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Thursday, October 11, 2007
Summer and Fall
It has been a long time since I've written a post for this blog. The main reason for my neglect is that I was working this past summer. Also, school has just started and I have a major exam coming up that needs extra attention.
It looks like things are changing on the horizon. Globalization and fair trade are becoming hotter issues. Global warming and alternative fuel sources are being talked about and researched more and more. There seems to be a new fight brewing between those who believe in capitalism and those who believe in a hybrid socialism-capitalism society. The Iraq war is being criticized more and more now that the congress is ruled by democrats. And let's not forget that the 2008 elections are right around the corner.
I've been struggling lately with languages. I've wanted to study languages for a long time and I've tried several, but I don't seem to keep the motivation for keeping them up. I think the major reason for this is that since I'm not travelling or actively involved in the communities that speak these languages, I cannot maintain what I have learned. I'm starting to realize that if I want to learn a language, I'm going to have to become more involved in the communities that speak the language.
Well, I have much work to do, so I must go for now. I hope to be back soon!
It looks like things are changing on the horizon. Globalization and fair trade are becoming hotter issues. Global warming and alternative fuel sources are being talked about and researched more and more. There seems to be a new fight brewing between those who believe in capitalism and those who believe in a hybrid socialism-capitalism society. The Iraq war is being criticized more and more now that the congress is ruled by democrats. And let's not forget that the 2008 elections are right around the corner.
I've been struggling lately with languages. I've wanted to study languages for a long time and I've tried several, but I don't seem to keep the motivation for keeping them up. I think the major reason for this is that since I'm not travelling or actively involved in the communities that speak these languages, I cannot maintain what I have learned. I'm starting to realize that if I want to learn a language, I'm going to have to become more involved in the communities that speak the language.
Well, I have much work to do, so I must go for now. I hope to be back soon!
Saturday, May 19, 2007
Life in General
I've noticed lately that this spring has been one of the busiest springs on record. I am not sure why. Everyone seems to be in a rush to do everything they can do, all right now. I've wondered whether people sense something happening on a larger scale. Is it the problems with Iraq and the War on Terror? Is it wearing on all of us. I wonder if all the issues going on with Iraq are starting to have a real affect at home, here in the U.S. Are people preparing for some economic crisis? Are people afraid that we don't have much time? Why? Academics are wearing down on all of us in my department and I wonder whether it is a larger problem. Other people I talk to seem to be saying that their spring is insane too.
I haven't written on this blog for a while because I've been so overwhelmed with work it's been hard to find the time to sit down and think through some of the things that are going on in this world right now. One of the goals of this blog was to talk about energy security and oil, so I would like to talk a little about this.
It seems that many people in the U.S. and elsewhere don't realize the vast reserves of tar sands and oil shale that exist in North America, supposedly far more than regular old oil summed up from all over the world. The huge problem with all of this however is the ability to extract the resource economically. It take quite a bit of energy to extract the raw resource into a useable form. I read somewhere a good analogy. Someone said that there is far more gold on the ocean floors than currently exists today, but getting all of it would be far more costly than the value of it. This doesn't mean that there isn't hope, however. I think that many of the big energy companies are starting to realize that finding a way to extract this resource could mean company security and profits for many years to come.
Anyways, I could rant on forever, but I'm tired and it's bedtime. I miss my babe...
I haven't written on this blog for a while because I've been so overwhelmed with work it's been hard to find the time to sit down and think through some of the things that are going on in this world right now. One of the goals of this blog was to talk about energy security and oil, so I would like to talk a little about this.
It seems that many people in the U.S. and elsewhere don't realize the vast reserves of tar sands and oil shale that exist in North America, supposedly far more than regular old oil summed up from all over the world. The huge problem with all of this however is the ability to extract the resource economically. It take quite a bit of energy to extract the raw resource into a useable form. I read somewhere a good analogy. Someone said that there is far more gold on the ocean floors than currently exists today, but getting all of it would be far more costly than the value of it. This doesn't mean that there isn't hope, however. I think that many of the big energy companies are starting to realize that finding a way to extract this resource could mean company security and profits for many years to come.
Anyways, I could rant on forever, but I'm tired and it's bedtime. I miss my babe...
Sunday, March 11, 2007
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