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So I’ll admit, the last post was a bit of an exercise in tone. Some of the most informative sites I’m reading seem to specialize in a cynical and pessimistic tone. Unfortunately, most of these sites have been an excellent predictor of the increasingly wobbly economy. Certainly better than the commoditized status quo of CNN/Fox, [...]
Just a refresher course: We are currently firmly ensconced in the loving shadows of a relatively recent economic theory called Keynesianism. In a nutshell, Keynesianism is a tacit rejection of free market economics, instead relying on government (or other monetary overlords) to actively jump in and out of an economy to make sure “Good Things” [...]
Today at lunch someone had left a very nasty note on my wife’s windshield about her parking job. What made it amusing was that the parking job was fine. I’m very OCD when it comes to parking, and in this case it was almost perfect other than being a few inches closer on the left [...]
Just about every year around April 15th, I post my theory on why we have a national debt, and why that national debt will ultimately be the failure of theis particular grand experiment of democracy. First things first, the cause of the uncontrollable national debt is the Congressional control and domination of the budgetary process. [...]
OK, so this is not a slight to anyone getting an iPad. They’re very slick devices and obviously the conventional wisdom is that they’re awesome. But I gotta admit, they make no sense to me as a viable trend setting piece of technology. Yes, the book reader is cool. Yes, you can stream movies. Yes, [...]
Today we went to two Good Friday services. One at our ‘old’ church and one at our ‘new’ church. In a simple sentence: it was really great. Two completely different services with wildly different music and visuals. Yet Theology was identical, the topic was identical, and even the outlines of the service seemed to be [...]
The latest directive from our command-and-control government is that vehicles should get 34 mpg by 2016. Which makes me wonder if there will be a substantial aftermarket for increasing the ‘pep’ of cars after manufacture. Or if it will suddenly become economical to make wasteful electric cars. In other words, there is clearly a market [...]
When: 6:00pm March 28th, 2010 Where: A2 Church in Vestavia (see below) What: CD Release Concert. Free concert…free cd! Click here for the facebook event…. A2 church is above (to the right) of Pet Supermarket in Vestavia. Which is right across from Honeybaked Ham. View Larger Map Here’s Bing Maps: View Larger MapDriving DirectionsView Bird’s [...]
So last week I was at a conference in Biloxi, which is still present despite God’s attempt to stamp out parimutuel wagering with a Cat 5 hurricane. The newer, land based casinos seem to look out at the old pilings like notes in the key of C major. They skillfully riff like a game show [...]
OK, when I tell people I bought a police car, I always get the same question: “why?” Unless they’re on Facebook, since I documented the experience there. However, Facebook people always say “man…I thought you were joking!” So here’s why I did it. 16+ years of information technology work and management has finally impacted my [...]
Here’s a great interview of Isaac Yeffet, a former head of security for Isreal’s airline. It’s some excellent commentary. My take: Security is a process, but it’s not a procedure. In the U.S. we try to package things into procedures instead of really addressing the problem in an organic and adaptable way. This is particularly [...]
A laser tank that I could program and control? You had me at laser, Milton Bradley. This was a biggie. For months I longed for a Big Trak. A friend had told me about it, and did such a good job that he should have gotten commission. It was over 30 dollars of pure electronic [...]
In looking up all these old things we wanted back in the 70′s and 80′s, I’m struck by the profound advancement in the coolness of toys over the years. What our kids get would have seemed like pure magic when we were their age. (Yeah, I know…my granddad talks about getting fruit for Christmas and [...]
I’ve written many times before about taking note of the days you’d want to relive. Imagine that while you’re lying on your deathbed (hopefully many years from now), you are allowed to go back and revisit a few days before the ol’ chariot swings low to take you home. Kind of like a cosmic VCR [...]
I think one of the appealing things about the show “Lost” is how it mimics real life. In the early seasons, you get to meet the characters and the situations. The immediate conflicts and situations are pretty straightforward, although you get the sense that there are bigger pictures. Later on, you find out more about [...]
So there’s continuing media hype about the arrest of Henry Louis Gates Jr. (who goes by “skip” apparently). This is the guy who was arrested due to events resulting from his attempt to break into his own home. He is black, the arresting officers are white. Of course our conflict-theory based mindset immediately focuses on [...]
Here’s an interesting post about the disappearance of CCM magazine. (found via Religious Affections Ministries…a blog I almost never agree with but usually enjoy.) My answer? Well, I’m not an insider but I have observed this world for awhile now. I think the CCM of old died about the same time the secular music world [...]
How would you like to know that key players in of the most successful internet sites worked for you and you were too dense to apply their creativity to your product? Ironically, at one point right after it bought PayPal, eBay had the leading actors of most of this entertainment revolution sitting in its offices. [...]
I remember back in high school we learned that the “command” style of politeconomics was bad. The “Free Market” was good. This was back in the Cold War, so I guess it was very important to understand this. However, I read this story today and suddenly realized that we’re rapidly approaching the former Soviet Union [...]
…was always the life of the party. Obama’s approval rating high, but will it last? It will last as long as the government can borrow.
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