T minus 1 day...

I haven't really made mention of it but moving day is tomorrow. I'm anxiously waiting for my lawyer to receive the final paperwork from the builder so i can pay up the outstanding amount and get the 'dance for the keys' music started.

On the packing front, pretty much everything from the closets and cupboards are now packed up. There are still some loose items in various piles around the apartment right now and the TV & Computer are holding firm to their positions. Luckly, we have no crawling children or dogs right now. It's definitely a high choking risk environment.

Of course, the Tabata's milestone plans continue to be a magnet for extreme weather. Our engagement cruise was into the eye of the hurricane, the wedding was the second coming of Noah, and now they are predicting an ice storm tomorrow. I won't be surprised to see an entire burg fall from the sky. Wish us luck, and we'll be back to ranting the day after tomorrow.

I love this kind of stuff....(back to ranting)

So has anyone watched the movie "An Inconvenient Truth"?

In it, champion of the blue planet, Al Gore (and inventor of the internet too isn't he?) lectures that our current energy use is causing a dramatic increase in the levels of carbon dioxide in our atmosphere. He builds a case that the level of carbon dioxide is directly related to the global temperature, and we will melt the ice caps, cease the ocean currents, flood a gazillion miles of prime real estate, and plunge us back into another ice age at our current pace. Basically, if you've seen "The Day After Tomorrow" that's what will happen if he's not voted president when he announces he'll run.

Anyways the Tennessee Center for Policy Research has published the following on it's web site.

Al Gore’s Personal Energy Use Is His Own “Inconvenient Truth”
Gore’s home uses more than 20 times the national average

Last night, Al Gore’s global-warming documentary, An Inconvenient Truth, collected an Oscar for best documentary feature, but the Tennessee Center for Policy Research has found that Gore deserves a gold statue for hypocrisy.

Gore’s mansion, located in the posh Belle Meade area of Nashville, consumes more electricity every month than the average American household uses in an entire year, according to the Nashville Electric Service (NES).

In his documentary, the former Vice President calls on Americans to conserve energy by reducing electricity consumption at home.

The average household in America consumes 10,656 kilowatt-hours (kWh) per year, according to the Department of Energy. In 2006, Gore devoured nearly 221,000 kWh—more than 20 times the national average.

Last August alone, Gore burned through 22,619 kWh—guzzling more than twice the electricity in one month than an average American family uses in an entire year. As a result of his energy consumption, Gore’s average monthly electric bill topped $1,359.

Since the release of An Inconvenient Truth, Gore’s energy consumption has increased from an average of 16,200 kWh per month in 2005, to 18,400 kWh per month in 2006.

Gore’s extravagant energy use does not stop at his electric bill. Natural gas bills for Gore’s mansion and guest house averaged $1,080 per month last year.

“As the spokesman of choice for the global warming movement, Al Gore has to be willing to walk the walk, not just talk the talk, when it comes to home energy use,” said Tennessee Center for Policy Research President Drew Johnson.

In total, Gore paid nearly $30,000 in combined electricity and natural gas bills for his Nashville estate in 2006.

Like i said... I love this kind of stuff.

Today's Random Photo

Another photo

In honour of Julia's birthday, here's a picture of her and Mommy in one of my all time faves.



child services can relax.... all of the boozing guests emptied the bottle before Mommy could get a grasp of it.

Keeping it fresh...

Okay... not much to write today. On the townhouse front, the cabinets and counter tops are now in, and they have set a delivery date for the appliances. Basically, everyone is starting to line up to be paid.

In a shameless attempt to increase blog traffic, I have new photo of the day theme. (okay, maybe not every day)

Anyways, here's today's photo. Please use the comments to log an appropriate caption.

Cheers.

All Aboard !!!

Okay, last nights game wasn't what you could call a "convincing" win but 5 in a row ain't bad and I wasn't the only one wearing a Leafs Toque on the streetcar today.

Of course this preamble is just an excuse to post this....

Getting Policital

Okay... i must be getting old cuz now it's politics that is pissing me off. Everyone has now seen the new Conservative party ads.



I may be 'pro' liberal but still you have to admit that these are the stupidest ads you've seen in a long time. Why didn't they just use voice over to say: "Mr. Dion, are you a racist, kitten kicking, animal tester that sucker punches preoccupied pregnant women in the gut?" then splicing in some video of him saying "Absolutely" from some unrelated press conference.

Does anyone actually feel that this sways their vote away from the Liberal party? It could be just me.

There really should be a law outlawing commercials by any political party when there is not an official election scheduled. Really, I could have been watching some of the American Superbowl commercials instead!!!