As usual on a late Saturday afternoon, I turned on C-SPAN while eating my supper. To my surprise, Tom Friedman was the keynote speaker at the 2008 Book Expo American in Los Angeles. Friedman is always worth listening to. He spoke about his new book, “Hot, Flat, and Crowded: Why We Need [...]
Entries from June 2008
June 24, 2008
Oil Supply & Demand
I am so angry with Congress that I could spit. The issue of oil supply and demand and the extraordinarily high cost of gasoline is just another another issue in which the two parties are playing partisan politics rather taking care of the American people. Perhaps, too, I’m a wee bit suspicious of anyone who [...]
June 4, 2008
The Democratic primaries are finally over
As I sit here writing, Obama is just 9 delegates short of winning the primaries. This is the first time in my relatively long memory that every state and the territory of Puerto Rico has played an important part in the primary process. Usually the primary count is over hardly before it’s begun as was [...]
June 3, 2008
Some days I just shouldn’t be allowed on the computer!
About a week ago, I downloaded the software updates recommended by my software update program. But something went wrong. When I logged in again as required by my operating system, following the download, my password failed to work. So, following the instructions for my OS, I changed my password. It still [...]
