My roommate is more of a geek than I. He is working on 2 laptops while watching the movie. I am just working on the one.
The BBC has a news article on the UN release of an atlas which highlights how humans have changed the Earth. Cities are larger than ever. Whole mountains have been leveled. Swamps have been drained. Stronger storms have altered coastlines.
Watching the US National Soccer Team take on Costa Rica’s National Soccer Team. I rather like the US team. Kasey Keller has always impressed me with his ability to make amazing saves. Some of my favorite players no longer are playing. Of course, I started watching the US team in 1994. I hope they win.
I am toying with the idea of resurrecting the project and to-do list. Lately, there are so many things that I have to do that I am not keeping up with it all. The list was abandoned because there were so many items that I could no longer keep clear what was active and what…
. The first grand democratic experiment in Athens was drivem by a movement of the demos–citizen-peasants–organizing to make the Greek oligarchs who were abusing their power accountable. Democracy is always a movement of an energized public to make elites responsible–it is at its core and most basic foundation the taking back of one’s powers in…
Having the university degree makes me much more marketable as someone who can successfully navigate one of the most difficult beaucracies ever devised and replicated. See more progress on: get a degree
A cough and distant talking stole Makai’s attention. “Sohjie…. We have company.” He listened intently for more sounds coming from the other side of the heavy oak door. Sohjie placed the herb jar back on the shelf. They took up positions on either side of the door. It opened painfully slowly. An drunk man with…
From NPR: “Blogging is a favorite pastime for many tech-savvy writers. But when the subject of the blogs veers into the workplace, employers have been less enthusiastic. Los Alamos Labs is red-faced after an employee revealed security concerns in a blog. And Delta has fired a flight attendant for leggy photos on her web journal. 
“You are a known for your wit and charm.” That almost put me on the floor laughing.