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Dear Mr. Reynolds,

Dear Mr. Reynolds, Please pardon my delay in responding to you.  I have been busy, and I suppose you have been also.  I hope this finds you in good health. One of the acknowledged problems with twitter is the 140 character limit, which makes meaningful communication difficult.  I will use this as a way to [...]

Ode to my Braun Aromat

( Personal )

I bought this Braun Aromat coffeemaker back in the mid 1980′s.  I have used it on and off since then.  There were periods where I drank more espresso drinks, but I must have at least 20 years of use from this coffeemaker. I broke the carafe twice.  The first time was when I moved into [...]

How I became an atheist, or something

( Personal )

Sunday School that day was consolidated and we had a guest speaker.  He talked about evolution and how it was that it was impossible for evolution to have happened.  God created everything and he had a compelling story to tell.  As he talked, my mind wandered a bit.  I have always had a wandering mind.  [...]

Andy Borowitz

Andy Borowitz is the funniest guy on the web. Rabid Dog Briefly Mistaken for Tea Party Candidate Receives Standing Ovation at Missouri Rally   JEFFERSON CITY, MO (The Borowitz Report) – A rabid Doberman Pinscher jumped on stage at a Tea Party rally in Missouri on Labor Day and barked at the crowd for nearly [...]

Philip K. Howard

( Politics andvideo )

Philip K. Howard was on The Daily Show last night.  I remember his book, “The Death of Common Sense”, when it came out, but didn’t read it. I could say that this is irony made manifest, that a show on Comedy Central is bringing light to issues of governance, while cable television shows avoid it. [...]

dear god

( Politics andvideo )

John Stossel is a douchebag.  This is a ‘debate’ between Ron Paul and a black guy who looks and acts like President Obama.

President Obama kills

( Politics andvideo )

President Obama works the crowd at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner.  Funny stuff.   Seth Meyers rocks it.

Hating Microsoft is easy

I got an Xbox for the kids because I made a promise.  I regret the promise.  I got the unit and found out after the purchase that all multiuser gaming requires a Microsoft Xbox Live subscription.  I’m not going to pay for that.  But then I tried to create the Xbox Live free account.  I [...]

Bernie Sanders for President

( Politics andvideo )

There is one guy in the Senate who is willing to tell the truth.   The Daily Show – Exclusive – Bernie Sanders Extended Interview Pt. 1Tags: Daily Show Full Episodes,Political Humor & Satire Blog,The Daily Show on Facebook The Daily Show – Exclusive – Bernie Sanders Extended Interview Pt. 2Tags: Daily Show Full Episodes,Political [...]

Mac vs. PC? I’m ambivalent

( Personal )

The headline on Slashdot was that Mac users are more liberal than PC users.  The source for it was a poll conducted at Hunch.  I have been using Macs since they first came out.  While working at Telebit on Bubb Road in Cupertino, we started a development project with Apple.  We got 5 Macs in house [...]