Category: serious
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God Bless George W. Bush, the 43rd President of the United States
It’s no secret that I plan on being elected President of the United States in 2024. You might be surprised and think I’m going out on a limb when you read what I’m about to write. When the second Gulf war started, I made some Usenet posts along these lines and I was shocked by…
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Globally Accessible and Persistent Information Dissemination
As I will be doing for you more and more in the near future, I am now going to look into my crystal ball and tell you how information will be disseminated tomorrow. ** DEAR WRITING PROFESSIONAL: Did I bury this lead (text below) “I sincerely believe free access to information is a more important…
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Network Solutions is Infected with a Virus
One of the world’s largest web hosting providers, Network Solutions, has contracted a computer virus which is directly affecting the servers hosting the files stored on behalf of web hosting customers. ** SEE THE TERRIFIC RESPONSE FROM NETWORK SOLUTIONS AT THE END ** Symptoms I have experienced: — Files magically disappear, causing 403 Access Forbidden…
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Galileo: Earth flyby animation (December 11-12, 1990)
I think Jupiter and Saturn are pretty and interesting, but no planet in this solar system even comes close to matching the beauty and complexity of Earth. The video in high quality is hosted here on Facebook. As Galileo receded from its first flyby of Earth on December 11 and 12, it took images of…
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A Music Lesson
Arsenio RodrÃguez was called El Ciego Maravilloso (the marvellous blind man). During his time, he was the most famous band leader and composer is Cuba. He died in 1970. I was planning on writing a funny story by going to Wikipedia and letting it choose a random article. But then I decided I didn’t want…
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Arizona Anti-Illegal Immigration Bill
I realize there are big issues at play here, so I’m embedding media from opposing news organizations. NY Times Editorial Watch the latest news video at video.foxnews.com
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Another Failure
Hello! It’s day 3 of the 28 Day Challenge where I am blogging every single day for 28 days. Or is it day 2? Yes, I’ve already dropped the ball and forgotten to make the second posting on the second day. Fail. I recently learned that I’m not responsible enough to manage a virtual farm…
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Coke’s Secret: Clean Water
I am enjoying a tall glass of Coca Cola. The most important ingredient in Coke, the magic, is the purified water. Everything goes better with clean water. Coke is not involved with this project, as far as I know. I bring it up to illustrate a point: You wouldn’t drink contaminated water even if it…