Today I was reading an article on using Yucca Flats in Nevada as a test site for development of moon bases, and technologies.
A little history about Yucca Flats, it is where the Nevada Test Site for testing nuclear bombs from 1951 to 1992 is. It also the location of the largest man made crater in the world called Sedan Crater.
Anyway this got me to thinking about the nuclear test ban treaty, rouge states, and our aging supply of nuclear weapons and how we could kill two birds with one stone.
Resume nuclear testing specifically above ground nuclear testing, but only for 1 bomb. Have congress authorize the test, have the press fully present for it.
What would this accomplish?
1) We would get desperately needed test data on our old bombs.
2) We'd not so subtly remind countries like Iran and North Korea, that we have perfected nuclear technology and what a mushroom cloud looks like, should they continue on with their stupid antics.
Just my two cents!
Tuesday, February 13, 2007
Friday, February 09, 2007
Vermont My Nanny State
From a story by the AP today:
So as a resident of the Socialist Republic of Vermont you can't possible imagine how much this has pissed me off.
Beyond the fact that it should be individual responsibility about how you behave and the consequences from them, even if you can say Cell Phones are a distraction in their own class, you've got to be kidding me about the food and drink clause of this bill.
This clown Thomas F. Koch. (R) thinks that taking a sip of soda while driving is such a dangerous prospect that it needs legislation? This is lunacy, this guy needs to step down from his elected post if he really thinks that.
In this guys world if you're traveling through Vermont say from Bennington to Newport, every time you get thirsty you will need to pull over on to the side of the road and take a sip of your soda. Seems to me that it would be more dangerous pulling on and off the road surface then if you just drank the damn soda.
Beyond all that though, this is government at it's worst, it's nanny government, by a law maker who had a bad run in one day with an idiot driver so he feels justified in making a blanket law that punishes everyone.
It's also one of those things where people say "oh it will never be passed in to law" and low and behold it slips in under the radar.
There's so much more to worry about in this state, it disgust me to see lawmakers wasting my money and state time on junk like this.
Vermont lawmakers are considering a measure that would ban eating, drinking, smoking, reading, writing, personal grooming, playing an instrument, "interacting with pets or cargo," talking on a cell phone or using any other personal communication device while driving. The punishment: a fine of up to $600.
Similar bills are under consideration in Maryland and Texas, and Connecticut has passed one that generically bans any activity that could interfere with the safe operation of a motor vehicle.
"Cell phones attracted people to this issue," said Matt Sundeen, a transportation analyst with the National Conference of State Legislatures. "Now that people are more focused on distracted driving issues, they're beginning to talk about the broader range of distractions."
So as a resident of the Socialist Republic of Vermont you can't possible imagine how much this has pissed me off.
Beyond the fact that it should be individual responsibility about how you behave and the consequences from them, even if you can say Cell Phones are a distraction in their own class, you've got to be kidding me about the food and drink clause of this bill.
This clown Thomas F. Koch. (R) thinks that taking a sip of soda while driving is such a dangerous prospect that it needs legislation? This is lunacy, this guy needs to step down from his elected post if he really thinks that.
In this guys world if you're traveling through Vermont say from Bennington to Newport, every time you get thirsty you will need to pull over on to the side of the road and take a sip of your soda. Seems to me that it would be more dangerous pulling on and off the road surface then if you just drank the damn soda.
Beyond all that though, this is government at it's worst, it's nanny government, by a law maker who had a bad run in one day with an idiot driver so he feels justified in making a blanket law that punishes everyone.
It's also one of those things where people say "oh it will never be passed in to law" and low and behold it slips in under the radar.
There's so much more to worry about in this state, it disgust me to see lawmakers wasting my money and state time on junk like this.
Thursday, January 25, 2007
Man We Rock
You know I thank the Lord that I live in the United States. Sure we have our problems but I wouldn't want to live anywhere else! Take this in to consideration:
1) We have the largest GDP in the world, even on a rainy Monday our GDP of $12.8 trillion is 25% larger then our nearest competitor China at $9.4 trillion.
2) Our military is simply the finest on the planet. The size of our military budget is larger then the amounts for the next 14 highest countries combined
3) Our ability to produce food is amazing we are the worlds top producer of corn, soy beans, rice and wheat
4) We're the only country in the world to put humans on another celestial body.
5) Our educational system is second to none, more noble prize winners are from the United States then any other country our Education Index is 99.9 making us #1 in the world.
6) We created the Internet.
7) We have more billionaires then rest of the world combined.
Yes the list can go on and on, but man what a place to live!
1) We have the largest GDP in the world, even on a rainy Monday our GDP of $12.8 trillion is 25% larger then our nearest competitor China at $9.4 trillion.
2) Our military is simply the finest on the planet. The size of our military budget is larger then the amounts for the next 14 highest countries combined
3) Our ability to produce food is amazing we are the worlds top producer of corn, soy beans, rice and wheat
4) We're the only country in the world to put humans on another celestial body.
5) Our educational system is second to none, more noble prize winners are from the United States then any other country our Education Index is 99.9 making us #1 in the world.
6) We created the Internet.
7) We have more billionaires then rest of the world combined.
Yes the list can go on and on, but man what a place to live!
Friday, December 22, 2006
Merry Christmas
Family - Friends -Fans
I just want to take this opportunity to thank our Lord Jesus Christ for all the blessings that He has bestowed upon me in the past year, and specifically for giving me the honor and privilege of having all of you in my life.
I am beyond unworthiness for the bounty the He provides me, and in this holiday season want to remind everyone that celebrates it, that the only reason for this time of year is because of the birth of our Lord, it's not the commercialism of presents, it's not all the noise of other religious or secular observances or fleeting holiday symbols, its the fact that God Himself decided to send part of his Holy Spirit to us people in the form of a man Jesus Christ and then to take that man who had no sin and allow him to be sacrificed in substitute for us, for our sins.
I wish everyone a prosperous, joyous and loving 2007!!
Kind Regards & God Bless
Charles E Root Jr.
I just want to take this opportunity to thank our Lord Jesus Christ for all the blessings that He has bestowed upon me in the past year, and specifically for giving me the honor and privilege of having all of you in my life.
I am beyond unworthiness for the bounty the He provides me, and in this holiday season want to remind everyone that celebrates it, that the only reason for this time of year is because of the birth of our Lord, it's not the commercialism of presents, it's not all the noise of other religious or secular observances or fleeting holiday symbols, its the fact that God Himself decided to send part of his Holy Spirit to us people in the form of a man Jesus Christ and then to take that man who had no sin and allow him to be sacrificed in substitute for us, for our sins.
I wish everyone a prosperous, joyous and loving 2007!!
Kind Regards & God Bless
Charles E Root Jr.
Wednesday, December 20, 2006
A Thin Green Line
I'm a huge supporter of the men and women in Law Enforcement that
everyday keep our society from turning in to a cesspool of scumbags
preying on the weak.
The following is some information that I think everyone should know
about!
Two U.S. Border Patrol Agents have been sentenced to a
decade long prison terms for apprehending an illegal
alien at our border!
Almost as outrageous is that the illegal alien drug
smuggler, who was given immunity for testifying against
the agents is now suing the U.S. for $5 million, claiming
he was permanently injured!
I have just signed a petition calling for the President
to pardon these two Border Agents and I’m asking you to
join with me by clicking here for the full story and the petition:
http://www.grassfire.org/142/petition.asp?PID=12077601&NID=1
Thanks!
everyday keep our society from turning in to a cesspool of scumbags
preying on the weak.
The following is some information that I think everyone should know
about!
Two U.S. Border Patrol Agents have been sentenced to a
decade long prison terms for apprehending an illegal
alien at our border!
Almost as outrageous is that the illegal alien drug
smuggler, who was given immunity for testifying against
the agents is now suing the U.S. for $5 million, claiming
he was permanently injured!
I have just signed a petition calling for the President
to pardon these two Border Agents and I’m asking you to
join with me by clicking here for the full story and the petition:
http://www.grassfire.org/142/petition.asp?PID=12077601&NID=1
Thanks!
Monday, September 11, 2006
A Long Road...
Well Root fans it's been about 5 months since I updated my blog, and yes how lazy can I be, but I've been busy dammit! ;-)
I did want to take a few seconds and let you know what has been going on.
Just came back from Dragon*Con in Atlanta where we talked about New Voyages and all things Trek. I also sat on a Trek vs StarGate panel that was a lot of fun.
About to start shooting World Enough and Time and here's a teaser for you fans that actually read this blog that you won't hear anywhere else. The episodes got new sets you've never seen before that has to do with, let's just say etheral things.
Finally I wanted to comment about energy (yea I know a bit off track, but it's my blog)
I just love the fact that if anything happens to oil output, could be just the threat of something happening like a storm, and oil shoots up 5 bucks a barrel. Now when we get some good news like the huge oil find by Chevron in the Gulf, it's hey no big deal, won't effect prices, blah blah.
Personally I think enviromentalist have something to do with being a wet blanket on that oil find news. They were delighted to see gas spiking, hell they were hoping to see $6.00 a gallon at the pumps. In their minds it would force alternative energy sources and higher milage cars (which is great don't get me wrong), but now that there is a chance that the US could start to ween itself off the foreign oil tit with this find, it's hey no big deal.
and that's my 2 cents on that!
I did want to take a few seconds and let you know what has been going on.
Just came back from Dragon*Con in Atlanta where we talked about New Voyages and all things Trek. I also sat on a Trek vs StarGate panel that was a lot of fun.
About to start shooting World Enough and Time and here's a teaser for you fans that actually read this blog that you won't hear anywhere else. The episodes got new sets you've never seen before that has to do with, let's just say etheral things.
Finally I wanted to comment about energy (yea I know a bit off track, but it's my blog)
I just love the fact that if anything happens to oil output, could be just the threat of something happening like a storm, and oil shoots up 5 bucks a barrel. Now when we get some good news like the huge oil find by Chevron in the Gulf, it's hey no big deal, won't effect prices, blah blah.
Personally I think enviromentalist have something to do with being a wet blanket on that oil find news. They were delighted to see gas spiking, hell they were hoping to see $6.00 a gallon at the pumps. In their minds it would force alternative energy sources and higher milage cars (which is great don't get me wrong), but now that there is a chance that the US could start to ween itself off the foreign oil tit with this find, it's hey no big deal.
and that's my 2 cents on that!
Thursday, April 20, 2006
Hot NEW Charles Root Gear
Hey fans, just wanted to let everyone know that there is new gear with an all new logo at www.cafepress.com/charlesroot
Buy early, buy often! I want to put a bowling alley in my house!
Buy early, buy often! I want to put a bowling alley in my house!
Monday, April 10, 2006
NEWSFLASH- Ben Affleck Dumb Ass
This from Mr. Affleck on 4/8/06:
Reminiscent of Al Franken on the Late Show last October, on Friday's Real Time with Bill Maher on HBO, actor Ben Affleck charged that President Bush “probably also leaked” Valerie Plame's name and so “if he did, you can be hung for that! That's treason!”
Well Mr. Affleck apparently you know nothing about the Presidents authority to declassify anything he wants, without anyone elses, say like you, or congresses approval. If the President decides that he wants something reported in the paper it's his perogative, that very event makes whatever it is declassified.
No crime has been committed here dumb ass, go look for something else to hang your Bush hating hat on.
Reminiscent of Al Franken on the Late Show last October, on Friday's Real Time with Bill Maher on HBO, actor Ben Affleck charged that President Bush “probably also leaked” Valerie Plame's name and so “if he did, you can be hung for that! That's treason!”
Well Mr. Affleck apparently you know nothing about the Presidents authority to declassify anything he wants, without anyone elses, say like you, or congresses approval. If the President decides that he wants something reported in the paper it's his perogative, that very event makes whatever it is declassified.
No crime has been committed here dumb ass, go look for something else to hang your Bush hating hat on.
Friday, March 24, 2006
Operation Dead 1
Just a note to tell everyone that I will be guest starring in a new movie (not Trek related) called Operation Dead 1. Check it out at www.operationdead1movie.com
Friday, March 10, 2006
Mind Blowing Video Game
Came across this link for a game called SPORE, basically the game is a shooter-RPG-RPS-mmorpg rolled in to one. You start off as a cell and build to a terraforming race.
Check out this 35 min video of the game here:
Spore Video
and the official site here:
www.spore.com
Check out this 35 min video of the game here:
Spore Video
and the official site here:
www.spore.com
Wednesday, March 08, 2006
Anyone seen our spine?
From the AP today 3/8/06: VIENNA, Austria — The United States on Wednesday was threatened with "harm and pain" by Iran for its role in bringing the Islamic republic to the U.N. Security Council over its nuclear program.
You know I think the rest of the world has forgotten who actually has the largest nuclear arsenal on the planet.
Is it just me or are these rouge countries getting a little to lippy, there was a time not to long ago when a statement out of Iran like that would have had B-52 bombers warming up on runways.
During WW2 this country obliterated it's enemies, there was no worry of "collateral damage" if there was resistence from a city, wipe the city off the planet. Odds are the next city would be much more compliant.
Unfortunately our government is too worried about it's public image then our security. Hey if one dead baby is shown on the news and all the liberals have a fit about it, and poll numbers dip, well we can't have that now can we?
Meanwhile Iran a country with no such moral apprehension, builds nukes and openly threatens us.
It's time to take the velvet gloves off.
You know I think the rest of the world has forgotten who actually has the largest nuclear arsenal on the planet.
Is it just me or are these rouge countries getting a little to lippy, there was a time not to long ago when a statement out of Iran like that would have had B-52 bombers warming up on runways.
During WW2 this country obliterated it's enemies, there was no worry of "collateral damage" if there was resistence from a city, wipe the city off the planet. Odds are the next city would be much more compliant.
Unfortunately our government is too worried about it's public image then our security. Hey if one dead baby is shown on the news and all the liberals have a fit about it, and poll numbers dip, well we can't have that now can we?
Meanwhile Iran a country with no such moral apprehension, builds nukes and openly threatens us.
It's time to take the velvet gloves off.
Tuesday, March 07, 2006
New Space Flight Portal
So I was looking over the web and I noticed that there is really no comprehensive site for people to go to if they are interested in buying tickets for a ride in to space. Being the entrepreneur that I am I started up:
www.consumerspaceflight.com
Right now it's a portal, I hope to make it more flashy (unless it get's bought out) but check it out it's got some neat links
-Charles
www.consumerspaceflight.com
Right now it's a portal, I hope to make it more flashy (unless it get's bought out) but check it out it's got some neat links
-Charles
Wednesday, March 01, 2006
New Voyages News
Well looks like we're going to be doing some pick-up shots late April, so there will some fun photos from that coming up. Also we hope to have an awesome yet unannounced guest star shoot some footage that week.
The new trailer for "To Serve All My Days" is up and wow what a response.
The first vignette is essentially done, it's currently in Ron Moore's hands to add some small effects and it will be posted, I'm thinking maybe a week or two tops.
Thanks for the support!
The new trailer for "To Serve All My Days" is up and wow what a response.
The first vignette is essentially done, it's currently in Ron Moore's hands to add some small effects and it will be posted, I'm thinking maybe a week or two tops.
Thanks for the support!
Tuesday, February 14, 2006
It's Valentines Day Not Christmas
So I'm watching TV last night and Radio Shack is running those ad's where people sit in the chair and tell others what they want. Well apparently they were so sucessful over Christmas that they continued the trend for Valentines Day.
This haired out women sits in the chair and says something to the affect of "Last year I told you not to get me anything for Valentines Day, and well you didn't. Well guess what sometimes that means the exact opposit and you should have got me something" Then she whips out the new Motorola Cell Phone d' Jour and says "get me this"
Now I'm not going to point out the quality of the commercial or the grating personality of the actress, after all it is just a commercial
BUT I am going to point out that I refuse to go down a path of rampent consumerism over a made up holiday. Buy you a freakin $300 cell phone for Valentines Day are you frakkin NUTS?? This is holiday made up buy a card company based on a Catholic Feast Day, it's NOT Christmas
Here's Radio Shack trying to convince people that they should be dumping hundreds of dollars on others for VALENTINES DAY, Really how damn gullible do you think we are? What's next Cell Phones for Arbor Day?
How about just writing your loved one a nice letter expressing how much they mean to you, and give them a flower you grew. Wouldn't that mean more to them?
This haired out women sits in the chair and says something to the affect of "Last year I told you not to get me anything for Valentines Day, and well you didn't. Well guess what sometimes that means the exact opposit and you should have got me something" Then she whips out the new Motorola Cell Phone d' Jour and says "get me this"
Now I'm not going to point out the quality of the commercial or the grating personality of the actress, after all it is just a commercial
BUT I am going to point out that I refuse to go down a path of rampent consumerism over a made up holiday. Buy you a freakin $300 cell phone for Valentines Day are you frakkin NUTS?? This is holiday made up buy a card company based on a Catholic Feast Day, it's NOT Christmas
Here's Radio Shack trying to convince people that they should be dumping hundreds of dollars on others for VALENTINES DAY, Really how damn gullible do you think we are? What's next Cell Phones for Arbor Day?
How about just writing your loved one a nice letter expressing how much they mean to you, and give them a flower you grew. Wouldn't that mean more to them?
Thursday, February 09, 2006
No Such Thing As A Free Lunch
But there is such a thing as a free dinner, and you should never pass one up!
I do work for a company that performs "Secret Shopping" basically you go out to a certain retail/restaurant location, shop the place and then turn in a survey, and get paid, plus (at least with this company you get to keep the stuff you buy/eat (plus it would be hard to return an eatin dinner in any manner someone would want))
Anyway tonight I secrect shopped a local steakhouse and had a FANTASTIC dinner, the food was perfect, the waiter witty but not annoyingly so and it taste so much better free.
If you can get yourself hooked up with one these outfits I highly recommend it!
I do work for a company that performs "Secret Shopping" basically you go out to a certain retail/restaurant location, shop the place and then turn in a survey, and get paid, plus (at least with this company you get to keep the stuff you buy/eat (plus it would be hard to return an eatin dinner in any manner someone would want))
Anyway tonight I secrect shopped a local steakhouse and had a FANTASTIC dinner, the food was perfect, the waiter witty but not annoyingly so and it taste so much better free.
If you can get yourself hooked up with one these outfits I highly recommend it!
Wednesday, January 25, 2006
Evil Government Spying
So is the government listening in on your call to grandma?
This entire flap over whether the President has the authority to authorize warrantless wiretaps is just insane.
First off the government is only listening to conversations from suspected TERRORIST to people in the US, not from you to your pot dealer down the street, or you and your mistress, or you and your psych doctor, so unless you have known terrorist calling you, you don't have much to worry about.
Next when you come back in to the United States from a foreign country, how many hoops as a citizen of this nation do you need to go through to get back in? You have to show paperwork, be subjected to questioning, and searches of your belongings and even of your body if they want, and yet people are having a fit that the government might be listening in on their communications that are coming in to the country, seems a little weird to me.
How about your false sense of security when your on the phone anyway. Everytime you use your cordless phone, and everytime you use your cell phone that communication is going over the air unencoded, and with a full spectrum analyzer from Radio Shack for about $800 I can tune in to those phone calls and listen to them like it was an FDR fireside chat. Don't even get me started on how easy it is to read your e-mail or tap in to your VOIP calls.
Finally who does have the authority to authorize wiretaps, a judge you say. So let me get this straight, you feel that essentially a glorified lawyer, who's rank in the political spectrum of things is slightly more then your local selectboard has the authority to authorize a wiretap, but the President of the United States, the man who's has the final decision on whether to launch nuclear weapons, can't have the authority to authorize a wiretap or appoint people to have that authority? You've got to be kidding me.
Think about it the next time some liberal tries to ram the argument of "Bush gone wild" down your throat. Unless he's talking about the Bush twin daughters, don't listen to him.
This entire flap over whether the President has the authority to authorize warrantless wiretaps is just insane.
First off the government is only listening to conversations from suspected TERRORIST to people in the US, not from you to your pot dealer down the street, or you and your mistress, or you and your psych doctor, so unless you have known terrorist calling you, you don't have much to worry about.
Next when you come back in to the United States from a foreign country, how many hoops as a citizen of this nation do you need to go through to get back in? You have to show paperwork, be subjected to questioning, and searches of your belongings and even of your body if they want, and yet people are having a fit that the government might be listening in on their communications that are coming in to the country, seems a little weird to me.
How about your false sense of security when your on the phone anyway. Everytime you use your cordless phone, and everytime you use your cell phone that communication is going over the air unencoded, and with a full spectrum analyzer from Radio Shack for about $800 I can tune in to those phone calls and listen to them like it was an FDR fireside chat. Don't even get me started on how easy it is to read your e-mail or tap in to your VOIP calls.
Finally who does have the authority to authorize wiretaps, a judge you say. So let me get this straight, you feel that essentially a glorified lawyer, who's rank in the political spectrum of things is slightly more then your local selectboard has the authority to authorize a wiretap, but the President of the United States, the man who's has the final decision on whether to launch nuclear weapons, can't have the authority to authorize a wiretap or appoint people to have that authority? You've got to be kidding me.
Think about it the next time some liberal tries to ram the argument of "Bush gone wild" down your throat. Unless he's talking about the Bush twin daughters, don't listen to him.
Saturday, January 14, 2006
New Voyages News
In case you haven't seen all the great announcements over at www.startreknewvoyages.com, looks like there's going to be a good number of Original Series stars joining us in the near future.
Grace Lee Whitney - George Takei ahh the story that is there, people worry about another time travel episode, I can assure you it's not.
Keep watching!
Grace Lee Whitney - George Takei ahh the story that is there, people worry about another time travel episode, I can assure you it's not.
Keep watching!
Thursday, December 29, 2005
New Voyages News
So lot's of changes over at New Voyages huh kiddies?
Well I can tell you this, it's all for the better, in any expanding organization you're going to have growing pains. There's going to be differences of opinion and new, but unrelated, opportunities that present themselves through all the contacts you're expanding business makes.
In a situation such a New Voyages and Retro Film Studios the production company where it is filmed, explosive growth sometimes goes unmanged because there's so little time/money to do all the management necessary. Fortunately during post-production of To Serve All My Days we've had the chance to get all our ducks in a row, alot of what you're seeing regarding the changes at New Voyages is exactly that.
In other news I've seen the first vignette "Center Seat" what can I say other then WOW! Ron Boyd and John Lim have awesome chemistry on screen. Ralph Millers sound effects give it incredible ambience and the Max Rem special effects OH MAN! there's this one shot of the Enterprise... but I can't give away any more then that.
So look for an all new New Voyages starting in 2006. You're going to be blown away with what's coming.
Well I can tell you this, it's all for the better, in any expanding organization you're going to have growing pains. There's going to be differences of opinion and new, but unrelated, opportunities that present themselves through all the contacts you're expanding business makes.
In a situation such a New Voyages and Retro Film Studios the production company where it is filmed, explosive growth sometimes goes unmanged because there's so little time/money to do all the management necessary. Fortunately during post-production of To Serve All My Days we've had the chance to get all our ducks in a row, alot of what you're seeing regarding the changes at New Voyages is exactly that.
In other news I've seen the first vignette "Center Seat" what can I say other then WOW! Ron Boyd and John Lim have awesome chemistry on screen. Ralph Millers sound effects give it incredible ambience and the Max Rem special effects OH MAN! there's this one shot of the Enterprise... but I can't give away any more then that.
So look for an all new New Voyages starting in 2006. You're going to be blown away with what's coming.
Thursday, December 22, 2005
Free (well almost) back rubs
Have you had the opportunity to check out these new Shiatsu Massage Cushions? Holy Crap are these things sweet!
I tried one out yesterday and it was like getting a massage from a (insert appropriate massuse joke tag here) , but no really it's awesome.
I asked for one for Christmas. Do yourself a favor and get one!
Tuesday, December 20, 2005
See I can be sweet too.
See I can hold a child and not have it freak out!Most of you know me as a unloving, uncaring, conservative, but kids really know the truth, I'm nothing but a big softie!
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