tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37235984452525309492024-03-19T06:06:34.247-07:00I was going to say...Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03330757265116892437noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723598445252530949.post-62637458904828669732010-01-12T16:59:00.000-08:002010-01-13T09:34:11.199-08:00Stuff CollectedYou know that dead zone in the pacific where all the plastic goo-gaas wind up? We have one of those too; in our garage. Except instead of plastic junk, it is boxes. Lots of stuff, but mostly boxes.<br /><br />Why are we keeping all those boxes? Do we really think I might return our TV we've had for over a year now? What about the scanner we've had for even longer? The Wii I got for free? Shipping boxes? Wine boxes? Boxes in boxes kept in case there is a present to wrap. All of it just put in the garage and forgotten, just in case I need it. Just in case. Maybe saving them for a rainy day. <br /><br />Last weekend, I broke down all those boxes with high hopes that they would all be taken away today, our recycling day. It rained last night/early this morning and it was too wet to drag them to the curb. So, as it turns out, they were saved by a rainy day. I like the rain and all, but please don't rain next weds. I've got a dead zone to clean up.Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03330757265116892437noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723598445252530949.post-63205995253274716472010-01-07T17:14:00.000-08:002010-01-07T17:18:46.974-08:00What? I have a BlogHoly crap! <br /><br />I have a blog and I haven't been writing? That's kind of like signing up for a class but not going. I have dreams about that all the time, but I never skipped class. Ok, maybe once or twice, but I felt bad about it. Maybe those dreams are about my neglected blog? Maybe I'll try this again. Maybe. If I can find things to write about. Until then. Happy New Year!Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03330757265116892437noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723598445252530949.post-61020891811734931262009-01-23T08:29:00.000-08:002009-01-23T08:33:02.280-08:00Smashed Fridays<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIKClONXW-gA0hJHaRApMPVUq9rYtf5JtZRirWN7-MzAb5f0HEFUq6WkybUs1z9JiYUL2Z5K_-5KwWJ3KiyNpdVf7aU2bplK6i51vEsqDllecmUUKi5Kwjlo_ebMsfxOCbwIgEYqs2GYG3/s1600-h/InauguralCeremony20090120_s.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 219px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIKClONXW-gA0hJHaRApMPVUq9rYtf5JtZRirWN7-MzAb5f0HEFUq6WkybUs1z9JiYUL2Z5K_-5KwWJ3KiyNpdVf7aU2bplK6i51vEsqDllecmUUKi5Kwjlo_ebMsfxOCbwIgEYqs2GYG3/s320/InauguralCeremony20090120_s.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294528006254047858" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjljJx5NUixkM2QBN_7pUPi1LwIXLvUcxPqtcXv37CGOjxas1n2bMZUSfP4MiTxwxYJ1pSS0hhc8LRrGp3gqOIsMggm5ciU0gaDhB5PUzYP2O77igx0pq4o8X_wNjgPy3zOY2EcB4TQ6S_3/s1600-h/Barack44Pres_sm.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 220px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjljJx5NUixkM2QBN_7pUPi1LwIXLvUcxPqtcXv37CGOjxas1n2bMZUSfP4MiTxwxYJ1pSS0hhc8LRrGp3gqOIsMggm5ciU0gaDhB5PUzYP2O77igx0pq4o8X_wNjgPy3zOY2EcB4TQ6S_3/s320/Barack44Pres_sm.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294527763041074354" /></a><br />My prized souvenirs from the Inauguration...Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03330757265116892437noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723598445252530949.post-5742213737906096762009-01-20T10:32:00.000-08:002009-01-20T11:29:56.849-08:00Seas of people<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHbzpIAAosBMF7avDymBLqyFZtg-yy1mK9X1Qxy1t3306DmX8rv6ao9UAJ_rtSf9wiGcYF37I9j8qz8c0rHOkKz-Brbr_z35FQAu7jHnNYMIviJDxcsN6AFIlEgyasNEL7yKeBq_ihlwdS/s1600-h/photo-796851.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHbzpIAAosBMF7avDymBLqyFZtg-yy1mK9X1Qxy1t3306DmX8rv6ao9UAJ_rtSf9wiGcYF37I9j8qz8c0rHOkKz-Brbr_z35FQAu7jHnNYMIviJDxcsN6AFIlEgyasNEL7yKeBq_ihlwdS/s320/photo-796851.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293460425112778098" /></a></p>Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03330757265116892437noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723598445252530949.post-57842045048202385842009-01-19T07:47:00.000-08:002009-01-19T07:54:23.141-08:00View from our ticket section<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWfnw2WMvOQbG1KwaXBYjX0kd2uhNxrMQmrpuoswnb4tsLgsUpw3oZEJaX5scejc95i6anX5R1u_g1Gzo4KM498i8LhwXMv32p_wgs25WnHxLvXwcCUd81plte_LBrCd5tPWR8ePebjWPl/s1600-h/photo-763143.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWfnw2WMvOQbG1KwaXBYjX0kd2uhNxrMQmrpuoswnb4tsLgsUpw3oZEJaX5scejc95i6anX5R1u_g1Gzo4KM498i8LhwXMv32p_wgs25WnHxLvXwcCUd81plte_LBrCd5tPWR8ePebjWPl/s320/photo-763143.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293033786088737506" /></a></p>Not bad. We might be able to see something.Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03330757265116892437noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723598445252530949.post-572408339632012432009-01-18T15:52:00.000-08:002009-01-18T16:26:43.867-08:00Fwd: Obama arts and crafts bling<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR3bM04lA2m36d-d9fgy1qhZPM5i5nV0NgHB2C_WEUVX_vJhWJK1prsXsmwszcZJ7rz_rzclXt31jDtHtpj5GVrhcBzhvQlibLwDkwOd48z4NOAKu80-9Ru_2uS7n6xzbebXJ90moJlW_X/s1600-h/photo-703868.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR3bM04lA2m36d-d9fgy1qhZPM5i5nV0NgHB2C_WEUVX_vJhWJK1prsXsmwszcZJ7rz_rzclXt31jDtHtpj5GVrhcBzhvQlibLwDkwOd48z4NOAKu80-9Ru_2uS7n6xzbebXJ90moJlW_X/s320/photo-703868.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292794729260414482" /></a></p>Obama inspired crafts. Just another sign of celebatory mood in DC<br>><p>><br>>Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03330757265116892437noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723598445252530949.post-89275492593690343612009-01-18T11:44:00.000-08:002009-01-18T14:09:27.974-08:00We Are One<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjflcYmA9U2vyvJtk5LmfPH7yuN311HuAUisfi21aJ3Uj22XVpmzQVFvGB57FJ-d8ZnIuYOlboH3tlL67Q3-avMcbOwORcdZ6YV50NC7z_YkxwdJKpaw48qtHXlFO_WPyt7q0ew6oVSGMuZ/s1600-h/photo-767976.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjflcYmA9U2vyvJtk5LmfPH7yuN311HuAUisfi21aJ3Uj22XVpmzQVFvGB57FJ-d8ZnIuYOlboH3tlL67Q3-avMcbOwORcdZ6YV50NC7z_YkxwdJKpaw48qtHXlFO_WPyt7q0ew6oVSGMuZ/s320/photo-767976.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292759360002908514" /></a></p>Denzel Washington and Bruce Springstein.. Wait ing to hear ObamaAmyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03330757265116892437noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723598445252530949.post-24906247243989268052009-01-14T18:56:00.000-08:002009-01-14T18:57:11.157-08:00Inaugural Wear<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSMGxBGDmF7JpR60_16YOXiB6d1-aAD365L_gm29pOXKCbx3va0PwrFeuQWSOItmW7MCX3fYgkDYGf_4K9oM9QbErhlSRW2ScZfsqknIiIhA9NOp5T2ODnPgvyhO5600-OllP8129AXeg7/s1600-h/photo-731159.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSMGxBGDmF7JpR60_16YOXiB6d1-aAD365L_gm29pOXKCbx3va0PwrFeuQWSOItmW7MCX3fYgkDYGf_4K9oM9QbErhlSRW2ScZfsqknIiIhA9NOp5T2ODnPgvyhO5600-OllP8129AXeg7/s320/photo-731159.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291349161680715218" /></a></p>Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03330757265116892437noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723598445252530949.post-91993370604078523582009-01-14T18:53:00.001-08:002009-01-14T18:53:43.542-08:00From DCJust checking<p>Sent from my iPhoneAmyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03330757265116892437noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723598445252530949.post-65242049740800188982008-10-29T12:05:00.000-07:002008-10-29T12:15:48.805-07:00Walking can be bad for your healthToday on my walk with Nigel, we crossed State to walk in San Roque, one of Nigel's favorite walks which takes us down past Steven's Park. Usually it is a nice walk, and Nigel is so excited that the pace is quick, but not quick enough for me to almost fall over is disbelief when I saw a sign in someone's window that said:<br /><blockquote>Prop. 8 = Free Speech</blockquote><br />What?!?<br />So is being against women's right to vote, or being against slavery and saying so, but no matter what, you still look like a bigoted jerk!<br /><br />I really don't get the arguments for Prop. 8. It has nothing to do with children, nothing to do with your own marriage, nothing to do with YOUR definition of marriage, really it doesn't have anything to do with you, period. Hate and fear mongering have no place in our State's Constitution. Leave it out. If you don't want to marry a gay person, then don't. But don't keep others from doing so themselves.<br /><br />Vote NO on Prop 8.Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03330757265116892437noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723598445252530949.post-84974538236470320852008-09-11T12:26:00.000-07:002008-09-11T12:29:57.692-07:00The Palm...<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUkmkSTYUuvPI-XbH0q5ULga32ZFWvySoh5-1zItSUnVxVuVzNE45RRBdIqtnQ_BS4bR3KFk8h7dVvUY7vYu95wHVOys0YCJsrajdI9DYmQSHPo5B_XbTxQoBdxCz3ZcS801UpVQCFV4HI/s1600-h/photo-746425.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUkmkSTYUuvPI-XbH0q5ULga32ZFWvySoh5-1zItSUnVxVuVzNE45RRBdIqtnQ_BS4bR3KFk8h7dVvUY7vYu95wHVOys0YCJsrajdI9DYmQSHPo5B_XbTxQoBdxCz3ZcS801UpVQCFV4HI/s320/photo-746425.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244847616522283442" /></a></p>he's everywhere. Including The Troubadour last night!Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03330757265116892437noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723598445252530949.post-29069340961986565942008-06-10T10:46:00.000-07:002008-06-10T10:47:43.916-07:00Ever wondered what kind of fish you are?<p>Neither did I... but now I know.</p><br /><br /><a href='http://www.wwfwaveforward.org/fishGame.html' target='_blank'><img src='http://www.wwfwaveforward.org/images/fish-profile/Blue-Marlin.gif' width='193' height='208' border='0'/></a><br /><span style='font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size:15px; color:#0066CC; margin:0; padding:0; background:none;'>I'm a Blue Marlin.<br /></span>Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03330757265116892437noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723598445252530949.post-62948779140138662352008-06-06T13:39:00.000-07:002008-06-06T13:49:02.922-07:00How do you use your right to bear arms?It seems some folks <a href="http://birdsofpreynorthwest.org/bbp.html">shoot birds -- eagles no less -- beaks off and leave them to die</a>. Just another reason for gun control if you ask me.Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03330757265116892437noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723598445252530949.post-78544291180906148622008-06-05T16:16:00.000-07:002008-06-05T17:21:38.921-07:00Yikes!I've always been worried about peak oil but I kind of always hoped I was just being a little pessimistic and it would not be something I'd see in my life time... but according to the <a href="http://www.communityenvironmentalcouncil.org/newsletter/June08.htm">newsletter</a> I got from the Community Environmental Council (CEC) it is coming soon and they are trying to start to plan for it.<br /><br />I know I should be happy that <a href="http://www.communityenvironmentalcouncil.org/Links/EnergySummit.cfm">our community is discussing peak oil</a>, but YIKES!Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03330757265116892437noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723598445252530949.post-83137609288790243122008-05-23T09:56:00.000-07:002008-05-23T10:04:10.553-07:00Nutrition labelThere was this ad on the bus from the Ad council. I tried to take a picture of it with my handy dandy iPhone, but it didn't come out. Thankfully, someone else thought it strange and posted this on flickr.<br /><br /><a href="http://flickr.com/photos/28056137@N00/16515095/"><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/11/16515095_80341b6271_o.jpg"></a><br /><br />For all you baby eaters out there, there's hope for you knowing more about what you're eating. Babies are now going to be required to be labeled with their nutritional information.Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03330757265116892437noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723598445252530949.post-43913059639133296492008-05-23T09:12:00.000-07:002008-05-23T09:45:18.335-07:00Bus'n itToday I took the bus into work. I'm ashamed to say, it was my first bus ride to work. It took 30 minutes total time -- that includes the walk from my house to the stop, the wait for the bus, the ride on the bus, and the walk from the stop to my office. That's it. The walk each way is 5 minutes tops. The ride is a straight shot down one street, no transfers involved. There were plenty of seats. Pretty pathetic.Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03330757265116892437noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723598445252530949.post-73529987427243057502008-05-21T09:34:00.000-07:002008-05-21T09:42:20.175-07:00Bike to work day<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqUYz-T38sXmIP9PLAAoYZt1ftEVMq7-mK6mmdvlLqD-WqXy39n3xHOE9AfHZENHPLe4dCQo7QOKVbA6kLsegcPFLdfooSwdnkMegMQ612tQeulRSYL0N6qYK3tURx6dTa3L0oWPApF7BR/s1600-h/photo-704750.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqUYz-T38sXmIP9PLAAoYZt1ftEVMq7-mK6mmdvlLqD-WqXy39n3xHOE9AfHZENHPLe4dCQo7QOKVbA6kLsegcPFLdfooSwdnkMegMQ612tQeulRSYL0N6qYK3tURx6dTa3L0oWPApF7BR/s320/photo-704750.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202870577193718450" /></a></p>Today is Santa Barbara's Bike to Work day. I biked and this my bike at work to prove it.Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03330757265116892437noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723598445252530949.post-76558055042474752422008-05-20T14:17:00.000-07:002008-05-21T09:42:41.051-07:00Got milk?<a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/odd_cookie_spill;_ylt=AuFM02C0GSegfMgvTUL5KTXtiBIF">14 tons of spilled Oreo cookies snarl Ill. traffic </a>. That's a lot of cookies.Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03330757265116892437noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723598445252530949.post-17414729132435456632008-05-20T13:36:00.000-07:002008-05-20T13:50:34.236-07:00If I were a band<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkxMVdHQLbZkrbJXt_nhdT8bcRpqo74fsmSTaxcxM34EhEOt39GSKektUHjWEmxoiqYaQc22Qy2MhEorXOcFu0cEc9Sz7Pwm13OtbmixaFGxgDVnZbnFsHsS_R8E8Zkfr6uG-f9HB2n5ua/s1600-h/albumcover.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkxMVdHQLbZkrbJXt_nhdT8bcRpqo74fsmSTaxcxM34EhEOt39GSKektUHjWEmxoiqYaQc22Qy2MhEorXOcFu0cEc9Sz7Pwm13OtbmixaFGxgDVnZbnFsHsS_R8E8Zkfr6uG-f9HB2n5ua/s320/albumcover.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202564616608453282" /></a><br />I want to play too. Meme from <a href="http://imnotonetoblogbut.blogspot.com/2008/05/im-just-pretend-pretentious.html">George</a>.<br /><ol><br /><li>Click on this <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Random">link</a>. The title of the page is the name of your band.</li><br /><li>Click on this <a href="http://www.quotationspage.com/random.php3">link</a>. The last four words of the final quotation on the page are the title of your album.</li><br /><li>Click on this <a href="http://www.flickr.com/explore/interesting/7days/">link</a>. The third picture is your album cover.</li><br /><li>Take the pic, add your band name and album title.</li><br /></ol><br />I don't have much in the way of photo editing around here at work, so this is the best I can do with paint. It looks a bit punk rock if you ask me.Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03330757265116892437noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723598445252530949.post-71252295542389979012008-05-16T12:50:00.000-07:002008-05-16T12:53:25.165-07:00Favorite bumper sticker of the weekToday, driving into work there was a construction truck in front of me with a bumper sticker that read "I <3 my wife" (but instead of the <3 it was a heart)... so sweet!Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03330757265116892437noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723598445252530949.post-63803564729649729492008-05-15T17:04:00.000-07:002008-05-21T09:43:04.583-07:00oh no!<a href="http://news.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30100-1315880,00.html">150 pandas unaccounted for!</a> <br /><br /><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/115/303387958_551388314f_m.jpg"/>Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03330757265116892437noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723598445252530949.post-3829697683360077452008-05-14T13:36:00.000-07:002008-05-21T09:43:41.690-07:00iPhone blogging with photos 2<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8-AlrL5GtKK5gyCeyI3PNhUtRUXWxq38GWkyVoeEfFNSndxdJtw6OIUe1YyfqlN-7sruucCPucJd-L6DbjlvQhp7OWAiCBqzpFuQ15mEoCsXiBBJhaj8JBBTXPql0CC5sZnoc9MUW64eJ/s1600-h/photo-725778.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8-AlrL5GtKK5gyCeyI3PNhUtRUXWxq38GWkyVoeEfFNSndxdJtw6OIUe1YyfqlN-7sruucCPucJd-L6DbjlvQhp7OWAiCBqzpFuQ15mEoCsXiBBJhaj8JBBTXPql0CC5sZnoc9MUW64eJ/s320/photo-725778.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5200335343898235522" /></a></p>I'm trying again.. Can't help it, I'm a geek.Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03330757265116892437noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723598445252530949.post-85324977696565795182008-05-14T12:56:00.001-07:002008-05-21T09:44:03.366-07:00iPhone blogging with photos??I'm trying out blogger's Blogger Mobile.<br /><br /><img src="cid:2FECE7FA-E09F-42F1-A945-5A2E496230BA"/>Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03330757265116892437noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723598445252530949.post-55380762076170548712008-05-07T09:33:00.000-07:002008-05-07T17:09:51.794-07:00Holiday for a DriveEvery time I hear the news mention the "Gas Holiday" I think to myself, "oh yeah, Memorial Day is coming up. It is a big holiday for driving and using gas." But then I remember it is about the gas tax and I have to admit, I kind of tune out. Things like that seem to be a drop in the bucket of expenses and are more showy than helpful. But with the big deal they are making in the news... I'm not sure if I should be for or against gas tax holiday. Hard to tell with all the itsy bitsy sound bites from our presidential contenders. Is Obama out of touch is a holiday good for Americans? I don't know. Luckily I received a TeraPass newsletter in my inbox this morning that had a very good article on why it isn't such a swell idea: <a href="http://www.terrapass.com/blog/posts/like-a-holiday-except-awful-in-every-way?utm_source=newsletter&utm_campaign=newsletter-a">Like a holiday, except awful in every way</a>. In it they summarize a couple of peoples opinions. One of these is from Tom Friedman:<br /><blockquote>the policy amounts to borrowing money from China (in the form of an increased deficit) and shipping it to Saudi Arabia (by boosting oil purchases).</blockquote><br />But it goes deeper into it by summarizing Jonathan Alter at Newsweek:<br /><blockquote><br /><ul><br /><li>A gas-tax holiday would fail to provide relief to consumers. Not only are the sums at stake piddling, but the windfall would likely go to oil companies, not drivers.</li><br /><li>A gas-tax holiday is environmentally irresponsible. Providing inducements to drive is exactly what we don’t want to be doing right now. (Although, to be fair, the basic uselessness of the tax break is such that it won’t really affect gas consumption one way or the other. Not sure this is a selling point, though.)</li><br /><li>As gas-tax holiday is fiscally irresponsible. The federal excise tax on gasoline is used to fund improvements in our crumbling highway infrastructure. </li><br /><li>A gas-tax holiday is shortsighted. Gas prices are going to keep going up, and up, and up. Insofar as high fuel costs are a problem, solutions need to be long-term and structural.</li><br /></ul><br /></blockquote>Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03330757265116892437noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723598445252530949.post-12795481492015507342008-05-07T09:32:00.001-07:002008-05-07T17:09:13.768-07:00Blogging by Emailsounds cool, but is it true??? This is a test.<br /><br />holy crap! it works.... I think iPhone blogging is in my future. look out!Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03330757265116892437noreply@blogger.com2