Thursday, June 22, 2000

Yes, I did re-do this front page. This is my oldest daughter, age 5 or 6.

Vehicle saga continues: Ended up getting (leasing) a Plymouth Grand Voyager. Something of an oxymoron having a van called Voyager that is limited to 12,000 miles a year, but what the heck. Also, it's one of the last of its kind, considering the fact that Plymouth is being discontinued. Nice vehicle, five doors, counting the tailgate, pretty cool.


Saw the Temptations last Saturday: I say we "saw" them because it was damn hard to hear them. Outdoor concert, fairly big crowd, rude and uncouth. Makes me wonder what's wrong with people these days. There's a lot of talk lately about the loss of civility in the American public, and I think it's very real. Audiences at public events are a great example. Been to a movie theatre lately? Loud, rude people who don't really give a damn whether anybody else can hear or not. Somehow, in the last 20 years, we've raised a generation of people that have no manners at all. When we were in England a few years ago, I noticed how polite most of the people were. We're not that way in the US anymore. Even small towns like good old Elkhart have become crude and crass. I'm not talking about countrified people having little sophistication (we've always had our share of that type). I'm talking about people who are jerks and proud to be so. Too bad. Loss of respect for the rights of others has reached an epidemic in this country. We probably need some kind of major backlash. It's really time for people to stand up and say what's right and what's not, and not be afraid of being shouted down for doing so.

Wednesday, June 14, 2000

I have found what I think is the best start-page, "portal" or whatever you want to call it: Refdesk.com. I discovered this referenced on Drudge's site. This page has everything a well-stocked reference library should have right on top, with a whole lot more just a couple levels down. I'm very impressed with it.


Thursday, June 8, 2000

MS: Trials and Tribulations is a great take on Judge Jackson. Some of this is what I suspected very early on; that Jackson is quite ignorant of the kinds of technological issues involved in the development of operating systems and of the market at large.


And by the way: What business, really, does this administration's Justice Department have in invoking the "rule of law" in this case? What I mean by this is, in all the self-congratulatory photo-ops featuring Janet Reno and homunculus-in-residence Joel Klein, they kept referring to "upholding the rule of law" in the Microsoft case. Putting aside the fact that the anti-trust laws are so squishy the government itself cannot provide any guidelines for following them, who are these people kidding? The most corrupt justice department in recent memory, appointed by one of the most corrupt presidents ever, has no business waving its rule of law index-finger at Microsoft or anyone else. These are people who, frankly, don't contribute a a tenth to society that Microsoft, with all of its flaws, has, and certainly haven't demonstrated ethical fortitude on issues they SHOULD be spending time on.

Monday, June 5, 2000

George Will does it again.
This guy is brilliant.sacbee Voices - George Will


Saturday, June 3, 2000

Deadmule is one of the better writing and photography sites I've run across in a very, very long time.


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