Month: July 2004

The Manchurian Candidate

I saw the movie The Manchurian Candidate tonight. Wow! The similarities between the movie and the 2004 Presidential Election were more than transparent. I kept thinking it should have been entitled The Halliburton Candidate. Oops! Did I really say that?! If you don’t know, I will spare you. Let’s just say that the folks at Halliburton are really, REALLY good… Continue reading

Coolest Things on Earth

Audible and iTunes are among my favorites! Audible is providing the executive summary of the 600-page 9/11 Commission Report, which outlines the narrative of the full report and the recommendations that flow from it, for free at the iTunes store! The summary is 1 hour, 1 minute. Download it now. Click here for the free download! You must have iTunes!… Continue reading

Am I Conservative Or Am I Liberal?

I am a very conservative guy in many ways.  No, really!  Here are just three of my conservative declarations: Declaration I: Be Fiscally Responsible Fiscally I am very conservative.  Ultra-conservative.  More conservative than the republicans ever thought of being apparently.  (With sentence structure I can be liberal.) You see, unlike the republicans, I think that we should not spend more… Continue reading

NPR: Creative Spaces

Today, on my way home, Michele Norris did the first broadcast in a series on creative spaces, the physical space in which creative people choose to create. Her first broadcast featured artist James Prosek’s studio, an old schoolhouse built in 1850. Being the creative sort myself, I know how much attention I pay to the space in which I work… Continue reading

Democratic National Convention: Monday Night

Bill Clinton Strength and Wisdom are not opposing values. These are good people in the White House doing what they believe is right. We just disagree. Al Gore Al Gore also made powerful points. I want to just quote the whole of his speech, but for that, simply click here. The first lesson is this:  take it from me-every vote… Continue reading

Freedom of Information Act

This makes for an interesting conversation piece if nothing else. This is a list of many of the famous people who were being watched for various reasons by the FBI. The list includes: Lucille Ball, Albert Einstein, Henry Ford, Irvin Berlin, JFK, Martin Luther King, and many, many more. Clicking on a name in the list will bring up a… Continue reading