Happy Birthday Dad

Today is my Fathers B-day. Happy Birthday!

He is working out in the Yakima area of Washington state today on LED signs for Lamar

Lamar is "Going Green" by using LED signs that consume less energy and are much more efficient for the company and the advertiser... if the techs that put them up are trained properly. They are going from using paper and glue signs to phasing in these LED signs.

Dad went down to Florida for a training of Lamar employees on the new Tech and how to repair them etc. He studied hard and was (among the Lamar employees there from all over the country) 2nd in his class! Yep the "Part time genius, full time smart guy" has still got it!

On another note the Catholic church is "Going Green" as well...

No, not with bill boards...

Green SEX !!!

From the Diocese of Kansas City - St. Joseph Young Adult Office:

America is a country going "green". We recognize the consequences of injecting harmful chemicals into our food, our water, and our air -- and yet, there is an unbelievable disconnect! Millions of women in America unknowingly put toxic chemicals in their bodies every day by taking "the pill" or other contraceptives.

Join Dr. Janet Smith at Nara for appetizers, cocktails and straight talk on the harmful effects of chemical contraceptives. She'll address the alarming figures on how much has been paid out by Johnson & Johnson and other pharmaceutical companies to women harmed by "the patch". Dr. Smith will also explain why women who use chemical contraceptives are attracted to different men than whom they would naturally choose and why excess estrogen is so harmful to the environment. This is important information for women and men -- and it very well could change your life!

The Vatican is going GREEN!

Vatican to Build Europe’s Largest Solar Power Plant

The Vatican is going solar in a big way. The smallest country in the world recently announced that it intends to spend 660 million dollars to create what will effectively be Europe’s largest solar power plant. This massive 100 megawatt photovoltaic installation will provide enough energy to make the Vatican the first solar powered nation state in the world!

The Vatican is not exactly a large state, so its proposed solar plant will generate enough energy to power all of its 40,000 households. The installation will be located on a 740 acre site near Santa Maria di Galeria - the same place where the Vatican Radio’s transmission tower is located. The energy that it produces will be way above the needs of the entire Vatican, providing enough power to meet the needs of Vatican radio nine times over.

These aren’t the only moves that the Vatican is taking to reduce its greenhouse emissions. It is contemplating using an electric popemobile, the Vatican cafeteria will soon be decked with a solar heating system to provide heating and cooling, and even the Pope’s summer residence is being fitted out to get power from the methane generated by the horse stables. When looking for inspiration, the Pope clearly defers towards the heavens, but when looking for electricity, the sun is his choice