Posts Tagged ‘Apathy’

Nov 4
2008

Voter Turnout & Expectations

by in Political Beefs | 2,482 views | Reading Time 3:22

Political speculators have been trumpeting the expected record voter turnouts for our current Presidential election. After voting today and experiencing the gathered masses of the voting public and hearing extensive reports of the record absentee and early voting periods, I would comfortably say we are going to see an obliteration of the largest total amount […]

Nov 3
2008

Obama And Vindication

by in Political Beefs | 2,957 views | Reading Time 3:20

As I sit here today, less than 24 hours from casting my vote in our Presidential election tomorrow, I have become apathetic. I sit here and wonder how so many of our citizens can be led so blindly as if promised treasures on earth for their vote. I am ashamed of our political process and […]

Aug 28
2008

Fuel Consumption Future

by in Everyday Nonsense | 3,163 views | Reading Time 3:45

Fuel consumption, gas prices, energy creation, and green house gases are just a few of our hot topic issues these days. We are all worried about the costs at the pump, our demand for oil, our environmental issues from burning fuel, and also the costs associated with heating our houses during fall and winter. Researchers, […]

Aug 27
2008

Informed Society

by in Political Beefs | 2,596 views | Reading Time 4:06

Today’s world revolves around information. How often have you heard the phrase “Information is king?” We are taught from a very young age that knowledge is power and information is the key to success. Our current generation has grown up with pathways to information no generation before it had ever dreamed of. We have the […]

Jul 8
2008

One Percenter

by in Book Reviews | 2,937 views | Reading Time 4:40

I just finished reading the book “ProBlogger” written by Darren Rowse and Chris Garrett. The book is written to help bloggers learn about the profession and determine if blogging is the right direction to pursue with their time. Darren and Chris have successful blogging businesses and they make their living writing, supporting, and commenting on […]

May 26
2008

Voteapathy

by in Political Beefs | 2,033 views | Reading Time 5:02

Since I’m currently enamored with making up words, I thought of another one. As I mentioned in yesterday’s first paragraph, I was struck with an idea while I was writing the article. Voter apathy popped into my mind to talk about and it’s a perfect time with the primaries currently running and the Presidential Election […]

Apr 28
2008

Barrels of Monkeys

by in Everyday Nonsense | 3,345 views | Reading Time 4:29

Well, let’s talk about barrels of oil. Or maybe it’s barrels of cash, or should it be gold or even diamonds? Today, the price per barrel of gold almost hit $120 per 42 gallon barrel of oil. That equates to about $2.85 in base price per gallon of crude oil. Now, only about 50% of […]