Archive for May, 2009
Best Beaches and Some Surf Thoughts
I mentioned on Twitter that I was heading East next week for a college reunion and hoped to squeeze in a day on a South Jersey beach. Immediately I received condo rental information on California beaches. I didn’t mind the promotion material but it got me thinking of beaches I’ve spent time on [...]
Now Sotomayer is the News
The nomination of Sonia Sotomayor to replace Souter on the Supreme Court has kicked off the next inning of contentious debate between the conservative and liberal political voices in the media and the Senate. Sotomayor has made statements that would have immediately disqualified almost any other candidate using the same type of racist characterizations. [...]
Obama and Renewable Energy
Obama in a speech in Ohio some months ago beat the renewable energy drum by using Spain and other nations as leaders in the Green effort. He described their leadership to be the result of progressive government action to stimulate the great result they were having.
I have been trying to understand the movement [...]
America’s Automobile Future?
Trying to figure out what the future of cars will be is not a fun activity for someone who is at all into automobiles. There is no doubt that the Obama management of the automobile industry looms as a dark cloud over the industry.
I simply cannot picture myself as driving an Obama converted lawnmower [...]
Only Two Presidents in 50 Years?
I was watching a presentation the other day which was discussing the Obama start on his term of office. Among the areas being discussed was the narrow rather than public interests that presidents have been serving for a number of years. The presenter said almost in passing said “the last President we had [...]
Nancy Pelosi Must Go-NOW!
The Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi must be removed from that important position in the House of Representatives We cannot have a Speaker who is not only lying about her knowledge concerning Enhanced Interrogation Techniques, but she is seeking to use the lie to advance political motives. Her lie is jeopardizing the [...]
Pelosi, Torture & Shingles
Nancy Pelosi is currently using desperate tactics since she has been caught lying concerning her knowledge of Enhance Interrogation Techniques. Do not be dismayed if her changing explanations confuse you. A normal brain is not designed to follow the Pelosi escape route.
I have tried to follow every word of her explanation as to why [...]
Shingles
Saturday morning I awoke to the start of a Shingle job starting on my face. I didn’t know what was happening but I had suspicions. My Doc, at an annual physical, 3 weeks ago at the end of the exam suggested that I get a Shingles. shot I listened to his thoughts on [...]
Power Grid and Air Control Security Threats
Recent articles in the NY Times outlined the vulnerability of the Power Grid and our Air Control system to the potential of a terrorist attack on the computing systems being used.
No surprise here. Four years ago I sat in a meeting with a group of the brightest computer system operating engineers In America. [...]
Obama and High Blood Pressure
In recent weeks I have had a disturbing but small elevation of blood pressure. Nothing too alarming but slightly concerning since this is a problem never before experienced. In the course of a conversation with some college students that work for my son I casually mentioned my concern. One of the guys quickly [...]
