I am a kind of paranoiac in reverse. I suspect people of plotting to make me happy.
-- J. D. Salinger (1 January 1919 - 27 January 2010), American author, Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters (1955)
Thursday, January 28, 2010
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
RIP Howard Zinn
If those in charge of our society -- politicians, corporate executives, and owners of press and television -- can dominate our ideas, they will be secure in their power. They will not need soldiers patrolling the streets. We will control ourselves.
-- Howard Zinn (24 August 1924 - 27 January 2010), American historian, political scientist, playwright and activist, Declarations of Independence: Cross-Examining American Ideology (1991): "American Ideology"
-- Howard Zinn (24 August 1924 - 27 January 2010), American historian, political scientist, playwright and activist, Declarations of Independence: Cross-Examining American Ideology (1991): "American Ideology"
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
A Very Small Stage
The Earth is a very small stage in a vast cosmic arena. Think of the rivers of blood spilled by all those generals and emperors so that, in glory and triumph, they could become the momentary masters of a fraction of a dot. Think of the endless cruelties visited by the inhabitants of one corner of this pixel on the scarcely distinguishable inhabitants of some other corner, how frequent their misunderstandings, how eager they are to kill one another, how fervent their hatreds.
-- Carl Sagan (1934-1996), astronomer and writer
-- Carl Sagan (1934-1996), astronomer and writer
Monday, January 25, 2010
Pre For Me
Palm Pre+ (Verizon) for me today. I've been carrying a Palm Centro as my combination cell phone/calendar/contacts/clock/music system/data caddy for the past year and a half or so. From the little I've played with it so far, the Pre does *not* feel like a Palm. It does feel like a slick high-tech device.
I've spent over 7 years learning all the Palm OS applications that are useful for the types of things I like to do. I hope it's quicker (and cheaper) to find and learn to use the best Pre software.
I've spent over 7 years learning all the Palm OS applications that are useful for the types of things I like to do. I hope it's quicker (and cheaper) to find and learn to use the best Pre software.
Thursday, January 21, 2010
Compassion
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
Text
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
There Comes A Time
Cowardice asks the question, "Is it safe?" Expediency asks the question, "Is it politic?" Vanity asks the question, "Is it popular?" But, conscience asks the question, "Is it right?" And there comes a time when one must take a position that is neither safe, nor politic, nor popular but one must take it because one's conscience tells one that it is right.
-- Martin Luther King, Jr.
-- Martin Luther King, Jr.
Monday, January 18, 2010
Never Be Afraid
Friday, January 15, 2010
No Bonus
Thursday, January 14, 2010
Quake
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
2009 Mileage
For the year 2009, driving my 1999 Saturn which now has >217,000 miles, with past years' stats for comparison:
The stats are starting to look a little cramped. I'll hafta work on that.
MPG dropped by a fraction, but not by much; I can still claim my car gets 35mpg. The drop in cost for a gallon of gas surprises me -- cheapest year so far, despite the high miles. I ran up the most miles for a year, but not the most gallons of gas. Now I need to cut mileage to <25,000 again.
2009 2008 2007 2006 2009 delta % delta
Total miles : 27,307 24,346 25,847 25,111 +2957 +12.1%
Total cost : $1,809.71 $2,188.79 $2,231.76 $1,942.72 -$379.08 -17.3%
Total gallons : 793.73 686.27 812.14 776.47 +107.46 +15.6%
Avg gallons/day : 2.174 1.875 2.225 2.127 +0.299 +15.9%
Avg days/fillup : 4.9 5.3 4.7 4.9 -0.4 - 7.5%
Avg miles/day : 74.81 66.52 70.81 68.80 +8.29 +12.4%
Avg cost/day : $4.90 $5.92 $6.00 $5.27 -$1.02 -17.3%
Avg cost/gal : $2.28 $3.14 $2.75 $2.50 -$0.86 -27.3%
Avg miles/gal : 34.95 35.48 32.24 32.77 -0.53 - 1.5%
The stats are starting to look a little cramped. I'll hafta work on that.
MPG dropped by a fraction, but not by much; I can still claim my car gets 35mpg. The drop in cost for a gallon of gas surprises me -- cheapest year so far, despite the high miles. I ran up the most miles for a year, but not the most gallons of gas. Now I need to cut mileage to <25,000 again.
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Getting On Top
Monday, January 11, 2010
Sufficient Conclusions
Friday, January 08, 2010
Suffer A Little
Thursday, January 07, 2010
Which Is This?
Wednesday, January 06, 2010
Being Methodical
Tuesday, January 05, 2010
The Artist's Business
Monday, January 04, 2010
Look It Over Carefully
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