Archive for November, 2008

Thursday, November 27th, 2008

Today is known as Thanksgiving Day in the U.S. and it is customary to wish everyone Happy Thanksgiving. That is tradition. On this day, this is the reality: a siege continues in Mumbai, India (many Americans still don’t know that this is what the former Bombay is now called), many civilians and police, along with [...]

Monday, November 24th, 2008

I have a kidney stone, I found out at the emergency room this past Saturday. I’m sure many of you have had similar problems and can empathize with me.  Bad things are a blessing because they allow one to empathize with others. I can now empathize with those of you who have, or have had, [...]

Monday, November 24th, 2008

If you’re running a business during these tough economic times, you can save a great deal of money by changing your computers and servers to Linux. Linux is free, dependable, and is used by such luminaries as Google, the NSA, and most of Hollywood’s animation industry. Linux has a program that substitutes for, and works [...]

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Wednesday, November 19th, 2008

Mittwoch, or mid-week, is German for Wednesday. The news has some new topics today, after weeks of elections and bail-outs. 1. Housing starts lowest since 1959. 2. Ayman al-Zawahiri, al Qaeda’s No. 2, castigated President-elect Obama, saying “in you and in Colin Powell, (Condoleezza) Rice and your likes, the words of Malcolm X (may Allah [...]

Tuesday, November 11th, 2008

Less than one percent of our nation is fighting. Less than one percent. If you aren’t one of those who has, is, or will be willing to stand and fight for freedom and democracy, this day is not for you. This day is for That one percent who don’t want to fight, but know hey [...]

Sunday, November 9th, 2008

I love art. At one point in my life, I thought I would become an artist, and did work in commercial art for a while. But I would never have been good enough to please myself. I saw greatness and it was not me. But I still love art and art history. That was what [...]

Saturday, November 8th, 2008

Here’s Duane, one of Kim’s boys, with his aunt Sandy. . .