@petedominick Intellect and Politics
I was listening to Stand Up with Pete Dominick on Sirius/XM yesterday or the day before and I caught the tail end of a conversation about political leanings in this country. The basic topic seemed to be about whether or not people really exercised thoughtful contemplation about either the political process or the reasons they [...]
Amendment 3
Amendment III No Soldier shall, in time of peace be quartered in any house, without the consent of the Owner, nor in time of war, but in a manner to be prescribed by law. Suffice it to say this amendment probably hasn’t been used or needed in quite some time. If anyone out there has [...]
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18,000 miles and counting
I’m up to 18,000 miles on my 2011 Chevy Cruze Eco so it seemed like a good time to write a review. On a scale of 1 to 10, I’ll give the 2011 Cruze Eco a 7.5/10. Factors affecting the rating: Gas Mileage: 9/10 I bought the Eco model for a reason. Driving to and [...]
Amendment 2
Amendment II A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed. You have to wonder about the grammar of the guys who wrote this stuff. We should have a Constitutional Amendment to rewrite these things in modern [...]
Reflections on Amendment 1
In a spirit of solidarity with the burgeoning political process happening throughout our fair country, (which I am never compelled to call ‘America,’) I plan to write reflections about each of the amendments with some thoughts as to how current events relate. What pray-tell do I call our country? When we lived overseas, with other [...]
Reading Into It
By: Mr. Scientist I read a recent article in the WAPO and it got me thinking. One idea the article references concerns the way that everyone, kids in particular, gather knowledge in today’s world. In the United States at least, the internet is nearly ubiquitous. If we want to know something we just go to [...]
Redbox = Cheap
So the above is true in more ways than 1. And I myself, am pretty peeved about it. I got a movie last night from Redbox. Admittedly I used a promo code but by getting the Blu Ray version they got 30 cents out of me. The process to find a movie was easy, the [...]
What is you R2?
I told Mr. Scientist last night that this would be the title of my next post. I didn’t have a topic to go with it then but one soon found me. We were talking on the phone as I drove home and soon after stating this as the title I stopped at Walmart to get [...]
The Modern Mythology By: Mr. Scientist
[adsenseShortCode] I was listening to a discussion on NPR recently about the place of mythology in today’s society. The Greeks and Romans instantly come to mind in any discussion of myth, but is our modern society just rehashing these old tales with present-day culture? George Lucas has openly said that ancient mythology heavily influenced his [...]
A word to websites
If I visit your site, don’t force me to interact with a lightbox before I can do anything else. Seriously, this is more annoying than Urkel.
Word of the Day Rant: Lackadaisical
The word lackadaisical perplexes me. It’s so straightforward yet nearly almost all sports announcers I hear get it wrong. When you read it aloud, what do you hear? I hear: Lack-a-days-ick-al. Watch an NBA basketball game sometime. Anytime. I predict that any NBA game you watch will produce the same result. You won’t hear what [...]
laptopscreens.com
Many thanks to latopscreens.com. A few weeks ago I dropped my laptop while setting another person’s laptop (safely in a box) down in my office. My laptop (while closed) landed directly on the top/front edge. Visibly there was no damage however when I powered the machine on the damage became clear. There were multiple spider-web [...]
If White Castle went away, would anyone notice?
I drive by a fair number of White Castle restaurants each week. Without a doubt these are the most drab, boring and unappealing fast food restaurants out there. If I have a chance I’ll take some pictures. But really, I’m not going out of my way. So the first two sentences and the title naturally [...]
I want to see a Paul/Santorum Ticket
With the Iowa Caucuses around the corner the political scene in our country finally gets to see some action. The ‘debates’ to date and other pre-election activities have been many, but now the rubber finally hits the road and we’ll see what these candidates are made of, or more precisely what the voters in Iowa [...]
Word of the Day Rant: Decadent
Have you ever looked up the word Decadent in the Dictionary? I’ve looked it up a few times and am continually surprised by the definition. Here’s what we get from Merriam-Webster on Decadent. Definition of Decadent marked by decay or decline of, relating to, or having the characteristics of the decadents characterized by or appealing [...]
A crazy night or They do say things come in 3s
There are some nights when a confluence of events come together. It is hard to know what it all means at the time or how one’s own role will play out. Tonight brought me into the path of not 1, not 2, but 3 separate tragedies. Along the way I passed a great kid on [...]
Winter Wonderland
We drove through the Winter Wonderland in Vernon Hills tonight. It wasn’t quite what I expected, and we waited over an hour in line to get in, but the girls seemed to like it. The Details Winter Wonderland is a Christmas light show done in collaboration with the Cuneo Mansion and Gardens and the Village [...]
USB to Projector
So I’m setting up projectors in the school where I work. And for us, the optimal setup is to use USB cables to connect the PCs and the projectors, however, there is a catch. The distance is such that the USB cables need a signal booster. Now, in the first few tests I did, full [...]
Dakotah Steakhouse – Rapid City, SD
We ate at Dakotah Steakhouse on Wednesday, June 29th. At the time of our visit the restaurant had been open for about a month. On the whole I would rate the place as a 7/10. The experience didn’t start off great. The hostess seemed distracted and disinterested in us. When she asked us if we [...]