Useful Thoughts and Actions Taken

My Sadness for Cuba

The following is an exerpt from an article regarding Cubans finally being legally allowed to own a computer Desktop computers are now available in Cuba and BBC News reports that a crowd formed at the Carlos III shopping center in Havana when the first PC shipments arrived. Despite the large crowds most were there only to look on as others bought. Most people were only there to watch others buy computers!  Its very sad when people are so oppressed that they are not legally allowed to buy a computer.  One can only begin to imagine what else has gone on in Read more…

By Fudgy McFarlen, ago

End of Life Tales-How the medical industry screws you in the last moments of your life

I have heard the story in several different forms with different names as the main character.  And oldster is admitted to the hospital and essentially treated with methods that are completely wrong.  Its as thought its some form of legal euthanasia where since the patient is old the practicianers figure they are covered in terms of being sued. Who is going to sue for some oldster that was weak?  Yet a nice long hospital stay has a nice fat juicy insurance tab associated with it.  I’m not sure this is the exact dynamic at work but what I do observe in Read more…

By Fudgy McFarlen, ago

Cooling to Briefly Halt Global Warming, Researchers Say-A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthors Court

  What happens when you have a lame brain made up theory that you are trying to extort incredible amounts of money and power from the people and the Sun cools off a bit ?  Why you make up an excuse as to why THE WORLD IS NOTICABLY COOLER THIS YEAR of course.  In fact since 1998 the earth has cooled. The extortionists are saying we won’t see diddly for 10 years in the way of global warming.  But guess what?  The solar cycle is 11 years long!  So with a solar cycle that is going into what obviously must be a Read more…

By Fudgy McFarlen, ago

A Series of Videos on Electric Car Development

   …… I’m not quite dead yet  ( Notice it says SERIES HYBRID on the side??? Talk about blowing a 10 year lead! ) We’re going hard towards electric cars now that gas is going above 4 dollars per gallon.  Watch the videos. See if you agree. Don’t get your hopes up too high that the cost of operation will be lower than gas.  Just like with ethanol if we use electricity for transport fuel it is sure to elevate the price thereof. Price pressure will be intense.  However it will help keep the money in country by using coal, nuclear and Read more…

By Fudgy McFarlen, ago

The World is Waking up : How Capitalism is reshaping the rest of the world in Americas Image

I spent last evening drinking triple distilled vodka in the form of Caipirinha with my neighbors here in Brazil.  The current batch are all girls and are from Spain, Columbia. *( all girls, damn the luck ).  Their friend Camilo was here and they were trying to take advantage of the airline weekend promotions to get cheap tickets to Rio de Janeiro.  A few observational notes: 1- There are approximately 1 laptop per person no matter what country they are from  ( and you have to be careful it does not get stolen! ) 2- Some of their degrees are strange.  Read more…

By Fudgy McFarlen, ago

Wesley Snipes Gets Three 3 years For Tax Misdemeanors Proves The worst crime is not murder but rather to not pay your taxes

Close your eyes: Now imagine the worst think you can possibly imagine.   Murder, heinous acts of wanton violence.  Children killed. Now know this. When the federal government does the same thing it imagines you not paying your taxes. Wesley Snipes was convicted today of tax misdemeanors and sentenced to 3 years in jail. Not felonies………Misdemeanors.  In tax court you are essentially considered guilty until proven innocent.  In a murder case you would be presumed innocent until proven guilty.  And thus I believe the worst crime in the government’s eyes is if you do not pay your taxes. A sad state of affairs.  In Read more…

By Fudgy McFarlen, ago

Steve Ballmer Bag Balm keeps your apple bag soft and supple

For all you Ballmer haters who want to bag Ballmer: Consider the strategy of balming your bag.  Nothing makes a Ballmer critic more cranky than to have a chapped apple sack.  Its always said its not wise to keep all your apples in one sack but if you have no other choice then Steve’s Bag Balmer is cheap insurance.  Some people I know keep their iPhone in their sack and if you’ve ever kept your iPhone in your apple sack before you know how painful that can be.   Click on Steve Ballmers head to apply Bag Balm and see how much he Read more…

By Fudgy McFarlen, ago