Had the unfortunate opportunity to watch the latest version of Ocean’s Eleven with George Clooney, yeah, I know it’s been out for a while; however I really had no need to see it. It was on one of the movie channels late last night, so I tuned in, now I … Continue reading
Soldiers, Sailors and Airmen of the Allied Expeditionary Force! You are about to embark upon the Great Crusade, toward which we have striven these many months. The eyes of the world are upon you. The hopes and prayers of liberty-loving people everywhere march with you. In company with our brave … Continue reading
Nathan Hale was born at Coventry, Connecticut on this day in 1755. He was educated at Yale, graduating at eighteen, probably with plans to become a minister after acquiring a bit of experience. He taught school at New London, volunteering to teach a class of girls for two hours each … Continue reading
The Gilded Age ended on this day in 1933, the end of the gold standard in the US. Gold had dominated monetary systems for about a hundred years, the thinking being that limiting money to the supply of gold would enforce discipline on the various governments. Of course, they all … Continue reading
For those of you who were wondering, Windows 7 will be released in time for the holidays. I have beta tested the operating system for quite some time, and current have 3 machines running Windows 7 both 32-bit and 64-bit versions. I am very happy with the Windows release. If … Continue reading
You’re a 19 year old kid. You’re critically wounded, and dying in the jungle in the Ia Drang Valley , 11-14-1965, LZ X-ray, Vietnam . Your infantry unit is out numbered 8-1, and the enemy fire is so intense, from 100 or 200 yards away, that your own Infantry Commander … Continue reading
Melvin Jerome Blank was born at San Francisco on this day in 1908, and grew up at Portland, Oregon. In high school he entertained his friends with jokes featuring multiple accents he picked up from his neighbors, and changed his last name to Blanc. He soon was performing on a … Continue reading
I don’t normally use my blog for PSA’s; however considering the heightened levels of security around the world due to the threat of terrorism, I thought I should post this: This notice has been confirmed as real and was sent to elected officials in Washington State by the Assistant State … Continue reading
Those who know me, know that I don’t approve of much of what the Obama Administration has done so far; however I have to give the new POTUS kudos on a job well done, by creating the position of a “Cybersecurity Czar” President Obama spoke today about the creation of … Continue reading
Ms. Priscilla Guthrie began work at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) this week as Associate Director of National Intelligence and Intelligence Community Chief Information Officer (CIO). Guthrie, a former Deputy CIO at the Department of Defense, will help lead the Intelligence Community’s (IC) strategy to strengthen … Continue reading