Get 'Em Outta Here!

There are just some things in this world that have to go, and one of them is men wearing ear muffs. And women wearing ear muffs for that matter. Ear muffs in general have to go. But especially men wearing them. If you are too concerned about your hair to wear a beanie or a hat, then it's time to get a new hair cut. While driving to work this morning I witnessed a man walking across the street wearing a pair of ear muffs and could only think that he has a hard time getting dates. Either tough it out and let your ears freeze, or wear a hat. And if your a woman, you are hardly excused. When I see women wearing ear muffs I want to immediately take them to the park to play with their My Little Ponies, right before they are put down for their nap. Let's do ourselves a favor and get rid of the muffs. They're not cool, not as functional as a beanie, and not going to help your reputation. If I had my way, you'd lose your job for wearing them.

Love the earth, man.

So I started my SCUBA class with my friend Brittney this past Tuesday and it was awesome. Being able to breath underwater and passing into a new realm was amazing. I am excited to get certified and be able to do more open water dives. I am going to Hawaii in about 3 weeks and plan on diving while I am there. I have done a lot of other outdoor activities (hiking, climbing, mountain biking, etc.) but I've never dived before so this is a whole new experience. I am pretty excited. They we know more about the moon than we do about the ocean, and though it's pretty cliche, I think it's true. Having access to this frontier is something I am looking forward to.

In connection with this, I have read several news pieces lately concerning the problems of global warming and the melting ice caps due to greenhouse gas emissions. I have had a hard time swallowing the global warming claims for a long time because of a lack of truly solid evidence. It seems more likely the earth has natural warming and cooling cycles and we just happen to be experiencing a warming cycle.

Don't get me wrong, I love the environment and the earth we live on. In fact, I was recently discussing with some co-workers the fizzle in environmental fervor we saw 10-15 years ago which seemed to largely focus on the rain forests. I wish some of this would come back. I could do without the dreads and walking around barefoot (yeah, dude from my freshman year in college you know who you are), but it would be nice to see more information about what is going on with the global environment.

More and more, however, I am becoming open to the idea that there is global warming and that our dependence on fossil and carbon based fuels is bad, not just for economic reasons, but because of environmental reasons. I read an article today by a NASA scientist that claims the ice caps are melting faster than we thought and that if we don't do something in the next 10 years to alter this we will see some pretty devastating things. I have not bought into this completely, but am open to seeing more info. If anyone who stumbles across this blog can hook me up with some info I would be very appreciative. Thanks, and remember to love the earth.

That Dick!

So Dick Cheney shot his hunting companion. That is one of the most unfortunate things I've heard about someone who is already hurting for friends. When he is already not the most popular guy in school he can hardly stand to lose the people that are still willing to be seen in public with him, and in this case he almost killed one of those people. Whittington, the 78-year-old mistaken quail has been released from the intensive care unit and seems to be doing fine, but I would imagine that Cheney will be looking for a new hunting buddy. The NRA might want to do some quick work to down-play any time they've crossed paths with the VP now. I'm sure we can all imagine Cheney letting loose with a tirade of profanity (remember the F-Bomb on the Senate floor?) after this whole incident. And not because he shot someone, but because his hunting trip just got a little more complicated and a lot less fun. Let's just hope he didn't climb into a truck that had a bumper sticker that said "Guns don't kill people, I DO!"

A Foray Into Blogging

So this is my first time blogging. I thought this would be a good way to keep in touch with friends, let them know what is going on in my world, keep a little journal of my life, and work on my writing. I am going to try and keep this up-to-date and post as much fun stuff here as possible. Please excuse any errors or faux-pas as I am trying to get this set up and worth checking out. I hope all my friends will be passing by once in a while to see what I've got going on.