John McCain has released an amazing new campaign ad! He links Barack Obama to celebrities like Paris Hilton and Brittany Spears, saying that Obama is acting more like a global celebrity than a global leader. The opposite is, of course, McCain, whose campaign keeps bumbling right along. For example, when Obama was […]
If you live in Wisconsin’s 86th Assembly District, you should vote for Nate Myszka! He’s the Democratic candidate, with youthful spirit and lots of political experience.
From Nate’s website:
As YOUR State Representative, Nate will…
Work tirelessly to help ease the increasing economic strain on Central Wisconsin families caused by higher food and out of control gas […]
Last Sunday, July 27, 2008, Jim Adkisson entered the Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church in Knoxville, Tennessee, armed with a shotgun and intent on killing people. He didn’t get far. Reports show that he got off three blasts (which tragically killed two people), and that was it. He wasn’t able to go […]
A couple of weeks ago, I found a way to look at Madison and Dane County bike trails on an actual street map. The county put together a nice overlay that can be used with Google Earth. I found out how to get to the trail that runs along Highway 12, as it […]
CNet has a good article on the problems that Cuil.com has been having with its search engine. You can read that article here.
It is running well enough for me to do some more narcissistic searching. I went through around 20 pages of results for “Michael Braun.” Infuriatingly, I saw the same results […]
Back in high school, I was still getting the hang of the internet. Sure, I had my favorite sites, but there was no one specific search engine that I regularly used. I started with Yahoo back in sixth grade, as its name was synonymous with Internet, it seemed. Later, when arriving to […]
I first wrote about Scientology in March of 2006, defending it by saying that it’s core tenets were much less harmful than other religions. After all, look at where major world religions have lead us. I was wrong to pose that argument, though I didn’t know it at the time. Brittany and […]
Last quarter, Ford Motor Company lost 8.7 billion dollars. In harsher terms, they lost $8,700,000,000. It’s painful to see a former powerhouse of American workmanship and brand marketing fall by the wayside. Their fearless CEO, Alan Mulally, is ready and willing to do what it takes to get the company back on […]
I was planning to reveal this information in a couple of days, but the response to my post “Numbers Don’t Lie” has been so overwhelming that I couldn’t wait to write! My clumsy and ridiculous attempt to increase readership has worked, better than I could have possibly hoped for! By simply including those […]
Recall my rampant ragings against unknown forces who I accused of spying on me? Remember the impetus for the newest CellBlock album content (lots of talk about snitches and the like)? Looking back, I’ve been fairly paranoid about people watching me. I’ve had good reason in the past, like a manager telling […]
There’s a lot to love about Turn-Based Strategy Games (TBSG). When played on a handheld system, they offer a lot of entertainment, all within a small package. Graphics don’t increase the game value much at all. There’s lots of room for add-on options. And, best of all, the games make you […]
There was a great op-ed in the New York Times on Sunday. Written by (my favorite) columnist Frank Rich, it tears into McCain for, quite basically, being an idiot (the piece is titled “It’s the Economic Stupidity, Stupid”). I’ll leave you to read the whole piece (and it’s pretty long) but will highlight […]
I’ve been reading a book by Sarah Weddington (A Question of Choice); it’s her autobiography/recounting of Roe v. Wade. She’s the lawyer who successfully argued for Roe (at the very young age of 26), leading to the repeal of anti-abortion laws across the nation and rendering abortion legal. She does a nice job […]
Tomorrow morning, Lauren and I are headed up north to my grandparent’s cottage, near the WI/MI border. Highs for Friday, Saturday, and Sunday ring up at 76, 76, and 74, respectively. I don’t think we could ask for a better forecast. It might even be too chilly to go swimming in the […]
E3, the video game industries largest conference, has wrapped up for another year. Tony has written up excellent, and hilarious, recaps of all three keynotes from Microsoft, Nintendo, and Sony. He was not impressed with any of the presentations. I didn’t watch any, but overall, it does seem like Nintendo lacked a […]