Have you ever seen strange things you can not explain? Have you ever felt watched when no one was around? Maybe you hear odd noises and what sounds like people talking in strange voices? Perhaps you have even taken photos and found strange things in them…
Continue Reading 2 comments April 24, 2007
An open message to all those Islamic states which are members of the United Nations:
You are in violation of Articles 1, 2, 4, 5, 14, 16, 18, 19, 25, 26, and 27 of the United Nations Declaration of Universal Human Rights.
Perhaps you might consider doing something about this. Maybe hire consultants—whatever. There are other options besides the ones that are not working.
1 comment April 24, 2007
“People who do not have access to guns, will not commit gun related crimes. It’s basic logic.”
I came across that on a message board. I posted this response…
Continue Reading 31 comments April 23, 2007
I recently posted about an article on Linux.com that posed the question: which is better, Drupal or WordPress? I have spent the time since testing Drupal out, and decided to share my thoughts with you.
What? You don’t think I just suggest software and not try it out, do you? Rest assured, if I suggest software, I am going to be kicking around under the hood!
Drupal is a good solution for certain things. Not so good for others. If you are not a web developer, you might prefer to find a different Content Management System(s) (CMS) unless you won’t mind putting in several weeks or even months to learn it.
Continue Reading 6 comments April 22, 2007
Oklahoma state legislators passed HR 1804 in the state Senate with a 41-6 vote this past Monday. With the shootings at Virgina Tech, it received almost no media coverage during the week. The bill is aimed at making state and local law enforcement agencies accountable for and responsible for enforcing immigration laws among other things.
Law enforcement officers within the state will be required to detain illegal immigrants. It will also force business owners to verify the citizenship of any employees. That’s not all, however.
Continue Reading 11 comments April 20, 2007
My post Don Imus Fired was mentioned recently on Slate.com, along with some other interesting takes on the issue. Forgive me if I could not resist sharing that bit of news, but it is nice to be noticed.
Drop by Slate and check it out. Author Michael Weiss manages to present a well rounded take on the issue by pointing out several blogs with interesting points to make. I may have even been wrong in my own post—perhaps the media may have no choice but to hammer away at this story and the issues surrounding it.
It is so hard to tell what will get swarmed in the blogosphere. I certainly would never have expected either Imus or the Rutgers women’s basketball team to be the center of this much controversy two weeks ago.
11 comments April 16, 2007
Attributed to Cormac Mac Art, the greatest king in Irish history, there is a literary work that contains some advice anyone alive today would do well to embrace. King Cormac was the grandson of famed Conn of the Hundred Battles and ruled in the third century, and—though some attribute the work to a writer of a latter time—there is no doubt that Cormac was truly wise.
The literary work in question was written in the form of an interview between Cormac and his son Cairbre. Regardless of this truth behind the origins of the work, it offers sound advice.
Consequently, in our modern day and age we have leaders whom it is doubtful would ever have been able to rally anyone to their cause in his time. Why? People expected more of their leaders in his time than they do today. I truly believe this. What makes me think this is so?
See for yourself…
Continue Reading 2 comments April 16, 2007
The al-Sadr camp are walking out of the Iraqi government. I suppose they expect the rest of the world to be upset, perhaps? Intimidated? This is just what has been needed—an excuse to put this instigator of unrest and supporter of terrorism down. I don’t mean figuratively, either.
The coalition should capitalize on this opportunity and simply ramp up operations against the al-Sadr militia, engaging them and showing no quarter. Who really cares if he’s an influential cleric? Here’s a newsflash for the people who thought he was important to building a consensus in the first place: if you have religious zealots dictating national politics, you do not have a democracy.
Continue Reading 2 comments April 16, 2007
In response to a question by a reader, I decided to make my reply a full-blown post. The question was “Why is your blog worth so much more than mine????”
First, that suggests that blogs are worth something. Is this true? Can a blog be worth something? Even if you are not putting ads on your blog?
Your blog can definitely have a value that you may not have been aware of. What is more, it may have certain value you had not intended to create. You may be sitting on a gold mine. Or, perhaps the only worth your blog will have is what it means to you.
While there are many factors that might be used to determine the worth of a blog, in the end, there is only one that matters…
Continue Reading 3 comments April 13, 2007
Personally, I never thought much of the man or his views. Still, it is interesting to see how this all developed. I do have a couple of thoughts to share on the matter, though I was hoping I would not. Seriously, I was hoping to avoid even mentioning this whole thing, but it does touch on the issue of freedom of speech.
Let me get this straight: Don Imus was fired because he called women hos? Or, was it because he called them “nappy-headed hos” that he was fired?
There is more to this story than gender, race, and language. A lot more. But the mainstream media will not address it for fear of exposing the wizard behind the curtains…
Continue Reading 12 comments April 12, 2007
I wanted to update those curious persons who contacted me concerning the relatively slow posting of late. Have no fear, I shall be posting more regularly as the week progresses. In no time, I will be back to a more tolerable level of readability.
As to why I have been slow the past two weeks, I have simply been busy with life. Several websites have been getting worked on, and I have been preparing some woodworking projects. Oh, and I signed a contract to do some eMarketing consulting for a movie to be filmed this summer…
Continue Reading Add comment April 9, 2007
I make no secret of the fact I no longer am a registered Republican. I make no secret of my disgust with the Republican party over its lack of concern for the environment.
However, the only politician running for President in 2008 so far that has taken a stance remotely in the ballpark of where I would like to see them standing, is Tom Tancredo from Colorado. If he does not back down on the immigration issue, he is the one most likely to get my vote. It will depend on what more I find out about him. The last thing I want to do is cast a vote for another religious zealot of a politician.
Too bad politicians can’t just leave religion out of the equation and stand for common sense policies that help everyone. National security, the environment, immigration, foreign policy, the economy…those have absolutely no reason to become entangled in religion. If Tancredo can avoid catering to right-wing religious zealots, he gets my vote.
I figure if no one else is addressing any of the issues, I might as well vote for the guy who is addressing at least one of them.
[Update: Congressman Ron Paul of Texas would be my choice if he were not for running away from the fight with terrorists and radical Islam.]
6 comments April 6, 2007
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