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More climate change commentary

More climate change commentary

| December 7, 2009 | Reply

From Time Magazine: In Africa, drought continues for the sixth consecutive year, adding terribly to the toll of famine victims. [Two years ago] record rains in parts of the U.S., Pakistan and Japan caused some of the worst flooding in centuries. In Canada’s wheat belt, a particularly chilly and rainy spring has delayed planting and […]

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Climategate commentary from the past

Climategate commentary from the past

| December 4, 2009 | Reply

Words to ponder (emphasis mine): “There is one feature I notice that is generally missing in “cargo cult science.” . . . It’s a kind of scientific integrity, a principle of scientific thought that corresponds to a kind of utter honesty—a kind of leaning over backwards. For example, if you’re doing an experiment, you should […]

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Climategate: the knives start to come out

Climategate: the knives start to come out

| December 3, 2009 | Reply

I’ve avoided doing a lot of blogging on Climategate because so many other sites and bloggers are doing such a great job, while the Left gets increasingly shrill (“Pay no attention to the scientists behind the curtain!”). But a new critical point has been reached: the Warmist scientific elite are starting to turn on one […]

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A cautionary note on archeology

A cautionary note on archeology

| December 3, 2009 | Reply

Heh. Hat tip to American Digest. ..bruce..

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Obama Delivers The Surge

Obama Delivers The Surge

| December 2, 2009 | 1 Reply

Tonight in an address to the nation from the US Military Academy at West Point, NY, the President finally disclosed his long suffering decision on General McChrystal’s troop surge for Afghanistan. The theatrics surrounding this decision have at times bordered on comical, and at long last the president has committed to supplying most of the […]

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Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!

Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!

| November 26, 2009 | Reply

I am grateful for more than I can express: family, faith, friends, country, health, the opportunities of life, and above all my sweetheart, Sandra. God bless us, everyone.  ..bruce w..

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“Hide the Decline”, the music video

“Hide the Decline”, the music video

| November 25, 2009 | 1 Reply

I haven’t written much about ‘Climategate’ because so many others are doing such a great job (for example, see here, here, and here). But this video (hat tip to Ace of Spades) pretty much sums things up (and with a catchy tune, too!).  ..bruce w..

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Henderson Genealogy and Family History

Henderson Genealogy and Family History

| November 20, 2009 | Reply

Ruins of the Henderson farm at Rhian, Caithness Folks who know me understand that I have been very proud of my Father’s Scottish heritage. For the past several years I have been working to discover and record as much of my family’s history and genealogy as I can. This effort has taken me to Caithness […]

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The silence of the (liberal) sheep

The silence of the (liberal) sheep

| November 17, 2009 | Reply

(Hat tip to Blue Crab Boulevard.) I certainly remember Democrats and the mainstream media (the same thing, really) ranting about the millions of jobs lost under Bush, not to mention the climbing deficits. Funny how quiet they are now. I’m not sure we will see unemployment under Obama get back down to the highest point […]

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Monday morning comic

Monday morning comic

| November 16, 2009 | 1 Reply

The sad thing is, it’s true.  An electric car is, in effect, a NIMBY-mobile. Unless you’ve got your own clean energy source (e.g., a large solar panel farm on your property — and here’s a shout-out to Jim Hamerly), you’re likely still impacting the environment — just at a distance.  ..bruce w..

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