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Can we deny that climate change is real?

Friday, February 10th, 2012

This winter in Vermont has been a very difficult winter for snow lovers and the ski industry, but the really important thing that people should realize is that there is no doubt a severe climate change occuring. Temperates have been extremely mild in Vermont and the rest of New England this winter. The snow depths around the country are below average in almost every area in the US. The ski industry as a whole is hurting and the west coast resorts have had one of the worst season in recent memory. Now this hard evidence just makes that arugement of whether or not climate change is real a no braining. Its sad to see that it took this long for everyone to finally except that there was a world crisis on our hands and that the only way to stop or slow it down was with humans changing how we live our everyday lives.

 

Let the snow dancing continue and bring much needed snow around the country especially in the green mountains here in Vermont.

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Thoughts while sitting by the fire

Thursday, January 12th, 2012

Well today has been an exciting day up in the Valley in the Green Mountains. With the beautiful snow falling and changing the landscape I could not help, but think about the beauty of nature and winter. Many people do not take the cold and the snow as postively as myself but for me it is nights light these that I charish. Sitting by the wood stove, drinking a nice dark porter beer is something that I dream about doing all summer long.

Now this winter has already been quiet interesting with the unusually weather that we have been seeing up in Vermont so far this winter. With this snow storm that arrived early this morning and will continue on and off through Friday has made it feel a lot more like winter and the forecast  seems to tell the same story. I believe that this winter is a true example of the severity of climate change from a global prospective. Northern California (Lake Tahoe has zero natural snow), which compared to last year this time when the western USA was nearing 100 inches total snow fall around this time last year. Now that winter has arrived I think that it is only right to say that the snow dances around the country have paid off and happy winter.

 

 

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Why do some bums not try and make an effort to be someone in life?

Friday, November 18th, 2011

Three years ago while my neighbors had a party someone decided to go into my car and ultimately steal my gps that I had worked for and wanted for years. This evening I was looking at gps devices for the hell of it and came across the one that I did have which was the Garmin 60csx mapping gps. Now you might wonder how they got into my car in the first place and its quiet simple I forgot to lock the doors. In Vermont you would think that people would not steal and crime would be low but in Burlington, Vermont there is a huge problem with theft (did not know this being born and raised in Georgia).  The reason that I know that it was a bum or “low life” was because they left a butane refile cartrage with paper wrapped around the nozzel to I would assume “huff the butane”. What drives me even more crazy is that the fact that I know that the person was in my car and other could of been as well. Why cannot people respect other peoples property and not even think about stealing especially something valuable like a gps which for the record this was the first time I had left it in my car EVER. Now i have to wait and have been waiting years to get another gps that is comparable  to the one that was stolen or better and it just SUCKS.

Now to my question about why do some bums not try and make an effort to be someone? Well its quiet simple when someone is always given support whether that be from family or the government why would there be that urge to make an effort to be someone? Whats sad about Burlington and dont get me wrong Vermont and Burlington are very special to me is that there is a huge crowd of people who think that doing drugs all day long and asking people for money on the street is a normal way of life. Well news flash to those people you are very very wrong and will eventually realize that they will be more happier if they get off their asses and try and do something with their lives.

I appoligze for my rant but this has been on my mind for sometime now.

Enjoy the brisk air that is hopefully hear to stay in Northern New England and which has already taken hold of much of the west coast.

 

 

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