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Thank you Veterans.

The more I travel the world and appreciate other’s way of lives, the more I appreciate what you have done to preserve ours.

Thank you for your service.

Did you know Puerto Rico can vote in the US election primary but they can’t vote for President. In other words, PR can have their say in who they think the US should vote for. So Clinton & Obama court Puerto Rican voters and here are the angels they took in their campaigns:

BAYAMON, Puerto Rico (CNN) — Sens. Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama took their campaigns to the U.S. territory of Puerto Rico on Saturday in an effort to woo voters before the June 1 primary.

There are 55 Democratic delegates up for grabs, though voters cannot take part in the general election in November

Obama campaigned early Saturday at the University of Puerto Rico in Bayamon, where he praised the nation’s veterans before Memorial Day…Obama remarked to the crowd, “I will never forget the support and the friendship that I’ve seen here in Puerto Rico. … I am absolutely confident that if that we keep on working hard, there’s no reason why we can’t win here in Puerto Rico, and if we win Puerto Rico, we will win the nomination.”

Clinton hosted a “Solutions for Puerto Rico’s Families” town hall meeting in Aguadilla on Saturday…Before a crowd of a few hundred Puerto Ricans in a muggy high school gym, Clinton pledged to make it a “personal priority” to resolve the statehood issue before the end of her first term. She also vowed to clean up the former Navy testing ranges on Vieques, fund the famous Arecibo radio telescope, use federal dollars to put more cops on the streets and extend tax breaks to Puerto Rican companies.

I had a real “Ah-ha” moment a few months ago about petroleum oil and our dependency on it.

Did you know that oil is non-renewable? In other words, once we use it up it is gone.  It’s temporary.

Humans have yet to create oil.  The earth is no longer creating oil (at least at a pace we need it).

This is where my “Ah-ha” moment came: Oil has ALWAYS been TEMPORARY.  So from day 1, it is logical to believe that some day we will no longer have oil.  Now “temporary” could be 500 years or 50 — it doesn’t matter.  The point is that it WILL be used up.

So if it is indeed temporary, we need alternative fuel solutions.  It’s just that simple of a concept.

The United Arab Emirates knows this to be true.  They found tons of oil making UAE and Dubai one of the richest places on earth.  But they know they will run out of oil.  So what are they doing?  Changing their focus on tourism to sustain them.

UAE is avoiding the issue by running the other way, but at least they see it.

I’ve been watching this weekday news video for a few months now and I really like it. Marta Costello is a former news reporter/anchor/comedian. She takes the top 3 stories of the day and gives a fresh look at them in 3 minutes.

Stop by and check out the Gnooze (the G is silent).

Yesterday’s Gnooze was a good one

Do you remember that I’ve been saying I have a lot of things going on and more announcements to make? Well today I have a big one that we’re very excited about. Any yes, today is April 1, but this isn’t a joke.

Patricia and I have opened up our own small business called Orangejack LLC. Today is Orangejack LLC’s Grand Opening.

Right now we are focusing our service to Internet Strategy, Internet Consulting, Internet Marketing, and Internet Training.

So stop by the newly redesigned (and continually tweaked) orangejack.com today!

We are open for business.

There’s lots of ways to control the squirrel population if you’ve got too many. You can use a squirrel trap, shotgun (or pellet gun if you’re a Nancy), or bring in more cats.

But at Clemson University, they’ve decided to allow the squirrel bow-chicka-bow to continue but stop the whaaa whaaa.

Interesting.

Jim told me.

View Video on Vimeo.

Just a quick note to say thank you for doing what you do.

And I’m glad you’ll be able to read this since my websites aren’t BANNED FROM THE US AIR FORCE!!!!

Time for another Public Service Announcement: Starbucks will be closed Tuesday evening from 5:30-8:30. So what’s a coffee guy gotta do for an evening joe-kick?

Well Dunkin’ Donuts will have 99-cent small lattes, cappuccinos and espresso drinks Tuesday afternoon and evening from 1-10:00.

If you live in San Dimas or Rancho Cucamonga in California, you can stop by Coffee Klatch Roasting for free coffee from 5:30-8:30 pm.

I wonder what a cup of Starbucks on Wednesday morning will taste like.

Anyone in the Orlando area want to join me for a cup Wednesday morning at 8:30? Either Starbucks Waterford, Starbucks at Semoran/Lee Vista, or Starbucks at Goldenrod/University? Leave a comment with your preference.

Did you see it tonight? Clouds came right at the peak. This was my best (though not great) shot.

Just heard the sonic boom.

The shuttle is back home.

Did you know that one third of the children in Central Florida are overweight (that’s not counting us kids at heart)? Well on Saturday 09 February here in Orlando something is going to be done about it.

No, we’re not all eating chicken-fried bacon or hamburgers from a can.

Instead there’s going to be an attempt to set a world’s record for the most kids participating in a simultaneous exercise class.

For more information check out the Kid Fit Challenge website.