tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23067963.post4353862792954153111..comments2023-10-31T08:17:07.012-05:00Comments on Aunty Belle's Back Porch ( Serious Talk ): How Scary? Faith of a different orderAunty Bellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13868780211706866610noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23067963.post-88859409718212118662009-03-01T08:02:00.000-06:002009-03-01T08:02:00.000-06:00agreed the cross pollination of man and beast (how...agreed the cross pollination of man and beast (how about the spider DNA inserted into goat genes?) is apocalyptic inits scope of potential screw-ups and ethically and morally beyond comprehension.<BR/><BR/>however, i find the peak oil scenario to be credible. read last night all the problems associated with hydrogen infrastructure and storage. while dieoff.org is one of the fun sites you might find the more geek sites compelling<BR/><BR/>this one, which has been put together by an attorney, is very readible as he does what attorneys do: compiles sources and presents a case:<BR/><BR/>http://lifeaftertheoilcrash.net/<BR/><BR/>aunty: listen here now. i am losing the pitch for obtaining financing for chickory: the mini farm. dont mess me up. grrrrrrherhahahahahahasparringK9https://www.blogger.com/profile/08031137344229440004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23067963.post-28256168742861502372009-02-27T23:03:00.000-06:002009-02-27T23:03:00.000-06:00Dawgy Pup,okay, yep I seen Orlov today--and the th...Dawgy Pup,<BR/><BR/>okay, yep I seen Orlov today--and the threads--digested the black swan stuff--it makes sense--partly. I love the turkey not gettin' the picture--howling hilarious. But, ya already knows Aunty ain't so mesmerized by the idea of infinite "progress."<BR/><BR/>To be biblical about it, I think we git a Tower of Babel thump ever so often in history--ya can call it a black swan iffin' ya prefer. <BR/><BR/>All the same, in terms of technology, despite Orlov's hyper illustrations we humans does solve problems which is why we ain't got open sewers and Bubonic Plague in our cities. It's why we can put a man on the moon when we want to--not that we have reason to-------<BR/><BR/>But my thang is this:<BR/><BR/>Does we know what to *DO* with our progress? <BR/><BR/>The human/pig-mama photo of past posts is mah icon fer this point. We have TOO much technology that is used fer ill---cloning fer example--frankenfoods---ya knows mah theme here.<BR/><BR/>I'se a heap less worriet fer techno applications to real time trouble like energy sources than I is POLITICAL applications of the techno we already has--mercy, that gives me the willies!<BR/><BR/>I'se off to check mumbo and Spengler. And WSJ.Aunty Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13868780211706866610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23067963.post-60537384999960577692009-02-27T22:31:00.000-06:002009-02-27T22:31:00.000-06:00WSJ had a great piece on obamas power grab today t...WSJ had a great piece on obamas power grab today the title: the obama revolution:paid for by the people<BR/><BR/>http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123569611695588763.html<BR/><BR/>very disturbing<BR/><BR/>then<BR/><BR/>club orlov's recent post had an interesting rebuttal to your thesis here. read the comment thread as well<BR/><BR/>over at asia times the mogambo guru has another howler -also cross posted at the daily reckoning with its own dark content<BR/><BR/><BR/>see why i havent posted on seattle yet? grrrrrrherhahaha im working on it. im having a little trouble with FOCUSsparringK9https://www.blogger.com/profile/08031137344229440004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23067963.post-6718902364863498962009-02-27T21:34:00.000-06:002009-02-27T21:34:00.000-06:00Troll-Man,iffin' the recession-depression gits...Troll-Man,<BR/><BR/>iffin' the recession-depression gits goin' wif a head of steam, lots of folks will rediscover religion.<BR/><BR/>Boxer-Babe,<BR/><BR/>oh yeah! Doan blame ya!<BR/><BR/>MOI, <BR/><BR/>git SB in heah to tell it like it is--ya doan see Aunty shillin' fer windmills--the one I put up in post is a beat up ole thang. Nope--I see oil as still havin' a good run afore we switch to hydrogen--or whatever.<BR/><BR/>K9 Pup,<BR/><BR/>heh...well, take yore pick--GDP off 6%, the S&P down, DJIA? DOWN. Another bank failed today (Nevada) and CITI prolly cain't survive more'n a few months. Unemployment up --over 10% in sunny Cal. <BR/><BR/>But I got seeds. Thas' my barter for the future. <BR/><BR/>Really do believe we will solve our problems --but first thang is to git gubmint off our chests.Aunty Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13868780211706866610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23067963.post-17382049408539711332009-02-27T15:35:00.000-06:002009-02-27T15:35:00.000-06:00what yucky news? anything in particular?what yucky news? anything in particular?sparringK9https://www.blogger.com/profile/08031137344229440004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23067963.post-22807448171121189832009-02-27T14:52:00.000-06:002009-02-27T14:52:00.000-06:00A lil' factoid: According to S.B., who actually wo...A lil' factoid: According to S.B., who actually works in the energy industry, the number of those cool wind turbines needed to become an effective alternative energy source for our entire country is so high, that they would take up virtually all of our empty space. Wonder how the environmentalists feel would about that?moihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07824043795171732429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23067963.post-77744655848767433182009-02-27T14:20:00.000-06:002009-02-27T14:20:00.000-06:00I think anytime Troll calls me "Boxer Babe" I'll a...I think anytime Troll calls me "Boxer Babe" I'll agree with anything he has to say.Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11280822962202098606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23067963.post-82276394783699078642009-02-27T12:08:00.000-06:002009-02-27T12:08:00.000-06:00I think Boxer-Babe and I actually agree. I just to...I think Boxer-Babe and I actually agree. I just took a macro view and she went micro.<BR/><BR/>I don't claim that creativity is extinguished and progress is non-existent in societies that aren't free Christian and capitalistic.<BR/><BR/>I think creativity is stifled to varying degrees and progress is slower.hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04341805107057968097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23067963.post-25135951891842205232009-02-27T12:03:00.000-06:002009-02-27T12:03:00.000-06:00yes yes yes....we will make it--an' I am NOT makin...yes yes yes....we will make it--an' I am NOT making the case that all is well, but that the BIG OIL segment on Dieoff.com is over-reaching, over catastrophizing the oil situation. <BR/><BR/>Chef-Troll, <BR/>I hears ya',true hope is from Christ. <BR/><BR/>Boxer Babe,<BR/> I jes' love yore spirit!! Youse got the right approach. Grow a graden, make good stuff, treat clients right--value yore friends and neighbors.<BR/><BR/><BR/> K9--<BR/><BR/>Dawgy, youse a stitch. Doom fer entertainment? Yeah--really, I got it --I mea the canary in the mine is = nutcase is the prophet--I ain't discountin' all the BIG trouble I DO THINK is comin', jes sayin' the segment on BIG OIL is short of the full truth about how to SOLVE it.<BR/><BR/> An' war aint genetic, it is a sociology problem not a genetic problem. <BR/><BR/><BR/>News is icky today..gag.Aunty Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13868780211706866610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23067963.post-42685264005388972642009-02-26T21:24:00.000-06:002009-02-26T21:24:00.000-06:00Amen, Aunty! I see an economy that has 93% of the ...Amen, Aunty! I see an economy that has 93% of the work force STILL employed. We still buy groceries, turn on our lights and buy clothes. Do I know what's going to happen next week? Next month? Hell no, but I do know this; I will survive.I won't starve and I won't lose my house. As I (quietly) prepare for a future that is blurry, I keep an eye on the past, the present AND the future. I told Mr. Boxer the other night that I'm not counting on the stimulus package to save my company... I WILL save my company. Troll says it's shrinking. OK. That just means there's room for it to expand.<BR/><BR/>(K9 gave me a book and it's my current manifesto!)Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11280822962202098606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23067963.post-15869186819669315622009-02-26T19:01:00.000-06:002009-02-26T19:01:00.000-06:00Hmmmmm. Well, free Christian Capitalists have cons...Hmmmmm. Well, free Christian Capitalists have consistently solved problems creatively for 350 years or so.<BR/><BR/><BR/> But that's not ALL of human history. Not by a long shot.<BR/><BR/>And the percentage of the planet that is Free, Christian, and Capitalist is shrinking.<BR/><BR/>So, I ain't as optimistic as Aunty.hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04341805107057968097noreply@blogger.com