2008年7月5日星期六
2008年6月15日星期日
2008年6月2日星期一
Senator Boxer: National Weekly Radio Address on Global Warming
“Good morning. I’m Senator Barbara Boxer from California and Chairman of the Environment and Public Works Committee. Next week, the Senate will begin debate on one of the most important issues of our time – global warming.
“Senators have come together across party lines to write a law that will not only enable us to avoid the ravages of unchecked global warming, but will create millions of new jobs and put us on the path to energy independence. Other benefits of our legislation will be cleaner air, energy efficiency, relief for consumers and the alternative energy choices that American families deserve. And, by acting wisely, America will regain the leadership we have lost these past seven years.
“There are some in the Senate who insist that global warming is nothing more than science fiction. These are the same kind of voices who said that the world was flat, cigarettes were safe and cars didn’t need airbags – long after the rest of us knew the truth.
“The fact is that the overwhelming majority of scientists say that the earth is in peril if we don’t act now. They’ve told us clearly that more than 40 percent of God’s creatures could face extinction if we don’t act now. They’ve told us of more intense weather events if we don’t act now. Health experts have told us that infectious diseases will increase due to warmer waters. And military leaders have told us that unchecked global warming will lead to severe conflict and war as droughts, floods and rising sea levels create huge numbers of desperate refugees.
“I hope you will help us convince the negative voices that we must act now to avert these dangers. Tell the Bush administration to help us, not fight us. Tell your Senators that action now will have positive results for our families and our nation. Tell those skeptics who say ‘wait for China and India to act’ that the America we know and love doesn’t hide from a challenge and wait for others to lead.
“Right now, many of our states, including my home state, are leading. They have the will. Our mayors are leading. They have the will. Religious leaders have urged us to act now as well. They reminded me of a wonderful quote that motivates me to work as hard as I can for as long as it takes to responsibly address global warming. These words stay with me: ‘When God created the first man, he took him around to all the trees in the Garden of Eden and said to him “see my handiwork, how beautiful and choice they are. Be careful not to ruin and destroy my world, for if you do ruin it, there is no one to repair it after you.”’
“I truly hope that you will support our efforts on the Senate floor. Please join our fight, and thanks for listening.”
2008年5月28日星期三
2008年5月4日星期日
泳兒 - Close To You 音樂會
想知一位歌手唱功如何?
註: 這是 KTV 版, CD 版的 vocal 較好。
聽 live 相信是最好方法。
這音樂會在車中聽百聽不厭, 其中這歌實在好聽
原來是朋友 blog 中早寫過的「笑忘書」。
筆者覺得泳兒比原唱好。
2008年2月14日星期四
Cool Stuff
2008年2月2日星期六
再見 CL
今天剛賣了筆者人生的第一部「新車」。
此車對筆者頗有意義：二千年的一、二月發生了兩件不尋常的事。
首先是在一個大雨滂沱的晚上發生車禍，舊車被「total」。對方是駕 Corvette 的醉酒司機，幸好筆者及時閃避，迎頭相撞恐怕會很嚴重。(那晚實在經典，二十分鐘內與同一警察打兩次交道。)
第二是在公司轉到現職，是筆者職業的轉捩點。
買此車除了因為舊車報銷，也是慶祝新職。
時間轉眼過去，回看八年公私也很順利。此車似給筆者帶來很多好運（可能有一個很好的VIN吧?)。
雖然有點不捨，但筆者慶幸給車子找到好的「新居」— 新車主是警察(巧合?)，與筆者的汽車要求一致，也欣賞本田的引擎技術。
現在賣車是一個很好的段落，2008是標誌另一階段的開始。
2008年1月27日星期日
2008年1月13日星期日
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