Shoes Shoes Shoes

I can't take it any more.   She loves her SHOES.  Shoes here. Shoes there.  Shoes everywhere.

Now this is going over board  ........

We're changing the furniture  to this!  Shoes Chairs  :-(   Yuck

RESPECT your ELDERS

RESPECT your ELDERS

Learn from the People who have Walked the Path before you...

Respect them because it Someday, Sooner than  you could ever Imagine you're Going to be OLD too.

"If you're lucky"!

My Report Card in Facebook

My Report Card in Facebook

Not so good in this fake little world all you FB people live in,  But in the Real World I get all A's on My Report Card from my all my Real Friends.  Well that's what they tell me to my face.

Stop By my new solar page

Carbon Offset: Oh now I understand

 Here's a copy from the web page over at  http://www.fueleconomy.gov/Feg/co2.shtml 

Now I understand how the New Math that was taugh in School a few years back

Can Produce this BS

It seems impossible that a gallon of gasoline, which weighs about 6.3 pounds, could produce 20 pounds of carbon dioxide (CO2) when burned. However, most of the weight of the CO2 doesn't come from the gasoline itself, but the oxygen in the air.

When gasoline burns, the carbon and hydrogen separate. The hydrogen combines with oxygen to form water (H2O), and carbon combines with oxygen to form carbon dioxide (CO2).

A carbon atom has a weight of 12, and each oxygen atom has a weight of 16, giving each single molecule of CO2 an atomic weight of 44 (12 from carbon and 32 from oxygen).

Therefore, to calculate the amount of CO2 produced from a gallon of gasoline, the weight of the carbon in the gasoline is multiplied by 44/12 or 3.7.

Since gasoline is about 87% carbon and 13% hydrogen by weight, the carbon in a gallon of gasoline weighs 5.5 pounds (6.3 lbs. x .87).

We can then multiply the weight of the carbon (5.5 pounds) by 3.7, which equals 20 pounds of CO2!

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Data Source

Physical and chemical properties of gasoline: Department of Energy (DOE), Alternative Fuels Data Center (AFDC), Properties of Fuels.



I've been found out

Researchers have developed a computer program that can detect sarcasm in written (typed) words with an accuracy of about 80%.

Just doesn't get more accurate than this!

The government today announced that it is changing its emblem from an Eagle to a CONDOM because it more accurately reflects the government's political stance. A condom allows for inflation, halts production, destroys the next generation, protects a bunch of pricks, and gives you a sense of security while you're actually being screwed.



ENERGY STAR BS

 Federal monitors granted the Energy Star stamp of approval to a number of bogus appliances, including a gas-powered alarm clock and an electric space heater with a feather duster taped to it. The Government Accountability Office submitted the fake items in an audit to test the integrity of the well-known efficiency program. The New York Times describes how it worked:

Place your advance orders for the gas-powered alarm clocks and the feather duster electric space heaters. Hurry, before the recall

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 Below is from: Formhttp://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?c=products.pr_how_earn

What is ENERGY STAR?

ENERGY STAR is the trusted, government-backed symbol for energy efficiency helping us all save money and protect the environment through energy-efficient products and practices.

The ENERGY STAR label was established to:

• Reduce greenhouse gas emissions and other pollutants caused by the inefficient use of energy; and
• Make it easy for consumers to identify and purchase energy-efficient products that offer savings on energy bills without sacrificing performance, features, and comfort.

How Does EPA Choose which Products Earn the Label?

Products can earn the ENERGY STAR label by meeting the energy efficiency requirements set forth in ENERGY STAR product specifications. EPA establishes these specifications based on the following set of key guiding principles:

• Product categories must contribute significant energy savings nationwide.
• Qualified products must deliver the features and performance demanded by consumers, in addition to increased energy efficiency.
• If the qualified product costs more than a conventional, less-efficient counterpart, purchasers will recover their investment in increased energy efficiency through utility bill savings, within a reasonable period of time.
• Energy efficiency can be achieved through broadly available, non-proprietary technologies offered by more than one manufacturer.
• Product energy consumption and performance can be measured and verified with testing.
• Labeling would effectively differentiate products and be visible for purchasers.