Well . . . . McCain’s speech was not an inspiring production. But, it was a good solid speech. Particularly, good were the parts during which he talked about himself. I learned more of the things about what makes McCain tick. These are things that are important to know, because when one is under stress, […]
Check your computer
Zombie plague sweeps the internet The summer saw a surge in the number of hijacked home PCs or “zombies”, say security experts. The Shadowserver Foundation, which tracks zombie numbers worldwide, said it had seen at least a threefold increase in the last three months. More than 450,000 computers are now part of zombie networks, or […]
Sarah Palin’s speech
I listened to Gov. Sarah Palin’s speech last night and was quite impressed by her oratorical skills. Not only that, but, as she reminded us, she had actually come through when elected governor and had truly taken on some vested interests even in her own party. She does still appear to have several shortcomings, but […]
The shock of the evening
I think I can safely say that the shock of yesterday’s Republican convention was the thrashing that Sen. Lieberman gave to Sen. Obama. To then go further, and to request that Democrats cross lines and vote for Sen. McCain must certainly be resounding through the Democratic party this day. It is payback in a big […]
Oh, the games people play
So, I had CNN on in the background yesterday while I worked on a recalcitrant computer. And, it was hurricane coverage unending. All of a sudden I found myself watching as they reported on the levees. Earlier, it had been said that the water was splashing over, so I was interested. The reporter said the […]
Comics and Orthodox theology, part 1
Just today I read a comic that made me think philosophically. Read it here. The comic character proves the existence of the boogeyman by saying: Well, if Drake’s equation proves extraterrestrial life exists, and there are an infinite number of planets, any number multiplied by infinity equals infinity, so given an infinite number of basements […]
Sound of Music
My wife and I are sitting in the living room watching the movie the Sound of Music. We are by turns laughing and holding hands. I had forgotten how romantic the movie is. Or, perhaps it is simply that we now look at the movie through the lens of being grandparents. But, maybe it is […]
Memories of Perú
Right now, American Airlines is having a 15% off sale to Perú, as long as one books their flight by 27 October. My wife and I were looking at it and reminiscing over our years there. A flight from Miami to Lima would cost less than $1000. We would still have to make it to […]
Barack’s speech
So, I am sitting here on the floor with my laptop, following Barack Obama’s speech. (Next week I will do the same for McCain). While the preliminaries were just-as-expected, there was one surprise. To have the granddaughter of President Eisenhower supporting Obama was certainly unexpected. But, the energy in the stadium, even through the “cool” […]
Rabbinical prayer
I listened to the invocation at the beginning of the Democratic national convention tonight. I was impressed by the rabbi’s prayer. Of course, it was the mandatory general prayer that would not offend. Nevertheless, he managed to slip one or two good phrases in there. My favorite was the one where he prayed for civility […]
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