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How to Help Our Trade Deficit
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I want the Federal Trade Commission to create a public list of all the products we import. That way, American Businesses can review the list and get ideas for creating replacement products they can make in America. We really need to stop importing all this stuff. Right now, the trade deficit is about $40K dollars per man woman and child. And going up at a rate of $400-$500 per month per man, woman and child. I know I spend a lot on imported gasoline, but where is all this trade deficit coming from? It must mostly be coming from import cars and oil. But, I only buy used cars. Gas stations should be required to post a sign stating if their oil is imported or not. I would pay an extra 20 cents a gallon or so for pure American Black Gold. Also, I know this is over the top, but we'll say it anyway; We need to raise awareness. The government should be required to send out a bill to every person in America for the $40000 dollars they need to pay to repay the trade deficit. They can apply to have their fee postponed for a year if they can't pay or something. At least, that way, they will know what kind of a whole we have dug ourselves into and may start acting proactively to fix it.
I want the Federal Trade Commission to create a public list of all the products we import. That way, American Businesses can review the list and get ideas for creating replacement products they can make in America. We really need to stop importing all this stuff. Right now, the trade deficit is about $40K dollars per man woman and child. And going up at a rate of $400-$500 per month per man, woman and child. I know I spend a lot on imported gasoline, but where is all this trade deficit coming from? It must mostly be coming from import cars and oil. But, I only buy used cars. Gas stations should be required to post a sign stating if their oil is imported or not. I would pay an extra 20 cents a gallon or so for pure American Black Gold. Also, I know this is over the top, but we'll say it anyway; We need to raise awareness. The government should be required to send out a bill to every person in America for the $40000 dollars they need to pay to repay the trade deficit. They can apply to have their fee postponed for a year if they can't pay or something. At least, that way, they will know what kind of a whole we have dug ourselves into and may start acting proactively to fix it.
D&D for the Real People
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I think it would be really cool if there was a site that allowed you to build yourself out as a D&D Character. The site would test your Asteroids skills to give you a Dexterity score, Check how many people are following you on Twitter for your Charisma, IQ test for Intelligence, and Typing test for Speed.
Then you could battle your way through a virtual quest, testing your dice rolling skills until ultimate Death by Level 3 Cave Troll.
Total Gameplay time: 0.093 nanoseconds.
Total bragging rights for reaching Level 4 Human: 10x Multiplyer ( but only by the Chair Ridden Hairless Gamer in the cube to your left who goes by the calling, Diety Coke ).
I think it would be really cool if there was a site that allowed you to build yourself out as a D&D Character. The site would test your Asteroids skills to give you a Dexterity score, Check how many people are following you on Twitter for your Charisma, IQ test for Intelligence, and Typing test for Speed.
Then you could battle your way through a virtual quest, testing your dice rolling skills until ultimate Death by Level 3 Cave Troll.
Total Gameplay time: 0.093 nanoseconds.
Total bragging rights for reaching Level 4 Human: 10x Multiplyer ( but only by the Chair Ridden Hairless Gamer in the cube to your left who goes by the calling, Diety Coke ).
Hey Lady in the Silver Ford Tempo
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Hey Lady in the Silver Ford Tempo, I see you trying to text while driving. You can't fool me with that unmistakable posture, left hand on the wheel while you stare deeply into your lap.
I am not by any means going to tell you it is safe to text while driving. My own experience has taught me so. But, look, if you are going to do it anyway, there are ways to do it where you could probably avoid an accident most of the time and there are ways to do it that are downright stupid and will get you hurt.
So, Lady in the Silver Ford Tempo, staring into your lap while driving is not safe. Read the driver's manual again where it says keep your eyes on the road.
When I text while driving ( yes, I do it too. nobody is perfect, especially me ), I hold the phone on top of my steering wheel so I can see the road ahead while I briefly glance at the screen to find tiny letters on the buttons. My eyes are always forward, and although partially distracted by the cute catch phrase I am trying to type out, still able to see the brakelights of the Dodge dually in front of me.
End of Rhetoric.
Hey Lady in the Silver Ford Tempo, I see you trying to text while driving. You can't fool me with that unmistakable posture, left hand on the wheel while you stare deeply into your lap.
I am not by any means going to tell you it is safe to text while driving. My own experience has taught me so. But, look, if you are going to do it anyway, there are ways to do it where you could probably avoid an accident most of the time and there are ways to do it that are downright stupid and will get you hurt.
So, Lady in the Silver Ford Tempo, staring into your lap while driving is not safe. Read the driver's manual again where it says keep your eyes on the road.
When I text while driving ( yes, I do it too. nobody is perfect, especially me ), I hold the phone on top of my steering wheel so I can see the road ahead while I briefly glance at the screen to find tiny letters on the buttons. My eyes are always forward, and although partially distracted by the cute catch phrase I am trying to type out, still able to see the brakelights of the Dodge dually in front of me.
End of Rhetoric.
Bring Back American Wealth
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The 40-year mortgage is destroying American wealth. America went from 90% home ownership at the beginning of the 20th Century to less than 10% at the end. And it is only getting worse. The 40-year mortgage was a way to jack up the price of homes to make it easier for lower income people to pay more money for a house. Let me say that again, "The 40 year loan was a way to jack up the price of homes to make it easier for lower income people to pay more money for a house." The problem is, no one ever pays one off. Sometimes, you get lucky and sell it for more than you owe and make a profit and at the same time buy another house below market value so you can actually come out a few years ahead. That is not, however, the typical situation. Usually, people pay so much in broker's fees, bank fees, taxes, moving expenses, and etc that they never come out ahead in a housing swap. If you start buying a house when you are 30 years old, and never take out a second mortgage, you can pay it off when you are what, 70?; 5 years into retirement. Houses have gotten too darn expensive and are not a good investment, anymore. In my opinion, banks shouldnever make loans for more than 20 years. Then, people would have time to pay off the loans and still have some life left. I was smart enough to buy a house cheap enough I could put it on a 20 year mortgage. Hopefully, I'll have some wealth when I get in my 50s.
The 40-year mortgage is destroying American wealth. America went from 90% home ownership at the beginning of the 20th Century to less than 10% at the end. And it is only getting worse. The 40-year mortgage was a way to jack up the price of homes to make it easier for lower income people to pay more money for a house. Let me say that again, "The 40 year loan was a way to jack up the price of homes to make it easier for lower income people to pay more money for a house." The problem is, no one ever pays one off. Sometimes, you get lucky and sell it for more than you owe and make a profit and at the same time buy another house below market value so you can actually come out a few years ahead. That is not, however, the typical situation. Usually, people pay so much in broker's fees, bank fees, taxes, moving expenses, and etc that they never come out ahead in a housing swap. If you start buying a house when you are 30 years old, and never take out a second mortgage, you can pay it off when you are what, 70?; 5 years into retirement. Houses have gotten too darn expensive and are not a good investment, anymore. In my opinion, banks shouldnever make loans for more than 20 years. Then, people would have time to pay off the loans and still have some life left. I was smart enough to buy a house cheap enough I could put it on a 20 year mortgage. Hopefully, I'll have some wealth when I get in my 50s.
Stop an Oil Gusher a Mile Underwater
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I have an easy solution to plugging a deep ocean Oil Gusher:
When I worked in Landscaping Construction in Phoenix in 1999, I had to fix a lot of underground water leaks. If we couldn't turn off the water from a valve, we could use a small inflatable rubber balloon. We inserted the balloon into the pipe and connected a bottle of compressed air. The balloon would expand and stop the leak.
Doctors use very much the same technique to insert a stint into the heart of a heart patient.
Every time I see BP fail at shutting down the well, this thought comes into my mind, "How easy it would be to just feed a heavy duty balloon into the head of the pipe and expand it. "
Added bonus: the well could probably be saved. Once the leak is stopped, the pipe could be repaired.
I have an easy solution to plugging a deep ocean Oil Gusher:
When I worked in Landscaping Construction in Phoenix in 1999, I had to fix a lot of underground water leaks. If we couldn't turn off the water from a valve, we could use a small inflatable rubber balloon. We inserted the balloon into the pipe and connected a bottle of compressed air. The balloon would expand and stop the leak.
Doctors use very much the same technique to insert a stint into the heart of a heart patient.
Every time I see BP fail at shutting down the well, this thought comes into my mind, "How easy it would be to just feed a heavy duty balloon into the head of the pipe and expand it. "
Added bonus: the well could probably be saved. Once the leak is stopped, the pipe could be repaired.