Sure enough, in the course of trying out new templates and features, I succeeded in deleting my last post, “We interrupt this program,” in which I warned that I’d be trying out new templates and features and might therefore be doing such things for a while. As I recall, I also said something about being … Continue reading We interrupt this program, again
Charlie Rose interviewed Barack Obama (D-IL) last night on PBS. I caught the last half of the show, and once again was spellbound by the Senator. Articulate, thoughtful, low-key but confident. It wasn’t so much Obama’s position on issues as his thought process that impressed me. He’s analytical, open-minded, seems to consider broad options and … Continue reading Run, Barack, run
I’ve been chatting online today with my favorite Colorado Rapids soccer fan (my son), and he tells me that a new team logo is in the works. The unofficial official new look is basically maroon. I was reminded immediately of the Colorado Avalanche hockey team colors, and apparently that’s the intent. Same owner, or something … Continue reading Possible new Rapids logo appears
Hackers, for a number of years, have been the driving force behind the security measures instituted on the Internet. Virtually every website that asks us to enter a password or any sensitive personal information usually has in place security measures to protect our privacy from those dastardly hackers yearning to get their hands on our … Continue reading Who needs hackers?
It wasn’t enough that Dan Rather embarrassed himself, his network, and his profession a while back with that George Bush National Guard fiasco. Now he’s howling that CBS wasn’t living up to its contract agreement about his assignments and, in a huff of indignation, has quit. Apparently his arrogance has blinded him to any notion … Continue reading Rather embarrassing… again
Time magazine this week reported the deaths of Lew Anderson, who played Clarabell the Clown on TV’s The Howdy Doody Show, back in the 50s, and Frankie Thomas, star of Tom Corbett, Space Cadet, from the same era. Yes, children, they did have television in the 1950s, and I was there to watch it. Ouch. … Continue reading My home entertainment in the ’40s and ’50s
