The end of one year and the beginning of another is a time of top ten lists in America. I generally do not pay attention to list that supposedly have the best or worst of something because as I have said many times before judging any art form is pretty subjective and rarely does the so called professionals or experts agree on what’s the best or worst of any art form.
Just built a computer for a relative. The project started off as a maintenance call on his Pentium III machine but quickly evolved into a major project once I discovered the drivers needed for this integrated sound, video and modem board were unavailable from the Matsonic motherboard making company (now making motherboards under other brand names). It reall
Saw the movie Alexander this weekend. It is a fairly good film. This Oliver Stone directed film broadly covers the life of Alexander. The story deals to some extent with the society, father, and mother of Alexander. It traces his life from childhood to death. The story follows his grooming and conquest of the ancient Greek known world. The conquest o
I don't make irrational, apocalyptic statements and no the sky is not falling but ignorance is rising as Dr. Guy and Daiwa demonstrate.
I’ve been working on the computer of an in-law and a woman who had a problem with not being able to view DVDs anymore and a slowdown in the functioning of her computer. The problem of not being able to play DVDs was due to the fact that the software she was using to play DVDs was a trail version and expired after thirty days. I’m surprised she didn’
Looks like abortion rights will eventually be severely restricted or eliminated because of likely changes on the Supreme Court of the United States. Our present President is against abortion and it is highly likely that he will seek to appoint judges that will most likely restrict or eliminate abortion rights. It seems likely that President Bush wil
Philomedy, that is funny.
I voted the other day. I’m happy that all but one of the people I voted for won. There were no difficulties voting. Unlike that being reported in the news there were not any long lines where I voted. I voted early in the morning though. I like getting it over with so I don’t have to think about it again during the day. If you decide to vote later i
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The 380 missing tons of explosives points to a continuing shocking incompetence of the Bush Administration and the Pentagon. I mean not securing a large dangerous cache of explosives in a war zone. This just underscores the problems that started with faulty intelligence and a rush to war with Iraq. I mean things are so bad that I had to consult a college text on the miltary I have just to make sure I understand the funciton of the Pentagon in th
A major find in archeology occurred this week. On an island in Indonesia a new Homo species was reportedly discovered. This species lived during the times that modern man lived (just like Neanderthal Man). An adult female stood approximately three feet tall (stood upright). This species seemed to live in groups, made tools and mastered fire. Archeol
Ashlee Simpson’s lip-syncing on the “live! It’s Saturday Night!” program brings up an opportune time to discuss the subject. I’m sure most audiences don’t want to see a singer lip-syncing through songs at a so called “live” concert but many are probably attending a concert where there is a mixture of live and taped music playing. I used the phrase “m
I love living in a part of the United States where one can experience Mother Nature’s four seasons. We are about four weeks into fall and this part of the earth is cooling off because of less sunlight hitting the land (days are getting shorter) due to mother earth leaning back (earth tilting away from the sun). Leaves are turning orange and red and
I saw the movie “TeamAmerica: World Police” yesterday. It is a first for me. It is the first movie I’ve seen at a theater that starred puppets. Even if the movie is unique to me in this regard that does not give it an automatic high grade. The story is about a group called “TeamAmerica: World Police” which is a special force that goes around the world welcome
The home network I used to get on the Internet is down. I think I mentioned in a past blog that the ISP used by the person I access the web through had connection problems that were resolved. Well, the situation just as quickly (a day or so later) became unresolved. I now have to access the Internet through other means, which is just not convenient at all.<B
I’m ‘sweating’ at the purchase of a much faster CPU. I guess it’s because the prices seem so high to me. I had to drop my desire to get a 3000+ Athlon chip because the price was just not right. The quote I got was $199.00. I just can’t do it! The four motherboards I have purchased (which includes the one I intend on using with my faster chip) in my d
Today the ‘shock jock’ Howard Stern announced he was moving over to satellite radio as of 2006. He is taking his program plus planning on producing or sponsoring other programs on three Sirius satellite radio stations. I’ve been occasionally listening in to some of his program since the recent battle with the FCC after having stopped listening to him regularl
256MB DDR 2700 memory was purchased. The brand name is Kybyte and it was brought at Staples. It was not really a good deal with a final cost of 39.94 (not counting tax) after a 20.00 mail-in rebate. The only reason I went for it was because it was the best priced 256MB 2700 memory at a ‘brick and mortar’ store in the area I live in. There were better deals at
I feel the need to upgrade my computer. There are several things I am not happy with since I added a DVD +R ,-R, and RW drive to my computer. There are two things I think I definitely need to upgrade. One is my CPU. I now have an AMD 1800 +. I do not think this is enough processing power since the DVD drive was installed. I’m going to have to get a
I'm not upset at all. I just commented on the poor performance of the Basketball team filled with professional NBA players and my failure to catch more of the games because of time issues or other diversions dispite the games being broadcaste on many channels (mosltly owned by the NBC by the way- not complaining, just pointing out a fact).
I was listening to Josh Groban and it made me start thinking about really very good singers of popular music (i.e. rock, pop, soul, country) and I realized while there are a lot of good singers in the popular genres of music there aren’t that many really great or A grade singers (and they’re not found on popular American television programs like ‘American Idol’- in fa
Former President Clinton’s heart disease and subsequent quadruple bypass surgery present an opportune time to examine a little more closely arteriosclerosis and cardiovascular exercise. The clearest observation is that cardiovascular exercise does not work. Clinton was an avid jogger and jogged almost everyday. There is tons of anecdotal evidence that peop
Mother Nature is pouring it on in Florida. Just three weeks ago the state was walloped by Charley and now, or what seems like forever the hurricane Frances is hovering and slowly sliding across the state of Florida. It will have covered the whole state of Florida as a typhoon or tropical storm before it moves on. Boy, I’m glad I don’t live in Florida. There a
What political party does one belong to if he endorses a Republican President, attends the Republican convention, and gives the keynote address at the Republican convention? You are a Republican of course and so is Zell Miller. Miller is a Democrat in name only. If one truly wants to support the Party he or she belongs to then there are better ways to go abo
You're right. Good points all and thanks for the links.
Well the 2004 summer Olympic games are over. I watched the games occasional and kept my channel to NBC most of the time but I didn’t see many of the sports showcased at the games this year. I mostly watched the track and field events with most of my attention being on the runners. I tuned in to swimming, gymnastics, and diving occasionally but not to the ext