The Times

The times have changed.

Hard work doesn't seem to have the value it use to.
A college education is near meaningless, but yet, without them you may never be considered for the most trivial jobs.
So, it comes down to the fact that one has to pay 50-100k minimum in student loans + interest depending on the school and degree if you want a simple job.

I shalln't input my beliefs here. It is not my place to do so, but schools have become a place with no real discipline. If a child spends 40 hours a week there, not counting extracurriculars or after school day care, how can there be no moral belief system to guide the children. When I say moral believe system, I mean respect the teacher, learn to stand up for yourself, don't kill, don't lie, don't steal. Things that no matter who you are, there is no justification for doing those things.

Happy Easter

Yup.. Happy Easter.. Need I say more?

Dissipated and Shipping Container Houses

Well.. I am back... Life got busy, in result, I had no life for a few weeks, but happily, things are getting back to where they need to be, and I have returned here, as it should be.

I know I promised a astronomy post about telling time with the moon. Needless to say, that is still a work in progress. However I bring you something a bit more fun.

A growing trend is making houses out of shipping crates. With the right chemical spray, one can even make the shipping crate insulated. It is very cost effective, and very versatile.

http://www.azcentral.com/business/consumer/articles/2008/09/23/20080923biz-containerhomes23-ON.html

I particularly like the pictures in this link, because they demonstrate both the simplicity and usefulness of this idea:

http://www.treehugger.com/files/2008/10/shipping-container-houses.php

This one is a whole complex of shipping crate houses:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/neil_b/207154861