I'm the village idiot, I don't have anything to do with this pathetic little opera, I just felt like passing through!
My psychological make up is that of a first responder. I find it very difficult to do nothing when a disaster has occurred. I want to go and help. I want to be part of the effort to rescue those affected and clean up the mess. I prefer the chaos in the moment of and … Read more
In the course of migrating from Eclispe Hosting (which was bought by Jumpline Hosting) to Host Excellence I upgraded my Movable Type install to 3.2. I decided to stick with one of the standard templates because modifying or creating your own is a lot of work. In the past when I have tried to create … Read more
I was talking via instant message with a friend who pointed out that I haven’t blogged in months. He’s right of course and I do miss it. While I was in the gulf blogging was a way to fill way too much free time and I was recording a unique experience. It’s harder to write … Read more
An excellent article on the rest of the Christians in America. Not all of us believe that it is possible to legislate morality. Not all of us believe that it is possible to codify the whole of the Christian life into law. I would even suggest that the moderate Christians are the silent, or at … Read more
This two page article in the Washington Post carries on about students spending “borrowed money” in the form of their student loans on lattes at specialty coffee shops “like Starbucks.” Erika Lim, director of career services at Seattle University School of Law seems to be at the fore of this campaign to persuade students to … Read more
It is good to see that Sunni Arabs have joined the political process in Iraq. I think it is also significant to note that Iraqi forces freed the Australian hostage with the cooperation of some coalition units. So, Iraqis are making progress in forming their own government and the Iraqi military is gaining its own … Read more
Hey guys! Ocean Revolution is an organization that is about protecting our beaches and oceans. They sponsor the Pack Your Trash events. They are having a benefit concert here in Santa Cruz at The Catalyst that looks pretty cool. The group Ape carves a Tiki Statue during their concert and the Mermen are pretty cool. … Read more
I am anxious to hear the outcry on this. This is all the things that the US government and the military are being accused of. Dissemination of misinformation and causing the death of innocents. 16 people were killed and 100 people were injured as result of uprisings and protest in reaction to an article published … Read more
A while back you might remember that I blogged about a DJ in New York who aired a hate filled “parody” rap piece that made fun of the victims of the tsunami that devastated many areas around the Indian Ocean. After much public outcry and some three days time, Hot 97 suspended Miss Jones and … Read more