Clemen's Notebook

How can we do that?

The nation's average personal savings rate fell to negative 1 percent in 2006, meaning that Americans spent more than they earned. The last time the rate dipped into negative territory was in 1933, during the Great Depression (Assoc. Press)

We CAN beat the energy crisis

To save energy, daylight saving time will begin four weeks early this year, on March 11. Many computer systems are programmed to change the time on the old April date, so technicians are warning of possible problems. (Washington Post)

I guess I missed the religious subtext

Every February, the Philadelphia Meditation Center hosts a screening of the 1993 Bill Murray comedy Groundhog Day. To Buddhists, Murray's portrayal of a jaded weatherman stuck in an endlessly repeating day illustrates the concept of samsare, the eternal cycle of birth and rebirth. "It's a very Buddhist movie," say Ken Klein of the Tibetan Buddhists Center of Philadelphia. (Philadelphia Inquirer)

Yeah, but they also said Old Milwaukee was the best beer in America

McDonald's coffee tastes better than Starbucks, says Consumer Reports. The fastfood chain introduced a heartier blend last year, and taste-testers preferred it to Starbucks' brews, which they described as "burnt and bitter enough to make your eyes water." (Consumer Report)

Haven't we heard this someplace before, like the Georgia state legislature

A New Jeresey high school has beened students from tape-recording their classes after a teacher was caught telling non-Christian students they were going to hell. Kearny High School history teacher David Paszkiewicz also told students that the Big Bang and global warming are myths. School officials say that Paszkiewicz should not have shared his religious beliefs in class, but that the taping violated the teacher's a nd the students' privacy.

I suppose that means that according to these bright lights on the public payroll what they do to your children in a publically funded school is a strictly private affair.

I have more, but its late and I am going to bed. Adios.