Wow, we are embarrassing.  thanks to Shannon Caroland for turning me onto this beauty.

http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DdYqM9-Fj0Pg%26feature%3Dplayer_embedded&h=adeca5d36808d2ca827b3e04d61a7596

Cash For Clunkers – The Hard Numbers
 Again our illustrious current administration has flunked math.

·         A vehicle at 15 mpg and 12,000 miles per year uses 800 gallons a
year of gasoline.    A vehicle at 25 mpg and 12,000 miles per year uses 480 gallons a year.  So, the average clunker transaction will reduce US gasoline
consumption by 320 gallons per year.

·         They claim 700,000 vehicles – so that’s 224 million gallons /
year.   That equates to a bit over 5 million barrels of oil.   5 million barrels of oil is about ¼ of one day’s US consumption.   And, 5 million barrels of oil costs about $375 million dollars at
$75/bbl.

·         So, we all contributed to spending “$3 billion” to save $375
million a year.

Now you know why our government is going broke….  Also makes you wonder about their claim that they can fix health care at no additional cost.

Thanks to Otto Ramos for turning me onto this ultimate classic.  Watch this all the way through.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-NOZU2iPA8

Toledo Mayor candidate, Ben Konop is the subject of the most effective heckling ever.  One of my fav videos in a long time.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=de3WWGCK4N0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7JHS8adO3hM

Just wanted to let you all know our Production Mgr at Oasis is posting short clips from Sunday morning sermons on YouTube.  These are just brief snippets from the full length sermon from  Oasis Christian Fellowship.  If you go to the “Sermons By Louie” section of my web site (far right corner) you will be able to locate this clips.  The latest two I added today are: 1) More Lord: More, More, More and 2) You Are FREE.  Thanks for listening.

I just finished updating my reading list.  Check it out whenyou get a a chance.

Happy New Year to all my readers.  I recently updated my calendar through March of 2009 (see Upcoming Events in Column 3 of this site).  I also updated “What Louie’s Reading” as well.  I’m planning on doing much more personal writing in 09 so be prepared.

Two notable movies to watch.  I loved The Curious Case of Benjamin Button as well as Eastwood’s “Gran Torino.”  Check them out’ they’re definitely worth seeing.

My son, Brody, turned 13 last Friday.  Yes, he is now a teenager.  My youngest turd (my term of endearment for my kids) just became a teenager.  He was sitting on my lap on the eve of this pubescent right of passage.  As the clock oozed past midnight, I looked at him and asked, “Do you feel any different at 13 than you did when you were 12?” 

“Yes, I think I do, Dad, ” He responded.

“In what way?” I wondered. “What is different for you today than yesterday?”

“The Responsibility,” he answered

I almost barfed.  I laughed outloud and so did Brody.  As if, in a few seconds of time, the weight of his personhood became heavier.  Don’t send me emails explaining the psychobabble of teenage transcendence.  I know what you mean, but certainly this is not thrust upon him at 10 til midnight on the eve of his birthday. 

As if to prove my point for me, Brody woke up the next morning at 7:30 so he and I could play RockBand on the Wii before the women arose.   Oh, the responsibility of it all.  BTW, our Wii band is named “ZitNipple.”  Watch for our World Tour coming to  city or village near you.  ZitNipple rocks with Brody on drums and me on the bass.   Oh yeah, the responsibility of it all.

Happy New Year