John McCain just chose 44 year old Sarah Palin as his vice presidential running mate. She is a first term governor of Alaska that just took office in 2006. She has no federal government experience and barely has any experience as a governor. She is not the governor of what you would call the most [...]
Dreams
What are dreams? Why do people have them? What is a good use of a dream? I would imagine that for many people it is not their dream to be waiting tables in a greasy spoon for less than minimum wage plus lousy tips 12 hours a day 6 days a week. I am not [...]
Reboot
Being the father of an 18-year-old boy is an experience I would not trade for the world. It helps that I have a good kid who seems to have a good head on his shoulders which he obviously got from his mother. But I see all the mistakes and missed opportunities from my life and [...]
Television Versus Movies – A Companion To My Column
If you read my column this week (which comes out on Wed Aug 20, 2008) then you were treated to the beginnings of what I am certain is one of the most incoherent rants you have ever read. Through the magic of my blog I am able to expand on my point and let everyone [...]
Credibility
This one will probably be short and sweet because all I wanted to point out is the incredible audacity that George W Bush possesses.
Today W released a statement condemning Russia for invading Georgia and W has the nerve to send Condolezza Rice to Russia to try and tell the Russians to stop what they are [...]
The Ugly Chinese
After only a day or two of Olympic magic we are finding out that the Chinese are pretty much acting just like we thought they would. There is a story in the media about how the Chinese Olympic officials switched out a little girl, that they thought was too ugly, with cuter little girl to lip [...]
