September 2008
8 posts
After much searching...Home
The past months (actually almost a year) have been used for a bit of soul searching. My journey in discovering Deism have made my mind more at peace. The knowledge and experience that I have gained from fellow Deists have helped me understand many things about my life. Namely that somethings I can change and somethings I cannot. But this journey was really about finding a nitch for me to carve...
Sep 26th
Sep 23rd
Chicago Bums are Persistent
While not reaching the level of scourge, the homeless of Chicago are persistent and sometimes entertaining in the ways they beg for handouts. Yesterday, one homeless man holered out that all he needed was for one person to spare a million dollars. Quickly, though, the entertainment value of the begging passes and it becomes irritating and in some cases intimidating. It seems as though in...
Sep 15th
In Chicago...again
Back in Chicago for another week, but it seems like I never left. At least this time I have an internet connection. The Palmer House Hilton is actually a pretty nice hotel and serves as my second home as of late.
Sep 14th
Fear Mongering in Overdrive
Hurricane Ike has come ashore. Did all the individuals who chose to ride out the storm die? Probably not. Sure America endured some tragic loses due to the storm, but with any storm of this magnitude, that is expected. The National Weather Service stated that anyone who remained in the storm’s path would face certain death. Now Americans must not only endure terrorism threats from radical...
Sep 13th
“the representative is never forcing his opinion on anyone, but rather upholding...”
– http://federalistpublicola.com/2008/09/07/on-representative-leadership/
Sep 12th
“The reports of my death are greatly exaggerated.”
– originally from Mark Twain These are the words of Steve Jobs, he said them first and now has all rights to the phrase, any use of this phrase without express written permission will be deemed harmful to the corporate well-being of the the apple product line and the viability of the apple company....
Sep 12th
I'm Here
Tumblr? Really? Just when I thought that I was a part of everything that Web 2.0 had to offer I found tumblr. Actually I found out about tumblr a while back, but the idea of creating a mini-blog seemed useless. However, I have now seen the light. Mini-posts, status updates, and link pages seem to be the new movement of the web. where will I go from here (except to hell, of course)? Well, for...
Sep 12th