I couldn’t resist this touching story. If you have not volunteered for a political campaign, you should do it. I am not sure it really matters which campaign, nor which party (well, the results might matter – but the impact on your own life will be good no matter what candidate/issue you help out). It […]
Tagged community, empowerment, PoliticsSenator John McCain and the Republican party has tried very hard in these last few days of the 2008 election to paint Senator Barack Obama as a Socialist, claiming from a very old quote taken out of context, that as president Obama would try to “spread the wealth” and “raise your taxes.” This is particularly […]
Tagged 2008 election, McCain, Obama, Politics, SocialismYesterday and today my co-workers and I moved a big Oracle database from one old Sun V440 (anyone want to buy some Sun gear?) to a newer Sun T2000. I love my work, it’s fascinating to plan minimal downtime, and try to get all the details right on the new server so the users and […]
Tagged oracle, solaris, UNIXThis is just something silly to do, like participating in a football pool… Here are my revised predictions for the outcome of the election: Obama with 393 electoral votes and 57% of popular vote; surprise states include: GA, ND, NC, IN, MO, WV. The battleground is provably changed because the dynamic is changed. I think […]
Tagged 2008 election, Fun, instant runoff voting, open debates, verified votingIt takes enormous courage to walk away from your job, your income on principles. I am impressed with these folks in Indiana: Dozens Of Call Center Workers Walk Off Job In Protest Rather Than Read McCain Script Attacking Obama It’s a hard thing to do in today’s (lack of) job market… I wish them well. […]
Tagged employment, PoliticsA friend who has to be in California asked for photos of the foliage this season, so I have been snapping a few shots with the silly camera in my new iPhone. Gallery Most were shot on or around my house over the past week. Sample from the gallery:
Tagged AutumnI am not in California, but I have been sufficiently inspired by the same deliberate attempt to sow confusion amongst voters there as we saw here in 2006. I am hoping the message gets out to Californian voters and they are not fooled into adding discrimination into their state’s laws. The short version for Californians […]
Tagged equality, rightsNear the end of 1982 I first heard the song “Mad World” by Roland Orzabal of Tears for Fears and immediately liked it (and many other Tears for Fears songs), but I was a firm art/progressive rocker at the time and put it well below my favorites of that time (Yes, The Who, Jethro Tull, […]
Tagged Music, OpusOn my way to get Erci‘s car serviced, I captured this image with my iPhone. We are very fortunate to be surrounded by so much beauty. I was very fortunate to be out all weekend with La Belle Compagnie at Colonial Plantation in beautiful Ridley Creek State Park between Philadelphia and West Chester. The sycamore […]
Tagged beauty, living history, NatureThis is why I am voting for Judy Feder to be the next congressional representative from Virginia’s 10th district. Congressman Frank Wolf demonstrates how out of touch with reality he is. It is also particularly annoying to me, as a veteran, that Wolf does not support our veterans nor our troops like he should. His […]
Tagged 2008 election, VA-10