Campaign Billboard in Manor Texas div class pageImage img src http www ludlow2014 com themes Default images Blog Billboard_Spanish_v02_640 jpg alt Ludlow Billboard in Manor class alignright size full wp image 252 br Our third campaign billboard is now located on US290 just east on downtown Manor Texas div Thanks to the continued generosity of so many people in TX House district 46 looking for change we have been able to install a 3rd billboard This new billboard is located on US290 immediately east of downtown Manor Texas Like our first billboard this one is scheduled to be up for the remainder of the campaign season You may have noticed that this billboard is written in Spanish We are proud and excited to let the Spanish speaking people of District 46 know that there is someone who wants to make them inclusive in the discussion While our primary focus here is with respect to a href http www ludlow2014 com issues borders and immigration immigration policies a we are certainly not limited to that scope We cannot thank you all enough for the continued support you have shown our campaign We have found ourselves very competitive in the race and look forward to continuing our outreach If you are able to lend support to our cause please take a look at our a style color d1211f href http www ludlow2014 com donate donations page a

Sierra Club Survey Response div class pageImage img src http www ludlow2014 com themes Default images Blog SierraClub_640 jpg alt The Sierra Club class alignright size full wp image 252 br The Sierra Club logo div Our campaign received yet another political survey this time from the Sierra Club While many people assume that my positions inherently do not align with those of the Sierra Club I would strongly disagree While I do not believe taxes should be taken to accommodate environmental concerns I feel very strongly that we are significantly damaging the environment Furthermore I am openly in favor of allowing individuals to pursue damages against companies that infringe on their most basic property rights strong 1 What has been your greatest environmental accomplishment or your most significant activity on behalf of the environment and or managing natural resources as an elected official private citizen or business owner strong As an individual and small business owner always pursuing modest and easily maintainable living and business spaces And when possible utilizing any renewable technologies available to me Within the political realm I am a vocal proponent of renewable energies and technologies and will continue to encourage my family friends and any future constituents of the benefits of self reliance with respect to energy food and even transportation strong 2 What environmental and natural resource goal s will you actively pursue in the next state legislative session if you are elected strong I would like to remove any barriers to entry regulatory taxes and individual usage fees and taxes from renewable technologies Self sustainability should be encouraged and people certainly should not be taxed for this pursuit strong 3 Most of Texas cannot import or export electricity to and from other states In other words unlike California we have to generate and consume all of our electricity within the state What should the Legislature do if anything to ensure we have enough power to meet demand strong The legislature should remove any and all regulations regarding the transmission and selling of electricity strong 4 Texas leads the country in installed wind power As a state official what would you do to improve market conditions for other renewable resources such as solar and geothermal energy strong I believe that solar wind geothermal and other forms of renewable energy are wonderful technologies As a State Representative I would ensure that the legislature removed any regulatory barriers that impeded the progress and development of these technologies Going further I would consider any legislation that prohibited local municipalities from taxing or requiring expensive development review processes for individuals or businesses seeking to install renewable forms of energy strong 5 Do you support homes and businesses generating their own power from renewable resources such as solar If so how would you reconcile the revenue loss by utilities that depend on selling kilowatt hours Would you support legislation to ensure that homes and businesses earn a fair market value for any excess solar generation strong I absolutely support homes and businesses generating their own power from renewable resources I follow the technologies closely and promote them often I would not in any way attempt to reconcile the revenue lost by utilities that depend on selling kilowatt hours I would also not support any legislation that forced a fair market value for renewable energies If people are inclined to turn their homes into renewable power plants then I am all for them selling their energy to whomever they saw fit presumably the highest bidder strong 6 What do you see as the most pressing issues on groundwater Do you favor local management of groundwater resources through groundwater conservation districts or a more centralized approach strong Generally speaking I see chemical and heavy metal contaminants as pressing issues though more recently speaking it strikes me that a lack of water is probably a much more significant issue than contaminated water Of course both are very serious issues needing to be dealt with I believe that local areas should determine the best way to monitor regulate and or distribute their groundwater I do not support a centralized mechanism for this especially in a state as large as Texas strong 7 What role do you see emerging water supply strategies such as desalination and aquifer storage and recovery playing in meeting the future water needs for the state Does anything need to be done to enhance the role of these strategies and if so what do you propose strong I think these technologies are wonderful and very interesting That said I am not familiar with the economics of desalination plants I believe we should be encouraging engineering firms to pursue these technologies but I do not believe the government should favor them over other technologies Incidentally I also do not believe any other form of energy development should have favor within the government either and this most certainly includes oil and gas exploration strong 8 Water supply is a big challenge in many parts of the state Using the water that we already have as efficiently as possible is one strategy to meeting our future water needs Would you support efforts to fund a statewide water education campaign to inform people of their sources of water and how to conserve those sources strong In general I support campaigns aimed at educating people on scientific realities At the same time I would not support taxing people to accomplish this educational goal If the scientific community felt it would have a large enough impact then I would support funding such a campaign through existing taxes thereby requiring a different program or perhaps several different programs to lose funding or have funding reduced strong 9 Do you accept the broad consensus of the scientific community that climate change is occurring and human activity such as the burning of fossil fuels is causing it What if anything would you do as an elected official to address climate change at the state level strong Yes I have a degree in mathematics and work as an engineer I believe in science At the same time I also believe that the discussion of the topic has been largely co opted by both Republicans and Democrats as a political tool to create further division between people To that extent I am very uninterested in the topic As an elected official I would aggressively pursue companies and individuals that violated the property rights of others Furthermore I would work to ensure that individuals could pursue litigation against these companies for violations of basic property rights strong 10 What is your position on the U S Environmental Protection Agency s efforts to reduce carbon dioxide pollution from stationary sources such as coal fired power plants to protect human health Please explain why you take this position strong I do not especially support it I cannot in good consciousness support the EPA in any way It is clear that they play favorites with who is allowed to pollute and who is not based upon corporate influence and lobbying efforts strong 11 Given the dramatic rise in activity and growing public concerns about its environmental impacts what is your position on fracking strong While I do support the exploration of oil and natural gas the evidence to how devastating fracking is to groundwater appears to be overwhelming I therefore do NOT support it in practice As I mentioned above I would support any efforts that provided individuals with easier mechanisms for pursuing damages against fracking offenses While I support engineering firms pursuing better and safer ways of applying fracking methods it is clear we simply do not have the technology to accomplish this safely and cleanly at this point in time and I therefore do NOT support it strong 12 Would you support additional funding for our state parks and wilderness areas including a dedicated fund for the acquisition and development of additional parkland and wilderness areas strong No strong 13 There is much debate and discussion about how to meet the current and future transportation needs of Texans What do you see as the best ways to address the transportation needs of the state especially given constraints on funding strong Like so many of my responses I think the best thing to do is remove excess regulations placed on individuals and businesses trying to provide transportation needs Beyond that I believe this question is best left to local governments It need not be thoroughly defined at the state level

Outright Arizona Podcast Guest Appearance div class pageImage a href http www blogtalkradio com outrightaz 2014 07 12 outright arizona episode 54 kevin ludlow for tx 46 house img src http www ludlow2014 com themes Default images Blog OutrightLibertarians_640x480 jpg alt LibertariansWorkingForYou_640x480 class alignright size full wp image 280 a br The Outright Arizona podcast with host Mike Shipley br The complete episode can be a href http www blogtalkradio com outrightaz 2014 07 12 outright arizona episode 54 kevin ludlow for tx 46 house found here a div While serving as a delegate at the Libertarian Party National Convention I had the pleasure of being introduced to Mike Shipley from Phoenix Arizona I was immediately intrigued at the organization he chairs In 1998 an organization was founded called a href http www outrightusa org Outright Libertarians a The organization works to present the Libertarian Party and candidates to the LGBTQ community They also work to monitor the Libertarian Party s continued support of the LGBTQ community and equality in general Mike is the current chair of the organization and also founded and runs the Arizona chapter He asked me if I would like an opportunity to discuss my campaign with his listeners Of course a href http www blogtalkradio com outrightaz 2014 07 12 outright arizona episode 54 kevin ludlow for tx 46 house I jumped at the idea a I was especially excited to be a guest since promoting LGBTQ equality within the State of Texas is one of my primary platform goals We spent the first part of the show discussing the LGBTQ community in Austin and then in Texas as a whole We also spent some time talking about my opponent and the difference between being reactionary towards the LGBTQ community versus being truly proactive she has been the former I am interested in the latter After a short break we came back and discussed ending the so called war on drugs as well as my position on removing the TSA from Texas

Speaking to TX NORML at the Flamingo Cantina div class pageImage img src http www ludlow2014 com themes Default images Blog LudlowNORML_640 jpg alt Kevin Ludlow at TX NORML class alignright size full wp image 257 br Kevin Ludlow addressing TX NORML from the stage at the Flamingo Cantina div I was approached by a href http www texasnorml org TX NORML a a few weeks back and asked if I would consider being the speaker at their u a href https www facebook com events 548176608626017 pcoming monthly business meeting a I excitedly accepted the opportunity For those unfamiliar with the group NORML stands for the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws They are a massive national organization with a presence virtually everywhere They are responsible for shedding light on so many of the problems with drug prohibition in the United States and actively seek candidates who are interested in reversing this nightmare in the country As one of those candidates I was honored to speak at the event There was a pretty sizable crowd my speech was very well received I look forward to meeting with them many more times before the election

Campaign Story from CoinTelegraph div class pageImage a href https cointelegraph com news 111878 new_political_campaign_billboard_shouts_out_r_bitcoin img src http www ludlow2014 com themes Default images Blog CoinTelegraph_640 jpg alt CoinTelegraph_640 class alignright size full wp image 306 a br A cartoon of my political self drawn by the people over at a href https cointelegraph com CoinTelegraph a I love cartoons div Following the success of the a href http www reddit com r Bitcoin comments 25dmtv im_running_for_the_texas_state_legislature_i AMA on r Bitcoin a a number of independent news agencies around the world picked up the story of my candidacy in Texas One of those agencies was none other than a href https cointelegraph com news 111878 new_political_campaign_billboard_shouts_out_r_bitcoin CoinTelegraph a I especially liked the article they wrote about the campaign given the fact that they turned me into a cartoon I mean really who doesn t want to be drawn in cartoon form Aesthetics aside they gave our campaign wonderful reviews Specifically they cited our ability to conduct a very peaceful debate within a digital arena that typically sheds blood across the political spectrum We ve heard this kind of compliment from numerous sources over the past few months of campaigning I m overjoyed that we re being able to connect with so many people in so many different parts of the country It s always nice to see that the ideas of freedom are still alive and well I think people are yearning for politicians that will follow through with those ideals in office I know I m looking forward to following through with them once I have a shot in the House

Top 10 Comments Kenneth Starr Didn t Release to the Public You should ve seen my last intern I had on all fours he was fatter then your skanky ass No Bill it s not big in fact it s probably the smallest thing I ve ever gotten on my knees for How many times do I have to tell you Bill no one s gonna find out No Monica you don t taste like tobacco now It s a lot of working running the country everyone president should have an intern with soft thick lips an incredibly wet mouth and a taste for semen Do you think we can still smoke it I really don t like referring to it as Little Billy the Kid Monica I d love to break your damn legs clear off your body just so I could stand next to you all day long in your wheelchair Would it turn you on if I dressed up like Papa Smurf Bill for the last time I will not let you ride me like a wild Arkansas pig

Top 10 Things to Look for in a Retirement Home for your Grandparents 20 The only administered drugs are those found on New York street corners 19 Microwaves installed in every room and strongly encouraged to be used by patients with pacemakers 18 Viagra dispensers conveniently located in the stalls next to the condom machines 17 Residents pick on each other by secretly exchanging oxygen tanks with laughing gas 16 Fountain of Youth bottled water sold in bodegas as Kranked2O is sold in vending machines for 10 bucks a pop 15 A young looking Ponce de Leon can be seen wondering the halls to promote sales and or confuse the residents 14 Bath time is synonymous with erotic massage therapy 13 The home is often used by psychology majors studying what it takes to scare someone into a heart attack 12 Residents are free to frolic around in hospital gowns 11 Elders wetting their beds are brought on stage and publicly humiliated the next day 10 Upon arrival residents are thrown into a dark cell for one week to remind them that their life is now over 9 A tackle football game is held monthly between the larger staff members and residents with improperly working limbs 8 Nurses tell stories about former residents being eaten alive by enormous hideous rats 7 The supervisors 3 hour break always starts with a friendly game of hide and seek the residents hide 6 Residents are forced to watch the end of Cocoon daily to instill hope 5 Sensitive dog collars are used in conjunction with high voltage underground electric fences to prevent any resident from straying into the dangerous world 4 Supervisors encourage the elders to beat on small helpless children in order to feel better about themselves 3 Wheelchair patients can participate in a Ben Hur like race every Sunday whips are optional 2 Residents enjoy craft time by hand carving their own tombstones 1 Signs that normally read Walk don t run are replaced with Get out of your chair and see what happens you crippled old bastard

15 Terabytes New Servers Up and Running photo 25111 651 0 right Installing one of my new 3TB drives into the Synology RS 411 photo I ve been waiting years for this little treat but the new kevinludlow com installation finally has a huge disk array available for consumption In all there is about 15 terabytes of usable space For the time being I ve only dedicated a few TB specifically to this site but it s very easy to scale it now Of course I do still have a business to run so that does take some priority In addition to the new disk space has come all sorts of redundancy which quite frankly is much more important to me Not that a disk failure wouldn t still be a huge pain in the ass but at least I am no longer worried about data loss There would have to be a pretty cataclysmic failure at this point to lose anything Many thanks to Dave G for all of his help in picking out equipment and helping to get things setup Hopefully his Amazon coffers are a bit better padded now Over the coming weeks I ll be working on solidifying the new site layout and getting everything online that I want to It will be several more months before I have all of my new content fully displayed but I ll get there Hopefully I can start keeping things updated at a much more rapid pace from here on out I ll post some pictures of the new setup just as soon as I have some time

SkiLudlow 2011 For the past 6 years my good friend Jason Kujda has put together a marvelous ski trip to Breckenridge Colorado for he and all of his friends He handles every component of it and even lets people pay in installments Since he has been busy this year building up his career namely saving money so that he can finally get married he decided that he was no longer going to do the ski trip After some discussion I finally decided that I would go ahead and take it over and last October announced to everyone that I would be handling it this year The following is the text that I sent out to everyone em The rumors that you have no doubt heard by now are true The annual SkiKujda trip has been successfully hijacked in a carefully planned and executed coup d etat 2011 promises to be bigger and better than all other years combined photo 35934 740 300 right Front of the skiludlow card everyone was given photo But let us not forget the many years of wonderful rule by Jason Kujda From overseeing the great fight of 2006 to his blessing laid upon the conception in 2007 Perhaps the introduction of Catchphrase in 2008 or the engagement that would soon follow And let us not forget the Banana Man Skier of 2009 the diplomatic relations with Tyler Canon of Missouri and of course SkiKujda the Movie which premiered in 2010 Only time will dictate this man s place in history The Basic Plan photo 35943 740 300 right Back of the skiludlow card everyone was given photo Most everything has already been explained to people individually but for anyone still on the fence here are the details and a breakdown of what is included We will fly into Denver on Wednesday March 23rd 2011 Depending on the flights available we will try to arrive between 10am and 1pm MST We will pick up our rental cars head into the mountains and get settled into our condos at Sawmill Creek Thursday morning we will pick up our ski rentals and then plan to ski all day Thursday Friday and Saturday Per our previous few years we ll likely try to organize a group trip to Vail on Friday for anyone who is interested in going our lift tickets will include this in the price Each day after skiing is usually met with some relaxation a social hour in the hot tub with plenty of beverages and a dinner on the town For the super human Keystone also offers night skiing As per our custom we will be planning a large group outing at The Dive Bar on Saturday night On Sunday morning we will check out drive back to Denver and fly back home What the trip includes For about 650 probably less you will be getting 4 nights in a condo basic ski rentals for 3 days upgraded skis and snowboards will be more a 3 day lift ticket also good for one day at A Basin Vail Beaver Creek and Keystone and a rental car with gas included to get you to and from the mountain There is a good chance of a few additional surprises too As always any excess money will be refunded appropriately There is no attempt to make any money off of this trip em And since there has always been a t shirt for the occasion this is the outlined version that I sent off to the printer of the first skiludlow shirt photo 35939 740 520 left The periodic table of elements with some slight modifications photo

Flors for President There s really only one thing that I can draw and it s Stewie Griffin When I was visiting Rymo and Tim in Florida for yet another shuttle launch attempt I drew this on Tim s office whiteboard with a black dry erase marker I took a picture of it with my cell phone emailed it to myself and then colored it in with Photoshop photo 35941 740 520 left Stewie Griffin endorses Flors for President photo