I’ve heard of sinkholes in Florida because the water table has been so badly abused by the rapid development of the state, but I was very surprised to read on the news that there is a sinkhole in New York City! Apparently the sinkhole is in the middle of a street and is one that has been developing slowly over the past ten years, and has finally reached the stage where it would really be a danger for a car [...]
Well, this weekend I will be busy harvesting corn most of the time. It’s a really good crop this year! I’ve been harvesting a little bit and taking it to the Farmer’s Market over the past couple of weeks, and the customers have bought every ear I’ve taken to the market! They love that super sweet corn that I grow! I can’t blame them, I love it too! This is a great corn that you don’t have to rush to [...]
I was reading an article on the Sierra Club’s website about offshore drilling. The article I was reading was discussing how on Monday President Bush lifted the moratorium on offshore oil drilling. This moratorium was imposed 18 years ago by his father when HE was President. Up until this point there were two moratoriums against offshore drilling, one by the President, and one by Congress. Congress is expected to maintain its moratorium against the drilling, so offshore drilling is not [...]
I’ve been hearing a lot about those new “Smart cars” and I’ve seen quite a few of them on the road. I saw a short review of them, the reviewer was saying how great they are, they say that they only cost $15,000, are half the size of a “regular” car and get 33 mpg. They seem to think that is wonderful. I have to wonder about that because last year I bought a used Lumina that is in great [...]