Archive for November, 2006
Vacation time
I must be very used to being a contractor and not being able to take time off and still get paid, because by the end of November, I will have accumulated 11 vacation days. And despite my best efforts to be a sickly slacker, I still have 3 sick days stored up. On a [Read More]
Cooking!
I’m going to a potluck dinner tonight, and I actually decided I’d cook something. I’ve never done this before. I few days ago, I bought crockpot (Crock Pot is technically a trademark for slow cookers made by Rival, which is just learned). I suspect there [Read More]
A painful “what-if”
A blog post by someone about how S.R. Sidarth (aka “Macaca”) is single-handedly response for the Democratic majority in the Senate reminded me of another seemingly anonymous figure who played a central role in the history of…well, the world. What if Thesea [Read More]
Ed Bradley
I have a lot of admiration for the work that Ed Bradley (of 60 Minutes) did over the years. He passed away today at age 65 from leukemia. [Read More]
Election 2006
Right now, as I type, Jim Webb is declaring victory in the Virginia Senate race, but it’s not clear if a recount will be needed. It’s looking good for Tester in Montana and McCaskill in Missouri, but these races haven’t been called yet. I’m pleased [Read More]
Indecision 2006
I just posted in a forum two conflicting views on the question of whether uninformed voters should be encouraged to vote… On one hand, we hear all the time about how “thousands of brave men and women have fought and died to protect your right to vote”. But [Read More]
Election predictions
Because I’m obsessed with these midterm elections… Senate (ok, this is the easy one, and I can’t pick against the Dems, even though (+5) is more likely) Dems (+6) – 51 Reps – 49 Pick-ups: Pennsylvania, Montana, Virginia, Missouri, Rhode Island, [Read More]
iTunes TV
I’m watching The Office on my television. The amazing thing is that the input device is my iPod. I realize anyone under the age of 25 is thinking, “Big deal,” and probably thinks I’m an idiot for having paid $1.99 for this privilege. But I think [Read More]
Negative campaign ads
I’m really sick of news pieces about how people are sick of negative campaign ads. The same pieces run every two years, and every two years, people claim to be turned off by them. The fact is that negative campaign ads work. Sure, on a rare occasion, they will [Read More]
