shamisms [ENGLISH]

That's what I am talking about

2011-10-06T10:13:00.000-07:00

Out of the box thinking has been recently 'pushed' on me as I work in creative company now.
Here is that thinking in relation to my old fascination about life/universe/God ....

Bikining

2011-08-17T09:10:00.000-07:00

My new hobby with my new bike for ~$800 is biking. I did 3 ... 80 miles, with bike club.
This Saturday we do the below ...

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Start to learn Chinese

2011-01-31T10:26:00.001-08:00

Reviving my old passion

2011-01-20T08:40:00.000-08:00

I was always interest in cosmology, methaphysics, physics and mathematics and universe.
This movie below is for my own records ... must find out more about it ...

Like Clark in National Vacation

2011-01-06T06:12:00.000-08:00

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What would this cost in RV? Let’s say 2 weeks trip

Based on this web site, the cost would be http://www.roamingtimes.com/b/articles/how-much-does-it-cost-to-rent-an-rv.aspx

2 weeks - $120/night for first week, $128/night for following week

Typical fees for mileage are 32¢ per mile travel

fuel economy is about 10 miles per gallon

The above trip is 7,174 miles

12 nights = 800 + 850 = $1660 (cost of rental per day)

7,174 x $.32 = $2,295.68 (fees for mile travel)

Gasoline = 7,174 / 10 717.4 x COST of gas = 717.4 x $3.25 = $2,331.55

Cost (at minimum) would be 1,660 + 2,295 + 2,332 =~ $6,350

So6,350 dollars to make this trip in RV for 2 weeks. (This includes driving nonstop sometimes in 2 weeks for 4 days 22 hours, so 5 days)

Not worth it I would say … better take airplane and rent cars …

Shamick

Meaning of life

2010-12-15T08:16:00.000-08:00

I have been through a lot, and I feel like I can overcome lots and lots but this one is out of my control. Too bad I am not religious, would be something important to pray for ...

http://divorcesupport.about.com/od/isdivorcethesolution/a/surv_midlife.htm?p=1

Diversity

2010-12-01T08:30:00.000-08:00

I miss this in USA ... all English, bit of Spanish but that's about it.
Think of this, all those different languages, cultures, people ... all in a place similar in size to USA.

That's what I call diversity.

http://europa.eu/abc/european_countries/languages/slovenian/index_en.htm?_sl

My old house in Poland

2010-10-19T06:07:00.001-07:00

There is "Polish Facebook" in Poland, it is called nasza-klasa.pl (which is literally our class, so more like classmates equivelent in USA, but it is increasingly trying to make itself as 'place for meetings of friends' so it wants to really be Facebook)

In any case, someone took a picture there and post it.
On the background you can see my old house where I grew up.

The house is the one of the left of the one that has light greenish or yellowish color of the top floor.

I lived there roughly from 1977 to 1993.

China now top speed

2010-09-30T04:34:00.000-07:00

But up here the focus is to give couple thousands or couple hundred of thousands dollars more to the people who already are swimming in thousands of dollars ... and don't really need those new thousands of dollars.

Kitchen officially done

2010-09-23T07:35:00.001-07:00

While small little things remind, overall 99% of the kitchen is done. I made a book about it

It was a surprise for my wife. (She said there are a few small mistakes but nothing to worry too much about ... she probably was just trying to be nice so just focus on pictures)

Beautiful game time!

2010-06-09T05:52:00.000-07:00

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So the choice is ...

2010-05-24T04:50:00.000-07:00

Here, so you know in case you care, what color of counter tops we chose.

God bless America

2010-05-20T10:22:00.000-07:00

Since a couple of days I have better appreciation of this country ... and ironically God is the reason, but in reverse, why I like it here more and more ...

My other native country Poland is going backwards ... soon they will be burning 'infidels' in the center of cities ...

So I though it was time to say it clearly, "God Bless America" ... I am very happy I am here versus Poland.

Good day everyone!

Next big project

2010-05-10T07:03:00.000-07:00

Thinking of this one for our kitchen

2010-05-04T05:27:00.000-07:00

Do doubt, God exists!

2010-03-19T10:09:00.000-07:00

Why wait? God is Omnipotent and Omni Powerful, why wait?

Let's stop Religious wars since they are KILLING INNOCENT people - not very God-like, just simply show us and we will have heaven, here on Earth.

And finally since this is not showing, if it would, wouldn't this be a bit closer to GODLY showing than some stupid tree on fire like Moses claimed? Lunatic, that's what we would say about Moses today, and lack him in institution.

Imagine if God did this, and added ... you silly people with your Buddha, Jesus, Mohamed ...
God is God, it is me, that's all there is to it. Now, start packing ... all of you. I just made humans incapable of being evil ... hey, I am God, I can do whatever I want to ... anytime, in fraction of a second ... you simply cannot shoot a bullet anymore or harm another creature, even fly, ... I just made that so ...

Like I said, I am omnipowerful, everlasting, all-knowing ...
You silly humans, you though you knew me ha? ha ha ... what a bunch of silly creatures ...

Ski

2010-03-01T11:59:00.000-08:00

We ski a lot, even though we live in Kentucky

Long time ago was tubing

How Cheney Started War for Oil

2010-02-26T05:55:00.001-08:00

Just so nobody forgets what Cheney is capable of! Why isn't this person in jail? Why isn't he answering questions about 'yellow cake', 'we will be welcomed with flowers'?
Instead he criticizes Obama and goes on like he never lied and indirectly sent thousands of American young women and man to unnecessary death in Iraq?

Happy "Lovers Day"

2010-02-03T11:03:00.000-08:00

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Capstone from a year ago

2010-01-25T12:05:00.001-08:00

This capstone was the final for my Master in Public Administration Executive Summary only

Executive Summary

Problem Statement - Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government (LFUCG) must reduce stormwater and sewer system overflow, increase stormwater capacity and overall, improve its stormwater infrastructure in order to comply with a consent decree between LFUCG and the EPA. Per decree, a stormwater fee must also be established. This paper examines the cost effectiveness of repaving public urban roads and private paved surfaces with porous asphalt. Porous asphalt allows the water to sink through the asphalt and reduces stormwater runoff.

Research Strategy - Through interviews with knowledgeable individuals, public stormwater task force meetings and research, we will examine the feasibility of widespread use of porous asphalt as a viable alternative to storm water tax soon to be imposed on businesses in Lexington, as required by the consent decree. Porous pavement would allow businesses to decrease the stormwater tax based on the area of impervious surface (driveways, parking, sidewalks, streets).

Findings – Repaving of even 1/3 of public roads in urbanized areas in Lexington is impractical and prohibitively expensive, as well as inefficient. Incentives for businesses to avoid the stormwater fee tax through tax credits are problematic. With a 100% credit, the return on investment is more than 100 years for existing pavements and 70 years for new development. The table below shows cost per quantity unit for total volume of stormwater, dissolved solids and total phosphorous between current situation of no porous asphalt and hypothetical situation of repaving 1/3 of urban roads with porous asphalt. Following, the comparison is made for private impervious surfaces changed to porous asphalt surfaces. Lastly, the table shows return on investment for new and existing porous asphalt in relation to $4.16 tax per 1ERU (2,585 sq feet).

Recommendations - Per dollars spent for total stormwater runoff volumes, dissolved solids and phosphorous in stormwater it is the recommendation of the author that porous asphalt should be strongly considered, encouraged and subsidized for new construction. Existing development may rely on conventional approaches to stormwater management such as improving open channels, and increasing capacity of and building new detention basins. Existing development may also investigate other ‘green infrastructures’ (ex. green roofs, green parking) to decrease stormwater tax. This recommendation is influenced by the desire to decrease stormwater runoff, which leads to better water quality, not purely a cost-efficiency aspect.

Senior Recital

2010-01-25T11:44:00.000-08:00

So I don't forget that I did play once :-)

Singletary Center for the Arts. March 1, 1998. 7:00 p.m.

It has been almost 10 years since my clarinet recital.

Paul Hindemith - Sonata for Clarinet and Piano

Massing bewegt
Lebhaft
Sehr langsam
Kleines Rondo, gemachlich

Norbert Burgmuller
- Sonata for clarinet and Piano
Leonard Bernstein
- Sonata for Clarinet and Piano, 1st movement
Louis Cahuzac
- Variations for Clarinet and Piano - above as video!!!!!!!

Our new house

2009-12-08T05:50:00.000-08:00

Polska Wersja (Polish Version of this entry)

Since August 20th 2009 we live in new house. Well, it is not 'new' just new for us. The house was actually build in 1930's so there were lots of old things we (I :-)) needed to change. We are making progress. With face-book and nasza-klasa (Polish equivalent of classmates) I realize this blog is missing lots of info about this new undertaking that takes most of my energy and time. So here you will find some photos related to this project (not necessarily in order at the beginning ... I organize them one day ... think of it more like archive of pictures related to our new 'nest')

Those pics summarize nicelly our ongoing inside struggle ...

Xstmas Shopping Orgy

2009-12-01T11:55:00.000-08:00

Xstmas Shopping Orgy started again ... and the 'deals' are great!

I mean, obviously to make a gift you need a "deal" on super expensive top of the line things like Blue-Ray player ...

What, you though gifts are some 'symbolic gesture of appreciation'? Like you could buy someone say scarf for 20 dollars and that would be enough? What you are in some developing country with 11% unemployment or something?

Did you not get the memo this year again that Christmas is a national anti-terrorist campaign in which it is your national duty to shop expensive things that normally you would never think about with 10% discount on those super expensive things because without this campaign this country will fall into another ... Mozambique (no harm feeling Mozambique, just could not think of anything else)

Common man, 2/3 or national economy depends on you. You think we call "Black" Friday because of political correctness or something? We keep the dam malls open whole year to lose money only so during last month we can make some profit ... that is a nice model right?

But just one word of advice, don't buy longueur based on Victoria Secret adds. The girls don't come with the panties ... unfortunately of course. If they would, I would really really love Christmas! :-)

What is Poland like?

2009-10-07T07:35:00.001-07:00

Very interesting (Polska Wersja)

430 miles, 42 MPG - Honda Civic Hybrid

2009-08-04T07:31:00.001-07:00

My Honda Civic Hybrid going more or less to work and back - 7 miles each way, morning and evening, got 42 MPG. This means I can make 430 miles before going to gas station.

Not bad :-)

Road in the morning is the best as far as mpg because often you don't have to use Air Conditioning. But the KEY to such result is very smooth driving, very gradual speeding up. But a bit of luck is needed too. For instance driving in rain will never give you good mpg, rain under car and in air is not good for aerodynamics, the car must work harder to get 'through' the rain.

Car is great, on the other setting it shows that on 3,600 miles it averaged 39.8 MPG.

Dealer says 40/45 and it actually seems underrate city and a bit overrate highway (but with highway it also depends if it rains, against the wind? hills? how many people in the car ... weight in general ... and finally, do you drive smoothly 70 MPH or speed up like crazy, drive 80 or above MPH)