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Re: Svt 24!

Mitch — Mon, 09 Oct 2006 16:16:15 -0000

Men ni har fel allihopa, dom sände det här samtidigt som det blev förbjudet att röka på krogen, det är ett skämt från svt:s sida eftersom alla påstår att det kommer börja lukta prutt eftersom rökdoften tar bort den annars...

Re: http://elephantonadiet.blogspot.com/2009/02/7-months-ago.html

Mitch — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 02:22:36 -0000

honestly, i'm a bit hesitant leaving a comment here. but since today is your last day, just so you know .. i am grateful and proud that you've been part of tdp especially in our dept. You exceeded our expectations and never failed us. I'll miss you as a co-dept and a good friend.

Our friendship doesn't end here anyway. We will definitely still go out together with the rest of the gang. but i'll surely miss the pineapple diet every morning! good luck in whatever path you take!

Re: http://elephantonadiet.blogspot.com/2009/03/translucence.html

Mitch — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 23:37:00 -0000

ang gwapo! hehehe

Re: 1 Plus 1 Equals 3 - Testimonies of Ex-Christians

Mitch — Mon, 05 Jun 2006 13:23:00 -0000

I can definately relate 2 where u r coming from on this. Logic, reason, & common sense simply cannot be reconciled with diehard believers. And unfortunately many African Americans just aren't trying 2 hear anything rational. The brainwashed fear of hell is 2 deeply instilled. But i would like 2 acknowledge your enlightenment, glad 2 see another black man who's seen the light of reason, peace!

Re: Who is to blame? - ExChristian.Net - Articles

Mitch — Mon, 30 Apr 2007 20:39:00 -0000

I SEE CHRISTIANS ARE STILL TRYING 2 BLAME NON BELIEVERS 4 ALL THE WORLDS ILLS. AND WHAT ARE THE ODDS OF THIS PSYCHO SHOOTER BEING AN ATHEIST? THEY ACT AS THOUGH PEOPLE WHO BELIEVE IN THE BIBLEGOD WOULD NEVER COMMIT A CRIME. DIDN'T BIBLEGOD COMMIT MASS MURDER NUMEROUS TIMES? SO WHY WOULDN'T ANY OF HIS FOLLOWERS?

Re: http://www.offendedblogger.com/2008/02/what-was-willy-reading-contest.html

Mitch — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 16:41:00 -0000

Playboy of course, he just has it hiding behind the book.

Re: Premier Leagues mest överskattade spelare

Mitch — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 05:24:23 -0000

John Terry sa inför förra säsongen av Premier att han trodde att Man Utd skulle tappa för att Rio inte KUNDE vara lika bra nästa år igen. Då hade ändå Ronaldo gjort 44? mål i premier men de flesta tyckte Rios prestation var bättre.

Han kanske inte har varit världens överlägset bästa försvarare den senaste säsongen. Men fortfarande världens bästa försvarare och det är helt sjukt att du ens tänker på att ha med honom på en sån här lista. Då är jag ändå ett stort fan av Liverpool så det svider lite i hjärtat att skriva så här. Du tappade just en trogen läsare - True Story.

Re: Arsenal Predicted to Win 2006/2007 Premier League

Mitch — Tue, 29 Aug 2006 19:33:00 -0000

1.man united
2.liverpool

3.arsenal

4.spurs

5.west ham

6.chelsea

7.aston villa

8.man city

9.blackburn rovers

10.bolton

11.pourtsmouth

12.southampton

13.sheffeild

14.M.K Dons

15.middlesborough

16.charlton athletic

17.reading

18.luton

19.fulham

20.wigan

Re: New 08/09 Everton Home & Away Shirts: Photographs | EPL Talk

Mitch — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 19:12:13 -0000

I av tu admit im extremely disapointed by umbro...as it seems to a simple plain blue shirt with a white colloar!! i think its about time we moved to a descent desighner! Adidas? But i hav tu admit the away top dus catch the eye and i will be adding it my collection!

Re: Email from Fernando

Mitch — Tue, 30 Aug 2005 20:48:00 -0000

His loss. At least he was honest mind you, which is more than I can say about my last "date"

Re: Ode to Paul Walker

Mitch — Fri, 16 Sep 2005 14:29:00 -0000

The only reason I like the guy is that he's a surfer... man, why can't I be built like that dude...

Re: Irish Boy Triggers Man Diet

Mitch — Wed, 28 Sep 2005 17:59:00 -0000

Well, at least you're "diet" is by choice... lol, I could use a Booty Call about now...

Re: Tale of Two Outfits

Mitch — Thu, 06 Oct 2005 15:36:00 -0000

Go for the glory... you know you want too...

Re: The Sparkly Blue Dress

Mitch — Fri, 07 Oct 2005 14:38:00 -0000

Sounds like you had a good time... the dress looks good on you; I think the black cocktail dress would have been boring compared to that dress...

Re: Stolie and the Capone

Mitch — Wed, 12 Oct 2005 14:44:00 -0000

If you thought LA was quiet, you should come to Vancouver... you'll be deaf with how quiet this city is - and though we complain about the driving, its nothing compared to even LA, where they are all nuts.

Re: And The Oscar Goes To…The Fish

Mitch — Wed, 12 Oct 2005 20:04:00 -0000

Ah, Rent... as one of the few Vancouverite Rent Heads, that's a movie I'm seriously looking forward to. And memoirs of a geisha - I had to read the book in University, so I want to see what they do to the movie.

Re: Touch Me, I’m Dick

Mitch — Tue, 18 Oct 2005 13:19:00 -0000

It gets better, trust me! Vibes are being sent your way and you'll run into someone normal before too long...

Re: Picture Me in Nylon

Mitch — Mon, 24 Oct 2005 04:18:00 -0000

Let me be the first to say Congrats! My friends who are in London absolutely love it and a few of them never want to come back!

Congrats all the same.

Re: Nothing To See Here Folks

Mitch — Fri, 28 Oct 2005 15:31:00 -0000

Hey Stolie,

Well, having never been to London and only ever hearing about how great it is through friends, even a couple of weeks, on the company payroll would be a good thing.

btw, thanks for the comments, much appreciated.

Re: Fabulous New York City!

Mitch — Fri, 04 Nov 2005 19:45:00 -0000

Hey.

Have fun - I love showing off my city to friends/family/strangers. When you love a city like you do NY and I do Vancouver, you can't help but take pride in the city despite any and all of their faults!

See you on the flip side.

Re: I said, “Dah OMAN Ittin Ecsta Oooh…”

Mitch — Mon, 07 Nov 2005 20:31:00 -0000

You want star sightings?

Come to Vancouver aka Hollywood North!

I saw Sarah McLachlan yesterday, and Al Pacino last week, and even Robin Williams a couple weeks ago just walking through downtown.

They don't tend to get harassed much up here and alot of them own houses here too.

Re: Man, I Love You Guys!!!!

Mitch — Wed, 09 Nov 2005 14:00:00 -0000

Hey Stolie,

Thanks for the shout-out, now, if only the women in Vancouver did have a clue... Alas, so it goes. But prospects are appearing, so we'll see how all of that goes...

That photo is somewhat disturbing.

Re: To Stolie, On Her 100th Blogbirthday

Mitch — Mon, 14 Nov 2005 04:26:00 -0000

Happy BloggerBirthday Wishes...

Sorry for the late BloggerBirthDay wishes - things have been nuts.

To be honest, I can't remember how I found the site, but it probably was associated with finding a random link on some random blog... and saw the similar tag line revolving around rants and raves, and figured, hey, this might be interesting...

And guess what, IT WAS!

Re: Breakin’ … There’s No Stopping Us

Mitch — Tue, 22 Nov 2005 13:47:00 -0000

Give me Footloose any day! None of these girl girl movies, go for the good stuff...

Re: The Week That Sucked My Ass

Mitch — Mon, 05 Dec 2005 15:09:00 -0000

Simply put, that's just rude! That's worse than not replying to phone calls etc. The first time, he can be forgiven, provided he makes it up to you, two times though is just way too much...

Quite simply, his loss...

Re: Rent Heads: Stand Up and Be Counted

Mitch — Tue, 06 Dec 2005 11:15:00 -0000

Me, haven't seen the movie yet, but I'm definately a RENT head... I've seen the play twice, and both times I lined up for the cheap seats... good times.

Hopefully going to see the movie tonight.

Re: Madonna vs. Cher

Mitch — Wed, 07 Dec 2005 19:09:00 -0000

I would argue that Keith Richards would be alive with the cockroaches long after either Cher or Madonna.

Re: Turducken & Other Unholy Meats

Mitch — Wed, 14 Dec 2005 19:41:00 -0000

I can sum up my feelings about both of those in just a few words...

That.

Is.

Just.

DISTURBING...

Really, TurDuckEn, and CamLamDen? EWWWW, and I can eat alot, but I'm getting shivver's just thinking about it...

Re: Twelve Dudes of Christmas™

Mitch — Fri, 16 Dec 2005 20:37:00 -0000

That's funny...

Me thinks I'll need to pen the Hetero Sexual Male version of that song... stay tuned... you've inspired me...

Oh, btw, Hanson (brothers) are still around. One of the older brothers tried out for Canadian Idol this past year. My how the (not so) mighty have fallen...

Re: From Man Diet to Man Eating

Mitch — Mon, 19 Dec 2005 19:09:00 -0000

Good luck with the new plan, hard to believe 3 months has gone by so fast eh?

I've been trying to do the whole "happens when you don't expect it" thing, but somehow I'm cursed.

Yes, that's it, I'm cursed - and damn all of these coupled friends who are nauseating in their love at this time of year.

Don't get me wrong, I'm happy for them all, just a little jealous...

Re: New Year’s Eve Kisses in NYC

Mitch — Wed, 04 Jan 2006 19:16:00 -0000

Sounds like you had a better night than I... and much more fun... I couldn't even bring myself to get drunk @ a friend's house party, at which there were 3 women, all taken, and 6 of my close friends. So, I can't say it was exciting - nice yet, but not exciting...

Next year, definately going to do something much more exciting next year...

However, Happy New Year, and I've already posted my resolutions for the New Year - and you know, its going to be a good 2006.

Re: Ooooh, A Secret Rendezvous

Mitch — Sat, 14 Jan 2006 07:27:00 -0000

If I could choose to meet with any Blogger, why, it would have to be you of course...

Re: I Have Juicy Stories for You

Mitch — Mon, 16 Jan 2006 16:53:00 -0000

I have to admit, I'm curious about what your feelings about Belfast were, so let the appetizer be A, the main course, C, and of course, for dessert, B...

Re: Protected: You Want It? Okay, I’ll Give It To You.

Mitch — Wed, 18 Jan 2006 04:28:00 -0000

Sounds like you had a good time, and both you and Nics are on my 'desire to meet' list!

As for my inability to sing or do karaoke, it's just a complete and total irrational fear; that's it, plain and simple. Public speaking, no problems; singing? Not a chance...

btw, got myself a date this weekend, so we'll see how it goes...

Re: Good Girl Gone Bad?

Mitch — Fri, 20 Jan 2006 19:56:00 -0000

I really can't disagree with anyone else's comments.

It's all about being presentable to the office party as a date/girlfriend.

At the same time, after the party, and behind closed doors, or just out for a night on the town, it means that you know how to have a good time.

My $.02

ps. Thanks for the good luck wishes. Tomorrow @ 3pm (6pm your time)!

Re: “S” X 3 = Single. Sexy. 30-Something.

Mitch — Sun, 22 Jan 2006 14:15:00 -0000

Happy Birthday Stolie; sounds like you had a blast! btw, Date went well... so we'll see how things go...

Re: HALLELUJAH: It’s Raining Mandrops!

Mitch — Fri, 24 Feb 2006 16:15:00 -0000

Hey hot stuff... because that's what you are if you are getting away with dating 3 men! Nice. Now I just need that kind of luck.

Personally, I'm a one horse pony. I seek to date 1 person at a time, and would rather put energy in one place instead of scattered around.

Play a little hard to get with Boy # 2. If he knows he can come back to you, he's going to play the field. Now, I only speak as a guy, but for some reason the dating world is starting to make more sense to me... strange isn't it?

Take care.

Re: Men Don’t Like to Hear …

Mitch — Wed, 15 Mar 2006 18:54:00 -0000

If you're trying to go for the whole slightly friendlier way, then just say something like

"you know, I'm really glad to have made such a great friend"

It's not quite the "let's be friends" line, but it's not hey, let's date either.

Just a thought.

Re: Why Women Say “Let’s Be Friends”

Mitch — Fri, 24 Mar 2006 20:29:00 -0000

I've got several completely platonic female friends, one of whom is easily one of my best friends in the world. Maybe it's because with her, it's that there's no attraction - she goes for dark and brooding (I'm blond), and I go for petite brunettes (she's a tall blond!). irregardless, she and I can sit, over a bottle (or 2) of wine and just "shoot the shit" and have a great time...

I'm continuously making good, platonic female friends - it often starts as a date, but with no attraction, there's no point, right?

I could use the "Friend with Benefits" right now though, oh yes, I most definately could...

Re: Is It True That Everyone Has A “Type”?

Mitch — Tue, 28 Mar 2006 13:47:00 -0000

Since I apparently was the source for this posting, I figure I should comment...

I do think we have types; I'm attracted to active, involved, and interesting people in terms of their personalities. In terms of a woman's look, it's the petite, dark haired brunettes with 'bright' eyes (eyes that shine when she smiles - I'm a complete sucker!). And if she's a surfer, that's just a bonus!

Now, admittedly, I am also a sucker for a red head with a cute smile, but since those are few and far between, I find myself gravitating towards the former.

I've met blondes (and variations of). I've met stunning tall beautiful women, but because they aren't petite (ie, shorter than me, athletic etc) it just doesn't seem to do anything for me...

Strange, isn't it?

Do we have types? Yes, but with conditions. Sometimes, our 'type' is what we crave, whereas what we need is something else entirely.

Re: Springtime in New York City!

Mitch — Thu, 06 Apr 2006 15:31:00 -0000

It's springtime in Vancouver which usually means... RAIN.

Or, more accurately, slightly warmer rain.

Spring here is GREAT, and with our ridiculously short winter, it's already getting to be nearly shorts and t-shirt weather, not to mention straining my neck to watch all of the beautiful creatures shedding their Gortex raincoats etc.

Yes, indeed, I love Springtime in Vancouver...

Re: Protected: BBW: Beautiful Black Women*

Mitch — Mon, 10 Apr 2006 19:25:00 -0000

Hey,

I think you forgot to mention 1 of the beautiful black women... ie, you! If the mini photos are any indication, you qualify hands down...

Mitch

Re: Ask Me About: Love. Friends. Religion. Sex. Life.

Mitch — Wed, 12 Apr 2006 15:43:00 -0000

Ok, here goes...

If you knew you had 24 hours to live and had a choice to do anything in the world, how would you fill your 24 hours?

AND,

If you could date anyone famous NOT already listed on this blog (that should narrow it a bit...ie, not Paul Walker ;)) who would it be and why?

Re: Cheap Asses Have More Fun

Mitch — Wed, 26 Apr 2006 18:49:00 -0000

Vancouver is rarely called a cheap place to live/visit; indeed, it's one of North America's most expensive cities in which to live...

However, when you know where to go, there's a ton of free things worth investigating!

Stolie, I'm going to steal your 'topic' and create a Vancouver edition of "Cheap Asses Have More Fun".

Stay Tuned for the exciting tales and personal stories of the Seawall, Kits and Wreck Beach, Stanley Park, and the Grouse Grind and more...

Re: What’s Your “Man Style”?

Mitch — Wed, 17 May 2006 17:14:00 -0000

Hey Stolie,

Sadly, I'm probably Aidan - who always seems to get burned or not end up with the girl...

Mitch

Re: NYC’s Controversial Dating Taboo

Mitch — Fri, 19 May 2006 15:28:00 -0000

Vancouver is much the same way... if you say you live in Vancouver? People ask whether it's on the west of east side - West being the higher class, more educated side of town - and even within that there's kits, yaletown, the West End (aka Gay Heaven) kerrisdale, Point Grey - all of these are considered better than most of the other borough's in Vancouver;

And heaven forbid you should suggest that you live in Surrey... (Vancouverites and indeed most people from BC know ALL of the bad, bad jokes...and sadly, it's all true...)

btw, details being sent to you this weekend...so, don't throw in the towel yet...

Re: Why Is This Man Single?!

Mitch — Tue, 23 May 2006 00:07:00 -0000

Yikes.

What can I say? Stolie was right, I'm dfinately turning a little red from all of the comments. Blushing would probably be an understatement...

In some way I find this highly amusing on one hand, and way too complimentary on the other... really, you people are way too nice...no really...I'm more than a little...um...embarrassed?

Tomorrow I'll be replying to the emails recieved thus far, and we'll see where things go from there... I probably won't blog about any dates as I like to keep some things confidential...

However as an aside, and as a note to that thing called Karma... Let's all insist that good Karma visit Stolie soon so that she too can have a little luck in the dating department!

Thanks everyone, really...

Mitch

Re: Why Is This Man Single?!

Mitch — Wed, 24 May 2006 04:09:00 -0000

Wow, what can I say other than I've turned several shades of red reading all of these comments from such a huge number of people.

I find it funny, but not too surprising either that people I know (such as Herefishy) have seen this on the net and sent me a line...

So, I do thank everyone for their comments and compliments, however undeserved they may seem to be from my perspective...

So, again, thanks everyone...

Re: Shut Up And Give Us Mitch!

Mitch — Wed, 24 May 2006 17:38:00 -0000

Stolie,

Don't start feeling neglected, if nothing else, all of these people coming to read your blog because of me will keep on coming to read your blog long after I've fallen down the list - why?

Because you're awesome, funny, and well, you're the Funky Brown Chick from New York... enough said...

Re: Protected: Best Thing About Being a Woman?

Mitch — Mon, 29 May 2006 15:14:00 -0000

Hey Stolie,

I have to agree with Howard here...you know how to please & tease.

As for me, in keeping with the theme; my favourite thing about women and underwear is just seeing enough of the underwear to tease me and then finding out what the main show is better than the 'trailer'.

Damn stolie, you look good...

Re: Stolie 0, New York City 1

Mitch — Thu, 01 Jun 2006 19:01:00 -0000

Shit Stolie,

Do these people have any idea what they are passing up by not hiring you? Apparently not, or they'd be jumping at the chance to get you on board, even if it was only for a short while.

In the end, you've got to do whatever is right for you, be it stay, go, or something else entirely... But we're all pulling for you, and I'm sure things WILL work out for the best at some point in time...

Hang in there.

Re: Stolie 0, New York City 1

Mitch — Thu, 01 Jun 2006 20:16:00 -0000

Hey, I just had a brainwave (amazing, I know...)

Depending on how receptive the various companies were, why not phone them and talk to each company in turn and explain why in fact you are the best candidate; if they still say no, ask them if they know of any other positions either within or outside the company where your skills might be useful...

I had a boss once (it was a short tenure) who used to phone his most likely to hire list, AND tell them that they were not selected. They then had about 30 seconds with which to change his mind. In other words, if they wanted to job, they expressed it during the phone conversation.

If they just accepted the rejection without so much as a question or argument as to why, then they weren't the person he wanted to hire...

Maybe it doesn't make sense, and not knowing the whole story it is hard to give quality advice (from a Canadian no less ;)) but nothing worth anything comes without a fight...

Re: I Gotta Go Pee Pee Dance

Mitch — Wed, 07 Jun 2006 06:01:00 -0000

Hey Stolie,

I laughed so hard at your post, and I think we've all been in similar situations where we JUST HAVE TO GO!!!

I hope things went well with the interview AND that your voice held out...

And here's to you, for no other reason that, well, you deserve to get something to go right for you, and soon...

Re: Boys. Brits. Beers. Balls.

Mitch — Mon, 12 Jun 2006 18:18:00 -0000

Hey Stolie,

Yes, it definately sounds like you had an absolute blast of a weekend!!!

I've chosen my team to cheer for the World Cup - Australia!!!

Yup, the fighting Kangaroos will rise and win the cup!

(yeah, right - but Canada doesn't have a team, so I have to pick someone!)

Re: Where R U Going 4 Vacation?

Mitch — Tue, 13 Jun 2006 12:47:00 -0000

Unfortuneately with the attempt to move out, I won't be taking any sort of summer vacation this year. I've got a few weekends away in Seattle planned, but nothing special.

But if I had to pick somewhere, I'd have to say that I'd go to New York, visit you, and well, see what all of the fuss is about...

Re: Where R U Going 4 Vacation?

Mitch — Tue, 13 Jun 2006 15:49:00 -0000

Hey Stolie

Glad to know I'm not the only one not getting a summer vacation this year. Though I'm forced to take a day or two off for my cousin's wedding.

While there may be no summer vacation, I'm hoping to go to a conference in Montreal in November/December.

I might try and make the trip down to NY from there, but we'll see. It's in the long range plan at the moment...

Re: The Best of the Funky Brown Chick

Mitch — Wed, 21 Jun 2006 15:51:00 -0000

A little late, but not any less congratulatory!

Congrats Stolie on a great year of making people laugh, think, maybe cry (depending on the person of course) and always making people smile (which is the most important anyhow!). For me, probably all of the above, except crying of course, I'm too tough for that ;)

It's been a good year, with the always present ups and downs, and here's to many more years in NYC for the Funky Brown Chick!!!

Re: The Original Funky Brown Chick Quiz

Mitch — Thu, 22 Jun 2006 18:50:00 -0000

Wow, 70%, not bad for the West Coast Canadian. Must be the good memory!

Some of those were TRICKY!

Re: Greetings from The Empire State!

Mitch — Thu, 29 Jun 2006 17:13:00 -0000

All I can say Stolie is to hang in there. I know I'm not saying much that you haven't already heard. But you'll make it...and soon too.

Re: I Love 1980s Public Service Announcements

Mitch — Tue, 04 Jul 2006 16:48:00 -0000

Happy 4th of July Stolie!!!

Re: A Man’s Relationship With His Eyebrows

Mitch — Wed, 05 Jul 2006 15:05:00 -0000

You crack me up Stolie!

Here I was, ready for a recap of the soccer game, an idea of how great your long weekend and July 4th was, a post on how hot some dude was at the soccer game...

And you come up with a post on men with overly plucked / waxed eyebrows!

Too funny - you made my morning.

Re: The End of 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany

Mitch — Mon, 10 Jul 2006 12:54:00 -0000

It was a similar thing here in Vancouver. I wanted to head to Little Italy, but I only had an hour to get there! Sounds like you had a great day though, as did I...

Have a good one Stolie!!!

Re: Angelina Jolie: Droolworthy or Not?

Mitch — Wed, 12 Jul 2006 14:38:00 -0000

It's all about the pouty lips, the incredible eyes, and the smirk she always seems to be wearing.

Is she droolworthy? Yes, most definately.

Is she also freaking weird? Yes, she most definately is.

But it doesn't take away from her droolworthiness to look at, though I think Brad Pitt probably has bitton off more than he can chew!

Re: Bitches. Men Love Them.

Mitch — Thu, 13 Jul 2006 15:18:00 -0000

Following the protocol that when mentioned, one must comment, here we go...

"Good girls are just bad girls that haven't been caught."

That quotation was on a t-shirt an ex-girlfriend of mine owned. In public, she was nice, calm, collected. In private she was exciting... but she was still a nice and a good person, perhaps too proud about some things, but there were reasons I dated her that were positive.

It comes right back to my original comment that you mention Stolie. I want to be with a women who knows how to have 'fun' but I can also bring home to parents without thinking about it. I think you hit it on the head correctly when you say "Good, but not too good". Bad, but not too bad is still bad -- and that often translates into the everyday things.

If the women I date can't take the fact that I will leave her briefly to help someone in distress and proves bitchy about it (despite an apology etc) I will, and indeed, have, walked away from those.

Re: I’m Gonna Kick Your Ass!

Mitch — Fri, 14 Jul 2006 20:11:00 -0000

And I have to agree with D. I wish all of my dating experiences could be classified as fun - but as we all know, it can really suck!

Thought it doesn't mean that we shouldn't put ourselves out there anyhow!

Re: It’s Gettin’ Hot In Herre

Mitch — Wed, 19 Jul 2006 17:03:00 -0000

The Late Responder.

Kypris is right, it's going to be a scorcher here in Vancouver come the weekend. BUT, we can head to the water (English Bay) go swimmingm and usually find a nice grassy and shady spot to keep somewhat cool.

For Vancouver, it'll be hot... for the rest of North America, it would qualify as being mildly warm.

Though I can sympathize because when I was in Brisbane, it was 45 degrees (about 115 Farenheight) with 100% humidity. I nearly melted.

Good luck!

Re: I’m the FBC, And I’m Running for President

Mitch — Wed, 26 Jul 2006 16:13:00 -0000

Can you run in Canada instead?

Re: The World’s Worst Pickup Lines

Mitch — Fri, 28 Jul 2006 17:05:00 -0000

Here's one that cracked up a (very) cute server I had one night at a local watering hole.

NOTE: I was VERY drunk at the time.

Me: Do you know how much a polar bear weighs?

Cute Server: No.

Me: Enough to break the ice, hi, I'm 'Mitch'

Cute Server: (laughing) holy mother of shit - that's funny - I'm 'cute server'

Nothing came of it, but it was pretty funny, and a fun night at that...

Re: Best Questions To Ask A Date

Mitch — Fri, 04 Aug 2006 18:49:00 -0000

Hey Stolie,

Best questions to ask a date?

I never really specifically set out to find out the information - but my job as a meeting facilitor almost brings it out naturally.

Usually by the end of three dates I have the basic information that I already know or need to know.

namely associated with baggage (kids, married etc) nasty exes, their ability to trust, career drive etc.

It all comes out of the conversation over the first few dates to me... but I don't seek the questions outright.

Re: Shhhh … You’re Invited to My “Debut”

Mitch — Mon, 14 Aug 2006 17:04:00 -0000

Hey there!

Just got back from Vacation, and now I'm wishing I was headed to NY to see you on stage!

WAY TO GO!!!

We all want a full report!

Re: Free Tickets to the Freakshow!!!

Mitch — Wed, 23 Aug 2006 16:17:00 -0000

Craigslist is fantastic!

Talk about democracy in its truest form!

The NY posts put Vancouver's to shame for humour and laughability!

Cheers!

Re: The Invasion of the “Funny Guys”

Mitch — Mon, 28 Aug 2006 15:16:00 -0000

You. Are. Going. To. Rock. The. House.

Seriously.

Enough said!

Re: Who Put This in My Mouth?!

Mitch — Tue, 29 Aug 2006 21:51:00 -0000

Sorry to chime in here Miss Drama!

Poutine is a brilliant concoction of French Fries, Gravy and Cheese Curds. Oh man, the best food EVER after a hangover!

As for disgusting foods: I was out for dinner with a GF and her family some years ago, I was given a dish and I tried some. Only afterwards did they tell me what it was. Congealed Pigs Blood, which is apparently a delecacy. Suffice to say, I lost my appetite.

Re: Why Do I Keep A Blog?

Mitch — Fri, 08 Sep 2006 20:51:00 -0000

Ah yes, protocol again ;)

I started my blog initially to track my travels through Australia and Indonesia. And it worked well for that.

Then, I returned to Vancouver and liked the writing - it was sort of "doogie houser'ish" in terms of writing thoughts, ideas, etc. And so I keep going.

I like reading the blogs that I've linked because I like hearing what's going on in their lives, knowing full-well that what I see is a snapshop, just like what I show is just the tip of the proverbial ice-berg.

At the end, I'm just hoping NOT to go Titanic.

Take care.

Re: What’s Your September 11 Story?

Mitch — Mon, 11 Sep 2006 19:28:00 -0000

Hey,

It was 5 years ago today I started Grad School. It just happened to be the same day as the travesty in New York.

I was in my morning class, hungover from the night before, and our professor came into the classroom in a hurry, blurted out that the towers had been hit, and that no more details were available.

We left class an hour later not knowing the scale of the disaster. I tried all of the websites, and they were all down. So I went to the CBC site, and they had stripped it bare essentials with point by point facts of what had happened.

I left my building at school and headed over to the grad club (graduate students drinking establishment) and sat and probably drank more beer than ever before, but I never even got drunk. I was too numb by it all.

I phoned EVERYONE I knew, even if they weren't in New York, and talked to every family member I could think of. My dad was supposed to have been travelling, but two days before, his trip got cancelled, which was a good thing.

I remain numb at the significance of the event.

Re: Are You My Ex-Boyfriend?

Mitch — Wed, 13 Sep 2006 17:08:00 -0000

I think I fall somewhere between B and C. Who knew...

Re: Xbox 360 audio sounds for ringtones

Mitch — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 16:30:10 -0000

does anyone have that sound at the end of the Avatar editor?

Re: AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) Hyperlink Command Codes | Instant messaging | Tech-Recipes

Mitch — Fri, 13 Aug 2004 03:15:48 -0000

aim:addbuddy will add a buddy!
use ?screename=name

so for example to add me to the group buddies it would be <a href="aim:addbuddy?screename=bjcomputerfreak&group=buddies">add meadd me

Re: OhGizmo! » Archive » The Cooler Snow Cone Machine Could Put Snoopy Out Of Business

Mitch — Wed, 21 May 2008 15:50:03 -0000

We used this model for a mobile tour we conducted:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6wXiLJ2IySo
The brain freeze game was the hit of the tour.

Re: Behind Fox Attacks

Mitch — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 09:48:05 -0000

Just like President Bush, Fox News is an oxymoron.

Fox has shown time and again its willingness to ignore facts while perpetuating the right-wing agenda. This is a proveable Murdoch edict, and is the reason why I and my intelligent, insightful and compassionate friends won't waste a minute of our very precious lives watching Fox "News".

Anyone who claims that Fox is unbiased or anything but right-wing and Republican in its mission statement is exactly the kind of sheep that ol' Rupert, O'Reilly and their miserable cohorts love to maniupulate (Genti, let me phrase this in a language you can understand: Baaaaaa!)

I refuse to be treated like a sheep, and will therefore NEVER turn to Fox for anything but The Simpsons. It'll be interesting to see how Fox alters its "news" once Bush and his gang of treasonous criminals finally lose their grip on our country. My only hope is that it won't be too little, too late...

Re: Crobar BoraMusic Housecast Episode 71: Funkerman

Mitch — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 22:19:31 -0000

absolutely wicked

Re: Task Manager for Google?

Mitch — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 17:23:34 -0000

Another great choice
http://studentlinc.typepad.com/studentlinc/2007...

Re: Matthew Taylor is Ruining the RSA

Mitch — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 12:41:00 -0000

This "progressive" thing concerns me, we have now had a "progressive" government(their words not mine) since 97 and I can only assume from the evidence that the word means a Police state run by wankers for the benefit of anybody except the indigenous population.

could anyone please tell me where we are progressing too?(apart from penury)

Re: Obama’s Online Guru : "I Don’t Think We Could Win the Re-election for Brown"

Mitch — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 12:46:00 -0000

Brown couldn't win if he went round everyones house with a gun.

Re: Matthew Taylor is Ruining the RSA

Mitch — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 13:51:00 -0000

GM is currently producing 128,000 cars a month, a pace of 1.5M cars for the year. $16Bn on top of the $14Bn we already gave them means it is costing the Untied States $20,000 PER CAR that GM sells to keep them in business. But wait - it’s worse than that…. GM only employs 140,000 workers in the United States and their "plan" is to lay off 47,000 of them. That means they are asking for $16Bn to keep 93,000 workers - that’s $172,000 PER WORKER!

Re: Friday Caption Competition

Mitch — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 02:58:00 -0000

man in a dress meets man in a nappy,nothing changes.

Re: Dougie Follows Hazel in Attacking Infighting

Mitch — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 08:01:00 -0000

Do we have to have a "prime mentalist" could this cabinet of planks just carry on with out a head they seem to do OK with out brains.

I just think we have seen our last election and any excuse will do.

Re: Dougie Follows Hazel in Attacking Infighting

Mitch — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 10:33:00 -0000

A thought about taking the shot on brown....whoever did this would unofficially be a national hero and even though he would be jailed(token time only)be treated very well.
I think we should form a queue then draw lots to see which mindless freak we get to shoot.

Re: Friday Caption Competition

Mitch — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 10:35:00 -0000

Vatican banker meets merchant banker.

Re: Dougie Follows Hazel in Attacking Infighting

Mitch — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 10:42:00 -0000

I know I should get out more but could the credit crunch actually be a takeover of the world by the banks? a war they won without firing a shot?.
It would seem that one way or another all our money ends up at a bank.Call it a bailout if you like or blackmail(sorry dolly not the racist kind you freak).

Re: Dougie Follows Hazel in Attacking Infighting

Mitch — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 11:36:00 -0000

wow gold over a thousand dollars on friday that currency sure is sliding.

Re: Sunday Sleaze

Mitch — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 14:31:00 -0000

In a 1998 interview, John Hoefle, the banking columnist for EIR [Executive Intelligence Review], clarified the derivatives phenomenon using a colourful analogy. He said:

During the 1980s, you had the creation of a huge financial bubble....You could look at that as fleas who set up a trading empire on a dog....They start pumping more and more blood out of the dog to support their trading, and then at a certain point, the amount of blood that they're trading exceeds what they can pump from the dog, without killing the dog. The dog begins to get very sick. So being clever little critters, what they do, is they switch to trading in blood futures. And since there's no connection -- they break the connection between the blood available and the amount you can trade, then you can have a real explosion of trading, and that's what the derivatives market represents. And so now you've had this explosion of trading in blood futures which is going right up to the point that now the dog is on the verge of dying. And that's essentially what the derivatives market is. It's the last gasp of a financial bubble.

sounds about right to me.

Re: Sunday Sleaze

Mitch — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 16:26:00 -0000

"Mitch 7:31 Briliant man, you should teach in universities !"

no thanks I have a real job making real things which we sell for real money it may not pay fantastically but I can point to stuff and say I made that!! .

Re: Sunday Sleaze

Mitch — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 02:51:00 -0000

It would be so funny if brown turns up at the white house,walks in the oval office and finds blair and slotgob playing twister on the rug with the chosen one.

chosen one= voted for.

snotty= foisted on.

Re: Sunday Sleaze

Mitch — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 03:07:00 -0000

snotty has defecated a big stinking pile on CIF which makes as much sense backwards as forwards.Boy is he getting it in the comments.

Re: Sunday Sleaze

Mitch — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 03:48:00 -0000

If you’d spent a million quid every day since the birth of Christ, the bill would still be smaller than after Brown’s 12-year binge.

tell your friend this little fact!!

Re: Sunday Sleaze

Mitch — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 06:58:00 -0000

285 negative comments on CIF and about 3 in his favour(his wife &dolly) he really is hated!

Re: Sunday Sleaze Round-Up

Mitch — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 15:47:00 -0000

It is the right thing to do.
British expenses for British MPs

wibble wibble hatstand wibble.

wow I could do this ......talk shite and steal like your life depends on it.

Re: Who Wants to be a Millionaire MEP?

Mitch — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 15:51:00 -0000

With dem presses rolling even those on jobseekers will be paper millionaires.
Thanks labour voters I hope your happy you got your wish in 97.

Maybe like the drunk drive adverts...Think before you drink before you vote idiotic fukwit with the financial acumen of kitten vomit.

Re: Don’t Try to Wrong-Foot Prezza

Mitch — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 10:17:00 -0000

Completely made-up load of bollocks.

Re: Hilton on Morphine, Making as Much Sense as Usual

Mitch — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 12:39:00 -0000

How much sense can you expect from a socialist?

Re: Don’t Try to Wrong-Foot Prezza

Mitch — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 12:43:00 -0000

cant this wanker just waddle off into the bunset and die?

Re: Hilton on Morphine, Making as Much Sense as Usual

Mitch — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 00:03:00 -0000

"it started in America"

Does it matter which fukin gun the bullet comes from that kills you? you should be wearing armour not have an IOU from the MOD....gordon=fukwit

Re: Glenrothes : Electoral Commission Questions "Transparency"

Mitch — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 05:27:00 -0000

Ian Hamilton Q.C. - the guy who bought Lloyds shares and is now complaining he wasn't told they could go down in value? Yeah, right.

Q.C. = Quite (a) Cunt ?

Re: It Started with Gordon!Government Offered 100% No Deposit Borrowing to Low Earners

Mitch — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 06:16:00 -0000

After the horse has bolted don't you shut the stable door, not bolt the lock?

Re: Labour Civil War Silences LabourList

Mitch — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 00:01:00 -0000

I think dolly will get his pension topped up in November, he can sit on the steps of his house and people will throw change at him.

Hope the posties strike hard and long. I was in a union once,when the company wanted to close our bit and move it to china they rolled over and played dead....useless fuckers...will never get another penny of mine.

Re: Scottish Dead Tree Scribblers Flee the Press

Mitch — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 00:04:00 -0000

Will the last person to leave labour please turn out the lights.

ho ho etc.....

Re: +++ Ivan Cameron Died Overnight +++

Mitch — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 04:41:00 -0000

That's truly terrible. Our hearts go out to them.

Re: PMQs Cancelled

Mitch — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 06:27:00 -0000

100% with you - it's the wrong decision. Politicians are too sentimental at times like this.

Re: PMQs Cancelled

Mitch — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 06:32:00 -0000

Toenails is starting to get serious shit on his blog. The mods aren't being too bad, perhaps they agree...?

Re: +++ Ivan Cameron Died Overnight +++

Mitch — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 06:49:00 -0000

BJ - identify yourself.

Are you sure about Toenails? Our listeners seem pretty sure what he said.

Re: PMQs Cancelled

Mitch — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 07:05:00 -0000

Brown handled that statement very well, actually.

Re: PMQs Cancelled

Mitch — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 07:44:00 -0000

The Beeboid mods have woken up and toenails is being heavily protected.

Look - it didn't happen, right?

Re: +++ Ivan Cameron Died Overnight +++

Mitch — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 08:45:00 -0000

1:00pm

Fair enough. We don't know for sure either way. I guess it could easily be clarified.....?

Re: PMQs Cancelled

Mitch — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 09:22:00 -0000

Toenails has left a comment on his own blog:

"You'll see a number of comments have been removed by the moderators. Some of these relate to an untrue comment on another blog about my reporting, which itself has now been removed."

I'm not sure what he means. Which 'other blog' has been removed?

Re: 10 PPS Sign EDM Opposing Postal Privatisation

Mitch — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 13:32:00 -0000

The Governor of the Bank of England said that the country was so deep in debt before the financial crisis that it is making recovery more difficult. hahahahaha

Anything mangled bottom wants must be by definition bad or .

Re: Fred’s Smackdown to Myners

Mitch — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 15:55:00 -0000

Can anyone think of anything that this shower of shit government have done right?

Re: Prescott’s Pension Hypocrisy

Mitch — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 05:31:00 -0000

Prescott said it didn't matter who knew what and when. Yeah, that's a fucking great way to run a government.

Re: Friday Caption Competition

Mitch — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 07:04:00 -0000

"....then I lube these 2 fingers and it's easier. Sanchez loves it."

Re: Friday Caption Competition

Mitch — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 07:31:00 -0000

DROOPER: "I know the top 10 stiffs in government."

KATE: "Oooh, got their numbers?"

Re: Friday Caption Competition

Mitch — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 02:31:00 -0000

Its true Derek I post on Guidos blog.

Re: Newbie Bloggers Campbell & Prezza Challenge Dale & Guido (But Can’t Remember Whatsisname)

Mitch — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 17:06:00 -0000

"Sir Fred’s reward for failure would be against Labour’s controversial Human Rights Act."

Damn right!! these stupid fuckers have spent 11 years painting themselves into a corner.

Re: Union Boss has Bling Lifestyle

Mitch — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 05:28:00 -0000

When you ask the greedy fuckers to help i.e. do their job they never help just wring their hands and fill out the expenses chit.

About 10yrs ago the union rep at the firm I worked at was only part time and she used to holiday in the Caribbean(low paid like her hubby).Bitch was bought and paid for by the MD.

Re: Why Do Sporting Teams Go Anywhere Near Jonah Brown?

Mitch — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 05:31:00 -0000

"Whilst you're at it, take a lesson from some of the true global business leaders and also take a £1 annual salary."

the twat would still be overpaid.

Re: Union Boss has Bling Lifestyle

Mitch — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 13:47:00 -0000

"“The Prime Minister has said it is not acceptable and therefore it will not be accepted" "

Zimbabwe or the UK.

Re: Rich & Mark’s Monday Morning View

Mitch — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 23:49:00 -0000

I'm thinking animatronics over a satellite link if they even get this close timed across happy hour at McDonalds just so nobody in the USA sees it.

Re: Top 10 Google Searches of 2008

Mitch — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 23:51:00 -0000

I'm surprised Palin wasn't searched more in the U.S. also, because no one outside of Alaska had any idea that Alaska even had a female governor.

Re: DestroyTwitter - A Robust But Compact Twitter App Built On Adobe AIR

Mitch — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 22:54:00 -0000

So then, my question would be what separates it from TweetDeck, since, from where I'm sitting, it looks like it's almost a copy?

Re: Complete list of Mozilla Firefox Shortcut Keys

Mitch — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 12:00:00 -0000

Well, this is interesting stuff. I never remember keyboard shortcuts, so I have little hope in remembering all of these, but I'll save the page and then hope I remember I've saved it. lol

Re: Theory11 Bicycle 909 Centurions Cards CLUES

Mitch — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 00:11:00 -0000

NEW PAGE.

http://www.theory11.com/909/909_t11.php

Re: New Bicycle 909 Centurions Clues and Links

Mitch — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 19:27:00 -0000

Here's something I found:

http://s13.photobucket.com/albums/a253/mitchellstafiej/?action=view¤t;=909.jpg

See how it makes a 909?

I flipped the pictures and put them side by side.

Mitchell

Re: Portable Projects

Mitch — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 23:39:00 -0000

This is definitely welcome news. I'm a recent newbie to PJ since the free-for-all release.

One of my first observations was that there were no "File/Open" or "File/Save" commands. After I realized that all the data was being stored into a single database, my first thought was "That's got to change."

Very happy to hear of the new plans, and looking forward to being a long-time PJ user.

-- Mitch

Re: The Socialization of Your Personal Brand – Part I

Mitch — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 09:41:00 -0000

I couldn't agree more! Mitch Fanning

Re: The Socialization of Your Personal Brand – Part I

Mitch — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 09:41:00 -0000

I couldn't agree more! Mitch Fanning

Re: Survey: Should Big Power Sucking Plasma TVs Be Banned?

Mitch — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 14:33:31 -0000

instead of banning them outright, California should just hit customers who buy one of these things with a heaping 'energy inefficiency surcharge'. This is better than a ban because it will discourage most people from buying one of these TV's, and it will generate some much needed revenue for the state.

Re: Survey: Should Big Power Sucking Plasma TVs Be Banned?

Mitch — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 14:35:37 -0000

Re: Mercedes Fined Over $29 Mil For Lousy Mileage

Mitch — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 19:38:50 -0000

Assuming Mercedes sells about 200,000 vehicles a year in the US and that my math is correct, a 29 million dollar fine ends up costing Mercedes $140.00 a vehicle. I don't see how this could be much of a burden to Mercedes. Maybe part of the problem is with the EPA?

Re: Faux Logs Kill Trees Too, Just Slowly and at a Distance

Mitch — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 21:52:55 -0000

I am lost Carbon Dioxide helps plants, plants "inhale" this gas so the more there is the faster plants grow, as for the increase in temperature that to helps plants to a certain degree. I do not understand how Carbon Dioxide kills plants.

___________________________________________________

read this.

http://www.thestar.com/article/575537

Re: Obama To Republicans: Drop Dead.

Mitch — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 22:43:23 -0000

"Spending money on birth control, STD prevention, and giving money to ACORN are just a few of the issues that are a problem with the bill as it existed. You might be able to argue for each of those on their merrits, but not that they would actually help our current economic situation, which is supposed to be the purpose of this bill."

@ Old_Wolf:

Government Spending on birth control means, among other things, the same people who can't afford condoms or other forms of birth control will be less likely to have kids that they can't afford to support. It isn't much of a stretch to see how such a program will result in fewer people on Welfare, which could free up money for tax cuts, investment in infrastructure, education, or whatever else you and I might want.

Yet you object to funding this program because it won't help us out of our current economic situation. I will assume your objections are economic and not 'moral' because you describe yourself as an 'old school' republican and old school republicans are usually not interested in regulating other people's personal lives. If my assumption is true, then you are literally faulting President Obama for being far sighted and planning ahead...

As for funding ACCORN, I'm pretty sure your objection is based on the 'fact' they engaged in voter registration fraud, or were too inept to notice their employees were attempting to engage in voter registration fraud. I'm also pretty sure that they are required by law to turn in EVERY registration form they receive and that its the Registrars' job to figure out which forms are legit and which are bogus.

Re: $60 Billion for Green in the Stimulus Bill: Where the Money Will Go

Mitch — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 21:57:43 -0000

"Even though some unfortunate cuts were made through amendments ... some fortunate ones were made as well: 50 billion dollar subsidies for nuclear power and clean coal were thankfully scrapped."

I can't see how cutting subsidies to a proven and reliable source of baseline low-carbon energy (nuclear power) is a good thing. Sure, southwest can use solar-thermal for baseline power, but what is the mid-west and the northeast going to use? (the answer: coal or nuclear)

Re: Obama Plans Massive New High Speed Railroad

Mitch — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 14:25:13 -0000

As one of the many people who voted for prop1a in California (high speed rail), 8 billion dollars for high speed rail seems stingy. Our high speed rail system is 'expected' to cost 40 billion and nobody I've talked actually believes it will be built within budget.

But there are a lot of reasons for this. First, most of the rail in California has to be built from scratch -- I imagine it would be a lot cheaper if we could just upgrade existing rail infrastructure. Second, most of California's infrastructure costs more to build because it has to be engineered to survive very large earthquakes.

Perhaps this money will go further than we think IF it is primarily used upgrade existing rail lines, and invested in places that don't have frequent earthquakes.

Re: Wind vs. Nuclear Energy: Wind Power Deemed Far More Dangerous

Mitch — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 03:59:07 -0000

Until you can show me a wind turbine that works without wind, the choices for baseline power are: coal, nuclear, and solar thermal. Where solar thermal is viable its clearly the best option. Coal is always unacceptable. Nuclear has its problems -- mining uranium, upfront capital costs, decommissioning costs, storage or reprocessing of high grade nuclear waste, and water consumption -- but its the only zero-carbon game in town where solar thermal isn't viable.

Whine all you want hippies (not an insult), but we are going to build new nuclear power plants. Lets stop arguing about how dangerous Nuclear power is or isn't and start thinking of ways to make them safer, cleaner, more efficient. Lets start building them now so that we can take our time and make sure we build them right. And lets continue to invest in wind, solar, wave, tidal, and energy efficiency so that we don't have to build more nuclear power plants than necessary.

@ Eric: The new III+ generation nuclear power plants have containment domes strong enough to survive a direct hit from a 747. So terrorists aren't really an issue unless we skimp on security.

Re: Hillary Clinton Hearts Beijing's Super Efficient Trigeneration Power Plant

Mitch — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 02:07:18 -0000

Instead of building new/efficient natural gas power plants, I wonder if it would be more efficient to upgrade older powerplants to operate more efficiently. Granted, the district heating/cooling described in the article would be a very difficult upgrade for powerplants that aren't near dense residential areas, but maybe we could use waste heat from those plants to make cement or other industrial materials instead.

Re: 6.4 Gigawatts of Offshore Wind Farms Slated for Scotland

Mitch — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 00:10:38 -0000

so 6,000MW and change in wind capacity would end up being something like 2,000+ MW on average. If the average person uses 20KWH of electricity a day (and I haven't screwed up my math, which is a big if), then that would be enough energy, on average, for about two a half million people. I hope these get built!

Re: Segway PUMA: Would You Enter Traffic With This Two-Wheeler?

Mitch — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 20:44:33 -0000

This would have been great as an April Fools joke.

Re: Slow Freight: Sail Power is Actually Faster Than Containerships Today

Mitch — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 13:50:09 -0000

If you designed a cargo ship from the bottom up to and optimized it to travel at lower speeds (with an engine intended to move the ship at 10 knots instead of 26) would the fuel savings be more impressive? Anyone have an answer for me?

If fuel savings were substantial enough, perhaps a combination of biofuels or synthetic fuels, wind power (and solar power?) could make this kind of shipping sustainable. Of course, that would require sustainable biofuels...

Re: TED: Shai Agassi Shares His Vision for 100% Electric Cars & Clean Energy

Mitch — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 21:26:53 -0000

@ Richard:

I'm not the guy who commented about rural Kentucky (I'm the other anonymous -- forgot to write my name at the top), but I'll respond in case he doesn't check this article again.

First, electric cars through Better Place will NOT be expensive relative to conventional cars because they require less maintenance, last longer, are much easier to manufacture, and the batteries are leased rather than purchased. The leasing bit won't make sense unless you go to to the Better Place website and read into it for 10 minutes, but trust me, it does make sense.

Second, Better Place cars have unlimited range -- when the battery is depleted you stop at a swapping station (like a gas station) to get a new battery and keep driving. Its just like a gas powered car, except they are quieter and they have greater potential to not pollute. Granted, it could be a while before rural areas have nearby battery swapping stations, but since rural Kentucky has gas stations, there is no reason to believe that they couldn't have swapping stations too.

Third, I would argue electric cars that use excess baseload electricity to charge are far more efficient at every speed because they use energy that would otherwise be wasted.

Fourth, public transit isn't going to work in rural Kentucky -- not a high enough population density. So rural Kentucky has two realistic choices: some kind of electric cars or the status quo. IMHO electric cars are clearly the better option.

Re: TED: Shai Agassi Shares His Vision for 100% Electric Cars & Clean Energy

Mitch — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 21:27:57 -0000

@ Richard:

I'm not the guy who commented about rural Kentucky (I'm the other anonymous -- forgot to write my name at the top), but I'll respond in case he doesn't check this article again.

Third, I would argue electric cars that use excess baseload electricity to charge are far more efficient at every speed because they use energy that would otherwise be wasted.

Re: Every California House a Zero Net Energy Building?

Mitch — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 23:03:17 -0000

At first this sounded like a profoundly stupid idea to me: why force people living in areas with marginal renewable resources to generate renewable energy themselves when buying renewable energy from the grid is cheaper? * But maybe that is the point, maybe this law is really intended to slow suburban sprawl by making all land without excellent renewable resources more expensive to build a house on. The more expensive suburban housing is, the more likely people are to live in urban areas, which usually means apartment buildings. And for those who decide to live in the suburbs anyways, at least they will be living in green(er) homes.

This plan (as I understand it) has a lot of room to backfire, but I don't think its stupid.

* I assume 'cost effective' means its cost effective only if you have an excellent renewable energy resource.

Re: Every California House a Zero Net Energy Building?

Mitch — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 20:40:21 -0000

@ JC

I mean cost effective and *renewable* energy -- micro cogenerated power from natural isn't renewable. Since the article says that net zero homes must produce at least as much renewable energy on site as they use, I can't see how micro cogen could help make a net zero home.

That said, I have no objection to renewable energy when it is cleaner than the grid.

Re: Sarah Palin Now Wants to Fight Global Warming - By Drilling for Oil

Mitch — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 15:45:52 -0000

for all you who think this article is misleading, I offer you this analogy:

Imagine Coal is a Big Mac, Natural Gas is a Slim Fast, and fighting climate change is going on a diet. America has already ordered a Big Mac -- its on our plate and we are eating it right now. Palin proposes we go back and order a Slim Fast because it has fewer calories than the Big Mac, but she doesn't say we should stop eating to Big Mac. So if we follow her advice, we eat the whole Big Mac and wash it down with a low calorie Slimfast. Who expects to lose weight?

The point is that mining more natural gas can be part of a strategy to fight climate change, bu only if mining less coal (or gasoline, or diesel) is part of that strategy as well. If we just mine the natural gas and do nothing else differently, we aren't fighting climate change.

Re: Air Krete: Green Insulation from Cement

Mitch — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 19:04:30 -0000

According to the Airkrete website, this insulation is made from MGO cement*, which is different from Portland Cement. While making a ton of Portland Cement emits about one ton of Carbon Dioxide (or more) , MGO cement has a much smaller carbon footprint because it take less energy to make, and absorbs ambient C02 for a short time after it is manufactured. ** Based on this, it seems like the Carbon footprint of manufacturing this cement should be much lower than the article implies. Does anyone know one way or the other?

* http://www.airkrete.com/benefits.php (see last sentence on the page)

** http://www.ecoworld.com/blog/editor/muhawi/2008/08/06/tececo-co2-absorbing-cement/ (see third paragraph)

Re: Graph of the Day: Driving VS Residential Density

Mitch — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 00:41:02 -0000

@ Lou: everything you say is true. However, its a lot easier to make plugin hybrids/manufacture carbon neutral fuels for people who only need to drive 5 miles to work (high density) than it is for people who drive 50 miles to work. IMHO, greening transport cannot be done without also creating denser cities.

"we see those, often here, that are more than willing to use the force of Government to have their ideas of how intelligent people should live because it is either a) simply good for the environment or b) simply better for those that prefer otherwise."

@Skip: This article describes a correlation between driving less and living in denser cities. Nobody here (author, or posters) suggested that the government should take away your house and force you to move to the city because its better for the environment.

Re: Is High Speed Rail the Answer?

Mitch — Fri, 01 May 2009 15:08:27 -0000

Whether or not HSR the better than the alternatives depends on what the alternatives are, and the alternatives are different in different countries. I think its perfectly plausible that more HSR would be a poor investment for the British to make, but an excellent investment for California.

Re: Quote of the Day: How a 'Green House of the Future' Can Impede Environmental Progress

Mitch — Mon, 04 May 2009 15:34:21 -0000

Suburban development as of today is not green, but it could be. If people living in suburbs work from home, grow some of their own food and produce some of their own (renewable) electricity, then suburban living could be pretty green. If we consider likely technological improvements like carbon neutral and negative cements and pavements, and electric cars, then suburbia gets a little bit more sustainable. The trick is either to encourage the aforementioned lifestyle changes and technological innovations, or to encourage people not to live in suburbs if they can help it.

Re: James Hansen Hopes Waxman-Markey Cap and Trade Bill Fails: Has He Lost the Plot?

Mitch — Wed, 06 May 2009 17:15:33 -0000

I understand why people are concerned that cap and trade could lead to rampant speculation, but I don't see why the 'cap and dividend' approach would be easier to implement.

If we import fossil fuels from other countries, then how are we supposed to tax them at the point they are extracted from the ground -- do we send IRS agents to Canada to collect taxes from the Tar Sands folks, or do we implement a carbon Tariff? And if we implement the tariff, how do we figure out how much carbon it took to make and transport consumer goods, like a TV from Korea? This is complicated, but doable provided we have a massive bureaucracy to calculate carbon footprints of everything we import ( we already have the IRS to collect taxes).

This isn't to say that I think its a bad idea, I just don't see what makes this easier than cap and trade to implement. Am I missing something? Can someone explain to me what this guy is talking about?

Re: Greener By Design 2009: Plastic Water Bottles at Green Conferences. Sigh.

Mitch — Thu, 21 May 2009 00:35:54 -0000

Reducing the amount of plastic that ends up in landfills is good. Period.

Re: GE Demonstrated Smart Appliances (Video)

Mitch — Sat, 23 May 2009 15:48:04 -0000

@ Mark

Some of the appliances, like the GE clothes dryer discussed in the video clip, will work more slowly, but also more energy efficiently during peak hours. The oven will also work more efficiently during peak hours by encouraging you to use the smaller of the two ovens (I guess there are two ovens). So it makes sense that these appliances could lead to a reduction in energy use.

I thought the first generation smart appliances would be 'dumb' appliances with timers on them. I'm impressed, go GE!

Re: Debunking The French - US Nuclear Power Comparison

Mitch — Fri, 22 May 2009 15:56:16 -0000

This isn't an article, this is a rant.

Re: Wall Street Journal Wants GM to Abandon the Volt

Mitch — Fri, 29 May 2009 21:14:04 -0000

"The world is moving away from the automobile"

- Richard.

evidence?

"Trying to vainly postpone the enviable transformation of our transportation system to high speed rail, mass transit and cycling will not accomplish anything."

- Richard

Like millions of other people in the US, my parents live on the outskirts of a small suburban town. Light Rail isn't viable because the population density is far too low. Cycling isn't an option because the nearest market is 10 miles away. Taking a buss isn't an option because the roads are too narrow and windy. Without a car, what would my parents do? Grow all of their food on a quarter of an acre in a desert? Ride a horse? Abandon a perfectly good (and otherwise efficient) house? Inevitably, they will drive cars. Hopefully, the next one they buy will be a hybrid.

Re: Global Warming: Technology vs. Choice

Mitch — Sun, 31 May 2009 15:06:18 -0000

a fuel cell powered vehicle needs a battery, a fuel cell, and a hydrogen storage tank in order to store energy. An electric vehicle just needs a battery. Which is more efficient? James is right -- automotive fuel cells don't make much sense.

"the increase in vehicles, even if they are electric, in counties such as China and India, will increase global emissions. "

- Richard

Maybe, but not necessarily. If electric vehicles are charged using A) renewable energy and/or B) excess base load electricity, then their use will not increase emissions. Moreover, electric cars with vehicle to grid capacities could actually allow us to rely more heavily on intermittent sources of renewable electricity.

Re: Babcock & Wilcox Shrinks the Nuclear Reactor, But Not the Waste

Mitch — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 15:33:06 -0000

While I'm convinced that some expansion of nuclear power will be necessary if we are to significantly reduce our C02 footprint, I think this is a bad idea. Nuclear reactors should be very large and very centralized, as that makes them easier to guard and regulate. And the same goes for nuclear storage facilities for the same reasons. This reactor could encourage a proliferation of smaller nuclear power plants and waste storage facilities, which would be inherently harder to regulate and guard.

Re: After Sabotaging Own Oil Wells, Exxon Faces $1 Billion in Fines

Mitch — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 05:50:40 -0000

If a rival company found out about this 15-20 years ago, why is Exxon getting fined now -- what took so long? There must be more to this story.

Re: Cutting the Fat from the US Defense Budget is Green: Obama Scraps the F-22

Mitch — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 19:44:46 -0000

"You're telling me that manufacturing new, safer vehicles for our troops is mere budget bloat? Wow... "

-- American

The F22 is a great aircraft -- its fast, stealth, agile, and deadly. But considering the technological capacities of our current enemies, more F22's are not necessary. We don't need more stealth aircraft because Al Quaida doesn't have radar. We don't need aircraft with thrust vectoring because Al Quaida doesn't have an air force. And it doesn't matter that that F22's can cruise supersonic because the people we want to kill are hiding -- not running.

"Research your DofD funds. Those funds emply millions of people..." American

True enough, but the fact remains that we don't need more F22's. It would be better to employ those same millions of people to make hybrid cars and high speed trains. If we buy less oil from terrorists, then they have less money to spend on killing our soldiers in the first place.

Re: GM Volt Versus Toyota Prius: Which Design Type Will Be More Effective At Reducing Stack & Tailpipe Emissions, And Energy Consumption?

Mitch — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 23:09:16 -0000

Aptera 2e (www.aptera.com)<br />
1) 100 miles per charge (at freeway speeds, with 600lbs of passenger/cargo, air conditioning on).

2) 0-60 in under 10 seconds

- more like under 8 according to the engineers

3) corners like a Porsche Boxter, and stops faster than a Mustang GT

4) 25,000 -40,000 (price range due in part to options, including bigger batteries)

5) backed by google.org and other well-known investors

- not vapor-ware and not going to go bankrupt

6) have several working, pre-production prototypes and you can find them on youtube

- see, not vapor-ware!

6) will be on sale in California by end of the year.

7) planning to build a plugin hybrid version next year

the 'vehicle' will never go mainstream for obvious reasons, (go to the website or search treehugger for it) but that isn't the point. The point is that Aptera can build stronger, lighter, dent resistant, rust-proof, and therefore greener composite body panels for the next generation Prius, Volt, Insight, Civic Hybrid, fusion hybrid (..etc.).

@ willy_bio

the Prius will sell more units because the volt will cost more, and because the Prius will still get better gas mileage on very long trips.

Re: GM Volt Versus Toyota Prius: Which Design Type Will Be More Effective At Reducing Stack & Tailpipe Emissions, And Energy Consumption?

Mitch — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 14:47:24 -0000

"Oh yea, to the utter and complete RE@ARD who claimed that the new PHEV Prius will sell more because it gets better long trip mileage... HUH? Go catch that short bus, the grownups are talking here. Heady things like ICE genset running at optimized RPM 100% of the time are far, far, beyond your "special" intellect. :-/ "

@willy_bio:

wow, that was a little more hostility than I expected...

Really, what I said was that it will sell more more units because it will be CHEAPER and get better gas mileage on long trips. That doesn't make it the better vehicle, or a more efficient car for most consumers. But it WILL likely sell more units because it will be cheaper and will get better gas mileage.

"heady things like ICE genset running at optimized RPM 100% of the time are far, far, beyond your "special" intellect. :-/ "

No, not really. Here, I'll keep it simple for you willy:

1) Toyota and GM both estimate 50MPG, and here are the links: (http://gm-volt.com/chevy-volt-faqs/) (http://www.toyota.com/vehicles/minisite/prius/#... />
2) Toyota tends to be conservative and catious about estimates, while GM tends not to be.

3) Therefore, it is more likely that the Prius will get better gas mileage than the VOLT once the volt has depeted its batteries.

Re: GM Volt Versus Toyota Prius: Which Design Type Will Be More Effective At Reducing Stack & Tailpipe Emissions, And Energy Consumption?

Mitch — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 02:00:38 -0000

"But wait, logic alert, logic alert! PHEV Prius starts burning gas after 8 miles max. So, umn, err, a long trip in a Prius is 9 miles, a long trip in a Volt is 40 miles. Uh oh, logic bomb done just blowed up all over yo' a$$. :)" --Willy Bio

@ Wily-Bio

Again, I am making a prediction about how consumers will behave, I'm not saying the Volt is a better car or a better choice. But since you aren't understanding me/I'm not being clear enough, let me try another approach:

1) Imagine an old lady (excuse the stereotype) wants the car with the best gas mileage on the market. She gets a copy of consumer reports and looks up the Prius and the Volt. She then decides to go test drive the Prius, because it has better gas mileage than the Volt ( again, my prediction) and she doesn't want a car she has to plug in -- she's just old fashioned like that. She then goes to the Toyota dealership to buy a Prius, but the nice salesman talks her into buying the PHEV - 9 Prius for a few grand more because, well, thats what salesmen do.

2) imagine an environmentally conscious, middle-class person who needs a new car and could buy a volt if they really wanted one, but is nervous about finances because their stocks and house just lost half their value. They know that Chevy Volt will be better for the environment, but they just don't feel comfortable buying a 35-40k car right now. So they buy the Prius PHEV- 9 instead.

3) Imagine someone who lives 4 miles away from work and and drives 500+ miles from the Bay Area to San Diego (California) every other weekend to visit their significant other, who is still in college / getting a Ph.D or has a temporary job in San Deigo. They do the math and realize that the 9 mile PHEV Prius range will get them to work and back as well as a Volt, and will also get slightly better gas mileage on longer trips. Its also a heck of a lot cheaper, so the Prius is a no-brainer in this case.

4) Imagine someone who has had a bad experience with GM, or maybe they know someone who has, or maybe they have (rightly or wrongly) come to the conclusion that GM builds unreliable cars for some other reason. They are in the market for a new car and can afford the Volt, but don't want to take the risk that the batteries will begin to crap out after two years. After all, the articles say 'these are the same high-tech batters in laptops and cell phones' which in their experience crap out after 2-3 years. So GM is out. But they figure Toyota tends to make pretty reliable cars - they wouldn't ever sell a car that doesn't last at least 100k miles ... (yes I know the plug in Prius and Volt will have similar batteries and I know they will hold up fine in the Volt -- my point is that not everyone does)

I'll condense the rest: some people won't buy the volt because they are scared GM is going to go under (I don't think they will either). Some people won't buy the volt because they already have a Prius and and the dealership will give them such a good deal if they upgrade. Some people will buy the Toyota because they don't want to give money to the same company that owns HUMMER. And if people start walking away from upside-down mortgages, then they will take a big hit on their credit, which means they will pay more up front for cars and buy cheaper cars in order to avoid high interest rates -- even if their income remains the same.

Obviously, none of this proves anything, and some of these points could be argued either way. But I hope it helps illustrate my point.

And just to be clear, I would buy an Aptera 2h (assuming Toyota doesn't buy them for their composite technologies before they can make that model) long before I bought a Prius.

Re: Nuclear Power Not Cost Competitive With Coal Or Natural Gas - But Would Benefit From Cap & Trade

Mitch — Tue, 26 May 2009 00:50:37 -0000

@ Nicole and Bill.

I like renewable energy -- but I would also like my refrigerator to have enough energy to work 100% of the time. Nuclear power, natural gas and coal can virtually guarantee a steady supply of energy. With the exception of Solar-thermal and geothermal power, renewable energy sources aren't nearly as reliable. Therefore, we cannot substitute solar panels or wind mills for nuclear/natural gas/ coal power in the necessary quantities to avert global warming. This is why (I suspect) the study didn't include renewable energy sources.

Until this changes, and I look forward to the day it does, our options for base load electricity are: some sort of fossil fuel, or Nuclear. Personally I find the remote risk of a sudden, catastrophic nuclear meltdown to be much more appealing than the virtual certainty of gradual and catastrophic climate change. Hence, I support carefully regulated nuclear power unless Geothermal or high quality Solar-thermal resources are available.

Re: Earn money online by reviewing products at Ciao.com

Mitch — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 02:08:00 -0000

I already made $10 through Ciao! :)

Re: Earn money online by reviewing products at Ciao.com

Mitch — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 03:08:00 -0000

Tow of my blogger friends already proven that they really do. I withdrawn my earnings by the end of last month. Now let's see if I'd get it on the 2nd week of this month.

Re: Ciao.com’s disappointing change to its incentive system

Mitch — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 10:08:00 -0000

Glad I've withdrawn my $10 before they've changed it, let's see if I'd get $10 next week.

Re: New Ways to Destroy the Earth: The Humdinga

Mitch — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 10:46:48 -0000

Just plain stupid.

Why is the freak in the back armed?

Re: Cheap and Easy Solar Heater

Mitch — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 02:00:57 -0000

Hey Ruben,

All the comments about how this is basically useless make sense, but your commetn about the pennies being a thermal mass... well, technically speaking yes, they are a tiny, tiny thermal mass, but the whole idea of a thermal mass is to have a large mass that absorbs and holds heat. Those pennies won't do squat. Sorry.

Re: Watermill Pulls Water From Air Without Wasting Energy

Mitch — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 21:00:55 -0000

@ David,

Thanks for the clarification. I assumed it would be more efficient to simply boil tap water, but I guess not.

Re: Worst Sales Performance of Any Car: Toyota Prius

Mitch — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 14:41:21 -0000

In upstate NY you can buy a Prius for invoice so it definatly isn't dealer greed that is the problem. I'd blame it on the $1.79 gasoline. A used 4 cyl. car is just a much better value right now.

The Chevrolet Malibu is more car for the money and still gets 33mpg.

Re: Orchid House Near Buenos Aires Is Eco-Concious, But Is It Green?

Mitch — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 14:44:07 -0000

I think we need to make a distinction between a green living situation and a green home. This is clearly a green home -- its deigned to have low environmental impact and conserve energy. Whether or not it is a green living situation depends in part on what kinds of cars they drive, and how many miles a year they drive. If they work from home 5 days a week then they are likely living a lot greener than most people.

Re: Survey: Should Big Power Sucking Plasma TVs Be Banned?

Mitch — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 11:33:31 -0000

Re: Survey: Should Big Power Sucking Plasma TVs Be Banned?

Mitch — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 11:35:37 -0000

Re: Mercedes Fined Over $29 Mil For Lousy Mileage

Mitch — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 16:38:50 -0000

Re: Faux Logs Kill Trees Too, Just Slowly and at a Distance

Mitch — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 18:52:55 -0000

Re: Obama To Republicans: Drop Dead.

Mitch — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 19:43:23 -0000

@ Old_Wolf:

Re: \$60 Billion for Green in the Stimulus Bill: Where the Money Will Go

Mitch — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 18:57:43 -0000

"Even though some unfortunate cuts were made through amendments ... some fortunate ones were made as well: 50 billion dollar subsidies for nuclear power and clean coal were thankfully scrapped."

Re: Obama Plans Massive New High Speed Railroad

Mitch — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 11:25:13 -0000

Perhaps this money will go further than we think IF it is primarily used upgrade existing rail lines, and invested in places that don't have frequent earthquakes.

Re: Wind vs. Nuclear Energy: Wind Power Deemed Far More Dangerous

Mitch — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 00:59:07 -0000

@ Eric: The new III+ generation nuclear power plants have containment domes strong enough to survive a direct hit from a 747. So terrorists aren't really an issue unless we skimp on security.

Re: Hillary Clinton Hearts Beijing's Super Efficient Trigeneration Power Plant

Mitch — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 23:07:18 -0000

Re: 6.4 Gigawatts of Offshore Wind Farms Slated for Scotland

Mitch — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 21:10:38 -0000

Re: GM Volt Versus Toyota Prius: Which Design Type Will Be More Effective At Reducing Stack & Tailpipe Emissions, And Energy Consumption?

Mitch — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 20:09:16 -0000

@ willy_bio

the Prius will sell more units because the volt will cost more, and because the Prius will still get better gas mileage on very long trips.

Re: GM Volt Versus Toyota Prius: Which Design Type Will Be More Effective At Reducing Stack & Tailpipe Emissions, And Energy Consumption?

Mitch — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 11:47:24 -0000

@willy_bio:

wow, that was a little more hostility than I expected...

"heady things like ICE genset running at optimized RPM 100% of the time are far, far, beyond your "special" intellect. :-/ "

No, not really. Here, I'll keep it simple for you willy:

Re: GM Volt Versus Toyota Prius: Which Design Type Will Be More Effective At Reducing Stack & Tailpipe Emissions, And Energy Consumption?

Mitch — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 23:00:38 -0000

@ Wily-Bio

Obviously, none of this proves anything, and some of these points could be argued either way. But I hope it helps illustrate my point.

And just to be clear, I would buy an Aptera 2h (assuming Toyota doesn't buy them for their composite technologies before they can make that model) long before I bought a Prius.

Re: Segway PUMA: Would You Enter Traffic With This Two-Wheeler?

Mitch — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 17:44:33 -0000

This would have been great as an April Fools joke.

Re: Slow Freight: Sail Power is Actually Faster Than Containerships Today

Mitch — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 10:50:09 -0000

Re: TED: Shai Agassi Shares His Vision for 100% Electric Cars & Clean Energy

Mitch — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 18:26:53 -0000

@ Richard:

I'm not the guy who commented about rural Kentucky (I'm the other anonymous -- forgot to write my name at the top), but I'll respond in case he doesn't check this article again.

Third, I would argue electric cars that use excess baseload electricity to charge are far more efficient at every speed because they use energy that would otherwise be wasted.

Re: TED: Shai Agassi Shares His Vision for 100% Electric Cars & Clean Energy

Mitch — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 18:27:57 -0000

@ Richard:

I'm not the guy who commented about rural Kentucky (I'm the other anonymous -- forgot to write my name at the top), but I'll respond in case he doesn't check this article again.

Third, I would argue electric cars that use excess baseload electricity to charge are far more efficient at every speed because they use energy that would otherwise be wasted.

Re: Every California House a Zero Net Energy Building?

Mitch — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 20:03:17 -0000

Re: Every California House a Zero Net Energy Building?

Mitch — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 17:40:21 -0000

@ JC

That said, I have no objection to renewable energy when it is cleaner than the grid.

Re: Sarah Palin Now Wants to Fight Global Warming - By Drilling for Oil

Mitch — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 12:45:52 -0000

for all you who think this article is misleading, I offer you this analogy:

Re: Air Krete: Green Insulation from Cement

Mitch — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 16:04:30 -0000

* http://www.airkrete.com/benefits.php (see last sentence on the page)

** http://www.ecoworld.com/blog/editor/muhawi/2008... (see third paragraph)

Re: Graph of the Day: Driving VS Residential Density

Mitch — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 21:41:02 -0000

Re: Is High Speed Rail the Answer?

Mitch — Fri, 01 May 2009 12:08:27 -0000

Re: Quote of the Day: How a 'Green House of the Future' Can Impede Environmental Progress

Mitch — Mon, 04 May 2009 12:34:21 -0000

Re: James Hansen Hopes Waxman-Markey Cap and Trade Bill Fails: Has He Lost the Plot?

Mitch — Wed, 06 May 2009 14:15:33 -0000

I understand why people are concerned that cap and trade could lead to rampant speculation, but I don't see why the 'cap and dividend' approach would be easier to implement.

Re: Greener By Design 2009: Plastic Water Bottles at Green Conferences. Sigh.

Mitch — Wed, 20 May 2009 21:35:54 -0000

Reducing the amount of plastic that ends up in landfills is good. Period.

Re: GE Demonstrated Smart Appliances (Video)

Mitch — Sat, 23 May 2009 12:48:04 -0000

@ Mark

I thought the first generation smart appliances would be 'dumb' appliances with timers on them. I'm impressed, go GE!

Re: Debunking The French - US Nuclear Power Comparison

Mitch — Fri, 22 May 2009 12:56:16 -0000

This isn't an article, this is a rant.

Re: Nuclear Power Not Cost Competitive With Coal Or Natural Gas - But Would Benefit From Cap & Trade

Mitch — Mon, 25 May 2009 21:50:37 -0000

@ Nicole and Bill.

Re: Wall Street Journal Wants GM to Abandon the Volt

Mitch — Fri, 29 May 2009 18:14:04 -0000

"The world is moving away from the automobile"

- Richard.

evidence?

"Trying to vainly postpone the enviable transformation of our transportation system to high speed rail, mass transit and cycling will not accomplish anything."

- Richard

Re: Global Warming: Technology vs. Choice

Mitch — Sun, 31 May 2009 12:06:18 -0000

"the increase in vehicles, even if they are electric, in counties such as China and India, will increase global emissions. "

- Richard

Re: Babcock & Wilcox Shrinks the Nuclear Reactor, But Not the Waste

Mitch — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 12:33:06 -0000

Re: After Sabotaging Own Oil Wells, Exxon Faces \$1 Billion in Fines

Mitch — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 02:50:40 -0000

If a rival company found out about this 15-20 years ago, why is Exxon getting fined now -- what took so long? There must be more to this story.

Re: Cutting the Fat from the US Defense Budget is Green: Obama Scraps the F-22

Mitch — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 16:44:46 -0000

"You're telling me that manufacturing new, safer vehicles for our troops is mere budget bloat? Wow... "

-- American

"Research your DofD funds. Those funds emply millions of people..." American

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2008/07/unemployed-loser-busted-for-child-sex.html

Mitch — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 08:49:49 -0000

Sad part is i know this guy...had no idea what was going on...makes me sick to my stomach...gag...

Re: http://cranialsoup.blogspot.com/2009/03/fix-firefox-not-remembering-to-keep-you.html

Mitch — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 21:56:00 -0000

Good stuff here, only people who are on Vista can't go through Documents and Settings. They have to go through User, their name, App Data, Roaming, Firefox, Profiles, and then the rest.

Re: http://cranialsoup.blogspot.com/2008/09/get-yourself-together.html

Mitch — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 02:44:00 -0000

Well now, that's interesting. I'll have to think about this one some more, as I'm not totally sure I want everyone knowing whose blogs I'm visiting and commenting on all the time. I tend to drop in almost anywhere to leave a comment as it suits me. lol

Re: http://cranialsoup.blogspot.com/2008/08/barbie-wants-to-code.html

Mitch — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 14:23:00 -0000

I'm thinking that if I start dressing up anything all "girly" that my wife will either commit me or leave me. Nope, ain't taking any chances. lol

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2008/02/g-o-g-i-n-t-s-beat-pats.html

Mitch — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 21:35:00 -0000

Today I suffered through the most enjoyable hangover of my life. Thank you G-MEN.

Re: Wordless Wednesday – Afghan Girl ,Most Beautiful Eyes

Mitch — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 05:57:00 -0000

Done na sis:
http://www.sahm-one.com/2008/09/16/whats-inside-my-bag/

Re: PMC Weekly Fest : Then and Now

Mitch — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 13:51:00 -0000

Congrats sa winners!

Re: Momma Wannabe’s Thanksgiving Contest

Mitch — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 10:30:00 -0000

I'm thankful for all the blessings that I have received and been receiving...

Btw, I have placed one of your logos in my sidebar here {http://www.etc-atbp.com}, subscribed using mitchteryosa{at}gmail{dot}com.

Thanks for the invite!