Look What The Wicomico County Council Is Doing Tomorrow (Dec. 2)
11:05 a.m. Open Work Session:
Crown Sports Center
Dog Ordinance
Tax Differential Study
PAC14 discussion
12:30 p.m. LUNCH
1:00 p.m. Closed Work Session:
Salisbury Mall Property
West Metro Core Park
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Monday, December 01, 2008
Media Monday - Daily Times, Tall Tales and PAC-14
In August, 2007 we noted that Daily Times reporter Greg Latshaw could prove to be quite dangerous. Why? He possesses the doubly dangerous traits of bias and cleverness. Additional evidence was printed on Sunday with Latshaw's story about PAC-14.
Rather than resort to the normal Daily Times MO of he said / she said journalism, Latshaw wove a wicked little tale with just enough facts to be plausible. The obvious intent of the piece is to build support for the concept of a so-called "community board" for PAC-14.
The concept of a "community board" is important to those wishing to seize control of PAC-14, and the $200,000 plus in taxpayer dollars that go with it. If Latshaw had been honest in his reporting his readers would know that this "community board" will be accountable to neither the taxpayers of Wicomico County nor the "community" in general.
Latshaw is clever. Note his wording in the second paragraph:
... with most saying they want the next board decided by the community and not government appointees.
Latshaw makes it sound as if the "community board" approach is the one that is actually the one which is more accountable to the average citizens. Forget that fact that it is ELECTED OFFICIALS that are making board appointments. Forget the fact that these ELECTED OFFICIALS have to stand for election every four years. Forget the fact that a small, elitist clique would be deciding who serves on the PAC-14 board under the so-called "community board" model. Let's also forget the fact that this "community board" will be accountable to no one.
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It's CRUNCH Time
OK Ladies & Gentlemen, it's time to help the Salvation Army. They are in need of 4 Volunteers tonight to cover the North WalMart, Walgreen's Gander Mountain and the Salisbury Super Fresh from 6:00 to 9:00 PM tonight.
You will no longer see ANY Work Release people at ANY location but we must step up and give a helping hand. If you have the time, please contact the Salvation Army directly at 410-749-7771 ext. 100 or contact me directly at 410-430-5349 and I'll let them know who's filling in, where.
This goes for Rick Pollitt, Barrie Tilghman, John Cannon and the likes of such. Please let me know as soon as you possibly can. Thank You Very Much!
By the way, thanks for pitching in Chief See and ALL of the Salisbury Firefighters this past weekend.
UPDATE: Mark & Hala McIver just took Gander Mountain.
Talk About Being Ticked Off!
Ladies & Gentlemen, I have been rejecting comments like there's no tomorrow all morning. Personal attacks, lies about my past, you name it, they've been challenging me.
Then Tilghman Administration is HOT today and they should be spending more time fixing problems and paying more attention to the City's infrastructure than sending in so many nasty comments they know I'm going to reject anyway.
While I'd LOVE to put up some of these comments, many tend to complain that I'd allow something so nasty. The funny part to me is, I've been doing this for 3 years now and I can pretty much tell who's doing what.
The nasty comments dry up and then when I put up a realy sensative Post about the City, BAM! They come flying in. So to those of you trying to slip one through over and over again, it's not going to happen. Give it up and go do something productive, like earn your paycheck. That would be something new, eh!
Then Tilghman Administration is HOT today and they should be spending more time fixing problems and paying more attention to the City's infrastructure than sending in so many nasty comments they know I'm going to reject anyway.
While I'd LOVE to put up some of these comments, many tend to complain that I'd allow something so nasty. The funny part to me is, I've been doing this for 3 years now and I can pretty much tell who's doing what.
The nasty comments dry up and then when I put up a realy sensative Post about the City, BAM! They come flying in. So to those of you trying to slip one through over and over again, it's not going to happen. Give it up and go do something productive, like earn your paycheck. That would be something new, eh!
Annual Pocomoke Christmas Parade 7:00 PM Tonight
Pocomoke City is not only the home to the most openly corrupt municipal government in the State of Maryland, they are also home and host of the largest night time parade.The parade runs the length of Market Street from the new firehouse to the river in whats left of the downtown starting at 7:00 PM tonight.
There will be featured dignitaries such as City Manager "Boss Hogg" Russ Blake and his puppet Mayor Mike McDermott, who will put on the best of their two faces to show the public along with all the members of the most openly corrupt City Council on the Eastern seaboard.
Many regional policians find the parade a great opportunity to be seen with "Boss Hogg" and his crew in P-City and you can look forward to a few delegates, county officials waving from their parade cars.
The good news is THE CHILDREN LOVE THE PARADE & DON'T CARE ABOUT CROOKED POLITICIANS!
There will be floats and entries from local churches and civic organizations, marching bands from across the Eastern Shore, equistrian units and fire trucks, lots of fire trucks and fire equipment will be driven down Market Street tonight.
The highlight is always Santa Claus at the tail end of the parade.
So come on down to Pocomoke, bring a couple of beach chairs and a thermos of hot chocolate to enjoy the parade for yourself.
It's Official
-- The U.S. entered a recession in December 2007, according to the National Bureau of Economic Research.
A Friend Reaches Out For Help
Chuck Campbell
NTAF Mid-Atlantic Lung Transplant Fund
Husband of Vicki
Father of Chuck, Donny, Bethany and Jenna
Dear Family and Friends,
Breathing is something most of us take for granted. I know I did. But when your lungs don’t provide the air you need, your body becomes paralyzed and you can’t move. It’s a very painful and frightening experience to go through. I’ve been slowly losing lung capacity since I was diagnosed with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) about three years ago.
Now, even with oxygen, I find it very difficult to perform simple tasks such as walking upstairs or even getting dressed. After breathing tests, x-rays and a CAT scan of my lungs, the results show that my disease has progressed and a double lung transplant is necessary. It’s really my only chance of survival. Through the gift of transplantation, I hope to some day return to a fairly normal life, both professionally and personally.
Organ transplantation is life saving, but very expensive. Financing this procedure is a monumental task, and my wife and I need help from our family and friends in order to survive. There are many pre- and post-transplant expenses that are not covered by my insurance. As a result, Temple Lung Center’s transplant department recommended fundraising.
To help ease this financial burden, a fundraising campaign in my honor has been established with the National Transplant Assistance Fund (NTAF) for my uninsured expenses. NTAF is a nonprofit organization that has been assisting the transplant community for 25 years. All donations are tax-deductible and are administered for transplant-related expenses only. If you wish to make a donation:
Make checks payable to:
NTAF Mid-Atlantic Lung Transplant Fund
Print in memo section:
In honor of Chuck Campbell
Please send to:
NTAF
150 N. Radnor Chester Rd., Suite F-120
Radnor, PA 19087
To make a credit card contribution, please call 800-642-8399 or click “Contribute Now.” To email this page directly to others in your community, who might wish to learn about the campaign, click the “Email to Friend” button and type in as many email addresses as you wish.
Your financial gifts will be greatly appreciated and will help our family make it through this difficult time. If you would be interested in helping us organize a fundraiser, please call and volunteer your talents.
With Sincere Gratitude,
Chuck Campbell
302-424-2189
GO HERE to see Chuck's complete profile.
Mayor Barrie Tilghman, Chief Webster & Gary Comegys NEED TO GO!
Last Monday night Mr. Trader stood in front of the City Council discussing the $1,900,000.00 EPA Facility/Building. We have provided the audio from that meeting so you can clearly get an idea as to where I'm going with this Post.
Mr. Trader NP EPA.mp3
As you can clearly see from the photos I've provided above, the EPA is going to be PISSED OFF! Not only is the location wide open and not secure, vandals have broken open the door and stripped the facility of every wire and valuable piece of metal inside and out of this building. NO ONE NOTICED except Salisbury News! One of the key factors here is the fact that NOTHING has been working here for months. As you can see from the chains and security, they haven't been secure for God knows how long.
Now here's what I've been told. Last Monday night was the second time Mr. Trader has confronted the City about this facility on Lake Street and they have yet to get back with him on it. I've been told that the property owners want to donate the property to the City but one has to ask what the liability would be on the taxpayers? It was claimed years ago that a alleged 12,000 gallons of oil leaked into the ground and 4,000 gallons made it into the River. So IF the City were to accept this offer, YOU would be liable for cleaning it up and that's not cheap.
Now I have a lot of friends of mine who own properties with the same kind of conditions and I'm told there are new processes available today to clean it up that are much simpler to do and far less expensive as it was in years past. However, no matter what anyone says, it won't be inexpensive to do. I'm confident the Mayor and Comegys are chomping at the bit on another free piece of property on the North Prong.
One of the other main issues I saw on this property was the DANGER to anyone, (especially children) where someone can be harmed or even killed instantly. If someone walks that property at night, there are wide open tanks to fall into but even worse, one of the pictures I have provided has overgrown grass but you can see a hole there. The man hole cover was stolen, leaving it wide open for anyone to fall into day or night. I'm glad I walked this property with someone who was familiar with the surroundings because I swear to you, there's a very strong chance I would have fallen right in.
When I arrived at the property on Lake Street, there was no, "No Trespassing" signs and the one gate was wide open. The second gate, (photo above) has a lock and chain on it but you can clearly see how the cut the latch so you can take it off instantly, yet the Police wouldn't notice it from the road as it looks secure.
One thing I can assure you of this morning is that the Mayor and Chief of Police are reading this article and sending people to this location right away. However, before they arive I'd almost bet that WBOC, WMDT and te Daily Times will get down there right away to get some of their own shots of the vandalism. One way or the other, this property will have a ton of attention as this is not only a slap in the face of Mr. Trader, it's a slap in the face to ALL Maryland Taxpayers.
The paragraph below is a direct statement from the EPA on this property.
"The Maryland Department of the Environment and the City of Salisbury recently praised the cleanup efforts and the improvement of the shoreline near the Dale Enterprise site in Salisbury, Maryland. Along the shoreline of the Wicomico River and near the site, EPA installed a new bulkhead that will contain and capture leaching oil from the ground due to years of onsite spills. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers plans to build an oil/water treatment system for the site."
GO HERE to see the actual article from the EPA. The Salisbury information is on Page 3.
Kenneth Townsend & The Salvation Army?
Do you remember Mr.Kenneth Townsend? You know, the guy that was arrested for stealing almost $500,000.00 from the Wicomico County Landfill with Ray Lewis and received only 1.5 years and a $10,000.00 Fine?
Well, as much as I do NOT want to put up this Post, I have received 3 phone calls since Friday in reference to Kenneth Townsend working Walgreen's in Salisbury ringing the bell for the Salvation Army on Work Release.
I can assure you of one thing Folks, the Salvation Army's phone is ringing off the hook this morning by concerned citizens screaming about criminals working any location for the Salvation Army.
In order to relieve them I am personally willing to work any shift they hand me to assure the Citizens that NO WORK RELEASE people/criminals fill in for anyone. As I'm sure they only did so because they didn't have enough volunteers, we simply need to step up to the plate Ladies & Gentlemen and give a helping hand.
Let me assure you of one thing, it's a wonderful experience and people appreciate what you're doing so much.So rather than turning this into a bad thing, let's all make contact with the Salvation Army and donate our time to help a great cause.
For those of you who have been calling me about this situation, I have been in contact with Sheriff Lewis about it and one thing I can assure you is, he is on it like you wouldn't believe. Sheriff Lewis is upset and I was told that something would be done about it first thing this morning.
The Rise of the Citizen Journalist
We have been witnessing a lot of history recently.
The Times they are a changin and we are holdin on for the ride of our lives.
I have written quite a few articles about Mr. Obama having trouble producing his 'real' birth certificate. It has been a focus of many of my articles for the last couple of months, and I have taken a lot of heat for voicing my concerns.
But, lets for one moment put aside that Mr. Obama is a person of color, and lets put aside that he is a member of the Democratic Party. Lets just for a minute pretend that he is a white man and a Republican.
Now, that he is a white Republican lets pretend for a minute that he was born to a woman in Hawaii who was fathered by a German who left her, but soon she remarried a Russian guy who took her and her son to Russia where he adopted him, and enrolled him in a private Russian school?
Then lets suppose he were asked about his birth certificate and his true loyalties, and he refused to show it.
Would there be anyway for this man to avoid producing the documents? I just don't think so!
This is what I see... I see a country that is so taken with the fact that a person of color has been elected to the highest office in the land, that one negative question is construed as racist.
I see a country that is so ridiculously afraid of being politically incorrect that it's supposed Professional Journalists are avoiding this story like the plague.
This story is quite possibly the biggest story since the signing of the Declaration of Independence, and what have our MSM reporters done?
Absolutely nothing!
What in the name of everything that is Holy is going on?
Why aren't they all over this story?
Why didn't Barbara Walters ask him?
Professional Journalist are supposed to follow a story to it's completion. They are supposed to check out leads, verify, annalize and report. No matter whether they like what they find, or not.
Hannity has been sent numerous emails about this.
Limbaugh has been sent the same emails.
O'Rielly addressed it once and caved immediately, and never asked again.
There are far too many questions that need answers.
Professional Journalists work for giant corporations that have bought up every independent news paper across the country and the journalist don't answer to their editors any longer as much as they answer to the corporate offices.
Obama is selling papers.
He is like a cult.
He's a Political Rock Star!
Anything about him or his family is making money, so which one of them will step out on a limb and actually ask the tough questions?
This week of all papers, it was the Globe Super Market Tabloid that is reporting about the soon to be released 'tell all' book written by Larry Sinclair. Sinclair claims to have had a homosexual relationship with Obama, used cocaine with Obama, and has evidence in a murder case involving Obama and the Choir director at Obama's sensationalized church led by Rev. Wright.
The Globe is the only publication that would cover the story when Sinclair went public with it last July.
Blogger Citizen Wells reports on the story , Lame Cherry does as well.
MSNBC Blogs were talking about it, but it's not making the front page of the New
York Times, and Greta and Hannity aren't dissecting it.
It is the Citizen Journalists who are hitting this topic head on and they are relentlessly pushing to find the truth.
Our Citizen Journalist aren't owned by a media conglomerate they are merely doing what they know to do that is right.
They want to find the answer to this question, they want the Supreme Court to rule on it one way or the other. They want to be able to go on with their lives and know that whether we like this man for President or not, we know that the Constitution was upheld, and for 4 years he will be our Commander in Chief.
This is far too big to let it slip by, the Citizen Journalists have said so.
We may never win any award, we may never be paid for our articles, we may never even be picked up and syndicated, but it's okay, we do it because it is what we are supposed to do. We are Patriots and we care, and we will continue to care as long as we live.
The following is a list of Citizen Journalist who find this topic important:
http://atlasshrugs2000.typepad.com/atlas_shrugs/
http://atlah.org/
http://obamacrimes.com/
http://texasdarlin.wordpress.com/
http://therealbarackobama.wordpress.com/
There are more and if you read into any of these you will find links to others. I don't agree with everything that all of these folks say, but when you see the numbers of comments attached to these articles, you will see that thousands upon thousands of Americans want and deserve the truth.
Read something other than the MSM and educate your selves, then decide for yourself... Is there enough of a question in your mind that you want the Justices of the Supreme Court to demand to see these documents?
The Times they are a changin and we are holdin on for the ride of our lives.
I have written quite a few articles about Mr. Obama having trouble producing his 'real' birth certificate. It has been a focus of many of my articles for the last couple of months, and I have taken a lot of heat for voicing my concerns.
But, lets for one moment put aside that Mr. Obama is a person of color, and lets put aside that he is a member of the Democratic Party. Lets just for a minute pretend that he is a white man and a Republican.
Now, that he is a white Republican lets pretend for a minute that he was born to a woman in Hawaii who was fathered by a German who left her, but soon she remarried a Russian guy who took her and her son to Russia where he adopted him, and enrolled him in a private Russian school?
Then lets suppose he were asked about his birth certificate and his true loyalties, and he refused to show it.
Would there be anyway for this man to avoid producing the documents? I just don't think so!
This is what I see... I see a country that is so taken with the fact that a person of color has been elected to the highest office in the land, that one negative question is construed as racist.
I see a country that is so ridiculously afraid of being politically incorrect that it's supposed Professional Journalists are avoiding this story like the plague.
This story is quite possibly the biggest story since the signing of the Declaration of Independence, and what have our MSM reporters done?
Absolutely nothing!
What in the name of everything that is Holy is going on?
Why aren't they all over this story?
Why didn't Barbara Walters ask him?
Professional Journalist are supposed to follow a story to it's completion. They are supposed to check out leads, verify, annalize and report. No matter whether they like what they find, or not.
Hannity has been sent numerous emails about this.
Limbaugh has been sent the same emails.
O'Rielly addressed it once and caved immediately, and never asked again.
There are far too many questions that need answers.
Professional Journalists work for giant corporations that have bought up every independent news paper across the country and the journalist don't answer to their editors any longer as much as they answer to the corporate offices.
Obama is selling papers.
He is like a cult.
He's a Political Rock Star!
Anything about him or his family is making money, so which one of them will step out on a limb and actually ask the tough questions?
This week of all papers, it was the Globe Super Market Tabloid that is reporting about the soon to be released 'tell all' book written by Larry Sinclair. Sinclair claims to have had a homosexual relationship with Obama, used cocaine with Obama, and has evidence in a murder case involving Obama and the Choir director at Obama's sensationalized church led by Rev. Wright.
The Globe is the only publication that would cover the story when Sinclair went public with it last July.
Blogger Citizen Wells reports on the story , Lame Cherry does as well.
MSNBC Blogs were talking about it, but it's not making the front page of the New
York Times, and Greta and Hannity aren't dissecting it.
It is the Citizen Journalists who are hitting this topic head on and they are relentlessly pushing to find the truth.
Our Citizen Journalist aren't owned by a media conglomerate they are merely doing what they know to do that is right.
They want to find the answer to this question, they want the Supreme Court to rule on it one way or the other. They want to be able to go on with their lives and know that whether we like this man for President or not, we know that the Constitution was upheld, and for 4 years he will be our Commander in Chief.
This is far too big to let it slip by, the Citizen Journalists have said so.
We may never win any award, we may never be paid for our articles, we may never even be picked up and syndicated, but it's okay, we do it because it is what we are supposed to do. We are Patriots and we care, and we will continue to care as long as we live.
The following is a list of Citizen Journalist who find this topic important:
http://atlasshrugs2000.typepad.com/atlas_shrugs/
http://atlah.org/
http://obamacrimes.com/
http://texasdarlin.wordpress.com/
http://therealbarackobama.wordpress.com/
There are more and if you read into any of these you will find links to others. I don't agree with everything that all of these folks say, but when you see the numbers of comments attached to these articles, you will see that thousands upon thousands of Americans want and deserve the truth.
Read something other than the MSM and educate your selves, then decide for yourself... Is there enough of a question in your mind that you want the Justices of the Supreme Court to demand to see these documents?
Clone UPS Truck
2,118 pounds marijuana seized from cloned UPS vehicle in Arizona:
On November 14, 2008, detectives assigned to the Pima County, Arizona Counter Narcotics Alliance conducted an investigation which resulted in the seizure of approximately 2,118 pounds of marijuana from a cloned United Parcel Service truck. Painted a shade of brown similar to UPS brown, the vehicle had reflective yellow decals affixed in the same general areas as an authorized UPS vehicle. The suspects misspelled the word “synchronizing” in the UPS slogan “Synchronizing the World of Commerce”. The suspects spelled the word “sinchronizing”. The lettering was crude and not level with horizontal lines on the body panels. The vehicle displayed a homemade license plate which returned to a UPS truck. The plate appeared to have been made with the aid of a stencil and green spray paint. The lettering on the plate was uneven with a significant green overspray around some of the characters. A search of UPS’s vehicle inventory revealed the vehicle number on the cloned UPS truck was a vehicle number assigned to an authentic UPS truck servicing the area of 6th Avenue and Valencia Road in Tucson, Arizona.
The Seven Sustainable Wonders Of The World.
I've never seen any of the Seven Wonders of the world, and to tell you the truth I wouldn't really want to. To me, the real wonders are all the little things--little things that work, especially when they do it without hurting the earth. Here's my list of simple things that, though we take them for granted, are absolute wonders. These implements solve every day problems so elegantly that every one in the world today--and everyone who is likely to live init in the next century--could make use of them without Mother Nature's being any the worse for wear. Alan Thein Durning
1. The bicycle THE MOST THERMODYNAMICALLY EFFICIENT TRANSPORTATION DEVICE EVER CREATED AND THE MOST WIDELY USED PRIVATE VEHICLE IN THE WORLD,THE BICYCLE LETS YOU TRAVEL THREE TIMES AS FAR ON A PLATE FULL OF CARORIES AS YOU COULD WALKING. AND THEY'RE 53 TIMES MORE ENERGY EFFICIENT-- COMPARING FOOD CALORIES WITH GASOLINE CALORIES--THAN THE TYPICAL CAR. NOT TO MENTION THE FACT THEY DON'T POLLUTE THE AIR, LEAD TO OIL SPILLS (AND OIL WARS), CHANGE THE CLIMATE, SEND CITIES SPRAWLING OVER THE COUNTRYSIDE, LOCK UP HALF OF URBAN SPACE IN ROADS AND PARKING LOTS, OR KILL A QUARTER MILLION PEOPLE IN TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS EACH YEAR.
2. The ceiling fan. APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGY'S ANSWER TO AIR CONDITIONING, CEILING FANS COOL TENS OF MILLIONS OF PEOPLE IN ASIA AND AFRICA. A FAN OVER YOUR BED BRINGS RELIEF IN SWELTERING CLIMES, AS I'VE HAD PLENTY OF TIME TO REFLECT ON DURING EPISODES OF DIGESTIVE TURMOIL IN CHEAP TROPICAL HOTELS. AIR CONDITIONING, FOUND IN TWO-THIRDS OF U.S. HOMES, IS A JUICE HOG AND THE BANE OF THE STRATOSPHERIC OZONE LAYER BECAUSE OF ITS CFC COOLANTS. CEILING FANS, ON THE OTHER HAND, ARE SIMPLE, DURABLE, AND REPAIRABLE AND TAKE LITTLE ENERGY TO RUN.
3. The clothesline. A FEW YEARS AGO, I READ ABOUT AN ENGINEERING LABORATORY THAT CLAIMED IT HAD ALL BUT PERFECTED A MICROWAVE CLOTHES DRYER. THE DRYER, THE STORY WENT, WOULD GET THE MOISTURE OUT OF THE WASH WITH ONE-THIRD THE ENERGY OF A CONVENTIONAL UNIT AND CAUSE LESS WEAR AND TEAR ON THE FABRIC. I DON'T KNOW IF THEY EVER GOT IT ON THE MARKET, BUT IT STRUCK ME AT THE TIME THAT IF SIMPLE WONDERS HAD A PR AGENT, THERE MIGHT HAVE BEEN A NEWS STORY INSTEAD ABOUT THE PERFECTION OF A SOLAR CLOTHES DRYER. IT TAKES FEW MATERIALS TO MANUFACTURE , IS SAFE FOR KIDS, REQUIRES ABSOLUTELY NO ELECTRICITY OR FUEL, AND EVEN GETS PEOPLE OUTDOORS WHERE THEY CAN TALK TO THEIR NEIGHBORS.
4. The telephone. THE GREATEST INNOVATION IN HUMAN COMMUNICATIONS SINCE GUTENBERG'S PRINTING PRESS, TELEPHONE SYSTEMS ARE THE ONLY ENTRY ON MY WONDERS LIST INVENTED IN THIS CENTURY, AND--HYPE OF THE INFORMATION AGE NOT-WITH-STANDING--I'LL WAGERTHAT THEY NEVER LOSE GROUND TO OTHER COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES. UNLIKE FAX MACHINES, PERSONAL COMPUTERS AND COMPUTER NETWORKS, TELEVISION, VCR'S AND CAMCORDERS,CD-ROM, AND ALL THE OTHER FLOTSAM AND JETSAM OF THE INFORMATION AGE, TELEPHONES ARE A SIMPLE EXTENSION OF THE MOST TIME-TESTED MEANS OF HUMAN COMMUNICATION: SPEECH.
5. The public library. PUBLIC LIBRARIES ARE THE MOST DEMOCRATIC INSTITUTIONS YET INVENTED. THINK OF IT! EQUAL ACCESS TO INFORMATION FOR ANY CITIZEN WHO COMES INSIDE. A LIFETIME OF LEARNING, ALL FREE. LIBRARIES FOSTER COMMUNITY,TOO, BY BRINGING PEOPLE OF DIFFERENT CLASSES ,RACES, AND AGES TOGETHER IN THAT ENDANGERED FORM OF HUMAN HABITAT: NONCOMMERCIAL PUBLIC SPACE. ALLTHOUGH CONCEIVED WITHOUT ANY ECOLOGICAL INTENTION WHATSOEVER, LIBRARIES ARE WASTE REDUCTION AT ITS BEST. EACH LIBRARY SAVES A FORESTFUL OF TREES BY MAKING THOUSANDS OF PERSONAL COPIES OF BOOKS AND PERIODICALS UNNECESSARY. ALLTHAT PAPERSAVINGS MEANS HUGE REDUCTIONS IN ENERGY USE AND WATER AND AIR POLLUTION,TOO. IN PRINCIPLE, THE LIBRARY CONCEPT COULD BE APPLIED TO OTHER THINGS--CAMERAS AND CAMCORDERS,TAPES AN CD'S, CLEANING EQUIPMENT AND EXTRA DINING CHAIRS.
6. The interdepartmental envelope. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY'RE REALLY CALLED: THOSE OLD-FASHIONED SLOTTTED MANILA ENVELOPES BOUND WITH A STRING AND COVERED WITH LINES FOR ROUTING PAPERS TO ONE PERSON AFTER ANOTHER. WHATEVER THEY'RE CALLED, THEY PUT MODERN RECYCLING TO SHAME.
7. The condom. IT'S A REMARKABLE LITTLE DEVICE HIGHLY EFFECTIVE, INEXPENSIVE, AND PORTABLE. A FEW PURISTS 'GREENS' MIGHT COMPLAIN ABOUT DISPOSABILITY AND EXCESS PACKAGING, BUT THESE ARE TRIVIAL CONSIDERING THE WORK THE CONDOM HAS TO DO--BATTLING THE SCOURGE OF AIDS AND STABILIZING THE HUMAN POPULATION AT A LEVEL THE EARTH CAN COMFORTABLY SUPPORT.
1. The bicycle THE MOST THERMODYNAMICALLY EFFICIENT TRANSPORTATION DEVICE EVER CREATED AND THE MOST WIDELY USED PRIVATE VEHICLE IN THE WORLD,THE BICYCLE LETS YOU TRAVEL THREE TIMES AS FAR ON A PLATE FULL OF CARORIES AS YOU COULD WALKING. AND THEY'RE 53 TIMES MORE ENERGY EFFICIENT-- COMPARING FOOD CALORIES WITH GASOLINE CALORIES--THAN THE TYPICAL CAR. NOT TO MENTION THE FACT THEY DON'T POLLUTE THE AIR, LEAD TO OIL SPILLS (AND OIL WARS), CHANGE THE CLIMATE, SEND CITIES SPRAWLING OVER THE COUNTRYSIDE, LOCK UP HALF OF URBAN SPACE IN ROADS AND PARKING LOTS, OR KILL A QUARTER MILLION PEOPLE IN TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS EACH YEAR.
2. The ceiling fan. APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGY'S ANSWER TO AIR CONDITIONING, CEILING FANS COOL TENS OF MILLIONS OF PEOPLE IN ASIA AND AFRICA. A FAN OVER YOUR BED BRINGS RELIEF IN SWELTERING CLIMES, AS I'VE HAD PLENTY OF TIME TO REFLECT ON DURING EPISODES OF DIGESTIVE TURMOIL IN CHEAP TROPICAL HOTELS. AIR CONDITIONING, FOUND IN TWO-THIRDS OF U.S. HOMES, IS A JUICE HOG AND THE BANE OF THE STRATOSPHERIC OZONE LAYER BECAUSE OF ITS CFC COOLANTS. CEILING FANS, ON THE OTHER HAND, ARE SIMPLE, DURABLE, AND REPAIRABLE AND TAKE LITTLE ENERGY TO RUN.
3. The clothesline. A FEW YEARS AGO, I READ ABOUT AN ENGINEERING LABORATORY THAT CLAIMED IT HAD ALL BUT PERFECTED A MICROWAVE CLOTHES DRYER. THE DRYER, THE STORY WENT, WOULD GET THE MOISTURE OUT OF THE WASH WITH ONE-THIRD THE ENERGY OF A CONVENTIONAL UNIT AND CAUSE LESS WEAR AND TEAR ON THE FABRIC. I DON'T KNOW IF THEY EVER GOT IT ON THE MARKET, BUT IT STRUCK ME AT THE TIME THAT IF SIMPLE WONDERS HAD A PR AGENT, THERE MIGHT HAVE BEEN A NEWS STORY INSTEAD ABOUT THE PERFECTION OF A SOLAR CLOTHES DRYER. IT TAKES FEW MATERIALS TO MANUFACTURE , IS SAFE FOR KIDS, REQUIRES ABSOLUTELY NO ELECTRICITY OR FUEL, AND EVEN GETS PEOPLE OUTDOORS WHERE THEY CAN TALK TO THEIR NEIGHBORS.
4. The telephone. THE GREATEST INNOVATION IN HUMAN COMMUNICATIONS SINCE GUTENBERG'S PRINTING PRESS, TELEPHONE SYSTEMS ARE THE ONLY ENTRY ON MY WONDERS LIST INVENTED IN THIS CENTURY, AND--HYPE OF THE INFORMATION AGE NOT-WITH-STANDING--I'LL WAGERTHAT THEY NEVER LOSE GROUND TO OTHER COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES. UNLIKE FAX MACHINES, PERSONAL COMPUTERS AND COMPUTER NETWORKS, TELEVISION, VCR'S AND CAMCORDERS,CD-ROM, AND ALL THE OTHER FLOTSAM AND JETSAM OF THE INFORMATION AGE, TELEPHONES ARE A SIMPLE EXTENSION OF THE MOST TIME-TESTED MEANS OF HUMAN COMMUNICATION: SPEECH.
5. The public library. PUBLIC LIBRARIES ARE THE MOST DEMOCRATIC INSTITUTIONS YET INVENTED. THINK OF IT! EQUAL ACCESS TO INFORMATION FOR ANY CITIZEN WHO COMES INSIDE. A LIFETIME OF LEARNING, ALL FREE. LIBRARIES FOSTER COMMUNITY,TOO, BY BRINGING PEOPLE OF DIFFERENT CLASSES ,RACES, AND AGES TOGETHER IN THAT ENDANGERED FORM OF HUMAN HABITAT: NONCOMMERCIAL PUBLIC SPACE. ALLTHOUGH CONCEIVED WITHOUT ANY ECOLOGICAL INTENTION WHATSOEVER, LIBRARIES ARE WASTE REDUCTION AT ITS BEST. EACH LIBRARY SAVES A FORESTFUL OF TREES BY MAKING THOUSANDS OF PERSONAL COPIES OF BOOKS AND PERIODICALS UNNECESSARY. ALLTHAT PAPERSAVINGS MEANS HUGE REDUCTIONS IN ENERGY USE AND WATER AND AIR POLLUTION,TOO. IN PRINCIPLE, THE LIBRARY CONCEPT COULD BE APPLIED TO OTHER THINGS--CAMERAS AND CAMCORDERS,TAPES AN CD'S, CLEANING EQUIPMENT AND EXTRA DINING CHAIRS.
6. The interdepartmental envelope. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY'RE REALLY CALLED: THOSE OLD-FASHIONED SLOTTTED MANILA ENVELOPES BOUND WITH A STRING AND COVERED WITH LINES FOR ROUTING PAPERS TO ONE PERSON AFTER ANOTHER. WHATEVER THEY'RE CALLED, THEY PUT MODERN RECYCLING TO SHAME.
7. The condom. IT'S A REMARKABLE LITTLE DEVICE HIGHLY EFFECTIVE, INEXPENSIVE, AND PORTABLE. A FEW PURISTS 'GREENS' MIGHT COMPLAIN ABOUT DISPOSABILITY AND EXCESS PACKAGING, BUT THESE ARE TRIVIAL CONSIDERING THE WORK THE CONDOM HAS TO DO--BATTLING THE SCOURGE OF AIDS AND STABILIZING THE HUMAN POPULATION AT A LEVEL THE EARTH CAN COMFORTABLY SUPPORT.
An Interesting Arrest This Past Week
The Maryland State Police received a 911 call from an individual complaining someone had allegedly thrown beer bottles at his vehicle, (or something along those lines). He then stated they were allegedly following him and the State Police were able to stop the vehicle. The driver who called the whole thing in was asked to identify the people causing trouble and he did just that.
HOWEVER, it turns out, the guy who made the original complaint from the 911 call was questioned by the Dispatcher feeling as if this person was intoxicated. Aaron Scott Osterwalder, (the 911 caller) was also given a sobriety test and was immediately arrested for a DUI as well. Officers could smell the alcohol and I believe he is the son of Patti Thompson? Mr. Thompson is retired from the SFD.
HOWEVER, it turns out, the guy who made the original complaint from the 911 call was questioned by the Dispatcher feeling as if this person was intoxicated. Aaron Scott Osterwalder, (the 911 caller) was also given a sobriety test and was immediately arrested for a DUI as well. Officers could smell the alcohol and I believe he is the son of Patti Thompson? Mr. Thompson is retired from the SFD.
Keys To Gate #5
I was told recently that Mayoral Candidate Gary Comegys allegedly has a key to Gate 5 at Parson's Cemetery. If you're wondering why this might be a concern, there's a reason why. Apparently Gary's community doesn't allow Boats to be stored on their property. While I am having issues loading pictures, I have seen a Boat obviously brought in through the Cemetery.
I wonder if the rest of his neighbors have a key to that gate as well?
I wonder if the rest of his neighbors have a key to that gate as well?
Issues With Blogger
In case you hadn't noticed, I haven't put up as many Posts as I usually do. One of the main reasons for this is because I have been having serious problems loading pictures onto Blogger.
Many of these photos help tell the stories I produce. Hopefully some time today I will get these issues resolved. In the mean time I'll do what I can to keep you up to speed and informed on things going on locally.
Thanks for your patience.
Many of these photos help tell the stories I produce. Hopefully some time today I will get these issues resolved. In the mean time I'll do what I can to keep you up to speed and informed on things going on locally.
Thanks for your patience.