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Month: February 2023

ENERGY RATIONING: “NO PEAKING!”

ENERGY RATIONING: “NO PEAKING!”

            No peaking! “DTE Energy is moving to a time-of-day rate plan in March, which means electricity costs more or less depending on when you’re using it.” What to know about DTE Energy’s new time of day rate (clickondetroit.com)             That’s Detroit Edison. Outstate, in the Consumers Power area, it’s more. “Consumers Energy’s 1.6 million residential electricity customers began paying 50% more during peak afternoon hours this week in an effort to reduce energy generation in the future.” Detroit News. Consumers Energy…

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EVERYTHING OLD IS NEW AGAIN!

EVERYTHING OLD IS NEW AGAIN!

“Infiltration, Subversion, Corruption, Institution.” Put ‘Em Together And…                 Infiltration, subversion, corruption. All interesting words. Add in “institution” and you’ve got a real toxic mix. Dangerous too. How so?                 Well, take the case of the American College of Surgeons (ACA.) Founded in 1912, it’s been a benign trade association of doctors who cut people open. Its purpose was simple and obvious: through networking, publishing educational articles, defining and advocating for best practices, it works to improve the craft of…

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WORDS MATTER

WORDS MATTER

                Once you have accepted their language, you have accepted their ideology.                 Changing language changes how we think. Facts are objective facts, but if you lose the ability to describe and communicate them, reality can get lost in an obscuring mist. When words are redefined to mean something completely opposite to their original meanings, you lose the ability to judge things critically. Reality itself becomes insubstantial.                 When you accept their language, you accept their ideology. OK: so who’s…

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BALLOON INVASION: Nothing New.

BALLOON INVASION: Nothing New.

Years ago was another international invasion by balloon. It happened here in Detroit, when Chilly Willy broke loose from the Thanksgiving Parade and headed to the river. “Fly, Chilly, fly!”25 years ago on a windy Thanksgiving morning the 40 foot Chilly Willy balloon came loose and broke free from his moorings, floating away to the delight of a cheering crowd that chanted “Fly Chilly Fly” as he drifted toward Canada and eventually out of sight. The 40 foot tall, wayward…

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