ten foot tin tittie

Apparently*, Claire Braz-Valentine, a woman of 60+ years, read this very strongly worded letter to AG John Ashcroft, at the “In Celebration of the Muse” event, Cabrillo College. Regarding the AG’s recent actions … Read more

power of “branding”

I needed a web template. 3 column, css based. one I had used before. I couldn’t remember the name, and google returned entirely too many hits. I remembered the site had the word … Read more

Charles Harper Mystery of the Missing Migrants

Karaoke via Dictionary

Thanks to BrettB for this most excellent parody site, where a variety of songs are “sung” using the spoken words from online dictionaries. Yes, that’s exactly what the site is, and you’ll just … Read more

Interview “under god” judge

Here’s an interesting, though short, interview w/the 79 yr old, WWII combat vet, judge who recently led a 9th Court ruling against the use of “under god” in the pledge of allegiance. Goodwin … Read more

Spring Preview: Daffodils

Let Freedom Ring

Now, more than ever (hey, it was a good turn of words), the need for vigilence in protecting freedom is necessary. Declan’s quoting of a set of links to the essential documents defining … Read more

Smoky Hill River Bridge

Presidential Orders

I don’t often agree with the shrub, but this memo, ostensibly leaked from the navel postgraduate school, seems to suggest a reasonable course of action. Note too that only the day, not the … Read more

Open Source Update

Tim O’Reilly writes an interesting perspective piece regarding open source vendors, how s/w is actually used, and some finishing comments regarding the politicization of the whole process. O’Reilly Network: The Strange Case of … Read more