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Joe Walsh Encore: Rock and Roll History

admin — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 17:58:14 +0000

Submitted by Rock and Roll Guru Blog Here’s an encore to yesterday’s post on Joe Walsh’s birthday. Joe Walsh is Ringo Starr’s brother-in-law. Just another relatively useless piece of Rock & Roll trivia that fills my head.

Rockin’ Book: Sex, Leadership and Rock ‘n’ Roll

admin — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 17:57:12 +0000

Submitted by Rock and Roll Guru Blog Sex, Leadership and Rock ‘n’ Roll: Leadership Lessons from the Academy of Rock by Peter Cook is simply outstanding. A witty, insightful and fresh look at leadership, with enough rock ‘n’ roll references to keep a smile on any rocker’s face. Peter has written a truly original book that should [...]

Steely Dan Concert Review

admin — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 17:56:00 +0000

Submitted by Rock and Roll Guru Blog Enjoy my recap of two delightful nights with Steely Dan here in Milwaukee. On this trip to town the Gruesome Twosome performed a pair of Desert Island Discs in their entirety. Please click here if you can’t see the video.

Joe Walsh: Rock & Roll Quote

admin — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 17:54:54 +0000

Submitted by Rock and Roll Guru Blog You know, Mozart and Beethoven never got royalty checks.”~Joe Walsh I’d imagine this is accurate, but I’m not sure what the point is. Typical Joe Walsh. Happy Birthday, Joe!

Rock and Roll History: November 20

admin — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 17:53:40 +0000

Submitted by Rock and Roll Guru Blog Here’s today’s 1-minute Rock and Roll History lesson, including Duane Allman, Bob Dylan, George Harrison, Paul Simon and more…

Joe Walsh: Rock & Roll Wisdom

admin — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 17:52:29 +0000

Submitted by Rock and Roll Guru Blog “You just turn your pretty head and walk away.”-Joe Walsh I wonder if Joe Walsh read the wacky Danish philosopher Soren Kierkegaard before he wrote this song, as it was Kierkegaard who once said, “When I have a problem I walk, and walking makes it better.” Henry David Thoreau said he [...]

Joe Walsh: Rock & Roll Birthday Tribute

admin — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 17:51:35 +0000

Submitted by Rock and Roll Guru Blog Here’s my 1-minute tribute to Joe Walsh, the clown prince of Rock & Roll, on his 60th birthday.

1-Minute Rock and Roll History Lesson for November 19

admin — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 17:50:10 +0000

Submitted by Rock and Roll Guru Blog Here’s today’s 1-minute Rock and Roll History lesson for today, including B.B. King, Led Zeppelin, The Beatles & Steely Dan. Please click here if you can’t see the video.

Dance: Rock & Roll Dictionary

admin — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 17:48:53 +0000

Submitted by Rock and Roll Guru Blog Dance: something the consumption of alcohol makes you think you can do.

Send Our Troops Your Support With a Free Card From Xerox

admin — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 17:42:08 +0000

Submitted by Fit and Female Blog Want to say thanks to someone you don’t know currently on active duty in our military? Xerox has a great program where you can send a free greeting to someone overseas. Whatever your political views (I personally lean to the left) hopefully ALL of us support those who would put [...]

My Friend Today Show Nutritionist, Joy Bauer, Weighs in on Weighing In

admin — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 17:41:08 +0000

Submitted by Fit and Female Blog Everyday I get “Joy’s Daily Plum” part of her amazing JoyBauer.com website….here was this AM’s pearl – particularly important for women who have a love-hate relationship with the scale. Q: True or false: stepping on the scale every day helps you maintain weight loss. A:True — at least according to an 18-month study that [...]

Susan G. Komen Foundations Responds To The New Mammogram Guidelines…Should We Start at 40 or 50?

admin — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 17:39:59 +0000

Submitted by Fit and Female Blog Much has been said and written about the report from the United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF), which was released on Monday. Susan G. Komen for the Cure? continues to recommend annual mammography beginning at age 40 for women of average risk and earlier for women with known risks for breast cancer. (For more [...]

Happiness is a Box of new Fabric !

admin — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 17:14:02 +0000

Submitted by Off the Cuff Style Oh…I just love when the UPS guy delivers a box of beautiful fabrics! Last week while browsing the Gorgeous Fabrics I just could not resist..and treated myself to some new goodies. The 2 striped pieces that you see are Japanese novelty knits that have a wonderful ribbed texture. And since they have stretch [...]

New Biofuels Investment Holds Risks Similar to Ethanol

admin — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 17:10:31 +0000

Submitted by DTN Ethanol Blog Investor interest in advanced second-generation biofuels is rising due to new renewable fuel standards and energy policies ushered in by the Obama administration, but these endeavors are still highly experimental and risky, according to a report from Standard and Poor’s. Biodiesel Tax Credit Extension Caught Up in Senate Wrangle Zenergy Secures Feedstock; Will [...]

Speed Blogging

admin — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:56:55 +0000

Submitted by Aguanomics Blog Dam Down: Rogue River flows again Nice iceberg photos like this –> “A Regional Finance Strategy to Restore the Health of the Great Lakes” [PDF] can perhaps give some good ideas to people trying to save the Delta. Biofuels and water (yes, still a big mistake) “Research is revealing a hidden structure within liquids and gases [...]

Poseidon’s Carlsbad project cost is $700 million

admin — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:56:00 +0000

Submitted by Aguanomics Blog Global Water Intelligence is an expensive (but worth it) source of timely and excellent analysis. This piece [$] caught my eye, and I quote heavily because it’s gated for subscribers: Poseidon Resources’ decision to apply for an extra $50 million of private activity bonds [see this post] caught my eye. It also seems [...]

Carbon Offsets = BS

admin — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:55:05 +0000

Submitted by Aguanomics Blog Yet again, the NY Times is following on my lead In this 25 Oct post, I asked Should I offset my “carbon footprint” if I fly in an airplane that’s 1/2 full (and would have flown without me anyway)? In this 18 Nov story, we read: In 2002 Responsible Travel became one of the [...]

THIS is how you get people to use less water

admin — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:54:15 +0000

Submitted by Aguanomics Blog Aquacue is working with AQUAholics Anonymous to get UCSD students in dorms to use less water. The strategy has three prongs: Dormies can see their daily consumption. That’s fast feedback. (That link will disappear at the end of the month, so look now!) Residents can compare their current consumption to their numbers from the day [...]

Why should I be an AWWA member?

admin — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:53:26 +0000

Submitted by Aguanomics Blog I joined the American Water Works Association to participate in the water community. The “benefits of membership” have been disappointing to me: Although I have spoken at a few AWWA conferences, I find them to be directed at selling pumps and water treatment devices, not at improving water management.* Their webcasts are also more about [...]

Vegas charging more… to poor people

admin — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:52:32 +0000

Submitted by Aguanomics Blog The Directors of the Las Vegas Valley Water District (LVVWD) are proposing to increase monthly service charges for all customers. That means that all residential customers will pay $2 or $3/month more, no matter how much water they use.* Water use charges will not change from cheap [pdf]. That means that heavy water [...]

Bureaucrats are anti-Entrepreneurs

admin — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:50:30 +0000

Submitted by Aguanomics Blog Arnold Kling puts his finger on it: I created a list of entrepreneurial temperaments and found that when I reversed them–creating an “anti-entrepreneur”–the resulting personality is in fact a typical bureaucrat, colorless and rigid. As an (economic policy) entrepreneur, this is both familiar and enlightening. If you want to know more about bureaucrats, read James [...]

How much do subsidies cost, anyway?

admin — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:48:38 +0000

Submitted by Aguanomics Blog JR asks: What is the annual dollar value of water subsidies? I know Jimmy Carter was trying to end water subsidies and the guy who wrote Cadillac Desert [Marc Reisner] said that for every two dollars invested in water subsidies, one dollar of economic value was created. In any event, what is the [...]

Mike’s Show-N-Shine has more pictures!

admin — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:26:36 +0000

Submitted by Auto Restoration 101 Blog This is a blog about cars, reviews, products etc. So let’s take some time to look at some great pics of local cars from recent car shows, show-n-shines and garage tours. Please leave a comment about any of these cars. These are some of the best I have seen! Thanks for looking. [...]

Pre-Plating Preparations Part 3

admin — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:23:58 +0000

Submitted by Auto Restoration 101 Blog After much work and 320 / 400 grit he wipes the bumper down using wax and grease remover to give it a shine thereby allowing him to visually inspect for any ripples he may want to continue working out. He is fine with the results, so lets continue. As mentioned [...]

Red-bellied Woodpeckers Continue Their Work

admin — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:20:29 +0000

Submitted by Birding Notes Blog A female and a male Red-bellied Woodpecker are continuing to excavate what I assume is a roost hole in a tall dead pine. Both yesterday and today, one of the two were at work in the same spot each time I went outside to look for them. They work so quietly [...]