Tuesday, April 30, 2019

Small Business Idea For Someone

Here's a opportunity for someone looking to start a small business on their own. It doesn't take a lot of money since raw materials are readily available.


It certainly makes more sense then opening yet another restaurant around here. I envision someone occupying one of these many former corner grocery stores retailing some of the things they would manufacture in the back.

Sunday, April 28, 2019

United States Losing The Race Converting To Solar Energy

While the U.S. is stringing polluting and flammable fossil fuel pipelines all across our nation one of the largest oil producers, the UAE is not.

CNN
$13.6B record-breaking solar park rises from Dubai desert
"Once finished, Dubai Energy and Water Authority (DEWA) told CNN the 50 billion-dirham ($13.6 billion) investment could power as many as 1.3 million homes, reducing carbon emissions by 6.5 million tonnes annually...

The Dubai Clean Energy Strategy 2050 is working towards generating 25% of its energy output from clean sources by 2030, and 75% by 2050 -- equivalent to a capacity of 42,000 megawatts."


Nether is China


Oh look so is India!


These are only three of the dozens of other nations going full throttle on solar energy.

Solar Advantages
The price for the sun's energy never changes unlike market driven fuel prices.
Refineries, storage tanks and pipelines can leak, pollute and catch fire.
All fossil fuels require mining or drilling polluting land and water.
Some farmers rather then forced to sell off their land can benefit via solar farms.
Large warehouse roofs are wasted space which could be better utilized.
Converting solar heat to energy instead helps to cool the Earth.
Makes countries less dependent on foreign fuel and possible sanctions.
Current generating plants require huge amounts of readily available water.
Solar doesn't require oxygen to be sucked out of the air.
etc., etc., etc.
In the past no one with delivery horses would envision canal boats and later steam engines giving way to fossil fueled vehicles. Now time has come to move on such as they. For many years we were the leader in technology. If we are to make MAGA it must come through seizing our leadership once again via leading in future technology. Either that or we in the United States can remain stubbornly fixed in our ways while the rest of the world passes us by.

Saturday, April 27, 2019

The Kate Smith Controversy

In short there shouldn't be one.

Wikipedia- Kate Smith
By the time she was eight, was singing for the troops at Army camps in the Washington area during World War I.

She contributed to selling over $600 million (equivalent to $10.2 billion in 2018) of war bonds during a series of marathon broadcasts. No other show-business star came near her.

In an address on CBS Radio, Smith stated, "Race hatreds, social prejudices, religious bigotry, they are the diseases that eat away the fibers of peace." She went on to say that it is up to us to tolerate one another in order to achieve peace.

On October 26, 1982, Smith received the Presidential Medal of Freedom, America's highest civilian honor, by U.S. President Ronald Reagan.



New York Post
If the Bronx Bombers are serious about standing tall against racism, they must next ban the national anthem, which is sung before every game. Francis Scott Key, who wrote the lyrics to “The Star-Spangled Banner” in 1814, owned slaves — at least six of them, as a matter of historical record. Isn’t “ownership” of human beings a more grave offense than merely ridiculing black people in a song that a 24-year-old Smith had to perform at the behest of her record company? Key even refers derisively to slaves in the anthem itself. The forgotten third verse includes the lines, “No refuge could save the hireling and slave/from the terror of flight or the gloom of the grave” — a warning to blacks not to seek freedom (as some did) by escaping their white masters to fight with the British in the War of 1812.


Here's the song that got her banned by the Yankees and Flyers...
Paul Robeson - That's Why Darkies Were Born - 1931

You going to try telling me Paul Robeson was racist too!

The way I see it that song educates people today on the plight of the negroes in 1931 like few others. Who's next to be banned, Kern and Hammerstein for their 1936 classic "Showboat"?

It was a shameful part of our history. As much as some would like to "whitewash" our American past it won't make the guilt go away. Nor should it Every person growing up should be made to watch these so we will be on guard against those who wish to demonize the likes of Kate Smith.


Kate Smith was the heart and soul of America (still is).
A country without memories of Kate Smith is not worthy.

Friday, April 26, 2019

Point of Observation Concerning Former Mayor Pawlowski

Looks like the former Allentown mayor got more federal prison time then everyone involved. Including Mike Fleck and the previous mayor in Reading. He also got a longer sentence so far then the 34 charged in Mueller's investigation. Hell Ed Pawlowski got even more time then the so-called Russian spy did today (04/26/2019).

There is a lesson to be learned here. When dealing with the law it's always a good idea to humble oneself expressing remorse, pleading guilty then requesting mercy from the court. It seems to me it's never a good idea debating your innocence with a street cop anymore then it is with the feds when they have your number. I'm certain humbling himself could have taken years off Ed's sentence. It worked for all those others didn't it?

Tuesday, April 23, 2019

Addressing Income Inequality


If you paid attention to the video and take a look around at the government taxpayer supported programs being funneled to the rich it's they who are the real socialists. When money flows to the plutocracy they refer to themselves as "capitalists". When people seek some sort of income equality they're labeled by the overly wealthy as being "socialists". There needs to be a reasonable balance between the two.

Monday, April 22, 2019

Donovan McNabb In Hot Seat Over His Remarks

New York Post
Donovan McNabb ignites second Carson Wentz war
"If he can’t get out of the second round, they should look to possibly draft another quarterback because you just don’t know about his durability. They put so much of their eggs into their basket with Carson Wentz, and he’s got to prove that in the next two years."

The truth hurts doesn't it?
Look I think he's a great guy and a talented quarterback, but face it the guy's body isn't made of steel. He's had his share of injuries. Will he be able to remain healthy this season and the next?