http://www.pervasivelight.com/blog without light there can be no vision Wed, 23 Jul 2008 04:15:23 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en click pic for more comedy gold http://www.pervasivelight.com/blog/2008/07/23/caketastic/ and this salient point But other states may find the Texas model difficult to emulate. The state is unique in having its own electricity grid. All other states fall under the jurisdiction of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, adding an extra layer of bureaucracy to any transmission proposals. http://www.pervasivelight.com/blog/2008/07/21/the-republic-of-texas/ this is my current IM icon. http://www.pervasivelight.com/blog/2008/07/16/a-fair-assessment-of-work/ George Soros makes attack on Hong Kong market, resulting in massive job losses http://www.pervasivelight.com/blog/2008/07/16/spam-or-headline/ Yes that's an actual advertising campaign to encourage people to sign up for food stamps, running now in New York f'ing City. Wonder how much that's costing me, freaking commies. http://www.pervasivelight.com/blog/2008/07/14/all-kinds-of-wrongness/ yesterday at the annual Brooklyn Bastille Day celebration they thew a new twist into the mix. a collection of vintage Solex bikes. Okay, they may look like someone bolted a sewing machine to the front wheel of a ghetto bike, and sure walking may be faster, they're fascinating pieces of ... http://www.pervasivelight.com/blog/2008/07/14/bastille-day-suprise/ http://www.pervasivelight.com/blog/2008/07/11/the-sweetest-when-cold/ Commissioner Kenneth Mayfield, who is white, said it seemed that central collections "has become a black hole" because paperwork reportedly has become lost in the office. Commissioner John Wiley Price, who is black, interrupted him with a loud "Excuse me!" He then corrected his colleague, saying the office has become a ... http://www.pervasivelight.com/blog/2008/07/10/wow-just-wow/ Increasing exposure to carbon dioxide appears to boost crop yields, Hans-Joachim Weigel of the Johann Heinrich von Thuenen Institute for rural areas, forestry and fisheries in the central city of Brunswick told AFP. "Output increased by about 10 percent for barley, beets and wheat" when the plants were subjected to higher ... http://www.pervasivelight.com/blog/2008/07/09/from-the-no-sht-sherlock-files/ NEW YORK (AP) -- Oil tumbled more than $5 a barrel Tuesday in its second big drop this week, hurling crude back to levels not seen since June 26 as traders wary about the health of the global economy cashed in gains from oil's recent rally. Analysts attributed much of the ... http://www.pervasivelight.com/blog/2008/07/08/when-bad-news-is-good-news/