Archive for October, 2007

October 29, 2007: 9:04 pm: Technology

OK.  Everybody seems to be back on the Flock bandwagon, so I’m giving it a whirl. I wish they had a wizard for setting up all your accounts, though the setup is pretty easy.  Let’s see how this blog posting works.

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October 23, 2007: 3:04 pm: books, Uncategorized

Sword and Laser bannerVeronica Belmont has graciously allowed me to help her start a science fictiona and fantasy book club called The Sword and Laser. Our first book will be ‘The Golden Compass’ by Philip Pullman (also known as Northern Lights outside the US… why do they do that?). So if you’re into swords and/or lasers, pop on by and join us.

October 14, 2007: 8:43 am: Politics, Uncategorized

The American Freedom Agenda caught my eye today. They are fighting for legislation returning the rights and freedoms that the current President has either eroded or removed. These include issues like habeus corpus, the right of journalists to report, a ban on torture, an end to the practice of signing statements to exempt yourself from the law, and more. This is essential to whatever candidate next holds the Presidency. If we are to avoid a dictatorship, the erosion of liberties must stop.