Wanna See a Pretty Girl?

For my fellow water people ~ This came into my email box this morning. Isn't she pretty? I can't believe it's selling so cheaply. She's nice and wide in the beam (ours is only 12 feet & she's 14' even though we're two feet longer). She holds 200 gallons of both fuel and fresh water. A good home and exploring vessel. Anyway, I thought you might like to check her out. There are lots more pictures and specs here >>>>>

http://www.yachtworld.com/boats/1974/Gulfstar-Motorsailer-2031224/Seattle/WA/United-States

2/18 ~ Morning Coffee

Most insurance companies are now basing the cost of your insurance policy on your credit score. Missing as little as two payments on credit cards or other financial obligations could lead to your insurance premium possibly doubling.

http://personalinsure.about.com/od/whattoexpect/a/aa041206a.htm

Urinary Tract Infections are treated safely and quickly without the use of antibiotics. The problem with traditional antibiotics is that they kill bacteria indiscriminately. There are over 1,000 species of "good bacteria" in the human body - each with their own "job" to do. UTI Slip D Mannose treats urinary tract infection (UTI) quickly and safely by causing the bacteria to be flushed right out of your body. No bacteria, no infection.

Personal note: This stuff works wonderfully. No more antibiotics for me! Check your favorite supplement store.

http://www.earthclinic.com/CURES/bladder_infection5.html

Federal obligations exceed world GDP
Does $65.5 trillion terrify anyone yet?

http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=88851

2/12/09 ~ Coffee With Jen

Willie's quote of the day:

"I have outlived my pecker"

(I would have said outgrown my "willie") LOL!

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Below: Graham McCumber, 24, and Silka Strauch, 38, are both in a Big Island hospital, comatose for weeks after contracting rat lungworm disease.

http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/20090208/NEWS01/902080359/1001

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New CFL bulbs could cause sun burn

Updated Mon. Feb. 2 2009 12:16 PM ET

Compact fluorescent light bulbs are quite environmentally friendly, long lasting and popular in many households, but one British study says they could be dangerous for some people.

http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20090202/wpg_cfl_bulbs_090202/20090202 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

George Ure’s Financial Blog for Dummies (my quote) ~ I like his site because he explains economics in terms I understand. He used to live on a sailboat for years and is now homesteading in Texas.

http://www.urbansurvival.com/week.htm

2/10/09 ~ Coffee with Jen

Speaking of older women…Girls, put down those multi-vitamins and step away slowly…

CHICAGO (AP) - The largest study ever of multivitamin use in older women found the pills did nothing to prevent common cancers or heart disease. The eight-year study in 161,808 postmenopausal women echoes recent disappointing vitamin studies in men.

http://apnews.myway.com/article/20090209/D968BGTG0.html

This form of gardening is what I did in Colorado ~ Stealth Gardening ~ Sometimes having a big, beautiful garden just invites theft. Check out Robert Hart’s videos on Forest Gardening.

http://video.google.com/videosearch?q=robert+hart+forest+garden&rls=com.microsoft:*:IE-SearchBox&oe=UTF-8&sourceid=ie7&rlz=1I7GWYE_en&um=1&ie=UTF-8&ei=xnyRScKYIpaitgfRkrjUCw&sa=X&oi=video_result_group&resnum=4&ct=title#

Reading material: http://www.edibleforestgardens.com/

Windows XP's Days are Really Numbered Now

http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/159151/windows_xps_days_are_really_numbered_now.html

Another Whale Calf Found Dead Near Kauai!! That's TWO!!

February 9^th

BREAKING NEWS: Dead whale calf reported off Kokole Point

By The Garden Island

Published: Monday, February 9, 2009 11:42 AM HST

KEKAHA — A tour boat captain reported a dead whale calf in the vicinity of Kokole Point in Kekaha at about 8:45 a.m. today.

At around 11 a.m., water safety officers from the Kekaha lifeguard tower had confirmed the sighting. They spotted the reported whale slowly drifting west some 300 yards off the point.

Tom Clements, the public information officer at the Pacific Missile Range Facility in Mana, said Kokole Point is at the border of the base and Kekaha. He, too, confirmed late this morning that something is in the water offshore and said PMRF will remain on standby as NOAA checks into it.

Lifeguards said it is unlikely the whale will wash ashore at Kekaha Point, but there is a slight chance it could at Major's Bay.

There have been no reported links to the fish kill last week on Ni‘ihau. The cause of that incidenct remains under investigation.

More information to follow.

http://www.kauaiworld.com/articles/2009/02/09/breaking_news/doc49908df6079d9678439508.txt

Morning Cyber Travels 2/9/09

She thanks him for rescuing her....

Is Australia under a Fire Jihad? Northeast Intelligence Network   

http://homelandsecurityus.com

Redoubt Volcano in Alaska in “imminent” eruption

http://www.avo.alaska.edu/activity/Redoubt.php 

John Moore’s site with downloadable e-books about alternative energy sources  http://www.subjects.ruralsurvival.info/ae.shtml 

Hawaii to require new businesses to go to business management classes! 

Wait…shouldn’t that be required for politicians?

http://www.bizjournals.com/pacific/stories/2009/02/09/story1.html?b=1234155600^1774610

V for Vendetta - Well, we didn't actually blow up anything

The mysterious man behind the windshield of this truck was Ron. I loaded the sound of the rail system in Vancouver onto my ipod and he drove around downtown Honolulu at lunch hour. He did this to prove how loud the steel on steel rail system would be to local residents. Cliff and Bobbie Slater met with the press and provided the decibel meter to prove the point. Tomorrow the island votes on this issue. Let's not let the old boy network push this rail through when it will cost us more in taxes than folks realize and burden businesses with unbearable debt. It will NOT relieve traffic congestion - this is by their own documents...but who cares? They just want to feed off the Federal trough.

I love my sweetie...he may not be a "V" but he sure is an "R".

Train noise without a train ran through the street
Posted: Sep 19, 2008 05:10 PM
Updated: Sep 19, 2008 06:20 PM
By Mari-Ela David - bio email
HONOLULU (KHNL) -Downtown Honolulu, Friday got a sense of what it would be like if a train ran through the city.
Stop Rail Now used speakers and a truck to show voters what they claimed is the kind of noise people will have to live with if the city's rail project gets the go-ahead.
On Halekauwila Street in the sound went up to 79 decibles at 50 feet. According to Stop Rail Now, this is the kind of noise steel on steel will make.
"They're having some noise coming through here and yeah, it's getting irritating," said Honolulu resident, Francisco Martinez.
A truck drove down Halekauwila Street, which is where the proposed rail line runs.
The sound used was a recording of the Vancouver Skytrain, calibrated at 79 decibels.
That's about how loud the city says Honolulu's proposed rail project will be.
For accuracy Stop Rail Now volunteers used a decibel meter. If you factored in the traffic noise the meter passed the 79 mark.
"And it'd be coming by every minute and a half, during the rush hour and every three minutes in between the rush hour," said Cliff Slater from Stop Rail Now.
On top of the traffic noise, opponents said rail will actually be even louder.
"What they are representing is the 79 decibel level but from one bogie. Bogie is the group of wheels in motors in every passenger train and a train has several bogies to propel itself where here 1/4 to 1/6 of what the real thing is going to be," said Mayoral candidate Panos Prevedouros.
Members said the simulation also didn't show the rumbling a train would cause.
"I know the Bart, I'm from Oakland, California so, I don't know, people get used to it but it's going to be a big change for the people of Hawaii,"said Prevedouros.
Whether it is enough to shake-up the rail movement, voters will find out come the November elections.
Go Rail Go, supporters of rail issued this statement:
Stop Rail Now has resorted to dramatic gestures.
Noise will not be an issue with the proposed rail project.
In fact, modern rail systems are so quiet that safety measures are needed to ensure that
pedestrians are aware of on coming trains.http://www.khnl.com/global/story.asp?s=9043473