Archive for January 2007
The monthlies.
In the News
- Bill Richardson, current governor of New Mexico , has joined the growing field of 2008 democratic candidates. The question is, will the highly-experienced and well-spoken Hispanic candidate be able to outshine a star-studded field? – Beginning tomorrow, “United States citizens, including children, returning to this country by air from any country in the Western [...]
Hillary In; 2008 Will Never Be The Same
Breaking news… Senator Hillary Clinton (of New York) has declared that she will run for president in 2008. “I’m in and I’m in to win.” Well, obviously.
A Strong Opponent
I have an issue with Barack Obama’s claims to have never been a supporter of the Iraq war. That it is all nice-and-dandy — and I will take a moment to make clear that if Obama were to become the nominee, I would surely vote for him (but my preference at this stage is the [...]
Morning Politoon
George W. Bush is the next Lyndon B. Johnson. Bill Day… Image: Yahoo! It’s not a party thing, it’s a bad war thing. (And maybe it’s a Texas thing.)
In the News
- Smoke ‘em if you’ve got ‘em… “A Harvard University study has concluded that cigarette makers have for years deliberately increased nicotine levels in cigarettes to make them more addictive.” This is actually an excellent business strategy. – The continued effects of the war in Iraq (and how we are all “paying a personal sacrafice” [...]
Garage du Avocet
I sketched up my thoughts on what I’d like to do with my garage this spring. Budget is always an issue, and functionality is the utmost concern. As well as is fitting two cars, year round. This is the major constraint. As an engineer, constraints make things better, i.e., easier to design. (Imagine designing something [...]
Snow In Berkeley Hills
Whilst on a brief trip to the field in the Berkeley Hills, I saw with my very own eyes something I’d thought I never would… snow. There was a patch of roadway with roughly a tenth of an inch of snow. I immediately called 911 and told them of the impending disasters that will surely [...]
In the News
- I hope this becomes a trend: a NYC shopowner is suing four homeless people for loitering around his store. – States’ rights apparently do not exist as Feds raid medical marijuana clinics in California… “California voters approved Proposition 215, which made marijuana available by prescription for medicinal uses. The [Federal] Drug Enforcement Agdministration, which [...]
9-to-5 Thoughts: Gas Prices
A lot of gas stations are open twenty-four hours. When do they change the price? Could you imagine pulling in at 5:30 in the morning, and by the time you are finished pumping, the unit price for a gallon of gas had increased a couple pennies? Are the attendants waiting for just the perfect time [...]
Quote of the Day
President Bush on the sacrifice every American is paying for his continued war in Iraq… “Well, you know, I think a lot of people are in this fight. I mean, they [the American people] sacrifice peace of mind when they see the terrible images of violence on TV every night. I mean, we’ve got a [...]
Morning Politoon… Spheroidal.
As Toles illustrates, it is not Bush’s fault that the world tends to be circular (or spherical, I guess) in nature… Image: Washington Post Alright, oblate spheroidal.
In the News… Refinancing, Frankly.
- “The Democratic-led House is considering cutting interest rates on some college student loans in half.” Does this mean I have to refinance, again? – With Obama all-but-in the 2008 presidential race, all eyes turn to Hillary Clinton as she rips Bush on Iraq: “The Bush administration has frankly failed to put any leverage on [...]
‘Cuse-Style
I know that I’ve been complaining about the cold weather around the bay area a lot lately (I even admitted that I may, in fact, be the “California wussyboy” my brother derides me for being), but it is now getting ridiculous. In the early afternoon last Friday, my wife sent me this brief email… it [...]
In the News
- “More American women are living without a husband than with one;” yet, the world still turns. Beats me. – Illinois Senator Barack Obama has decided to forgo my advice, and run for president. Or, at least file paperwork to allow him to begin raising money. Or else, raising money would just be pathetic. – [...]
NFL Playoff, Take 3
And this is why I don’t bet on football. Note to Andy Reid: fourth down and fifteen, less than two minutes to go, need a field goal to tie or your season is over, GO FOR IT. (I stopped watching that game when Philadelphia decided to punt; the Eagles never got the ball back.) AFC [...]
My Party, My Choice: Biden In 2008
I am going to speak my mind for a moment (as it were, I wasn’t going to say anything, but then, again, I do have a blog) on the 2008 presidential race, especially since Chris Dodd is in the running for the democratic nomination. Who? You’ve never heard of him before? I posted my initial [...]
Morning Politoon
Bush’s proposed escalation in the Iraq war certainly surprised some people. Toles… Image: Washington Post
In the News
- President Bush’s call for an escalation in the Iraq war is “the most dangerous foreign policy blunder in this country since Vietnam.” And that comes from a republican. Ouch. Are republicans learning that it is not in their political interest to endlessly support Bush’s failed war policies? – Maybe the change in tact from [...]
In the News… Bloggers.
- Soccer, er, football superstar David Beckham is coming to America. To play soccer, not for a reality series, but one is probably not too far behind. Look for ESPN to do a series dedicated to the “rebirth” of soccer in the U.S. – A liberal blogger gets sued for posting the following trash that [...]
Another Failed Strategy
Bush’s big speech last night — calling for an escalation in the war for Iraq — has not been received well. At all. (I was unable to see the speech. Believe it or not, “primetime” isn’t primetime everywhere in the U.S.) Image: Time Howard Fineman… “George W. Bush spoke with all the confidence of a [...]
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