Dec 31
As we pop the cork to celebrate the new year, it’s time to reflect back on the past year, and the year to come. 2011 started off with the Republicans taking control of the House of Representatives. Unfortunately, with Campaigner-in-Chief Obama’s political grandstanding, along with the Democrat controlled Senate, gridlock was the order of business …
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Dec 07
Seventy years ago today, December 7, 1941, the United States Navy was attacked by Japanese planes in an unprovoked event in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. The events of that day is still discussed in school history lessons to this day, and the loss of life has only been surpassed by the September 11, 2001 attacks on …
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Nov 23
Today I am thankful for completing a move to a new apartment, several months in the making. I hope to start regular posts again soon. Until then, Happy Thanksgiving everybody.
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Oct 10
Ok, so I’ve been remiss in posting anything here the last few weeks. I’ve got some story ideas, and am working on them in the background. Currently though, real world activities take a priority over cyber-space activities. I hope I can share details with you soon.
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Sep 11
Ten years ago today, 19 extremists did the unthinkable, attack the United States of America. On that fateful Tuesday in 2001, I recall coming into my office at 8am Central Time and seeing a bulletin on my e-mail: “Plane strikes World Trade Center”. My first thoughts were of people that I had a business relationship with at companies like Cantor Fitzgerald before …
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Aug 16
Update 2: (August 19th, 11pm): As expected, Council Member Lovell blocked the repeal bill from being voted on. Since the procedural delay is a one-time option, both items will face a vote on Wednesday. Update (August 17th, 7pm): Council Member Sue Lovell used a procedural maneuver to delay the vote on shutting the cameras off. It is expected she …
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Aug 02
As readers of this blog know, I have not been a fan of the TSA’s ever-expanding use of questionable technology and procedures to try to screen out threats to the United States’ Air Transportation System. As we know, the enhanced scanners and invasive pat-downs have resulted in more complaints than catching people wishing to do …
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Jul 31
The President and Congress has reached a reported deal to raise the debt limit, with some spending reductions over the next decade. Of course, they promise the cuts, and establishes yet another commission to produce a report (which they have to approve their recommended cuts) before a long-term debt limit increase will go into effect.
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Jul 25
Do you know what to do when you drop and break a Compact Fluorescent light bulb? The fine folks at the Media Research Center had to find out – by accident: Video: MRCTV Finds Out How Onerous EPA Guidelines to Clean Up Broken Fluorescent Bulbs Are | NewsBusters.org. And people wonder why the phasing out …
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