Month: May 2008

It’s been speculated for a while. Between Hillary’s dwindling odds at getting the Dem nomination to her more recent conciliatory tones, it does appear she is trying to muscle her way into the VP spot. The linked article seems to be pro-Hillary, discussing how good of an idea it is, while paying little attention to…

So here we are at the finale, with Davids Archuleta and Cook. For the past few weeks I’ve wondered why the judges had seemed to push Archuleta when his performances were not all that good. And after tonight, I’m not so sure that it wasn’t an overt attempt to sway votes. Sure, he’s a good…

I’ve mentioned it a few times between the blog and twitter, but my new laptop finally arrived today…albeit more than 2 weeks early. Not a bad thing at all. I opted for an R61, custom-configured, in part because of special pricing (ironically enough, you’ll soon see) as a Microsoft partner. Basic specs are: Intel Core…

Mika had an interesting night last night. I assume it is because of our fun-filled day at the park, but we’ll see if it continues. A while after dinner we were all watching TV, and I sent down on the floor with the kids’ laptop to watch my Knighthood updates on Facebook. Sometime later Mika…

Finally! Checked status of the order this morning and saw that it is now showing shipped. Coming from Hong Kong, so it probably is accurate. It’s a Lenovo (for those hiding in caves the past few years, it’s the PC division of what used to be IBM, which they sold). Custom-configured….but unlike previous years, extremely…

We’re finally at the semi-finals, and the pervading thought is why in the world are the judges still pushing little David? His singing is just above ok, his stage presence is non-existent, and he comes across as completely fake. I’m sure he’s a nice enough kid, but he had his 15 minutes of fame a…

I received a letter today from the FBI (pretty nonchalant, eh?) regarding my Freedom of Information Act request for a copy of my records. One paragraph below. To promptly respond to requests, we concentrate on identifying main files in the central records system at the Seattle Field Office. No records responsive to your FOIPA request…

JoAnn got an email this evening when she got back from a friend that she’d re-connected with recently. It was about a blog post this friend had written. She was thinking back about 8 years ago when her family was moving, and we were helping them move. At the time this friend was, in her…

Pay no attention to the ugly feet, and ignore the freak right foot with the second toe longer than the big toe. Or the poor clipping job on those toes. Focus instead on the red in the middle from the open part of my sandals. See, with essentially the first sun of the year here…

I don’t know about you, but sometimes I judge myself pretty harshly, especially when it comes to how I stack up against my ideals and how I am as a Christian. But today at the park I was reminded of how I am…not once, but twice. The first incident was with a little African-American girl,…