This has been, "almost" the week that wasn't, at least near the end of it, if one considers Harold Egbert Camping and his predictions of the end of the earth, at least as we know it. I now have a better understanding of the timeline that Camping cited and the calculations that he used and I for one know for a certainty that New Zealand is still intact and has not suffered a catastrophic earthquake. Thank God, oh and by the way, Harold Egbert Camping, a nice old man, he can simply "bite me."
There is much to review, so I guess we'd better get started. It might be a dumpy ride, but that's okay, we've already lived through the news once, so rehashing it another time won't hurt. Maybe next week we won't make the same mistakes.
LITE BULB COPS, SURELY YOU JEST. (Frazer Chronicles)
"A line in the sand," is how one conservative political action group put it, with regards to lite bulbs this past week and plans by Democrats to ban conventional lite bulbs, the ones you and I use every day. The conservative action group, AmeriPAC, who supports conservative Republican candidates, leveled the accusation, citing all sorts of reasons for their charges.
A bill was passed back in 2007, the Energy independence and Security Act with bipartisan support and signed into law by George W. Bush, a Republican. The bill, which doesn't even go into effect until 2012, mandates that lite bulbs must be 25% more effective then they are now, that a 100 watt bulb be replaced with a bulb using no more then 72 watts, yet giving the same lite as the 100 watt bulb. The 75, 60 and 40 watt bulbs would be replaced with bulbs that use no more then 53, 43, and 29 watts respectively, but still give off the same light as the old ones.
There is no language anywhere in the bill that bans fluorescent or led lite bulbs, or any type of incandescent lighting. A bill has been introduced by Senator Mike Enzi, a Republican from Wyoming, that would repeal the light bulb act of 2007. Citing governmental take-over, Enzi wants to keep people's rights to screw any lite bulb that they desire into their lite sockets.
Talk about a non issue, we here at Chronicle headquarters sometimes are left scratching our collective heads. Doesn't Senator Enzi have better issues to deal with in his home state, how about "red-neckisim, or gun control."
AmeriPAC has also leveled a statement saying that all Americans will be required to throw all of their light bulbs that don't meet government standards, into the trash, recycled where mandated. As one AmeriPAC official says, "it may be a silly little light bulb, but it's just a small piece of the larger puzzle of global socialism that he feels is the agenda to enslave the American people, and to choke Americans from a free enterprise system.
Gee, I had no idea that a simple little light bulb could have so much symbolic meaning behind it, "thank you" AmeriPAC for your "watchdog" diligence, I know right where to "stick" this report, and I of course will give it all the proper attention necessary to understand the problem.
BLABBERMOUTH GO HOME, (Frazer Chronicles)
Finally somebody took some action against one of those loud mouthed cell phone conversations that take place everyday in the public sector, this one on a commuter train in Tigard, Oregon. Unless there is a miss-print, the women talked non-stop for 16 hours, annoying people for the same period of time, that is one long phone call.
The women apparently gave no consideration to her fellow passengers, only the person at the other end of the line. She seemed completely oblivious to the other people around her, like she was in her own little world and could do, say and think whatever she wanted and at the volume she desired.
She was finally escorted off the train by armed police officers to the rousing cheers of her fellow passengers. Rude to the end, the women will be seeking legal action against the train company, saying in an interview that she "might have been a little loud," but being lead off the train by armed thug cops was over the top.
We here at Chronicle headquarters can only say, "you go girl," whatever you get in your pending legal action, you and your lawyer deserve. I would make a single suggestion, while your in the courtroom, keep your talking devise in your purse, in the off position.
THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER, (Frazer Chronicles)
For a man with a resume that includes a career as a world renowned body builder, a productive acting career, a governor of the most populous state in the country and a great looking wife to boot, I guess you have to add an adulterous sexual affair and soon, a divorce. I can only remark, actually quite breathlessly, huba huba "Arnie" your activity really does leave me breathless.
Schwarzenegger was born in 1947 in Austria and began weight training and body building at the age of 15 and won the Mr. Universe title at 20. Arnie won the Mr. Olympia title 7 times and has remained active in the sport since, writing 7 books and numerous articles on the sport.
Schwarzenegger has had trouble in the past with allegations of inapproate sexual advances, during his early, "reckless years" but seemed to settle down with his marriage to Maria Shriver, until the bombshell announcement on May 16th. that the couple was separating, possible ending a 25 year, sometimes stormy relationship, the reason for the break-up, Arnie's love child.
I personally don't feel that much time should be spent by the media on the break-up of two people that are headed for divorce court, and splitting up assets and time with kids. The "lust child" seems to have been taken care of by Arnie, what he did was wrong and Maria has every right to drag ol Arnie through the proverbial ringer.
We here at Chronicle headquarters hope things work out for Arnie and he's soon back knocking bad guys out, telling everybody else that "I'll be back."
JOBS WE ALL WANT, BUT BUT FEW GET, (Frazer Chronicles)
Everybody wants to make money, but lets face the facts, few of us do and those that do are usually butt heads, completely focused on career and care little for anything or anybody else. These types of people are what people might call "driven."
As prices continue to raise, the need for more money is necessary for whatever lifestyle that one might choose to reach for. Usually the drive for a higher paycheck is linked to obtaining a higher education, that's at least four years of school, the usual student loans to repay and some pretty heavy sacrifices with regards to leisure time.
Can a person get a high rate of pay without a higher education.....well yes, but the fields that would allow for the big payday is limited to just a few opportunities. Education seems to be the key to expanding your horizons with regards to a higher paycheck. I do not necessarily agree with this thinking, but hey, who am I.
The following list will help those young people that want a Beemer in the garage, a house on the ocean and vacations in the south of France, good luck:
A. Lifeguard in Newport Beach, California, $200 grand, if you know somebody.
B. Air Traffic Controller, $161 thousand, if you can stay awake.
C. Chief Executive, $160 thousand, can an Editor & Chief get a break?
D. Fashion Design, $130 thousand, nuff said.
E. Fire Chief, $109 grand and one of those muscle SUV's.
F. Police and Detective Supervisor, $116 thousand, and a partner like Mariska Hargitay, "I'm in."
G. Radiation Therapists, $107 thousand, although you might end up "glowing in the dark."
H. Prostitute-Hooker-Pimp, $100 grand, down side, late night work, usually bad neighborhood.
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