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George Carlin On Climate Change: The planet isn’t going anywhere; we are! We’re going away! Pack your shit, folks! We’re going away and we won’t leave much of a trace either, thank God for that. Maybe a little Styrofoam, maybe. The planet will be here, we’ll be long gone; just another failed mutation; just another closed-end biological mistake; an evolutionary cul-de-sac. The planet will shake us off like a bad case of fleas, a surface nuisance. You wanna know how the planet’s doing? Ask those people in Pompeii who are frozen into position from volcanic ash how the planet’s doing. Wanna know if the planet’s all right? Ask those people in Mexico City or Armenia or a hundred other places buried under thousands of tons of earthquake rubble if they feel like a threat to the planet this week. How about those people in Kilauea, Hawaii who build their homes right next to an active volcano and then wonder why they have lava in the living room? The planet will be here for a long, long, long time after we’re gone and it will heal itself, it will cleanse itself ’cause that’s what it does. It’s a self-correcting system. The air and the water will recover, the earth will be renewed, and if it’s true that plastic is not degradable, well, the planet will simply incorporate plastic into a new paradigm: the Earth plus Plastic. The Earth doesn’t share our prejudice towards plastic. Plastic came out of the Earth; the Earth probably sees plastic as just another one of its children. Could be the only reason the Earth allowed us to be spawned from it in the first place: it wanted plastic for itself, didn’t know how to make it, needed us. Could be the answer to our age-old philosophical question: “Why are we here?” Plastic, assholes! Snip! He goes on but you get the idea.

I bought a 2022 Zero FXE and rode it to a local restaurant on a Sunday morning in Dallas, Texas. If you haven't ridden one of the California-built electric Zeros, it truly is the next leap forward in transportation. Gas bikes aren't even close for city riding. All I need are some neoprene socks for the headlamp, turn indicators, and tail light along with a 3rd gen nightvision goggles, and I'm invisible. 0 to 60 in 4 seconds. ABS brake system. Key superiorities over a gas bike are: No heat emitted from the motor, The motor wastes very little energy Hot weather isn't made uncomfortable Any dirt or debris on the motor won't "bake" No range wasted No vibration The motor has no real moving parts; Less fatigue; Lower wear on parts Stealth - Only the bearing and belt make a sound. Doesn't wake/irritate the neighbors or bicyclists. Sneak by people/cops/etc. Completely silent at stops. Little noises from brakes, suspension, and even turn signals stand out. Always-On Torque - The motor's torque curve is not flat but extremely broad and shallow; Escape agility is always available; Merge into traffic very smoothly, fine-tuning at the throttle. No maneuverability interruption from shifting. No Lean Resistance - Electric motors don't resist leaning into a turn the way moving cylinders do. Easier turning into and pulling out of a corner and changing line within a corner. Better Awareness Lack of distractions from noise, shifting, and vibration. You can scan traffic more thoroughly, which makes negotiating traffic much easier. just sayin'

Col. Ian (Scotty) Brennan was interred on Jul 11, 2022, at Arlington National Cemetery in Washington D.C. A company of Marines, the Marine Corps Band, and a 21-shot volley from M-14s salute. He came over from Scotland at 17 to join the Marines. Two tours in Vietnam, a field commission, and a great leader. A most unforgettable character.

Col. Ian (Scotty) Brennan was interred on Jul 11, 2022, at Arlington National Cemetery in Washington D.C. A company of Marines, the Marine Corps Band, and a 21-shot volley from M-14s salute. He came over from Scotland at 17 to join the Marines. Two tours in Vietnam, a field commission, and a great leader. A most unforgettable character.

Three good-looking and extremely brilliant young men from different parts of this country decided they would lend themselves to a greater cause by volunteering to be officers of Marines. So they jumped in. First up at bat was 3 months of the officers candidate school for the Marine Corps in the early 1970s. Boot camp. 50% washed out. We went on to The Basic School for Officers in the Fall of 1975 where we were, of course, stars. From there we joined the fleet marine forces of these United States and became leaders of the free world. Later, we descended upon the civilian world and, of course, were personally responsible for President Reagan's famous quote: "Some people live their entire lifetime and wonder if they ever made a difference to the world. Marines don't have that problem." -- Ronald Reagan. Semper fidelis. And God bless the United States Marine Corps.

I shot a Texas whitetail Buck on Thanksgiving Day and the Democrats got to him before I did. Well maybe it was feral hog, but what's the difference? They will eat anything including each other. It's a cautionary tale. No country to fall out of a deer stand and lay out there all night for sure.