I'm the village idiot, I don't have anything to do with this pathetic little opera, I just felt like passing through!
Smittie “The Threatening Storm: The Case for Invading Iraq” (Kenneth M. Pollack) Kenneth Pollack’s article in The Atlantic Monthly addresses the ‘errors’ in his book “The Threatening Storm: The Case for Invading Iraq” (Kenneth M. Pollack). In my opinion, The Threatening Storm is still one of the best resources available for understanding the situation in Iraq. … Read more
United States Navy Master Chief, departing. RIP, Master Chief.
Look, there goes a tumbleweed. Does anyone frequent this place anymore? And where did Smittie go??
As most of you know, I have lived in the computer world for most of my adult life. Almost from the day I started using computers, I’ve been connected to some form of network. When I first started using computers in 1986, it was bulletin board services (BBS). In 1990 when I started at CSULB, … Read more
So, I think this is interesting. The current administration is one of the first to call North Korea on its creative methods of procuring monetary aid. In the past, at least as far back as Reagan, North Korea would rattle its saber, making noises of hostile action. They would insist on direct negotiations with the … Read more
At one point in my teenage years I wanted to become a sound engineer. I liked sitting behind the mixer, blending the sounds the individual microphones picked up into the whole piece that the audience heard. In one of those interesting twists that compose a life, I had the opportunity to learn, at least for … Read more
Congress is debating the Iraq War again. The article points out that Democrats appear to be divided into three ‘camps’; leave Iraq this year, object to setting any kind of timetable, begin redeploying forces (that means bring them home) by year’s end but don’t set a date when all troops should be out. Setting a … Read more
We had an earthquake this morning. It wasn’t Loma Prieta but it rattled the windows and got the adrenaline pumping. Happened about 05:30. See what it takes for me to blog these days. That kinda sucks. aloha PS. Check out the Sacred Digital podcast over on iTunes Music Store. Tako isn’t dead yet.
I remember now why I don’t like life as a corporate slave. It sucks your life away. You spend your time working on that which is only of marginal importance and have little time for the things in life that are truly important. Aloha [posted with ecto] Technorati Tags: commentary, life, philosophy, psychology , sociology
Two weeks! It’s been 14 days since I last posted anything. That sucks. Things are a lot busier. Spending 8 to 10 hours a day doing someone else’s work makes it really hard to find time to do the work you want to do. Such is life, I guess. My friend Tim & his wife … Read more