1.23.2009

I've felt this guys frustration

For anyone who has ever listened to a certain child play a song over, and over, and over, and over... well this is exactly how I feel about that.


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1.21.2009

Inauguration Litter

This guy had the right idea, and I for one applaud the effort.



Unfortunately, other people didn't hear the message, and this is how it turned out.



And this...



You know as a conservative I get tired of hearing about how much more respectful of the environment the left is. Especially when I see something like this.

George Bush Monument Defaced

This story is actually a little pedestrian, but I noticed that in one of the pictures they blurred out parts of the image. It looks like a dove to me and makes me wonder why they would blur that our... Unless the media really does like to cover up for the radical hippy left.

Take a look, and tell me what you think.
http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/story?section=news/local&id=6615053

1.20.2009

Take a moment to let the President Bush know you care.


I have given President Bush a heart felt thank you (number 2,035) Please go to this site and send him one also.

Mission 1 Accomplished

Gov. Patterson on the vacant senate seat... AND MORE!

All the politically astute around know that New York has lost one of it's senators. The blogosphere has been chomping at the bit about the appointment that NY Gov. Patterson seems almost set to appoint Caroline Kennedy to the position, and while I agree that it is a moronic choice, it has blinded people to many of the other statements that are being made during this occasion. Watch the video below, and then read on for my analysis of what the real issue is.



If you notice at the end of the clip Gov. Patterson makes a key acknowledgment. Not only are white Americans celebrating the day that a black man becomes the next President of the United States, many of these white people (myself included) did not vote for the man, and are worried about his policy positions.

I reserve great admiration and respect for the office of the presidency. President Obama is my president every much as he is Ted Kennedy's. When he makes policy decisions that I take issue with I will be vocal about it. Until then, and even during those times, I will give him the respect that is due his office.

The big elephant of a news story that seems to be ignored here is the hatred and vitriol that exists on the left en mas that does not bear nearly as prominent a position on the right. How different would the world view us today if the left had been accepting and congratulatory of George W. Bush as Republicans are being of President Obama?

The radical and insane hatred of former President Bush on the left has made the rest of the world think of us as a house devided. Let us prove to them that they are alone in this type of reflective hate, and say to President Obama, "Well done, you have garnered our respect due to the status of your office. Use it wisely."

Change is here /sarcasm


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12.27.2008

The Eclectic Electric Corvair

A plan has been forming in my brain for a while. My good friend Cash gave me a '65 Corvair Monza that has just minor work to be done in order to make it a driving vehicle. The engine has been rebuilt, and the interior is in excellent condition. All things considered it is about $800 and some work away from being ready.

Here is where I hit a snag. I'm now considering making it an electric vehicle. For those of you who don't know me, I am not a Global Warming alarmist, and I don't believe we are going to run out of oil any time in the forseable future. Because the Corvair has a four speed manual transmission, cruising at 60MPH means you are turning the engine at 3,000RPM. This is not good for gas milage, and also means you are not going to get to more than 75MPH. Due to the high torque of an electric engine, and the fact that electric motors are more efficient when turning at higher RPMs, the conversion to electric would make the Corvair more realistic for long trips, if only we could overcome a few little obsticles.

Here is the list of things that I am requiring in order to make this project a reality;

  1. Must be able to spin the tires
  2. Minimal alteration (read: Distruction) of the origional Corvair
  3. 30+ miles on a charge
  4. Hybrid, Unlimited range
  5. A/C, Stereo, and Heater working
I plan to use a DC electic motor, a Zilla controller, and some sort of generator to achieve this. I am also going to look into solar power for some of the charging, but the math will determine if this is advantagouse or not. The solar may only be viable for charging the 12v system that will run the lights, instruments, and radio.

If anyone has information/experience with these types of conversion, please let me know!