As I mentioned earlier, I joined the peace rally in Lexington Sunday, since Arthur’s leg wound looked like it would benefit from some more time off. I’d been planning to take the digital camera, but I forgot. I really regretted that when I looked across the crowd and saw my father standing with his cane,… Continue reading Give Peace a Chance
Month: October 2002
Keep America Safe AND Free
US Attorney General John Ashcroft, armed with the USA PATRIOT act, is doing far more than any terrorist could to destroy the freedom which makes our country great. He and his henchmen are trying to sell the idea (or just force it down our throats) that we must sacrifice freedom for safety. A Wired News… Continue reading Keep America Safe AND Free
Now I understand
IT bigwigs here at UK have a seemingly inexplicable obsession with Oracle Software. I never was sure whether they were on the take or just morons. This article sheds a different light on it; it’s just the way we do business. We pay coaches millions of dollars to quit coaching; Lexmark pays Oracle millions of… Continue reading Now I understand
Bush wins Nobel War Prize
My buddy Tom emailed me this gem.
Speaking of Seasons
It’s getting to be the season for ghosts and goblins. To get in the spirit for spirits, here’s a small collection of Halloween humor that I have accumulated from various sources.
‘Tis the Season
I do believe it’s finally Fall in the Bluegrass. Today was gorgeous. Weather forecasters have issued our first frost advisory for tonight. I switched on the heat at home, although it’s not cool enough for it to kick in yet; I’ve gotten too old to wake up freezing because it was still warm the day… Continue reading ‘Tis the Season
It Ain’t THAT Good
One of the reasons I’ve been so grouchy lately is that I have inherited support for UK’s recent installation of IBM’s Tivoli Storage Manager, after the co-worker who had been responsible for it got so sick of it he quit to become an anthropologist. This is a product that is so crappy that the vendor’s… Continue reading It Ain’t THAT Good
Duelling Dickheads
I haven\’t been able to track down the complete story, but I\’ve heard rumors and fragments of a report that a high-ranking Iraqi official has suggested a duel between W and Saddam. I haven\’t heard a response from either side. But considering all the Bush family\’s macho posturing on this issue, this seems like an… Continue reading Duelling Dickheads
The Internet was Broken?
I never even noticed, but Worldcom allegedly broke the Internet on Thursday.
More Mealy-Mouthed Media
I noticed a one-paragraph article buried in the middle of the Sunday newspaper reporting that thousands of Italians rallied in Rome, Venice, and other cities to protest the United States\’ plans for war in Iraq. Our media seem determined not to make us aware of the fact that we are dangerously isolating ourselves from the… Continue reading More Mealy-Mouthed Media