Monthly Archives: September 2007

Nations must fight climate change like terrorism, Rice says – CNN.com

Am I hallucinating?  Did someone slip LSD into my iced tea?  I thought I just saw a news report that said Secretary of State Rice said, “…we must cut the Gordian knot of fossil fuels, carbon emissions and economic activity. … Continue reading

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for or against network neutrality?

I see a lot on line these days urging people to support “network neutrality“.  Maybe I don’t understand the arguments well enough, but I’ve read what the Save the Internet people have written, and I think I’m still against net … Continue reading

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it’s all about the grammar it’s got in its pocketses

What’s the world coming to?  I’m definitely used to my family and friends mixing up “its” and “it’s” just as so many other Americans so.  But I was just reading this article from Reuters, the highly respected news organization.  The … Continue reading

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Ahoy, matey! Yogic shalom in the Small Country!

I went to yoga class this evening, for the first time in several years.  It was good; my flexibility sucks.  One benefit of our annual Broomfield Parks and Rec membership is we can just drop in on any yoga, spinning, … Continue reading

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No, Mr. Bond. I expect you to die.

xkcd is one of the funniest comics around. Unfortunately, I can’t share my glee with Beth. I don’t think she’d “get” any of them. Like this one.

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Bin Laden Releases Video as C.I.A. Issues Warning – New York Times

Bin Laden Releases Video as C.I.A. Issues Warning – New York Times A videotaped message by Osama bin Laden, the first in nearly three years, compares the Iraq war to American blunders in Vietnam, criticizes the Democratic Party for failing … Continue reading

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the wonders of the Mac and Bluetooth (and final thoughts on the Mighty Mouse)

Here’s another example of why I’m happy to have moved to the Macintosh platform for all my home computing. Beth and I have Motorola RAZR phones we bought a few years back. I think it was after AT&T switched to … Continue reading

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we’re back from Fort Lauderdale

Beth and I turned our 3-day Labor Day weekend into a 5-day vacation, and went to Fort Lauderdale for our 5-year wedding anniversary. We did a bunch of diving and a bunch of eating, as well as a little shopping … Continue reading

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