http://www.nea.org/neatoday/0609/nineeleven01.html Now if only they could teach this well in COLLEGE.

Just got back from my all-day tour of the Erie County Court Bldg. The didn’t pick me for anything, niut it was an interesting experience. The waiting room (where we were almost the whole time) had televisions, Wi-fi, 2 PCs, ethernet ports, and plenty of room. I did a lot of reading, read and did [...]

I just didn’t have a taste for anything, but was really hungry. I’m almost over my cold, but am a bit weak from not having much of an appetite. So I ate what Mer’s family affectionately calls “squashy burgers” — I ran to McDonalds after my bank run. I hope to get to the gym [...]

Fighting code by more code will never work. Here’s a minimum of what it will take. (1) Make it illegal to send unsolicited (non-opt-in/out) messages. Period. This is already the case in many states. Fortunes have been confiscated when possible. But the penalty needs to be that anyone and everyone responsible from programmer to CEO [...]

We caught Morris using Merry’s computer. He was seraching help files after playing with accessibility features, including turning the volume all the way up. He even managed to turn off the laptop’s hibernation feature, which we do not even know how to do. For those of you who don’t know, Morris is one of our [...]

I listen to both conservative and liberal radio from time to time. Neither one is harmful if you realize the bias. And they are both full of themselves, taking the counterpoint of the other’s misconceptions and faults. But one at least attempts to be factually accurate and use reason instead of bumper-sticker politics that make [...]

Cold is kicking my buttozen — both of them. Getting work in between naps. And Cool Citrus Sucrets Complete has the aftertaste of that stuff they rub on your gums before giving you novacaine.

Now that Chrissy’s back from Camp Turner, I can say, well … that she’s not there so you can’t stalk her by reading it on my journal! Anyway, she didn’t have all her stuff going down due to a last minute vehicle change mixup, so I dropped off the stuff on Monday. I figured I [...]

I spent Friday afternoon on a wonderful date with my wife. I took her to the Indian restaurant she loves so much and then to the zoo. I even grabbed a rose from a street vendor at the entrance to the expressway. But a few odd things happened at the zoo. The night before, we [...]

I “have been summoned for a jury term for all courts within Erie County …” I may be the only person to be excitied about serving on a jury, but it’s part of our obligation as a citizen of a free country. I hope I get picked.

I’m not making this any sort of intellignet or researched essay, but sometimes I like to connect the dots and wonder if I’m right. Exhibit A: Just in – a connection has been made that North Korea is sharing long-range missle technology with Iran. Exhibit B: Iran has been purchasing missile technology from China Exhibit [...]

This is why the Apostles were asked to carry swords. This is why I, a pacifist, study martial arts. The great contradiction, but the true nature of politics. http://www.kentropolis.com/bbs/showthread.php?t=380