solving global warming with pollution

Global warming is a potentially big problem, as you may have heard.  We’re releasing way too much pollution into the atmosphere.  But here’s the random part — some scientists are suggesting we put even more pollution in the atmosphere.  Yep, you read that right.  Check it out :

If the sun warms the Earth too dangerously, the time may come to draw the shade. The “shade” would be a layer of pollution deliberately spewed into the atmosphere to help cool the planet. This over-the-top idea comes from prominent scientists, among them a Nobel laureate. … The Nobel Prize-winning scientist who first made the proposal is himself “not enthusiastic about it.”

So even the guy who suggested it doesn’t like the idea…  so why is this even getting press?  If I come up with some stupid idea, will newspapers around the world print it?  The article has even more silliness, though :

“If human beings take it upon themselves to carry out something as massive and drastic as this, we need to be absolutely sure there are no side effects,” Pachauri said.

Philip Clapp, a veteran campaigner for emissions controls to curb warming, also sounded a nervous note, saying, “We are already engaged in an uncontrolled experiment by injecting greenhouse gases into the atmosphere.”

What?!?  They’ve already injected greenhouse gases in the atmosphere?!?  Isn’t that part of our problem?  And who authorized this “uncontrolled experiment”?  And now they want to do something similar again?  I see some flaws in the slaw with this “plan” they have.  Besides, this wouldn’t be a permanent solution — it would have to be repeated over and over again :

A massive dissemination of pollutants would be needed every year or two, as the sulfates precipitate from the atmosphere in acid rain.

I’d rather not increase the amount of acid rain, especially by people intentionally putting pollutants in the atmosphere.  Who’s coming up with these crazy ideas?

There’s got to be some better solutions to solving global warming than polluting the air even more…  So if any of you important scientists out there have any suggestions, speak up.

getting back to work

It’s now 2007 and things are getting back to normal after the Christmas holiday season.  Most of us are back at work, going through hundreds of e-mails and seeing what went wrong while we were out.  This got me to thinking that after a long break (like a week or more), companies should offer a plan to help you ease back into the normal workflow.  All those consecutive days off gets you accustomed to sleeping in and not working, then jumping headfirst back into the normal work routine is too harsh an adjustment.  We should be allowed to come in around 10:00 for a few days, then 9:00, and then 8:30 or so.  And we should get to take a two hour lunch during this time.  That would really help.  So to whoever is reading this that has such influence at your company, make it so.  Your employees would thank you, and it would boost morale quite a bit.  And your employees would brag to their friends about it, which would be great publicity for your company.

New Year’s Resolutions, 2007

It’s now the time of the year that most people make New Year’s Resolutions.  I am no different, in this tradition.  I plan to lose weight this year.  Yep, gonna drop those extra pounds to get in shape.  However, I also typically keep the tradition of not meeting my resolution of losing weight.  So this year I’ve decided to change things up.

Studies show that it’s not mentally healthy to make resolutions and not keep them.  This leads to self-delusion and cognitive dilution and such things.  And I don’t like being diluted.  So this year, instead of making a resolution that I’m not gonna keep anyway, I’m gonna set more realistic goals.  This year, I plan to gain 30 pounds.  Just the thought of this goal instills me with confidence and excitement.  I won’t be drudging through the first few weeks of the year, struggling to keep my new resolution.  I anticipate maintaining a high level of intensity and duration for this goal.  This year, I’m going to keep my New Year’s Resolution!

If any of you reading this have any New Year’s Resolutions that will make you happier, feel free to share.  We should all be happier and laugh more.

Oh, yeah, there’s one more resolution — 2007 will be the best year of Buffet o’ Blog ever.  There will be more exclusive, original content than you can shake a stick at, and the quality of the humor and randomness will be raised to an even higher standard.  You just wait and see…  It’s gonna be great!

Christmas presents, 2006

As someone suggested in a recent comment, here’s a post about Christmas presents that people received this year.  So if any of you got any neat gifts or have any funny stories you want to tell others about, you may use the comments section of this post.