There won't be oil ever again March 8, 2011
In a posting by Eileen Smith on her blog In the Pink Texas, she discusses in a humorous fashion that I personally enjoy, those darn gas prices. She is directing the post to anyone and everyone that has to use gas to get around. I think that her position holds merit because she personally sees how much more money it now takes to fill up her car than it did even a month ago. I always thought it was so funny that years ago people were freaking out when gas went to $2.00. Then after they went to over $4.00 at one time, it's like now they have us right were they want us, because we handle the lesser alittle better now. $2.50 starts to not look as bad in retrospect. I am alittle scared to see how high it will get in our hottest months this year. I heard something interesting the other day on talk radio show. We have been driving cars for alittle more over 100 years now. Check this out Current gas prices and price history. it took about 70 yrs. for gas prices to reach about $1.00 and in the last 30 years, well, you see for yourself. It's pretty interesting. I know that there are a lot of different factors as to why, I just never thought of it in that way. As far as going to our oil reserves, I do not think we should do that. I would rather use foreign oil any day, and pay more at the pump. Rather than use up our reserves and than something crazy happens later where we get cut off for some reason from our foreign supply, what will we do then. We need to keep our little stash put up as much as possible. in the mean time it would be great tp use public transportation more, and get more fuel efficient vehicles on the rode and hopefully get alternative methods of fuel on the market. It is crazy to think that oil is not renewable resourse and there are a lot of people on this planet that rely on it. It seems no longer an option to take action.
Saturday, March 12, 2011
Saturday, February 26, 2011
Govenor Goes to Bat for Exonerated Man
http://statesman.com/opinion/texas-govenor-goes-to-bat-for-exonerated-man-1263330.html
In an article by the Editorial Board, this story is directed to Texans in general. A man named Anthony Graves has been declared innocent by the District Attorney, Bill Parham, after 18 years in prison. The article brings to attention that Govenor Perry is trying to help this man receive the 1.4 million in state compensation that is entitled to him. The State Comptroller Susan Comb's, refuses to pay him because of a technicality. The person writing the article agrees with and supports Gov. Perry in his effort to compensate this man for what he is entitled. I agree, he has now joined the many wrongfully convicted people that have atleast been lucky enough to have there case reopened with modern day technology, techniques and have been found to be innocent. Now the State Comptroller doesn't want to pay him the money he should receive to attempt to make up somehow for the last 18 years of his life. He doesn't have a pardon letter because he wasn't pardoned he was found innocent. Shouldn't Perry be able to fix this technicality and write him a letter if that is what he needs, and he has already been found innocent. The man who was tried with him and already executed declared Graves' innocence and admitted that he wrongfully accused him. Still it took years even then before the case was reexamined to show that he was in fact innocent. The case was so twisted by the prosecutors to begin with to convict this man they could not even conduct a retrial. I don't want to speak anymore on this until I pay my respect to the people who lost their lives' so horrifically that day. This is one of the most terrible crimes enacted on the innocent I have ever heard of and may God bless them and keep them and their families. That being said I think that sometimes when such a horrible act is committed maybe the facts are tangled and truths pushed in ways so as to get a conviction onto someone and bring some amount of peace to the victim's families. It seems like this may have been the case in Graves' situation. Not to mention the other man, Carter, admitted to wrongfully naming Graves in this crime. I think he should receive the money to help him repair his life and enjoy it to he fullest. I mean 18 years is a long time to anyone, even more so when you're sitting behind bars and you know you are innocent.
In an article by the Editorial Board, this story is directed to Texans in general. A man named Anthony Graves has been declared innocent by the District Attorney, Bill Parham, after 18 years in prison. The article brings to attention that Govenor Perry is trying to help this man receive the 1.4 million in state compensation that is entitled to him. The State Comptroller Susan Comb's, refuses to pay him because of a technicality. The person writing the article agrees with and supports Gov. Perry in his effort to compensate this man for what he is entitled. I agree, he has now joined the many wrongfully convicted people that have atleast been lucky enough to have there case reopened with modern day technology, techniques and have been found to be innocent. Now the State Comptroller doesn't want to pay him the money he should receive to attempt to make up somehow for the last 18 years of his life. He doesn't have a pardon letter because he wasn't pardoned he was found innocent. Shouldn't Perry be able to fix this technicality and write him a letter if that is what he needs, and he has already been found innocent. The man who was tried with him and already executed declared Graves' innocence and admitted that he wrongfully accused him. Still it took years even then before the case was reexamined to show that he was in fact innocent. The case was so twisted by the prosecutors to begin with to convict this man they could not even conduct a retrial. I don't want to speak anymore on this until I pay my respect to the people who lost their lives' so horrifically that day. This is one of the most terrible crimes enacted on the innocent I have ever heard of and may God bless them and keep them and their families. That being said I think that sometimes when such a horrible act is committed maybe the facts are tangled and truths pushed in ways so as to get a conviction onto someone and bring some amount of peace to the victim's families. It seems like this may have been the case in Graves' situation. Not to mention the other man, Carter, admitted to wrongfully naming Graves in this crime. I think he should receive the money to help him repair his life and enjoy it to he fullest. I mean 18 years is a long time to anyone, even more so when you're sitting behind bars and you know you are innocent.
Friday, February 11, 2011
Healthier Food Choices to Become More Affordable
February 10,2010
KVUE News interview with Michelle Obama, Are our Kids Eating Healthier?
http://www.kvue.com/home/Michelle-Obama-reflects-on-program-designed-to-help-kids-eat-healthier-115809374.html
There are so many news stories worthy of discussion, but this imparticular caught my attention because I am so pleased to hear it. In a discussion with the First Lady Michelle Obama on the development of the "Let's Move Campaign's" progress, a great step forward was mentioned.
They are going to partner with Wal-Mart to make healthier food more affordable. Healthier food will now be more comparable in price with less healthy food choices. I think this is wonderful, for so long I have thought it would be much easier for people to make better food choices if they were more affordable. I'm sure their must be a lot of people who would love to feed themselves and their families healthier food if it was a option for them and their budget. It also mentions that some critics argue that the government shouldn't be telling us what or how to eat. It's not like they're going to shove the food down our throats, bad or good.
In the end it is our personal decision what we put in our bodies. It is a fact about the seriousness of obesity and I think it is great that the government help with guidance on healthier food options and above all make them more affordable. Now if we could just get P.E back everyday in elementary school.
KVUE News interview with Michelle Obama, Are our Kids Eating Healthier?
http://www.kvue.com/home/Michelle-Obama-reflects-on-program-designed-to-help-kids-eat-healthier-115809374.html
There are so many news stories worthy of discussion, but this imparticular caught my attention because I am so pleased to hear it. In a discussion with the First Lady Michelle Obama on the development of the "Let's Move Campaign's" progress, a great step forward was mentioned.
They are going to partner with Wal-Mart to make healthier food more affordable. Healthier food will now be more comparable in price with less healthy food choices. I think this is wonderful, for so long I have thought it would be much easier for people to make better food choices if they were more affordable. I'm sure their must be a lot of people who would love to feed themselves and their families healthier food if it was a option for them and their budget. It also mentions that some critics argue that the government shouldn't be telling us what or how to eat. It's not like they're going to shove the food down our throats, bad or good.
In the end it is our personal decision what we put in our bodies. It is a fact about the seriousness of obesity and I think it is great that the government help with guidance on healthier food options and above all make them more affordable. Now if we could just get P.E back everyday in elementary school.
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