In The Future

This morning I read an investment report that discounts photovoltatic as unworkable due to their manufacturing cost.Photovoltaics DO work, and they do produce more energy than is necessary to manufacture and transport them. They’re not common on houses yet, but they are common on sailboats and roadside hazard signs.But that’s not the whole story with […]

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Have you heard of anyone falling ill from any infected tomatoes? Yet all over the country, tomatoes are being pulled from restaurants and shelves. Why? Is salmonella really a problem? Compared with say, 100 years ago, isn’t salmonella barely a shadow of the problem it once was? Even during last year’s spinach scare, how many […]

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“I don’t think anybody really watches hockey any more,” said Tiger Woods today when asked about the NHL Stanley Cup. Hockey fans patiently and politely sit through golf news for a few tidbits of hockey, and then Woods tells us that nobody watches hockey anymore. Nobody watches hockey? It’s a miracle that so many people […]

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