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  • Road Ruminations – 27jun08

    Jo Ann Rebane More cultural notes from Estonia.  First, it must be said that WiFi connectivity, although promised at our hotel in Pärnu, was slow to non-functional.  And here at the Pädaste Manor on Muhu Island the excellent wireless connection we had initially was knocked out by yesterday’s mid-day thunder, lightning, and hail storm (George…

  • Road Ruminations – 24jun08

    George Rebane Estonian Health Care.  In Viljandi Jo Ann and I were surprised to learn that our friend Bruno, who is a surgeon at the large provincial hospital (pictured on the horizon), is paid less than we pay our yard and garden help in Nevada County.  The country has a socialized health care system of…

  • Road Ruminations – 23jun08

    Jo Ann Rebane Some cultural observations from Estonia: • The Estonian people are physically beautiful, especially those in the big cities of Tallinn, Viljandi and Tartu.• Service staff (hotel front desk, wait staff, store clerks) seem to have a aloof, couldn’t care less attitude.  Friendly, helpful personnel are the exception.  We’ve had particularly helpful young…

  • Road Ruminations – 21jun08

    George Rebane We arrived in Tartu – Estonia’s university city – early this afternoon after a short 40-mile drive from Viljandi that passed by Võrtsjärv, Estonia’s largest lake.  Again, it was a beautiful drive along a countryside where every community has assembled the makings of the annual and traditional very large ‘John’s Day’ bonfire.  This…

  • Road Ruminations – 20jun08

    Jo Ann Rebane This is a land where we are very comfortable.  Not because we have our very own language expert and native Estonian speaker along (the language is very hard for the foreigner to pronounce, much less read).  We’re comfortable because the countryside is tidy and homes well tended.  The roads are good and…

  • Road Ruminations – 15jun08

    George Rebane We landed in Tallinn, Estonia about noon today after a short flight up from Frankfurt, Germany on Estonian Air (Boeing 737).  This completes a circuit I started in 1944.  The perfect hosts Hans and Gitta had breakfast ready for us at 630am, and then drove us to the airport on Sunday morning traffic-free…

  • The Walking Desk is Here!!

    George Rebane This comes to you from our ‘Live Long and Prosper’ department.  In this morning’s WSJ I saw an ad that elicited a “Sumbich!  They finally did it.”, and a startled “What?!” from Jo Ann.  Someone is introducing a walking desk into the workplace to keep us all healthier (more info here) About ten…

  • Don’t Blame the Oil Companies

    Michael McDaniel Yes. I said don’t blame the oil companies for excessive prices at the pump.  For months now I have put up with comments attacking the companies that provide fuel for our vehicles.  I do concede that oil company management teams both past and present may be to blame for a portion of the…

  • Ruminations – 8jun08

    George Rebane • A Democrat agrees with George Will • TechTest2008 Awards Coverage• Trillion dollar ‘Stupidity and the State’ A notable Democrat agrees with George Will (but just this once).  My friend Dick Dickenson took a look at the latest from syndicated columnist George Will on Obama choosing his VP.  Will writes a short and…

  • Ozone Politics

    George Rebane Yesterday a lot of government scientists, state bureaucrats, and local politicians got together for the Sierra Ozone Summit (SOS) in Grass Valley.  This was a well-prepared and executed event put together by a coalition of elected officials, Save the Air in Nevada County, and the Northern Sierra Air Quality Management District.  Its purpose…

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