http://www.noelberg.com Noel Berg's opinions on just about everything under the sun Sat, 15 Nov 2008 20:34:03 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The past couple of weeks my auto air conditioning clutch has been making a lot of noise.  I took it to the local garage and they told me that I will probably need to buy a new air conditioner for my car before next summer.  We talked about buying just a ... http://www.noelberg.com/2008/11/12/air-conditioner/ This afternoon there was a Veteran's Day ceremony at the local cemetery. They have one every year; the high school band is there playing a few songs and they have some local dignitaries give speeches. They even have a bagpiper there to play a couple of songs, and the local ... http://www.noelberg.com/2008/11/11/veterans-day/ I like wearing non-traditional clothing.  I like wearing men's pants, especially cargo pants and tactical pants.  I love how sturdy they are, and all of the great, deep pockets that you can't find in women's pants.  I really don't like dragging a heavy purse around, and having pants with great ... http://www.noelberg.com/2008/11/06/tactical-pants/ I hope you voted today.  I went down to the Community Center around 10am and voted.  There wasn't too bad a line - I guess I planned it just right - to wait until most of the commuters had gone to work.  I was in and out of there in ... http://www.noelberg.com/2008/11/04/did-you-vote/ My father is an avid hunter.  It really doesn't much matter WHAT hunting season it is, he loves to tromp around the woods hunting.  It was a family tradition in his family for generations.  He says he's been hunting since he could walk!  He started out hunting with his grandfather ... http://www.noelberg.com/2008/10/31/my-dad-the-hunter/ We don't get many trick or treaters out here in the country, but every couple of years we might get one or two.  So I am always in a quandary about how to "prepare" for Halloween.  I don't like buying candy that won't get eaten - that is such a ... http://www.noelberg.com/2008/10/28/halloween-dilemma/ Perpetual Diamonds is a company that sells genuine Rolex watches at a substantial discount over regular retail prices.  Their watches are 100% genuine, with authentic serial numbers.  They sell new and used watches, complete with GIA papers and genuine new Rolex boxes.  Since the company is an authorized independent ... http://www.noelberg.com/2008/10/23/genuine-rolex-watches-at-discount-prices/ I've been hearing on CNN that there has been some controversy in Michigan about a high ranked Republican official who was mis-quoted as saying that he was going to try to prevent people who lost their homes to foreclosure from voting. That has caused quite an uproar, as you can ... http://www.noelberg.com/2008/10/23/no-home-no-vote/ Cataracts are the leading cause of blindness in geriatric patients over the age of eighty.  Cataracts develop slowly over time and cause gradual loss of sight.  Cataracts can affect one, or both eyes, and are not a contagious disease.  Cataracts are treatable through surgery.  Historically cataract surgery has been an ... http://www.noelberg.com/2008/10/21/cataract-surgery/ I was reading on the Time.com website that there is a shortage of bananas in Japan because of the popularity of a new diet fad called the morning banana diet.  The "diet" consists of eating one (or as many as you want) bananas for breakfast with a glass of water, ... http://www.noelberg.com/2008/10/21/morning-banana-diet/