they say we may have some freezing rain.
Al? Al Gore are you there? I need some warm air, Al.
However cold it feels here, though, our northern neighbors really are seeing you know what freeze over. For example, Denver reported -18 on Sunday. I don't think I've ever experienced that. This, by the way, is a new record low for Denver for December 14. Obama better get on into office and fulfill his global warming pledges before long, or a record cold year could put a damper on things. The next coldest year for this date in Denver was 1901.
Monday was worse. It was -19 degrees, another new record low. The next closest was in 1951, when it was only -6.
But Montana was even colder. White Sulphur Springs, Montan, reported -29 degrees. Yikes! That breaks the record set in 1922 of -17.
I'm going to have to get re-acclimated to winter. I used to not mind being cold, but I'm not feeling the love at present.
Saturday, December 13, 2008
IN 1907
Think things haven't changed?
The average life expectancy in the U.S. Was 47 years old.
Only 14 percent of the homes in the U.S. Had a bathtub.
Only 8 percent of the homes had a telephone. A three-minute call from Denver to New York City Cost eleven dollars.
There were only 8,000 cars in the U.S. and only 144 miles of paved roads. The maximum speed limit in most cities was 10 mph.
Alabama , Mississippi , Iowa , and Tennessee were each more heavily populated than California. With a mere 1.4 million people, California was only the 21st most populous state in the Union.
The tallest structure in the world was the Eiffel Tower.
The average wage in the US was 22 Cents per hour. The average U.S. Worker made between $200 and $400 per year. A competent accountant could expect to earn $2000 per year, a dentist made $2,500 per year, a veterinarian $1,500 per year, and a mechanical engineer about $5,000 per year.
More than 95 percent of all births in the U.S. Took place at home. Ninety percent of all U.S. doctors had no college education, but attended medical schools, many of which Were condemned in the press and the government as 'substandard.'
Sugar cost four cents a pound. Eggs were fourteen cents a dozen. Coffee was fifteen cents a pound.
Most women only washed their hair once a month and used Borax or egg yolks for shampoo.
Canada passed a law that prohibited poor people from entering into their country for any reason.
Five leading causes of death in the U.S. were:
1. Pneumonia and influenza
2. Tuberculosis
3. Diarrhea
4. Heart disease
5. Stroke
The American flag had 45 stars. Arizona , Oklahoma , New Mexico , Hawaii , and
Alaska hadn't been admitted to the Union yet. The population of Las Vegas , Nevada was only 30.
Crossword puzzles, canned beer, and ice tea hadn't been invented yet.
There was no Mother's Day or Father's Day.
Two out of every 10 U.S. adults couldn't read or write. Only 6 percent of all Americans had graduated from high school.
Marijuana, heroin, and morphine were all available over the counter at the local corner drugstores. Pharmacists believed heroin cleared the complexion, gave buoyancy to the mind, regulated the stomach and bowels, and was the perfect guardian of health.
There were about 230 reported Murders in the ENTIRE U.S.A.
Think things haven't changed?
The average life expectancy in the U.S. Was 47 years old.
Only 14 percent of the homes in the U.S. Had a bathtub.
Only 8 percent of the homes had a telephone. A three-minute call from Denver to New York City Cost eleven dollars.
There were only 8,000 cars in the U.S. and only 144 miles of paved roads. The maximum speed limit in most cities was 10 mph.
Alabama , Mississippi , Iowa , and Tennessee were each more heavily populated than California. With a mere 1.4 million people, California was only the 21st most populous state in the Union.
The tallest structure in the world was the Eiffel Tower.
The average wage in the US was 22 Cents per hour. The average U.S. Worker made between $200 and $400 per year. A competent accountant could expect to earn $2000 per year, a dentist made $2,500 per year, a veterinarian $1,500 per year, and a mechanical engineer about $5,000 per year.
More than 95 percent of all births in the U.S. Took place at home. Ninety percent of all U.S. doctors had no college education, but attended medical schools, many of which Were condemned in the press and the government as 'substandard.'
Sugar cost four cents a pound. Eggs were fourteen cents a dozen. Coffee was fifteen cents a pound.
Most women only washed their hair once a month and used Borax or egg yolks for shampoo.
Canada passed a law that prohibited poor people from entering into their country for any reason.
Five leading causes of death in the U.S. were:
1. Pneumonia and influenza
2. Tuberculosis
3. Diarrhea
4. Heart disease
5. Stroke
The American flag had 45 stars. Arizona , Oklahoma , New Mexico , Hawaii , and
Alaska hadn't been admitted to the Union yet. The population of Las Vegas , Nevada was only 30.
Crossword puzzles, canned beer, and ice tea hadn't been invented yet.
There was no Mother's Day or Father's Day.
Two out of every 10 U.S. adults couldn't read or write. Only 6 percent of all Americans had graduated from high school.
Marijuana, heroin, and morphine were all available over the counter at the local corner drugstores. Pharmacists believed heroin cleared the complexion, gave buoyancy to the mind, regulated the stomach and bowels, and was the perfect guardian of health.
There were about 230 reported Murders in the ENTIRE U.S.A.
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