DAILY CHRONICLE # 4 VOL 6

HOWARD’S DAILY CHRONICLE

NUMBER 4 VOL 6

JANUARY 7^TH 2008

WEATHER; WARM, LOW HUMIDITY, 58/74 DEGREES

SPENT MOST OF THE DAY PUTTING UP THE NEW DRAPERY ROD AND WATCHING THE NFL/NFC PLAYOFFS!

I WAS PULLING FOR THE TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS TO BEAT THE NEW YORK GIANTS BECAUSE DALLAS HAS TO PLAY THE WINNER AND DALLAS HAS A PROPLEM WITH THE GIANTS DEFENSE BUT, IT WASN’T TO BE!

DALLAS PLAYS THE GIANTS IN THE COWBOYS HOME STADIUM IN IRVING, TX. NEXT SUNDAY AT 3:00PM! AT LEAST DALLAS HAS HOME FIELD ADVANTAGE FOR THE WHOLE PLAYOFF SCHEDULE!

MOM WAS GLAD TO HEAR THE PACKERS PLAY SEATTLE NEXT SATURDAY AT 3:00PM SO WE CAN WATCH BOTH GAMES! WE’RE NOT SURE WHEN OR IF THE COWBOYS WILL MEET THE PACKERS BEFORE THE SUPER BOWL BUT, I THINK THEY HAVE TO TOO SETTLE THE CONFERENCE/DIVISION CHAMPIONSHIP SINCE THEY’RE BOTH 13 & 3!

LAST THURSDAY WE TOOK SHANNON TO BAYLOR HOSPITAL IN PLANO, TX FOR A HEART CHECKUP! WHEN WE GOT THERE THE VALET MAN WHO PARKS THE CARS OPENED THE BACK DOOR AND MOM GOT OUT WITH HER PACKER SWEAT SHIRT ON AND WHEN HE OPENED THE DRIVERS DOOR I GOT OUT WITH MY COWBOYS SWEAT SHIRT ON! HE STEPPED BACK AND SAID SOMETHING LIKE “YOU BOTH TRAVEL IN THE SAME CAR, WOW”.

THEN WE WERE WALKING TO WHERE SHANNON HAD TO GO AND I HAD TO SET DOWN AND TWO DOCTORS STOPPED AND COMMENTED ON THE FACT THAT WE WERE SETTING ON THE SAME BENCH! THEY ASKED US A LOT OF QUESTIONS ABOUT OUR BEING ABLE TO GET ALONG, I COULDN’T HEAR WHAT THEY SAID BUT MOM COULD SO SHE ANSWERED THEM!

YOU KNOW, IT DOES ATTRACT A LOT OF ATTENTION, TWO FOOTBALL FANS, ONE COWBOY AND ONE PACKER GETTING ALONG! IT’S LIKE OUR BIRTHDAYS; TWO PEOPLE BORN UNDER THE SAME SIGN AREN’T SUPPOSED TO GET ALONG! I THINK WE DO ALTHOUGH MOM GETS A LITTLE UPSET WITH ME ONCE IN A WHILE!

HERE’S A PIECE OF INFORMATION PUT OUT BY OUR ELECTRIC CO-OP:

SHED NEW LIGHT ON ENERGY SAVINGS!

FACT; COMPACT FLUORESCENT LAMPS USE ONE FOURTH THE ELECTRICITY OF A TRADITIONAL BULB.

FACT; COMPACT FLUORESCENT LAMPS LAST TEN TIMES LONGER THAN STANDARD BULBS.

FACT; COMPACT FLUORESCENT LAMPS PRODUCE LESS HEAT, SO IT TAKES LESS ENERGY TO COOL YOUR HOME. EVEN MORE SAVINGS!

CONCLUSION; YOU’LL BE AMAZED AT JUST HOW FAST THE SAVINGS ADD UP!

DO THE MATH! THE AVERAGE HOME HAS 20 SOCKETS. IF 10 BULBS IN YOUR HOME ARE 14 WATT CFLs AND 10 BULBS ARE 23 WATT CFLs YOUR TOTAL HOUSE SAVINGS OVER THE LIFE OF ALL 20 BULBS WILL EQUAL $1230.00! THAT’S OVER $100.00 PER YEAR BASED ON JUST 3 HOURS USAGE A DAY!

WE HAVE CONVERTED TO CFLs THROUGH OUT THE HOUSE! THE ONLY STANDARD BULBS ARE IN TWO CLOSETS THAT GET TURNED ON FOR LESS THAN 10 SECONDS A DAY! THE REASON THEY’RE STILL STANDARD BULBS IS BECAUSE CFLs DON’T GET BRIGHT FAST ENOUGH TO REACH FOR A SHIRT OR JACKET BUT, WE HAVE DECIDED TO CHANGE THEM TO CFLs WHEN THEY BURN OUT!

THAT’S “30” FOR THIS ISSUE.

HOWARD