Category: Politics
Xmas week
December 21st, 2009I have been meaning to write a post about how disgusted I am with Obama, the congress etc. but I am too angry. Lots of other people feel the same way and have written about their frustration - look here and here and here. I can't listen to the news any… more »
Apollo 11 - 40th Anniversary
July 22nd, 2009I was just 8 when the Apollo 11 astronauts went to the moon but I remember it well. I had lived in Florida for a while and I watched "I Dream of Jeannie" on TV. I built models of the Saturn V rocket and could tell you all about the engines and how it… more »
Comments on the "New Rosetta Stone"
June 11th, 2009The Rosetta Stone is an iconic Egyptian artifact (created in 196 BC) that has the same text written (carved) in three languages. This tablet, when found in the late 1700's, greatly helped in the process of deciphering Egyptian hieroglyphics. The term “… more »
Only following orders...
April 21st, 2009The steadfast determination of the Obama administration to protect individuals that sanctioned, enabled and practiced torture on prisoners in US custody makes me feel sick. There is NO justification for the use of torture - it's a war crime, plain and s… more »
What's Coming?
January 28th, 2009I have been reading a lot of articles and essays trying to figure out what's coming next for the economy. I'm not any kind of economist but I can usually tell if someone is on to something or is full of s*#t. The broad consensus seems to be that we are… more »
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