Month: October 2008

Just as I revise Part 1 to another letter and then post it, I get a response back from letter #1. But since I’ve already posted the revision, and because I did not do that initial response from my seekrit email account, I’m letting the first one drop. Stay tuned.

Thought oddly appropriate: Anyone who is capable of getting themselves made President should on no account be allowed to do the job. Douglas Adams, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy

Politicians and the media have continued to spread the fear about the current economic condition, with both parties claiming this is the most serious economic situation since the Great Depression. But is it? Recent Dow Jones drops have been in the range of 5-10%, and interspersed in there were multiple gains. Black Monday in 1987…

The initial scambait posted was switched to the following:This evening I received the following email: Mr. Alberto DavidC/ Ponzano, 94 28003Madrid SpainPrivate: albertodavid2003@gmail.comDear Sir, I will appreciate your urgent response to my email and I assure you that this business transaction will surely improve our lives and that of all those around us.I am Mr.…

Granted, it’s a bit late for this year’s election…but it is this year’s election that triggered this. Whether left or right, Libertarian or Green, our voices deserve to be heard. Below is the text of the Petition….read and sign!To: Commission on Presidential Debates We the undersigned do not believe our voices are being adequately heard…

Last night we went to the Olympia Family Theatre‘s production of BFG (for those who aren’t familiar, Big Friendly Giant by Roald Dahl of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory fame). I normally don’t give glowing reviews, but the performance was phenomenal. We were in a very small theatre at the Kenneth J. Minnaert Center for…

I stumbled across information about this program months ago, and had at some point posted about it (but now can’t locate that post!). Anyway, I was able to obtain a copy of the program to review. The program is designed for parents with children who have behavioral problems. Sometimes it’s ADD/ADHD, sometimes just total disrespect…

Ever been on a flight that got to the destination, but for whatever reason, the plane has to circle the airport? You’re there, but not… Last night discovered that my financial advisor hadn’t gotten the paperwork last Thursday afternoon for the cashing out of my IRA. Good news is that we gained an additional $600…

Blog Action Day is an annual nonprofit event that aims to unite the world’s bloggers, podcasters and videocasters, to post about the same issue on the same day. The aim is to raise awareness and trigger a global discussion. However, being the slightly passive-aggressive that I am, I am taking a slightly different take on…

In this morning’s devotions, I read from Job 12. The poor guy has lost everything, and his helpful, caring friends are telling him the myriad of reasons what it happened, which tend to center around Job’s actions, and what he’s doing wrong. You know those friends, the ones who are always right, always have the…