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Daily Archives: Wednesday, December 19, 2007
U.S. Congress approves fuel efficiency energy bill…
This is gong to be a rant. I need to blow off some steam so here goes… Quote from a news article from cbc.ca: “Democrats said when the fleet of gas-saving vehicles are eventually widely on the road, the fuel economy requirements will save motorists $700 US to $1,000 US a year in fuel costs.” This relates to the new energy bill where higher fuel efficiency standards come into effect. It would “…will boost mileage by 40 per cent from 25 miles per gallon to an average of 35 miles per gallon — around 6.7 litres per 100 kilometres.” What do I think? I approve of any efficiency increase and of course any environmental benefits to come from that, but I really hate when these politicians bullshit us by telling us it will save us money. It won’t save us money at all. First of all, they will simply charge … Continue reading
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Karate 20
Last night we had our last lesson of the year. We break for the holiday season, and resume January 5 which is a Saturday. It was a small class. Chris, a brown belt led the warm-up. Kerri was the only Sensei for today. The first hour we did basic kumites. The second hour we practiced basics. During the break we had some fun with practicing our punches, kicks, and blocks on a beach ball. The school had left volleyball nets up and there were a lot of cheap plastic beach balls of varying sizes lying around (from some previous school function I would guess). Some of us divided into teams and played a free for all type of “volleyball” where we tried to use blocks, kicks, and punches in hitting the ball. We had a lot of fun. It was quite a workout and our focus and reflexes were tested … Continue reading
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