American Madness

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Bumper Stickers
I love bumper stickers. While driving on the I-95 on the way to Hartford, I
will speed up in my ChevyMothra SUV to come within inches of the car in
front of me, just to gaze at its lovely bumper sticker. And even though
people in Connecticut consider it gauche to do this, I’m from [...]

A Salesman in Dallas

I’m in Dallas this week for the League Conference on Information Technology. It’s very interesting and I even managed to attend some of the discussions and presentations despite the fact that I’m mainly here to represent my company. I love the discussions and the presentations and the exchange of ideas. I guess I [...]

Mr. Wilkerson Speaks Out: Abu Ghraib was Condoned at the Top

Tom Tomorrow of This Modern World noted yesterday that Colonel Lawrence Wilkerson, chief of staff to Mr Powell until last January, has decided to speak out about what he witnessed during his tenure. Tom summed the Financial Times piece where Wilkerson speaks out brilliantly:
“What I saw was a cabal between the vice-president of the United [...]

Homeland Stupidity

Homeland security czar Michael Chertoff wants to seal our borders and boot out our large immigrant population. (The full text of his comments is available at the DHS Homepage: here)
I doubt this is possible, but if it were the price to our economy would be large.
Chertoff and other border enthusiasts like to talk about “immigrants,” [...]

Video iPods Reduce Societal Boredom Index 1.4 Percent

The introduction of the Video iPod by Apple is a wonderful next step in the advancement of our being entertained at all times by all things. What is annoying is that video is still in short supply in so many places where it is needed.

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