When legislators step into unfamiliar arenas, the results can be ludricrous and tragic. We elect trustworthy men and women to offices of influence and we expect them to do their best. If a bill crosses their desk, we want them to vote in the best interests of their constituency. If they confront a piece of …
“Glad you could show up on such short notice. Really. I know we weren’t supposed to leave for another couple of days, but you know how it is, right? If I didn’t have my Palm, well, I just wouldn’t know what day it was at all! Anyway. I just want you to have a lovely …
I love our local college radio station. Really. Sure, I’ve made fun of the occasional sleepy DJ, of course. And why must they always fall back on that one phrase? “Let’s get back into the music now with …” But if you truly want a break from mass-produced pop, there’s nothing better. Last Wednesday, around …
Let us look back at the last few days and recall what has been accomplished. Compiled my writing portfolio – An act long overdue. Visited the folks in Fort O. – An early Father’s Day, I guess Finished The Devil in The White City – Finally. And well worth it. Completed my review of The …
(Everything has a beginning. This weblog began with a simple story. Six years later, it remains close to my heart. Recent events have raised it to my mind. Just last week, I took it out and blew off the dust. I polished places that were tarnished. I filled cracks. So before I place it with …
Seriously. Where else but City of Heroes could you find a group of super heroes known as The Dairy Council. Yes. I’m the guilty party. I’m the happy keeper of this pantry of parody. From left to right, we have Baby Swiss, Baroness Brie, The Cheddar Master, Muenster, Smoked Gouda, The Havarti Healer and Pepper …
I’m filing this under “memories” — not “politics” — because Ronald Reagan was my President when I was too young to consider checks and balances, doctrine and dissention. I was almost 8 when he was inaugurated in 1980. I watched it on television. Two months later, I watched him frown and fall, shoved into a …
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Now that the machine is built and the research has been done, it is time for me to put experience into action. So JIVE has released the first of three articles about and around my recent PC build. The series is called “Building the Almost Perfect Beast” — which could be construed as an unintential …
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