We were camped in an RV park in Tombstone, Arizona in October of last year for part of the “Heldorado Days” celebration. We were window shopping on Allen Street near the location where Wyatt, Morgan and Virgil Earp along with Doc Holliday shot it out with Frank McLaury, Tom McLaury, Billy Claiborne, Ike Clanton, and Billy Clanton. Damsel took this picture of a stagecoach going west toward the OK Corral at the left. Click on the image to enlarge.
Damsel and I never get tired of seeing the Grand Canyon. December of 2008 was the first time we went there together in the winter to enjoy the same views accentuated with a touch of snow. This image was taken from Grand Canyon Village looking toward Bright Angel Canyon. Click the image below to see full-sized panorama.
One of the first things we get for the Christmas Holiday is a poinsettia or two in pots. This one is currently on the coffee table in the living room of the California residence. Click on the image to enlarge.
The tired old “Americans want small cars” meme from the left just ain’t true . . .
From Planet Gore
Another Kind of Green: Profits from SUV Sales Soar
By Henry Payne
Auto sales are roaring back — and so is America’s hunger for trucks.
In an embarrassing trend for President Obama and his media chorus, the rebound of the U.S. car market in November is coupled with a rebound in truck sales, even as Washington elites are trying to mandate smaller cars and persuade the American public that “Americans want small cars.”
The evidence indicates exactly the opposite. With low fuel prices and money in their pockets, consumers are returning to trucks — which now total 53.5 percent of the market, compared with 46.5 percent for cars. Light-truck market share is up 6 percent over 2009 year-end totals, while the sales of hybrid cars have declined from 2.8 to 2.4 percent of the market — even as the Obamedia have plastered the press with declarations that our brave new hybrid world is here.
The trend couldn’t be better timed for GM and Chrysler, who are riding the trucks’ huge profit margins as they climb the post-bankruptcy mountain to profitability (and taxpayer independence).
Please note that FORD did not take the bail-out. That image above just might be my next truck. It’s a Ford F-150 “Super Chief” with a 5.8 liter engine.
The latest sunspot (number 1130) formed suddenly over the past two days. The image at the right shows the two day period in time lapse. You can see the spot forming in the top hemisphere just above the solar equator. You can see the full sized video here.
This winter, according to several AGW skeptic blogs and websites, promises to be quite cold. Our experience in Southern California over the last fifteen days is reported to be the record coldest for this period – and it’s not even winter yet.
I guess the lackluster return of solar activity in the solar cycle has contributed to the cold weather. We have written several articles over the past few years that show how the Sun affects global climate. Two important ones are:
In the latter article, I listed some conclusions about the climate change scam:
Unfortunately, even after Climategate, these conclusions still are valid.
