Archive for June 2007
The monthlies.
In the News
- Maybe Bush’s worst legacy will be the plight of the heroes of nine-eleven, the rescue workers. – Just how powerful is Google? Well, Microsoft has decided to alter Vista following a Google complaint. – New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg has ditched the GOP label that hinders his political future. What is that political future? [...]
When Ten Doesn’t Work
Sometimes ten just doesn’t work. Say you’re comparing two things, and asked to rate the two, with the total of your ratings adding to ten. And let’s assume you like one of the things just a little better than the other, but one certainly has favor. With ten being the sum, a five-five comparison simply [...]
Currently Reading
Last week I finished the Jack Kerouac book, and now I’m heading into untraveled territory. John Fowles’ Wormholes: Essays and Occasional Writings is surely a book I picked up while at Syracuse based solely on the cover (which I tend to do). I’ve never heard of this Fowles guy (is that bad?), but if you [...]
In the News… 2008.
- GOP presidential hopeful (haha) Sam Brownback sent out a memo criticizing forerunner (and Mormon) candidate Mitt Romney… “The LDS Jesus is not the same Jesus of the Christian faith.” (I wonder what my subcontractor would say. Actually, I don’t.) – Bill Richardson is selling an Iraq war policy that would leave zero troops in [...]
In the News
- It is never the original deed, but always the cover-up. With evidence that the RNC has deleted several thousand email messages, “the Bush administration may have committed ‘extensive’ violations of a law requiring that certain records be preserved.“ – It is tough being the “next Ronald Reagan.” Apparently. GOP presidential candidates are being urged [...]
LDS Conversation
I become uncomfortable when I get involved in conversations like these. Today at work, while in the field, one of the subcontractors — near the end of the day, the end of a three-day stint of work — said to me, “Hey Alan, are you a religious man?” I said, “My name is not Alan, [...]
Money Thought
Life comes at you, and goes by, in increments of twenty dollars.
In the News… the Non-Sensical Version.
- “Russian astronauts and engineers may have corrected a problem yesterday that caused computers aboard the International Space Station to crash and raised the possibility that the station might have to be evacuated.” I’m just saying, if I was in space, with an internet connection available, I’d be blogging. I’m just saying. (I’m dedicated, I [...]
In the News
- “The majority of Republicans in the United States do not believe the theory of evolution is true and do not believe that humans evolved over millions of years from less advanced forms of life.” Enough said. (via kottke.org) – About the surge, Mr. Bush. “Violence in Iraq, as measured by casualties among troops and [...]
In the News
- As Bush tries to salvage his legacy (replacing the dreadful Iraq war with anything, maybe immigration reform), he has changed tactics on the Hill: “Instead of using threats or demanding the loyalty the president prizes, Bush used charm, allowing them to vent their objections and answering a few questions.” (via Froomkin) – The democratic-controlled [...]
A’s Superfan Network: Giants 4, Blue Jays 3
On Monday evening, I was the gracious guest (again) of Tour for the Cure as they travel across the country to every baseball stadium. Last week, I went to the Oakland A’s game, and on Monday, it was the fancy San Francisco Giants, at their wondrous ballpark… The highlight of the game came when Barry [...]
Sandstorm At Big Sur
This past weekend, my wife and I went down to Big Sur, and introduced the ocean to our six-month old puppy, Haley. We were caught in some sort of sandstorm at a beach… Note: The flying sand seen in the video nearly broke my digital camera, getting lodged in the optical drive.
In the News
- Google is reducing the amount of time it keeps your search history. (And all it took was for the European Union to press Google on the issue.) – Google is not a fan of Microsoft’s new operating system, Vista. – Bush headed to the Capitol in an effort to salvage his immigration bill. – [...]
Blogging Live from San Francisco
I’m here at a friend’s business office, a stop along the way to tonight’s San Francisco Giants / Toronto Blue Jays game, a classic in the making. As they say in San Francisco, “whenever the Giants face off against the Blue Jays, it is always a good one.” I’m the guest (again) of Tour for [...]
A’s Superfan Network: A’s 5, Red Sox 4
A week ago the A’s Superfan Network podcasted the A’s incredible 5-4 victory over the Boston Red Sox. Eric Chavez ended the game in the bottom-half of the eleventh inning on a walk-off solo home run (which was podcasted live, listen to final chapter). The crew from Tour for the Cure, Tim Riley and Chris [...]
In the News
- In a big win for environmental clean-up efforts, the Supreme Court ruled that “the federal Superfund law allows lawsuits to recover costs incurred in voluntary cleanups. The Bush administration had argued otherwise.“ – The immigration bill is no more. “In general, conservatives thought the compromise was insufficiently strong on border security and too lax [...]
Sopranos End In Rare And True Fashion
In the end, the Sopranos stayed true to form. The life of a mob boss is stressful. You always have to look-up to see who enters a room, even a diner, and wonder if there is an FBI agent a table away, or a hit sanctioned on you from New York, with a man returning [...]
This Is The End (of The Sopranos)
As The Doors’ The End eerily played during the most recent episode of the Sopranos, the “penultimate episode,” as it has been reported, the thought of Tony being killed as the series comes to a close seemed all the more likely. But if Tony Soprano does die, will it happen in the first ten minutes, [...]
A Conversation With Tim Riley, Part 3
The final part of my conversation with Tim Riley (of Tour for the Cure) involved a discussion on the role of the pharmaceutical industry in today’s health care crisis (or what can and should be construed as a “crisis;” I don’t think anyone would object to using that term). Tim had somewhat off-handedly mentioned a [...]
The Insurance Company Doesn’t Intend On Paying
I’ll tell you, if I had an opportunity, I’d go after the insurance industry (as well as the pharmaceutical and banking industries, of course). The insurance industry’s business model doesn’t make sense, unless, that is, they plan on ripping you off. Insurance company: “If you give me $10 a month, I’ll fix your house [or [...]
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