Arturo Sundvold: "Stop Blogging and Save the Environment"

And now, conservative-turned-porn-star and guest blogger Arturo Sundvold:

I just came out of a meeting where we discussed how we can make our film production company more green. I suggested the girls could wear green eyeshadow or lipstick.

That got a chuckle.

It occurred to me at that moment -- the advent of computers has increased our use of energy! Exponentially!

So, the answer to our energy crisis is obvious, to me anyway: ALL BLOGGERS MUST STOP BLOGGING.

If you're keeping an online diary or dream journal, get a notebook!

Are you keeping track of your family vacations on the web? Get a scrapbook and photo album!

Are you staying in touch with people via MySpace, Facebook, or Twitter? Write a DAMN LETTER on a PIECE OF PAPER and MAIL IT! Stamps are still cheaper than high-speed Internet!

Also, since you won't need to upload 10 GIGS of video to Youtube so you can have exclusive content on your next post about how you love eating at Cold Stone, you can cancel that cable-modem or DSL line and go back to netzero or whatever. The savings, spread across these United States, will SAVE THE ECONOMY and END THE CRISIS AS WE KNOW IT!

So, stop blogging people. You'll reduce our consumption of fossil fuels, which will help the environment, AND you'll save hundreds, if not thousands, of dollars a year.

You'll have more time to go outside and exercise. You can enjoy real PHYSICAL activities.

Enjoy!

Turn Out the Lights Pelosi

In case you haven't heard, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi adjourned Congress rather than allow debate on off-shore oil drilling.



Perhaps they want the next President to get credit for saving us from high oil prices, rather than Bush.

Anyway, here's some video and article clips. Feel free to comment afterwards:

Dems turn out the lights on Republicans and lower oil prices

By Ross Balano, Midwest Voices Colunist 2008

Thanks to Nancy Pelosi congress adjourned for five weeks without addressing America’s energy crisis.

Speaker Pelosi refused to allow a vote on increased off shore drilling choosing instead to leave for vacation even though Republicans protested loudly saying that the refusal to allow a vote is harmful to the economy. Pelosi’s response was to turn off the lights and cut the microphones on Republicans.

Republicans continued to talk in the dark and with no microphones and finally the lights and microphones were turned back on for a time and then turned off again.

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Lights off & Locked Out

Posted by: John Campbell at 12:47 PM

Congress has passed no meaningful energy legislation to move us towards lower gas prices and more American energy and now has recessed for a 5 week break. Republicans, including yours truly, wanted to speak more about that on the floor of the House this afternoon. The Pelosi majority took the unusual step of calling for immediate adjournment to prevent these speeches from going forward and turned off the cameras and microphones on the House floor.

It’s one thing to not allow a vote on more energy production. It’s another to not even allow people to speak about it. I and several dozen others are speaking on the House floor right now to a gallery full of cheering people to demand that Speaker Pelosi allow a vote on more American energy production. No TVs. No microphones.

You can turn off the lights, but you cannot silence the will of the American people.

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House Dems Turn Out The Lights But GOP Keeps Talking

By John Bresnahan

"This is the people's House," Rep, Thaddeus McCotter (R-Mich.) said. "This is not Pelosi's politiburo."

Democratic aides were furious at the GOP stunt, and reporters were kicked out of the Speaker's Lobby, the space next to the House floor where they normally interview lawmakers.

"You're not covering this, are you?" complaing one senior Democratic aide. Another called the Republicans "morons" for staying on the floor.

Update - The Capitol Police are now trying to kick reporters out of the press gallery above the floor, meaning we can't watch the Republicans anymore. But Minority Whip Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) is now in the gallery talking to reporters, so the cops have held off for a minute. Clearly, Democrats don't want Republicans getting any press for this episode. GOP leaders are trying to find other Republicans to rotate in for Blunt so reporters aren't kicked out.

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Congress Adjourns, but Talks on Oil Persist

By DAVID M. HERSZENHORN

In a letter to Representative Nancy Pelosi, the speaker, earlier in the day, House Republican leaders demanded that she call a special summer session.

“You have the power to call Congress back into session at any moment to deal with issues of urgent national importance,” they wrote. “No one can argue that the issue of high energy costs and their impact on American families does not rise to this level.”

At a news conference, some Republicans also urged President Bush to call a special session of Congress — a power last exercised by President Harry S. Truman in 1948.

How I Save Energy Cleaning

One of my methods for saving energy when cleaning involves ordering my two children to clean their room while my wife and I watch television. This usually doesn't work too well -- it only delays the use of energy we will expend supervising and helping our son and daughter clean up.

Another method I use is running the dishwasher at night, as this is supposed to save electricity. Unfortunately, the noise from the rinse cycle makes it difficult to fall asleep.

I attempt to schedule vacuuming for once a week ... but since we like to go to the beach, and the kids are prone to tracking dirt onto the carpet, this doesn't always work, either.



I recently heard about some new Dirt Devil cordless vacuums that are Energy Star compliant. It's the first time a vacuum has qualified for this designation.

As someone who has been recently looking for new appliances, I feel the Energy Star label is important for saving energy and reducing our collective carbon footprint. I'm glad Dirt Devil has pioneered their new Accucharge technology -- it is 70% more efficient than other cordless vacuums on the market. Their new line of cordless vacuums is now on our list of new must-have appliances for our home!

Tony: I've Used Performance Enhancers

M.O.T. News

Clewiston, Florida -- From a sugar plantation, Tony Vahl -- co-founder of the DailySkew series of websites -- made a shocking announcement.

"Yes, I currently use performance enhancers," he stated at a press conference today during lunch break at U.S. Sugar.


"I am outraged," stated Arturo Sundvold, a former contributor to the DailySkew. "I trusted him. I looked up to him. He was an icon of nobility. Now? He's nothing in my book.

"He's just as bad as Canseco."

"I've been saying for years, he's the weak sister of the Vahl-Hospital team," stated Angel Jimenez, frequent contributor and occasional critic of the website. "He's Garfunkel to Simon. He's Richards to Jagger. He's a hanger on, and now we find out he needs enhancers to keep up with the mighty Hospital? What a loser.

"I vow to keep the pressure up until he quits or Damian comes to his senses and dumps him."

Tony Vahl revealed during the press conference that he has been trying Ginkgo Biloba and Super-B Complex vitamins for several months.

"I conducted experiments on myself -- one month on, then one month off. First with the Super-B Multi Vitamins and then the Ginkgo. I noted the results, and proved to myself that the doses of B vitamins and Ginkgo I was taking helped boost my mental stamina and physical energy.

"While I know that taking vitamins and herbs is a controversial subject, I just wanted to let everyone know what I'm doing. Also, if there is anyone else who is suffering as I was, I just want them to know -- you are not alone, and there is a reasonable, cost-effective solution out there."

Vahl also announced that he has undertaken an exercise regiment, in conjunction with the vitamins, herbs, and smaller portions of his vegetarian diet.

"These vitamins are not a magic pill!" stated Vahl. "you have to do everything -- cardio, balanced diet. You have to do it all. And, of course, you should consult your doctor before doing anything, as I have."

Not everyone in the MEDIA was buying Vahl's pious approach.

"This is a blow to the credibility of the DailySkew website," stated Dan Patrick of LMESPN fame. "It's the scarlet letter of our day. Good luck getting published with that on your record."

Vahl, while being peppered with tough questions, was unapologetic. "Look -- I need this to perform well at my job. That's the bottom line. And the exercise makes me healthy. I need this balanced approach! I'm always striving to improve myself, and I feel I'm doing it in a legal, healthy way."

Damian Hospital was unavailable for comment.