Friday, March 30, 2007
Thursday, March 29, 2007
Talk about your Friday Night Lights...
Why is there no light in the freezer compartment of my fridge/freezer?
Friday, March 16, 2007
What is your birthdate???
I headed out this morning to make a Home Depot run. Needed a few things for my renovation project and Mare asked me to pick up some spray paint for a project she is working on.
At the checkout, the clerk asked me for my date of birth. I gave her a look that she immediately realized needed an explanation for this request. She held up one can of spray paint, color "Candy Pink", and began to explain that some paint, depending upon the color cannot be sold to anyone under 18. The Candy Pink paint set off the date of birth request.
(So this means minors are stuck sniffing boring colors of black and white?)
I replied that it must be ok to sniff paint if you are over 18. She laughed and said it was sort of wierd having to ask this information when it was obvious I was over 18. (I have recovered from that comment).
At the checkout, the clerk asked me for my date of birth. I gave her a look that she immediately realized needed an explanation for this request. She held up one can of spray paint, color "Candy Pink", and began to explain that some paint, depending upon the color cannot be sold to anyone under 18. The Candy Pink paint set off the date of birth request.
(So this means minors are stuck sniffing boring colors of black and white?)
I replied that it must be ok to sniff paint if you are over 18. She laughed and said it was sort of wierd having to ask this information when it was obvious I was over 18. (I have recovered from that comment).
Thursday, March 15, 2007
WHO MOVED MY DAYLIGHT?
Just when I was beginning to enjoy jumping out of bed to daylight, the powers that be in the good ole US of A decide to mess with the dates, and move one hour of daylight from the morning to the evening, even earlier this year. WHY?
Time for a History lesson.
In 1784, Ben Franklin, at the age of 78, in a moment of whimsey, Benjamin Franklin wrote An Economical Project, a discourse on the thrift of natural versus artificial lighting. He included several funny regulations that Paris might adopt to help. Over two centuries later, nations around the world use a variation of his concept to conserve energy and more fully enjoy the benefits of daylight.
Energy Savings?
Some argue that the energy savings touted by DST is offset by the energy used by those living in warm climates to cool their homes during summer afternoons and evenings. Similarly, the argument can be made that more evening hours of light encourage people to run errands and visit friends, thus consuming more gasoline
Benefits of daylight?
I, like most I suppose, do like the lighter evenings, but was certainly content with the old schedule.
Plea:
Move my daylight back!
Time for a History lesson.
In 1784, Ben Franklin, at the age of 78, in a moment of whimsey, Benjamin Franklin wrote An Economical Project, a discourse on the thrift of natural versus artificial lighting. He included several funny regulations that Paris might adopt to help. Over two centuries later, nations around the world use a variation of his concept to conserve energy and more fully enjoy the benefits of daylight.
Energy Savings?
Some argue that the energy savings touted by DST is offset by the energy used by those living in warm climates to cool their homes during summer afternoons and evenings. Similarly, the argument can be made that more evening hours of light encourage people to run errands and visit friends, thus consuming more gasoline
Benefits of daylight?
I, like most I suppose, do like the lighter evenings, but was certainly content with the old schedule.
Plea:
Move my daylight back!
Friday, March 9, 2007
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