A new book on energy

An extremely enlightening book on energy and technology called “The Bottomless Well” was published earlier this year (2005). It was written by a physicist, Mark P. Mills, and Peter Huber, a specialist on technology, science and the law.

Graphs and charts are used liberally throughout the book and are very informative and wide-ranging. The concentration of power in machines, for example, has gone from less than 1 kilowatt per cubic meter (the Newcomen steam engine, 1712) to more than 10,000 kilowatts per cubic meter in the modern laser. Meanwhile the bulk of the machine went from monster down to small or moderate. Energy density thus went up by 100,000 to 1,000,000 or more.

Electricity, it seems, is even going to replace the drive shaft and most of the gears of the automobile. The hybrid car is just the beginning. There’s a lot more but I haven’t finished the book yet.

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Book of Plays published

Trafford Publishing has just published my book of three plays, titled “Three Two-Act Comedies". All three plays were successfully produced for short runs at Authors Playhouse in Bay Shore, Long Island, New York.

The first play is called "The Litttle Greenie" and is about a young law student who gets involved in a scheme to marry a rich girl.

"Hellcat Kate" is about an engineer and his live-in, travel-agent girl-friend and what happens when the girl'’s mother decides to save her daughter from an "unemployed bum".

"Come In, Hypno" is about computer students who are writing too many programs that use artificial intelligence. The programs listen to people, talk back, and do things, not always with complete sense.

All three plays are available for readings or productions. More information about the book can be found at www.trafford.com/04-2119. The site includes a 6-page excerpt from "Come In, Hypno".

“ "The Little Greenie" has been made into a DVD/VHS and is available at http://www.customflix.com/205824. More information about the DVD/VHS can be found at http://www.thelittlegreenie.com

The Liberal Position

In Sunday's New York Times (May 22, 2005) Daniel Okrent, "The Public Editor", explained that his use of the headline "Is The New York Times A Liberal Newspaper?", and starting the essay with "Of course it is", brought him a lot of heat from "ideologically fueled detractors on the right". He simply explained that the staff's experience, worldview, and "news coverage reflects a generalized acceptance of liberal positions on most social issues".

Nobody has to apologize for being a Liberal and nobody should. After all, what is a Liberal? I consider myself a Liberal and I support, among other things, the following:

1. Unions and the right to unionize.
2. A living wage
3. Univeral health care
4. A tax on wealth
5. A woman's right to choose
6. Free tv and radio time for politicians during elections
7. Social Security as an insurance program

If you agree with most or all the above, you are probably a Liberal, too.

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