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About the New Look and Feel

Every so often I get the urge to reskin this site. The fine folks at WordPress have made it so easy to do, I just like to take advantage. With the recent 3.0 release, they have added a bunch of new features for themes, and I wanted to test drive them.
Sure, it’s a

In Search Of Humor: The Top 5 Funniest Republicans/Conservatives

A friend pointed me to recent comments by Keith Olbermann that there are no funny conservatives.  As a big fan of both conservatism (at least the fiscal kind) and comedy/stand up, I have to take issue with that.  There are a lot of funny conservatives/libertarians.  (Please note, I really couldn’t find any funny social conservatives,

Some Thoughts On The End Of #Lost

My initial thoughts on the season finale of Lost I summed up in a tweet last night.
After six years of great foreplay, #Lost becomes an inconsiderate lover – rolls over, turns off the lights, leaves me unfulfilled.
What has been so great about the show, and the reason I have

The Decline of Satan as a Political Force

It occurred to me today that you really don’t hear much about Beelzebub in a political context anymore. I was thinking about my childhood (and gaming in particular – and by gaming I don’t mean video) and remembered all of the dire warnings hurled at me regarding the dark lord.
Dungeons & Dragons was a

Toy Soldiers Gets A Launch Date – Available 3/3

I originally found Toy Soldiers because Microsoft featured it in their booth at CES.  I swung by to look at their games and was seriously impressed by this one. It’s a war game that features planes, tanks, blimps, foot soldiers, bullet cam views, and countless forms of merriment in blowing things up.
It will be

What Your ISP and Your Boyfriend Have In Common

I joked on Facebook the other day that telecom and tech companies are like your boy/girlfriend – you love what they bring to your life, but on some level you are always kind of annoyed by them.
It may be interesting to draw that analogy out a bit further.  It occurs to me that your ISP

What Is The iPad? The Fundamental Problem

To me, the ultimate and unresolved questions are “What is the iPad?” and “What does it offer that is substantially better or different from its likely competitors?”
At dinner Tuesday night, I was discussing those points with a bunch of guys I consider to be very bright technologsts. One of the guys at the table argued

My Experience With the “House Call”

I was at a meeting over near the Hill yesterday and had a chance to wander past the throngs of people storming the halls of Congress. I had an opportunity to chat with some of them, and to listen to many others. There were several things I picked up on, and I thought

Other #SwineFluSymptoms To Watch Out For

I’ve had some version of what my dad used to call “The Dread Mahocus” for several days know. Given the mass hysteria over H1N1 Swine Flu, I figured I’d take a look at the symptoms just to see what they are. Here’s what the CDC says:
You may have the flu if you have