WSJ’s Best of the Web contained results of an interesting poll. It makes me feel good to know that I am not the only one not quite satisfied with the options. I have included the article in its entirety. It is short, and I do not want to simply repeat it all for fear of [...]
Archive for April, 2007
Republican Presidential Nomination?
Posted in Uncategorized on April 27, 2007 | 2 Comments »
For the Political Junkies…
Posted in Uncategorized on April 24, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
I stumbled upon a terrific website tonight that allows you to “browse every vote in the U.S. Congress since 1991.” The Washington Post has a U.S. Congress Votes Database. There are probably other sites out there that serve the same purpose, but you would be hard-pressed to find one with more information than this site [...]
Worth Mentioning: A Daily Dose of Spurgeon
Posted in Worth Mentioning on April 23, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Periodically, in a series called “Worth Mentioning,” I will explain my purpose in permanently placing certain links on this blog. The first entry of this series highlights A Daily Dose of Spurgeon.
Known by many as the “Prince of Preachers,” Charles Haddon Spurgeon was a Baptist preacher during the nineteenth century. I like Spurgeon’s writings because [...]
Chipping Away…Bit by Bit
Posted in Uncategorized on April 18, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
In case you missed it, the Supreme Court upheld the Partial Birth Abortion Act passed by Congress, signed into law by President Bush in 2003. The outcome overruled several lower court findings that the act was unconstitutional because it did not include language giving the mother the option when her health was in danger. California, [...]
Readers…Meet My Nemisis
Posted in Uncategorized on April 17, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
I will beat him…
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Major Overhaul of the Internet
Posted in Uncategorized on April 15, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Apparently a small group of innovators are rallying to completely rethink the internet and recreate it. Advocates argue that the current uses of the internet were not what the creators had in mind. The internet was developed with two main assumptions: (1) computers would be in fixed locations, not having wireless capabilities, and (2) security [...]
Undaunted Courage by Stephen E. Ambrose
Posted in Uncategorized on April 11, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Stephen E. Ambrose’s Undaunted Courage details the life of Meriwether Lewis, specifically focusing on his transcontinental journey with William Clark. Familiar with Ambrose through the popular mini-series, Band of Brothers, I had not read anything by him until my father-in-law gave me a copy of this book last year. I knew virtually nothing [...]
Don’t Waste $1.50 Anymore
Posted in Uncategorized on April 7, 2007 | 1 Comment »
I find it ridiculous that my cellphone service provider charges $1.50 everytime I call the information directory. I suppose one solution is to carry around a miniature phonebook in my car, but this is only applicable if I am in the city I live. When I am traveling, I am not going to hunt down [...]
The Simplicity of a Curvy Checkmark
Posted in Uncategorized on April 4, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Yesterday’s WSJ reported on Nike’s refocused energies of simplifying its merchandise. The article, “Nike Gets Back to Basics, Reinventing the T-Shirt,” said Nike is adopting one design for mainstays in the athletic clothing industry, such as t-shirts, shorts, and hoodies. This new focus will increase the energy spent on core sports, while backing off [...]
Pink Lady Apples
Posted in Uncategorized on April 2, 2007 | 3 Comments »
By this point, I had fully expected to give a synopsis of Stephen Ambrose’s Undaunted Courage, the story of Lewis & Clark’s expedition. But because I am taking a section of the CPA exam tomorrow, I have not been able to finish the last 40 pages of the book. I hope it will come sooner [...]
