You know you shouldn't watch but for some reason you just can't help yourself and wonder if this is for real?
Sunday, December 21, 2008
Saturday, December 06, 2008
Sunday, November 16, 2008
Wednesday, November 05, 2008
Tuesday, November 04, 2008
The Political Parties & Taxes
One final thought before casting my ballot for President. I was watching a show on MSNBC this weekend hosted by former presidential candidate Mike Huckabee. I like Mike because he speaks his mind, I don't always agree with him, but I do like him.
On the show he had author of Rich Dad, Poor Dad Robert Kiyosaki. The conversation was about taxes and which candidate was better for America based on taxes. Robert made a comment that I think is the root of the problem in Washington, he said "The difference between Republicans and Democrats is that Republicans borrow and spend, and Democrats tax and spend." His point was that if you tax and spend consumers have less money to spend. If you borrow and spend, inflation rises making the the cost of goods more - creating the same problem.
The issue is, and neither candidate has effectively addressed this, our government needs to spend less. The question is how do we get our representatives to understand this?
On the show he had author of Rich Dad, Poor Dad Robert Kiyosaki. The conversation was about taxes and which candidate was better for America based on taxes. Robert made a comment that I think is the root of the problem in Washington, he said "The difference between Republicans and Democrats is that Republicans borrow and spend, and Democrats tax and spend." His point was that if you tax and spend consumers have less money to spend. If you borrow and spend, inflation rises making the the cost of goods more - creating the same problem.
The issue is, and neither candidate has effectively addressed this, our government needs to spend less. The question is how do we get our representatives to understand this?
Thursday, October 30, 2008
Voter Guide
Here is a link to a voter guide for San Clemente Residents with kids in the Capistrano Unified School District.
Click Here.
Click Here.
There is hope.
On my way to the gym yesterday I saw something that gave me hope for future generations. On the corner of Pico and the I-5 underpass, high school students were demonstrating in support of No on Prop 8. Many people honked horns in support.
If our kids are to inherit our world, should we not support their wishes on the political front. These younger kids are more educated and aware of the world than we were at their age. In some cases they are more aware than many adults, and more aware than we give them credit for.
I believe these kids get it. Hate is not part of their vocabulary, at least hate for another human being is not. They are keenly aware of differences in people and sexual orientation is not a major concern, the same with financial status, or the color of someone's skin.
Join this group of morally responsible young people and Don't Hate, Vote No On Prop 8.
If our kids are to inherit our world, should we not support their wishes on the political front. These younger kids are more educated and aware of the world than we were at their age. In some cases they are more aware than many adults, and more aware than we give them credit for.
I believe these kids get it. Hate is not part of their vocabulary, at least hate for another human being is not. They are keenly aware of differences in people and sexual orientation is not a major concern, the same with financial status, or the color of someone's skin.
Join this group of morally responsible young people and Don't Hate, Vote No On Prop 8.
Monday, October 06, 2008
Would Obama tax my profits if I sell my home? Would he tax my IRA? Would he tax my water?
I got this email that claimed that Obama's tax plan would cost me thousands of dollars a year. First I considered the source (the person that forwarded the email to me). Conservatives are scared of loosing control and now we are seeing the scare tactics employed by the right in times of fear.
Anyway check out FactCheck.org. Or the article on how the email is false or at the very least over exaggerated.
Anyway check out FactCheck.org. Or the article on how the email is false or at the very least over exaggerated.
Thursday, September 25, 2008
Monday, September 22, 2008
West Wing's President Bartlet & Brack Obama
Highlights of West Wing's President Bartlet & Brack Obama
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Read the full copy here.
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BARTLET That was a hell of a convention.
OBAMA Thank you, I was proud of it.
BARTLET I meant the Republicans. The Us versus Them-a-thon. As a Democrat I was surprised to learn that I don’t like small towns, God, people with jobs or America. I’ve been a little out of touch but is there a mandate that the vice president be skilled at field dressing a moose —
OBAMA Look —
BARTLET — and selling Air Force Two on eBay?
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OBAMA I’m not. They pivoted off the argument that I was inexperienced to the criticism that I’m — wait for it — the Messiah, who, by the way, was a community organizer. When I speak I try to lead with inspiration and aptitude. How is that a liability?
BARTLET Because the idea of American exceptionalism doesn’t extend to Americans being exceptional. If you excelled academically and are able to casually use 690 SAT words then you might as well have the press shoot video of you giving the finger to the Statue of Liberty while the Dixie Chicks sing the University of the Taliban fight song. The people who want English to be the official language of the United States are uncomfortable with their leaders being fluent in it.
OBAMA The problem is we can’t appear angry. Bush called us the angry left. Did you see anyone in Denver who was angry?
BARTLET Well ... let me think. ...We went to war against the wrong country, Osama bin Laden just celebrated his seventh anniversary of not being caught either dead or alive, my family’s less safe than it was eight years ago, we’ve lost trillions of dollars, millions of jobs, thousands of lives and we lost an entire city due to bad weather. So, you know ... I’m a little angry.
OBAMA What would you do?
BARTLET GET ANGRIER! Call them liars, because that’s what they are. Sarah Palin didn’t say “thanks but no thanks” to the Bridge to Nowhere. She just said “Thanks.” You were raised by a single mother on food stamps — where does a guy with eight houses who was legacied into Annapolis get off calling you an elitist? And by the way, if you do nothing else, take that word back. Elite is a good word, it means well above average. I’d ask them what their problem is with excellence. While you’re at it, I want the word “patriot” back. McCain can say that the transcendent issue of our time is the spread of Islamic fanaticism or he can choose a running mate who doesn’t know the Bush doctrine from the Monroe Doctrine, but he can’t do both at the same time and call it patriotic. They have to lie — the truth isn’t their friend right now. Get angry. Mock them mercilessly; they’ve earned it. McCain decried agents of intolerance, then chose a running mate who had to ask if she was allowed to ban books from a public library. It’s not bad enough she thinks the planet Earth was created in six days 6,000 years ago complete with a man, a woman and a talking snake, she wants schools to teach the rest of our kids to deny geology, anthropology, archaeology and common sense too? It’s not bad enough she’s forcing her own daughter into a loveless marriage to a teenage hood, she wants the rest of us to guide our daughters in that direction too? It’s not enough that a woman shouldn’t have the right to choose, it should be the law of the land that she has to carry and deliver her rapist’s baby too? I don’t know whether or not Governor Palin has the tenacity of a pit bull, but I know for sure she’s got the qualifications of one. And you’re worried about seeming angry? You could eat their lunch, make them cry and tell their mamas about it and God himself would call it restrained. There are times when you are simply required to be impolite. There are times when condescension is called for!
Read the full copy here.
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
Citizen McCain Author Speaks Out
In an article, "How John McCain lost me", author Elizabeth Drew clearly points out the obvious in the McCain campaign.
“I didn’t decide to run for president to start a national crusade for the political reforms I believed in or to run a campaign as if it were some grand act of patriotism. In truth, I wanted to be president because it had become my ambition to be president. . . . In truth, I’d had the ambition for a long time.”)
Everyone who runs for the president runs because they have ambition to be president. If they didn't, would you really want them to be president?
What gets me is the Maverick has obviously decided that the only way to win is to adopt the right-wing rhetoric. The former POW compromised on war crime trials and torture in support of the Bush doctrine - which I do not have a problem the Bush doctrine (treat unto others...), however it was the fact that McCain is starting to sound like W.
"McCain’s caving in to this 'compromise' did it for me. This was further evidence that the former free-spirited, supposedly principled, maverick was morphing into just another panderer – to Bush and the Republican Party’s conservative base."
"By then I had already concluded that that there was a disturbingly erratic side of McCain’s nature. There’s a certain lack of seriousness in him. And he does not appear to be a reflective man, or very interested in domestic issues. One cannot imagine him ruminating late into the night about, say, how to educate and train Americans for the new global and technological challenges. "
How is a man who does not use email going to create a plan to educate and train Americans for the new global and technological challenges? I wonder if he knows how to program a VCR? Or, Set a digital clock?
Read the full article here.
“I didn’t decide to run for president to start a national crusade for the political reforms I believed in or to run a campaign as if it were some grand act of patriotism. In truth, I wanted to be president because it had become my ambition to be president. . . . In truth, I’d had the ambition for a long time.”)
Everyone who runs for the president runs because they have ambition to be president. If they didn't, would you really want them to be president?
What gets me is the Maverick has obviously decided that the only way to win is to adopt the right-wing rhetoric. The former POW compromised on war crime trials and torture in support of the Bush doctrine - which I do not have a problem the Bush doctrine (treat unto others...), however it was the fact that McCain is starting to sound like W.
"McCain’s caving in to this 'compromise' did it for me. This was further evidence that the former free-spirited, supposedly principled, maverick was morphing into just another panderer – to Bush and the Republican Party’s conservative base."
"By then I had already concluded that that there was a disturbingly erratic side of McCain’s nature. There’s a certain lack of seriousness in him. And he does not appear to be a reflective man, or very interested in domestic issues. One cannot imagine him ruminating late into the night about, say, how to educate and train Americans for the new global and technological challenges. "
How is a man who does not use email going to create a plan to educate and train Americans for the new global and technological challenges? I wonder if he knows how to program a VCR? Or, Set a digital clock?
Read the full article here.
McCain: Creative visionary for the BlackBerry Communication Device
I guess Al Gore is running for President!
http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/09/16/mccain.blackberry/index.html?eref=rss_topstories
"If John McCain hadn't said that 'the fundamentals of our economy are strong' on the day of one of our nation's worst financial crises, the claim that he invented the BlackBerry would have been the most preposterous thing said all week," said Obama campaign spokesman Bill Burton.
Yes silly season is here!
http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/09/16/mccain.blackberry/index.html?eref=rss_topstories
"If John McCain hadn't said that 'the fundamentals of our economy are strong' on the day of one of our nation's worst financial crises, the claim that he invented the BlackBerry would have been the most preposterous thing said all week," said Obama campaign spokesman Bill Burton.
Yes silly season is here!
McCain: Environmental Maverick? NOT!
A project supported by Montana farmers, ranchers, and Republican party leaders was mocked by McCain in 2003 and more recently in campaigning. The research shows that the North American Grizzly bear may be able to be taken off the endangered species list.
http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory?id=5816596
http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory?id=5816596
Friday, September 12, 2008
Lesson Learned
OK, you figure that a guy that has been in the computer industry for 20+ years would have a regular backup process for his computer. WRONG! The good news is that it only took a week to recover my hard drive and it looks as though full recovery is in order - Woo Hoo! The bad news is that it cost $1,800.00 to have the recovery performed.
So I one have a 320 Gig drive to back my 160 gig drive up to. I plan to activate my TimeMachine backup/recovery software that comes with my Macintosh immediately upon replacement and full recovery of my hard disk.
Learn from my mistake - BACKUP NOW! BACKUP OFTEN!
So I one have a 320 Gig drive to back my 160 gig drive up to. I plan to activate my TimeMachine backup/recovery software that comes with my Macintosh immediately upon replacement and full recovery of my hard disk.
Learn from my mistake - BACKUP NOW! BACKUP OFTEN!
Palin: wrong woman, wrong message : Part 2
Here is how the Democrats are going to lose the election! That's right, lose. Barack Obama is taking the republican bait - hook, line, and sinker. He is not only acknowledging that Palin as a force in this election, he is trying to pit his "experience" against her "experience". Now that is simply stupid!
Obama needs to run against McCain. Biden needs to run against Palin. Those are the match-ups. To take the bait and bash the "community activist", bash the "working mom", and bash the mom with a disabled child will not win votes. Talk about the environment, womens right to choose (witch McCain supports he just can no longer admit), talk about the war in Iraq, or about homeland security, domestic violence, or how about education, healthcare, or any number of REAL TOPICS that concern REAL AMERICANS!
Yes the democrats and their voice of change may get over shadowed by their inability to stop putting their collective feets in their mouths!
More to come? Probably! If I have offended you - GOOD! You should be offended our government has failed us!
Obama needs to run against McCain. Biden needs to run against Palin. Those are the match-ups. To take the bait and bash the "community activist", bash the "working mom", and bash the mom with a disabled child will not win votes. Talk about the environment, womens right to choose (witch McCain supports he just can no longer admit), talk about the war in Iraq, or about homeland security, domestic violence, or how about education, healthcare, or any number of REAL TOPICS that concern REAL AMERICANS!
Yes the democrats and their voice of change may get over shadowed by their inability to stop putting their collective feets in their mouths!
More to come? Probably! If I have offended you - GOOD! You should be offended our government has failed us!
Thursday, September 11, 2008
No On Prop 8 -This California Proposition is disgraceful!
The Yes on Prop 8 people stopped by my house this weekend to see how I was going to vote. To be honest I had no idea that there even was a prop 8. Prop 8 would make a state constitutional amendment to define marriage as a union between a Man and a Women. Basically it outlaws same sex marriage. Not only that, but it would overturn any same sex marriage that has been performed in the State. The amendment would read: "Only marriage between a man and a woman is valid and recognized in California."
The Prop 8 hate mongrels are using scare tactics to strengthen their position. They are stating that children as young as kindergartners would be taught that a marriage is between two people instead of a man and a women. I talked with a kindergarten teacher and they do not talk about marriage, even though the Prop 8 people say that it is law. They are also saying that rights would not be taken away from same sex couples, same sex couples could still have a domestic partnership - they just could not be married. Sounds like rights would be taken away.
Join me in voting NO ON PROP 8.
www.noonprop8.com
The Prop 8 hate mongrels are using scare tactics to strengthen their position. They are stating that children as young as kindergartners would be taught that a marriage is between two people instead of a man and a women. I talked with a kindergarten teacher and they do not talk about marriage, even though the Prop 8 people say that it is law. They are also saying that rights would not be taken away from same sex couples, same sex couples could still have a domestic partnership - they just could not be married. Sounds like rights would be taken away.
Join me in voting NO ON PROP 8.
www.noonprop8.com
Palin: wrong woman, wrong message
I am so glad I switched parties. It all started when in 2006, I was getting phone calls from the Republican party requesting money to help fight Hillary Clinton's bid for the White House. When I asked who the Republicans would match up against Hillary, there was nothing but silence on the other end. I have two problems with this.
1) the Republicans were so worried that Hillary was by default going to be the Democratic candidate
2) and they then had no idea who would run against her.
I knew then that Hillary would not be the Democratic candidate, the US is not ready to have a female president. I suspected that McCain would be the Republican candidate, and I am sorry he is a career politician. I have been and continue to be a Obama supporter. I am willing to give him 4 years to try something new, because the last 8 years have sucked. Also, since I have been voting there has not been an election without the names Bush or Clinton on the ballot.
But I digress. The Republican Party and John McCain are IDIOTS. Sure Sarah Palin is hot, if you caught the announcement that she was McCain's running partner, then you probably caught him checking out her ass! I guess his young wife is getting a little to old for him. But Palin is not the right answer! Want proof, then read this. She is pro-life, pro-guns, anti-environmental, and is the governor of the 4th least populated state in the union, behind (or is it ahead) of; Wyoming, Vermont, & South Dakota.
Yes, the Republican party is run by a bunch of idiots!
1) the Republicans were so worried that Hillary was by default going to be the Democratic candidate
2) and they then had no idea who would run against her.
I knew then that Hillary would not be the Democratic candidate, the US is not ready to have a female president. I suspected that McCain would be the Republican candidate, and I am sorry he is a career politician. I have been and continue to be a Obama supporter. I am willing to give him 4 years to try something new, because the last 8 years have sucked. Also, since I have been voting there has not been an election without the names Bush or Clinton on the ballot.
But I digress. The Republican Party and John McCain are IDIOTS. Sure Sarah Palin is hot, if you caught the announcement that she was McCain's running partner, then you probably caught him checking out her ass! I guess his young wife is getting a little to old for him. But Palin is not the right answer! Want proof, then read this. She is pro-life, pro-guns, anti-environmental, and is the governor of the 4th least populated state in the union, behind (or is it ahead) of; Wyoming, Vermont, & South Dakota.
Yes, the Republican party is run by a bunch of idiots!
Sunday, July 27, 2008
Relay for Life Pictures
The family came out to help dad and to support the Relay for Life fight against cancer. We had a great time at this 24 hour event. I have to say that with working two jobs, my consulting company and the start-up Soleo, I was not looking forward to running this event. After participating I have to say this was extremely rewarding for me. Now that I have have exposure to the event I plan on doing it every year and now know what to expect and how to plan to make this event an even better experience.
Sunday, June 01, 2008
Monday, May 19, 2008
Cameron at the Angels Diamond Club
Cameron scored some Diamond Club tickets for the Angels Game on Thursday night from his BFF Tim. I figured I should capture the moment on on my cell phone.
Sunday, April 13, 2008
Mackenzie Goes 7-13 in Woodbridge Tournament
Not Bad, a .583 batting average for the two weekends. First game she went 4 for 4.
Thunder Thighs
Cameron decided to shed his pants and go for a walk. It was a hot day of watching his big sister play in a high school softball tournament. Now if I had tried that, I would have been arrested.
Friday, March 28, 2008
Photoshop Express
Adobe has released Photoshop Express and I decided to try it out. It is yet another online photo management tool that allows you to upload photos, edit the photos (with some really cool advanced editing features), put them in galleries, and share your pictures with friends and family members. Furthermore the tool was created in Flex, or at least it looks as though it was created in Flex.
Thursday, March 06, 2008
Mackenzie Played on Varsity today
Mackenzie got her first chance at playing varsity softball today. Initially she was a runner for the catcher. But in the late innings they swapped out the catcher and Mac got a chance to hit, she hit a deep ball to right field that was caught. Not a problem, great chance for her to see some faster pitching. Tomorrow she goes back down to her starting position on JV.
Meanwhile we are still in search of a new gym for Ashley. We left San Clemente Gymnastics after they tried to pull some illegal b.s.
Meanwhile we are still in search of a new gym for Ashley. We left San Clemente Gymnastics after they tried to pull some illegal b.s.
Thursday, February 28, 2008
Monday, February 04, 2008
Tuesday, January 22, 2008
Monday, January 21, 2008
Who should you vote for?
Take the quiz to find out which candidates you match up with based on your beliefs: http://glassbooth.org
Monday, January 14, 2008
Friday, January 04, 2008
Christmas - Round 2
My dad (Papa) stopped by to give kids their Christmas gifts. Here are some pictures from Christmas Round 2.
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