27.9.07
Canadian Water
If you're Canadian, then buy Water bottled in Canada. Don't ask me why just do it. I know I know, guilty pleasures, that Fijian water is so delicious.
10.9.07
15.12.06
Orchids
My Orchid just started flowering again. I was amazed seeing as it is the middle of december and the light is just about at minimal. I just cut the stalk one node behind where the last flowers were. The other plants in the picture are a Tepin Pepper (World's hottest) and an Aloe Vera. They have also been thriving in this south facing window.
3.12.06
That time of year
It's that time of year again, Christmas no, Alberta PC party convention no, liberal party of Canada election no. It's time for my annual movie revue. I am an avid movie watcher, but in recent year I have been established a zero tolerance policy for shitty movies. If it sucks, I'll walk in the middle, I'm not the type of person to sit there to get my money's worth. Speaking of which Munich sucked, Capote, haated it! Although Seymour Hoffman is a great actor. Anyways the movies!
Best Alec Baldwin Flick - Mimi's First Time (Alec you stud)
Best Documentary - Grizzlyman (He must of had some big balls to film that bear fight!)
Best Acting in a Shitty Movie - Mark Wahlberg in Departed (Great performance by Marky, but who wrote this script?? It was like they realized it was to long and tried to end it all at once, like a guy blowing his load in a porno)
Best Feel Good Hit of the Year - Invincible (Best football movie of the year as well)
Best International Film - Tsosti (Loved it)
Best Movie Enhanced by Movie Enhancer - The Illusionist (Ed Norton turns tricks)
Best Alec Baldwin Flick - Mimi's First Time (Alec you stud)
Best Documentary - Grizzlyman (He must of had some big balls to film that bear fight!)
Best Acting in a Shitty Movie - Mark Wahlberg in Departed (Great performance by Marky, but who wrote this script?? It was like they realized it was to long and tried to end it all at once, like a guy blowing his load in a porno)
Best Feel Good Hit of the Year - Invincible (Best football movie of the year as well)
Best International Film - Tsosti (Loved it)
Best Movie Enhanced by Movie Enhancer - The Illusionist (Ed Norton turns tricks)
18.11.06
Global Warming
Global Warming is a hot topic these days. I think their are a lot of political and social tensions behind it as well. I just though I might express what I have been thinking about global warming. I do not have a conclusion only thoughts.
That Al Gore movie was good, but I believe it was a US political drama. Gore says each individual must be resposibile for his/her carbon emissions. He really sets an example in the film by flying around the world in a private jet and cruising the states in his Lincoln. I believe in leading by example not by words.
Humans in essence produce carbon dioxide (C02). Every breath we take, we use up oxygen and produce carbon dioxide. If we make a fire to cook our food or keep us warm, we burn trees and produce carbon dioxide. It is impossible for humans not to produce carbon dioxide. In addition to this the human population increase 10 fold from 1770 to 2000. In that same period carbon dioxide levels rose 1.3 times. This shows that our carbon dioxide levels didn't really effect the balance.
Plants must be converting our carbon dioxide into oxygen for us to breath. Plants grow faster in a room full of CO2 than they do in a room full of normal air. If the carbon levels continue to rise we will see increased plant growth and yield. In fact we all ready have.
Fossil fuels to me are a very rudimentary technology. North American believe that they enjoy such a high standard of living, but meanwhile are breathing in more toxic pollutants that any other countries. I think we are living in the past burning these types of fuels. We can do better than this.
The other thing is that oilmen and their descendants are the royalty of the United States. The 13 colonies broke away from Britian to escape the crown. Funny enough a new breed took over the upper echelons of society. With some exception the richest people in the US are descendants of oilmen. Families like the Rockfellers are the royalty of the US.
That Al Gore movie was good, but I believe it was a US political drama. Gore says each individual must be resposibile for his/her carbon emissions. He really sets an example in the film by flying around the world in a private jet and cruising the states in his Lincoln. I believe in leading by example not by words.
Humans in essence produce carbon dioxide (C02). Every breath we take, we use up oxygen and produce carbon dioxide. If we make a fire to cook our food or keep us warm, we burn trees and produce carbon dioxide. It is impossible for humans not to produce carbon dioxide. In addition to this the human population increase 10 fold from 1770 to 2000. In that same period carbon dioxide levels rose 1.3 times. This shows that our carbon dioxide levels didn't really effect the balance.
Plants must be converting our carbon dioxide into oxygen for us to breath. Plants grow faster in a room full of CO2 than they do in a room full of normal air. If the carbon levels continue to rise we will see increased plant growth and yield. In fact we all ready have.
Fossil fuels to me are a very rudimentary technology. North American believe that they enjoy such a high standard of living, but meanwhile are breathing in more toxic pollutants that any other countries. I think we are living in the past burning these types of fuels. We can do better than this.
The other thing is that oilmen and their descendants are the royalty of the United States. The 13 colonies broke away from Britian to escape the crown. Funny enough a new breed took over the upper echelons of society. With some exception the richest people in the US are descendants of oilmen. Families like the Rockfellers are the royalty of the US.
Grizzly Man
Have you seen grizzlyman yet? If not you should. It's an amazing story.
I think he wanted to be eaten by the bears. For him it was the only way to truely become a bear.
And for the people that disliked the grizzlyman in the movie, they were just jelous of that fact that he got so close to the bears. That one guy in the musuem throws out the "my people" didn't go near the bears and it was disrespectful to the bears to go into their territory. He worked in a museum so it would be hard to believe that his opinion is indicitive of the indigenous people. What about hunters? are they disrepecting the bears by going on it's territory?
I think he wanted to be eaten by the bears. For him it was the only way to truely become a bear.
And for the people that disliked the grizzlyman in the movie, they were just jelous of that fact that he got so close to the bears. That one guy in the musuem throws out the "my people" didn't go near the bears and it was disrespectful to the bears to go into their territory. He worked in a museum so it would be hard to believe that his opinion is indicitive of the indigenous people. What about hunters? are they disrepecting the bears by going on it's territory?
13.11.06
Languages by Rank
Hi, I was surfing wikipedia and found this interesting chart of languages ranked by number of native speakers. It's pretty interesting.
1. Chinese 850 million native
2. English 425 million native
3. Hindi 400 million native
4. Spanish 390 million native
5. Arabic 272 million native
6. Portuguese 210 million native
7. Bengali 194 million native
8. Indonesian 222 million native
9. Russian 145 million native
10. Japanese 130 million native
11. French 120 million native
12. Persian 101 million native
13. German 100 million native
1. Chinese 850 million native
2. English 425 million native
3. Hindi 400 million native
4. Spanish 390 million native
5. Arabic 272 million native
6. Portuguese 210 million native
7. Bengali 194 million native
8. Indonesian 222 million native
9. Russian 145 million native
10. Japanese 130 million native
11. French 120 million native
12. Persian 101 million native
13. German 100 million native
10.11.06
Ethanol and Biodeisel
7.11.06
I just finished reading this article on chronic marijuana use. They studied 4 patients that smoked 8 grams of marijuana per day. The study found that there was a mild difficulty with attention and concetration as well as a mild pulmonary risk. The study also noted that cancerous tumors have never been found in smokers of only marijuana. In addition, the study suggested that marijuana in conjuction with tabbacco may negate some of tabbacco's negative effects.
Previous studies done on recreational and chronic users were done in Britian (1894), New York (1944), Jamaica (1975), Greece (1977) and Costa Rica (1980). They found no differences between non marijuana smokers and marijuana smokers. In the Jamaican study marijauna users (of 3 spliffs a day for at least 10 years) actually scored higher on intelligence tests that not marijuana users.
All these studies are outlined in more details in this article.
http://www.medicalcannabis.com/PDF/Chronic_Cannabis.pdf
Previous studies done on recreational and chronic users were done in Britian (1894), New York (1944), Jamaica (1975), Greece (1977) and Costa Rica (1980). They found no differences between non marijuana smokers and marijuana smokers. In the Jamaican study marijauna users (of 3 spliffs a day for at least 10 years) actually scored higher on intelligence tests that not marijuana users.
All these studies are outlined in more details in this article.
http://www.medicalcannabis.com/PDF/Chronic_Cannabis.pdf
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25.10.06
Rona Ambrose
Hmm, so she does reply to emails. In july I wrote a letter to Rona Ambrose and I assumed there would be no reply. Apparently I was wrong. I do still have this criticism though. 2010 is a while away and it is too late to take action on the greenhouse gases.
Then again you can't blame the government. People here in Alberta leave there cars running for several minutes at a time. They're probably the same people who complain about high gas prices. The rule is 10 seconds: if you stop you car for more than ten seconds then it uses more gas than starting it.
And if you give a shit about the enviroment fill up at husky mohawk with the mid grade. It contains ethanol which burns cleaner than gas. Ethanol is also made from plant materials, the plants use Carbon dioxide and produce oxygen. When it is burnt it uses up oxygen and produces carbon dioxide. The CO2 used up to create the ethanol is equal to CO2 produces from burning it. Therefore it does not increase the amount of greenhouse gases on the earth.
Then again you can't blame the government. People here in Alberta leave there cars running for several minutes at a time. They're probably the same people who complain about high gas prices. The rule is 10 seconds: if you stop you car for more than ten seconds then it uses more gas than starting it.
And if you give a shit about the enviroment fill up at husky mohawk with the mid grade. It contains ethanol which burns cleaner than gas. Ethanol is also made from plant materials, the plants use Carbon dioxide and produce oxygen. When it is burnt it uses up oxygen and produces carbon dioxide. The CO2 used up to create the ethanol is equal to CO2 produces from burning it. Therefore it does not increase the amount of greenhouse gases on the earth.
23.10.06
rosemary and tarragon beef and potatoes
I came up with a nice dish the other day and I though I should share it with you. It's quite simple. You take a steak and cut it up into strips. Put it on a plate and cover it with a lot soy sauce. Next sprinkle a healthy amount of rosemary over it. Let it sit.
Then grab a few potatoes and slice them as thin as you can (just like potato chips). The put them in olive oil and fry them in a pan with some tarragon (fresh if possible) until close to golden brown. Next add the beef. Cook it until browned on all sides. Not to much though because you want the beef to be tender. You should have some liquid in the pan still. When everything is more or less cooked you want to add about a 1/2 cup of red wine (125 ml). Simmer for a couple more minutes and add a little corn starch to thicken the liquid into a sauce. Voila.
Then grab a few potatoes and slice them as thin as you can (just like potato chips). The put them in olive oil and fry them in a pan with some tarragon (fresh if possible) until close to golden brown. Next add the beef. Cook it until browned on all sides. Not to much though because you want the beef to be tender. You should have some liquid in the pan still. When everything is more or less cooked you want to add about a 1/2 cup of red wine (125 ml). Simmer for a couple more minutes and add a little corn starch to thicken the liquid into a sauce. Voila.
17.10.06
theobromine
I've been fishing and driking Chimarrao (yerba mate, erva mate, ka'a...) Many names it just depends on the language. Anyways I am very interested in psychoactive plants (coffee, chocolate, marijuana, san pedro, coca plants, yerba mate). I think plants have a special relationship with humans. Some people consider psychoactive plants drugs. I take offence to that. Because in my system of mental reasoning there is a distinct difference between drugs and plants. I see a plant as a plant until it has undergone chemical processes other than boiling or freezing.
An example of a plant that is no longer a plant is cocaine. The coca plant put into 14 complex chemical processes such as hydrochloric acid and kerosene baths to alter the plant into a drug.
There is an exceptional low rate of cardiovascular disease among Peruvian and Bolivian coca chewers, where as users of cocaine suffer from heart problems and run an elevated risk of heart attacks. There is absolutely no correlation between the coca plant and the drug cocaine. Read More
Well now back to yerba mate. I have never really liked coffee. When I was younger I didn't like the taste and now that I'm older and don't mind the taste I don't like the buzz. I find it is harsh, a 45 minute up followed by a sad feeling. With Yerba mate and chocolate I get a more sustained mood brightening buzz. Why? because coffee contains only caffeine whereas yerba mate and chocolate contain caffeine, theobromine and other similar chemicals. It is a boquet of alkaloids. Which is very important.
So what is the point that I am trying to drive home??? That the whole is not just a some of its parts. It is something else. Yes yerba mate, chocolate, coffee and wake-up pills all have caffeine in them but they do not produce the same buzz.
In addition yerba mate and coca leaves contains pottasium and other minerals which lower blood pressure and regular heart funtion. Stimulants only= unhealthy. Stimulants in combination with minerals and other heart regulating alkaloids= healthy.
An example of a plant that is no longer a plant is cocaine. The coca plant put into 14 complex chemical processes such as hydrochloric acid and kerosene baths to alter the plant into a drug.
There is an exceptional low rate of cardiovascular disease among Peruvian and Bolivian coca chewers, where as users of cocaine suffer from heart problems and run an elevated risk of heart attacks. There is absolutely no correlation between the coca plant and the drug cocaine. Read More
Well now back to yerba mate. I have never really liked coffee. When I was younger I didn't like the taste and now that I'm older and don't mind the taste I don't like the buzz. I find it is harsh, a 45 minute up followed by a sad feeling. With Yerba mate and chocolate I get a more sustained mood brightening buzz. Why? because coffee contains only caffeine whereas yerba mate and chocolate contain caffeine, theobromine and other similar chemicals. It is a boquet of alkaloids. Which is very important.
So what is the point that I am trying to drive home??? That the whole is not just a some of its parts. It is something else. Yes yerba mate, chocolate, coffee and wake-up pills all have caffeine in them but they do not produce the same buzz.
In addition yerba mate and coca leaves contains pottasium and other minerals which lower blood pressure and regular heart funtion. Stimulants only= unhealthy. Stimulants in combination with minerals and other heart regulating alkaloids= healthy.
13.9.06
The Illusionist
Romeo and Juliet meets The Usual Suspects. Go see it...Or I'll keep using the hand trick on you.
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