The U.S. House of Representatives will be voting on the Renewable Portfolio Standard next week. What’s that you may ask, well its a standard set by the Federal Government that requires a certain amount of energy be derived from renewable sources. Sounds good to me. But wait how is this paid […]
As most of you are aware President Bush commuted ‘Scooter’ Libby’s prison sentence of 2.5 years. The media has focused on not only this order by the President but over the past few months on the entire CIA Leak and grand jury investigation in which Scooter Libby has been involved. Libby was convicted […]
Link to Animated Introduction to the Philosophy of Liberty
The above link is a pretty neat little overview of the Philosophy of Liberty. So those who have ever had an interest in what my political views are, watch this clip.
One of my favorite quick reading sites is The Onion. Today I was checking out the quotes from the American Voices section of their website. The topic of interest was the fact the the U.S. Postal Service increased the price of a stamp to 41 cents. They have a quote from a […]
I have the privilege of conducting research on the regulation of natural gas companies in Australia and came across the below coat of arms.
“The generally accepted symbols of Australia are golden wattle, the red kangaroo, and the emu.Although they are not officially proclaimed as national symbols, they feature in the Coat of Arms pictured.
The Coat […]
Today this picture caught my eye. There is just something about seeing this Afghan with his beard, pseudo-military outfit, and weapon of choice next to a clean and surprisingly refreshing looking glass of Gin. I doubt the American military is utilizing what I have named the ‘drink-and-be-merry’ plan, but this picture reminds […]
Follow the links below for some Virginia Public Radio (WCVE-FM) shows on Richmond.
“Trees” (09/14/05)
“Monuments” (11/02/05)
“River” (11/30/05)
“Trains” (12/14/05)
“Smells” (01/25/06)
“Black History” (02/22/06)
“Playgrounds” (04/12/06)
“Books” (06/22/06)
Created and read by Brooks M. Smith.
Pretty good overview on a few different aspect of past and present life in Richmond.
This is one of my favorite quotes.
“It is not the critic who counts: not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and […]