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Archive for July, 2005

The New FA-22
Tuesday, July 26th, 2005

Blackfive posts pictures of our newest fighter jet, the FA-22 Raptor. This could classify as military porn; it is a sweet looking plane.
Coming soon: There are three wineries around here that offer tours after 5pm. I’ll see if I can’t get myself into a couple of them. I’m a wine novice, so if anyone have [...]

Cool Clouds
Tuesday, July 26th, 2005

I wish they had shown up on the camera. There were some clouds over the Book Cliffs that looked like they were pouring off the mountaintops, just like when liquid nitrogen chills the air when jetted, or when dry ice bubbles in water and vapor forms over the water. Guess you'll just have [...]

Ron Paul (Republican-but-really-Libertarian, TX) makes the following comment on his weekly column concerning the reauthorization of the Patriot Act:
Let’s remember that London is the most heavily monitored city in the world, with surveillance cameras recording virtually all public activity in the city center. British police officials are not hampered by our 4th amendment nor our [...]

A Good Sermon at Messiah
Sunday, July 24th, 2005

I crashed early last night, waking up around 6:30. Since Messiah Lutheran has a traditional service at 8:00, I thought I would go. It was a good thing; the air conditioner’s compressor wasn’t working, so it will be hot for those going to 10:30. Perhaps it would be appropriate for a sermon on Revelation? [...]

Arches National Park, Moab, UT
Saturday, July 23rd, 2005

My first trek into Utah took me to Arches National Park, a 1.5 hour drive from Grand Junction. I left about 6:30am to avoid the big roast in the afternoon.

Go Big Red
Friday, July 22nd, 2005

Every time I think about buying Halliburton stock, I remember the admonition by Jim Cramer not to “chase” stocks. Halliburton has been climbing, and it’s bound to peak, right?
So then Halliburton jumps $4 today to $52-53 on second quarter earnings reports (webcast) that we’ve made $1 Billion in six months. Ah, to have $10,000 in [...]

Grand Junction Farmer's Market
Thursday, July 21st, 2005

Roasting in the Heat
A Mennonite stirs cinnamon and sugar into roasting almonds. The temperature reached 105 degrees in Grand Junction.

Western Crepes
Beef is fried for inclusion into a Colorado-sized crepe.

Pottery Class
The instructor teaches people one at a time. In the back, some finishing touches.

Two-Person Band
This group played some good music. The pan flute sounded very clean [...]

More Language Abuse
Thursday, July 21st, 2005

In order for wisdom and knowledge to be transmitted from one person to another or from one generation to another, it is imperative that we maintain consistency in our language. We have already seen the results of what happens when someone changes the definition of “public use“. Other incidents of language abuse include “gay marriage” [...]

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