Why TSA Fails, the short version.

I like to travel and I don’t travel as much as others, but being intelligent, curious, and fascinated by airplanes, airlines, and travel I’ve been engaged in a continuing cycle of learning about how secure our travel really are.  If you’ve done any real research in the matter you’ll have found that TSA is equivalent … Read more

Clover coffee in DC

For those of you who haven’t heard about the pending revolution of brewed coffee coming to your Starbucks at some point soon, I thought I’d introduce you. Having not been a coffee lover for any over my life, this changed me. I know coffee is an acquired tasted, but after a sip of clover brewed … Read more

The poltics taboo

I am in N’awlins with Angela’s father and family for thanksgiving, which is a well recieved chance to break the washington dc bubble. Everytime I leave DC for some other part of the US, the muzzle comes on. I forget how free we are in DC to talk about the congess or presidental hapenings ant … Read more

A Brave New World Quote… to ponder

A quote from Brave New World television movie from 1998.  (Yes, yes, the movie wasn’t at all like the book, but I think it can be valued for this quote alone.) John Cooper: Why can’t everyone read shakesphere? Mustapha Mond:    Anyone can, but why would they want to?  It wouldn’t mean anything too them. Our … Read more

The FCC does listen to reason

Everyone who sent a letter to their senator’s about the Intercarrier compensation should be flush with victory.  You did it!  You managed to get the FCC to open the Intercarrier Compensation to a public forum.  Yes it’s a small victory, but still, well done! On a day where we all get to exercise one of … Read more

FCC to Citizens “No Comment”

So the FCC want’s to change the intercarrier compensation levels without public comment on Election Day (Nov 4).  It looks like they are trying to slide a regulation change in while the hub-bub is about the presidential race.  The proposed change would, so far as I understand it, burden the little guys so much many … Read more

Bailout not really bailing

I don’t mean to be the typical indignant blogger, but I thought I’d express my frustration with our government oversight given that according to this article with the new york times, we just gave these banks a 700 billion dollar blank check. This blank check business enrages me, as there are only so many straws … Read more

Text-to-Speech of my blog

I added a feature to my blog, for the future and for accessiblity. This RSS Feed is an audio podcast of my blog, converted via text-to-speech software.  If you have an iPod or similar device that you want and would rather listen to my post rather then read them, well now you have the option. … Read more

Like leaves falling off a tree

For those of you who didn’t know, I’m back in school.  I’m taking one class at a time via Colorado State University’s Global Campus, aka online.  I haven’t done school work in 3 years or more, and I still hate ignorance, stupidity, and dumb learning as much as ever, but I’m not getting any younger … Read more