Warren Buffett, Robber Baron? – Nah….he could never have anything but pure motives. Mother of 13-year-old who smashed up shop blames government – “His mother described him as a ‘good lad’…” Right. Right. Putting Your Chores on Auto-Pilot – Skimmed this…didn’t see anything about containing young tornadoes that undo your work faster than you can do it. 7 Facebook Features Google Plus Still Lacks – Uh…well, it DOES have photo   Read More ...

10 Things We Learned in 2010 – Thanks to Mr. Dave Ramsey, I learned these things in the early 1990s. Almost 20 years ahead of the curve! Matters not…most people will forget this stuff in 5 or 6 years. Track flight prices and check for airline refunds – Who was I talking to about doing something like this a while back? Oh yeah…emailing this to him immediately. Will 2011 See   Read More ...

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I love using small airports, and Sanford is pretty close to where I live. It’s much more convenient than MCO, especially when flying to Knoxville on Allegiant. Now, it could be even more convenient to fly out of there, since they are asking TSA to “go back“! Orlando’s Sanford International Airport believes they will offer passengers “better service at a better price and more accountability and better customer service” by   Read More ...

“It was averted by brave individuals not because the system worked and that is not acceptable.” Really?!?!?! That’s an interesting statement. I’m must be really weird. I look at things a little differently. See,  I think the fact that the system failed and brave individuals did not is AWESOME!!!! In fact, I put way more faith and trust in a bunch of even semi-brave individuals than I do in any   Read More ...

Are we any better off now than we were 10 years ago? Ok, just had to ask that because it seems like the thing to do. I know that for a lot of people the answer is a definite “no”. As for me, I’m infinitely better off than I was then. The last decade has been one of tremendous technological advancement, but there’s plenty to lament. Here’s my list of   Read More ...

2009: The Year of the Failed Narratives – I love story time! I have to admit that I'm a little disappointed that none of the stuff they are trying to sell us involves dragons or unicorns. I mean, if we're going to write fiction, let's go all the way with it. Ghetto Kool-Aid – The word "ghetto" is over-used. The word "Kool-Aid", however, is not. The New Flight Security Rules,   Read More ...

Women linked to Tiger Woods – At least he has a better eye for talent than Bill Clinton. Shashi Tharoor: Why nations should pursue "soft" power – If this is true, please explain to me why chicks always dig the guy who can beat up everyone else. Surf’s up as biggest waves in five years come to Hawaii after North Pacific storm – Sick. About Those ‘Tax Cuts for the   Read More ...

Union troubled by Eagle Scout project in Allentown – How dare you do something for free that these guys won't do for less than $15/hour! Bernanke reassures markets on dollar – Uh-oh. The dreaded "vote of confidence." That means there's a committee already formed to find a new coach. A phpBB to bbPress database converter « – But first you have to install 0.7, convert, then upgrade to 0.8, then   Read More ...

VS 2010 Code Intellisense Improvements – This is really good for me. I’m still not familiar enough with the C# namespace, and I’m not in it enough every day that that will be improving any time soon. Notes from the Road – Really nice travel/photo site. I could spend lots of time here. UK’s streets of no shame – When I was in Cardiff, it was only the men who   Read More ...