I'm the village idiot, I don't have anything to do with this pathetic little opera, I just felt like passing through!
The upshot of the article is that the surge is working. That we are making a difference in and around Baghdad and the worst areas of Iraq. I wonder if anyone in Congress will read this article? The US military has fought long and hard to win this while so many people at home have … Read more
“For all the attention on the love-hate relationship between Apple and Microsoft, there’s another software superpower with which Apple is increasingly butting heads, Adobe.” So, the upshot of the article is that AppleTV and iPhone are in a weaker position because they don’t support Flash. Yet, YouTube is converting it’s library of video to h.264 … Read more
I used to smoke cigarettes. At one point in my life I smoked about 3 to 4 packs a day. Fortunately for me, I didn’t smoke that much for very long. For most of the time that I smoked, it was about a pack a day. I would occasionally run into to people who claimed … Read more
Another long, hard road for the American military. However, it seems that we have to revisit this particular issue every time there’s a war. The stories of society’s miserable handling of the war wounded and disabled date back to the Napoleonic wars and before. The issue is made worse during unpopular wars when there are … Read more
“Treat your women well and be kind to them for they are your partners and committed helpers.” From the last sermon of Prophet Mohammed We keep hearing that Islam is the religion of peace. And then we keep hearing stories like this. Stories about people getting killed because they have converted to some other religion … Read more
First, congratulations to the Iraqis. There are numerous stories coming out about how this is uniting Iraq, supposedly where politics could not. Maybe. I think it is significant to see the Iraqis on the international sports scene. I think it is important. It is one more step on the path to becoming a nation taken … Read more
This is the result of American pressure – primarily coming from Congress – to build an instantly successful and effective government. Self-fulfilling prophecy. If opponents keep enough pressure on, Iraq will indeed fail, just as they are saying it will. read more | digg story [posted with ecto] Technorati Tags: iraq, military, sociology
I love my iPod. I work on a competing product but the simple fact is the iPod fits my usage model perfectly. Or maybe my usage model has been molded by iPod. One place I like my iPod most is in the car. On my drive to and from work I listen to podcasts of … Read more
…hi, Jake. aloha [posted with ecto]
Every family has two sides. There’s dad’s side of the family and mom’s side of the of family. I haven’t know very many families where the two sides meld into one. Families are always having to spend Christmas Eve at Dad’s house, Christmas afternoon at Mom’s or whatever. In my family growing up, we lived … Read more