Scott Adams (of Dilbert fame) discusses why he doesn’t vote on his blog and does so in what I think is a witty and amusing way. I always vote, but I appreciate what he is saying and also I think he’s just very funny. Check it out.
It was one of those rare foggy mornings here in the metro DC area. In fact, it was a thick fog where I live and it reminded me of those fogs that would engulf Santa Monica on summer mornings back when I lived out there. I decided to vote this evening instead of this morning…
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It went like this: I had TiVo’d the movie Prime on HBO several days ago and sat down to watch it this evening. That ended just in time for me to watch Heroes. A few minutes into the show, however, Norm called to talk about plans for this weekend. Fortunately, the show is on a…
When I got home this evening, among the several catalogs for expensive stuff I don’t need, and a copy of the 30th anniversary issue of ASIMOV’S was a small brochure entitled, “The End of False Religion Is Near!” Curious, I sat down and read all three pages. As it turns out, I am being recruited…
One of my favorite Louis Armstrong duets is “Summertime” with Ella Fitzgerald. Today, on the iTunes store, I discovered a version of “Summertime” sung by Scarlett Johansson! I didn’t even know she could sing! I listened to the 30 second clip and while it’s not Ella Fitzgerald, it’s not too bad for someone who is…
I had a team meeting at noon today (my entire team is on the West Coast, so it was 9 AM out there), so I pushed my lunch hour back to 1 PM and so here I am. I had a very productive morning, hitting all my milestones for today and then some. I’ve got…
I was thinking about elections earlier and that led me to think about ethics (something which always seems to come up when discussing politics). It made me think in turn about a quote I once read on ethics and ethical behavior. I couldn’t remember the quote word for word, but I did some digging and…
Midterm elections are just around the corner. And that means that ten years ago was a presidential election, the second one in which I ever voted and the first time I went to the actual polls to vote, rather than vote by absentee ballot. According to my diary entry for November 5, 1996: I voted…
(The title is a weak attempt at a pun on the Grateful Dead’s “Truckin’”.) I just finished watching the finale to Star Trek: The Next Generation, “All Good Things…”. Since it first aired, back when I was in college, it is the third time that I have seen it. I have always been fond of…