Month: August 2004

Uncle Daniel is visiting us tomorrow. He is driving up the california coast with Lindee (spelling?). Hopefully he wont get lost and somehow drive to Hawaii.

Say Never-ending terror, three times fast. Ok, check this out. Bush says the War on terror can never be won. “I don’t think you can win it,” the president said, when asked if the war on terrorism can be won. “But I think you can create conditions so that those who use terror as a…

According to the MSNBC Article alot of people are protesting in NYC. At first it said “tens of thousands of people”. Then it said “over 100,000 people”. Then this paragraph: Police gave no official crowd estimate for the main march, though one law enforcement official, speaking on condition of anonymity, put the crowd at 120,000;…

Ok, this is great. Acording to abcnews, the note. Bush said, “Five twenty-sevens — I think these ought to be outlawed. … I think they should have been outlawed a year ago. We have billionaires writing checks, large checks, to influence the outcome of the election.” Can you believe that? Rich people! Influencing elections! And…

I never realized this, but you can put more than one class into an html element. Example: <style>      .red {color:red;}      .padded { padding: 10px;}      .backed {background:yellow;}      .verdana {font: 14px verdana;} </style> <span class=”red backed padded verdana”>New CSS Trick!</span> CSS is so cool. I love it. I want…

The Olympic motto is Higher, Faster, Stronger. This to me seems pretty straight-forward. Who can run the fastest, swim the fastest, jump the highest, lift the most, etc etc. So why are there all kinds of athletics that are based on aesthetic judgment. Like synchronized swimming, gymnastics, figure skating, platform diving and freestyle skiing. These…

I’m watching the Olympics. Two quick thoughts: 1) What’s up with Gayle Devers nails? They are like 4 inches long each. How can she run with them? Don’t they cause wind resistence? Why do swimmers put on their caps to reduce resistance, but runners don’t care? 2) Discus. Man, what a non-sport this thing is.…

Katie was asking me for a cute story about Ethan for his preschool. I dug this one up from a car drive a few years ago. Glen: God Damn it! Ethan: What did you say, daddy?! Glen: Darn it, darn it! I said Darn it! Ethan: Is God Damn it Allowed? Is God Damn It…

I had this idea for a cool t-shirt for Kerry supporters. I need to get a photo of George W. Bush naked and then superimpose a shaved vagina on his private areas. The slogan would read: Read My Lips, No More Bush! I hope this doesn’t get me into trouble with “the man“. By the…

So I was looking at the computer screen, minding my own business and playing with a very small rubberband next to my mouth. Suddenly, HICK! I hiccuped and sucked the rubberband into the back of my throat. I don’t want to panic. My co-workers will think I am truly a moron. So I cough once,…

Went swimming with Ethan yesterday. He is learning to tread water and hold his breath under water. He is so excited to be swimming. I keep telling him to stop smiling so he can hold the water out of his mouth. It’s hard for him though. He is just too happy. Its funny how he…

I remeber when I was driving to go on vacation. I am in the A-Team van, but it talks to me like Kitt. Sometimes we are chased by Roscoe P. Coltrane and have to jump the van over a lake. Cooter always fixes her up though. When we get to the dock, we board the…

Charlie Wilson’s War is a great book. Very well written. I also think it sheds significant light on the U.S. Foreign Policy in Afghanistan, but mostly its just a great story! On another topic: I think that every 30 years, humans are required to redefine their view of their own aspirations. I grew up thinking…