(Untitled)- January 31, 2003 It has been quite the tumultous week. I'm taking tommorow off and going to see my wife's family for a mini-reunion, which should be interesting. I must confess that it will be nice to not work a day and think about some of the things that have been going on in my life.http://radio.weblogs.com/0100886/2003/01/30.html#a23 (Untitled)- January 27, 2003 Futher meditations on democracy, and my understanding of it. Lately, I have been awakening to a spirit of patriotism and love for my country that I never had before. For the first time in my adult life, I'm starting to understand just how special this country we call "America" really is. If you consider our history and style of government we managed to instituted, it's quite awe-inspiring. We've certainly screwed stuff up in the process -- I understand and appreciate that brutal reality. I...http://radio.weblogs.com/0100886/2003/01/27.html#a22 (Untitled)- January 27, 2003 I read an interesting article in yesterday's paper about Iraq and the ongoing issues around it. One part of the article, in particular, grabbed my attention. It discussed the plans around overthrowing Saddam and replacing him with a democracy, and highlighted the idea that instituting a democracy would likely not stick, given the state of affairs. Iraq is simply not ready for such an advanced form of government, in my opinion. This isn't to say that the people of Iraq are incapable of governing.http://radio.weblogs.com/0100886/2003/01/27.html#a21 (Untitled)- January 21, 2003 St. Peter brought in a very cool CD of Professor Longhair. It's a bluesy, rock n'roll CD -- classic American blues, in my humble (if somewhat, uninformed) opinion. Great music to work by.http://radio.weblogs.com/0100886/2003/01/21.html#a20 (Untitled)- January 16, 2003 Middle of the day...moving slower now. For some reason, I'm a little sad today. Melancholy dances, a ghost gliding across the studio of my heart.http://radio.weblogs.com/0100886/2003/01/16.html#a19 (Untitled)- January 15, 2003 We had a geek night last evening at Peter Millard's house. Matt Miller (linuxwolf) was in town, visiting family so we persuaded him to come visit the local Jabber Geek club. ;) It was fun for all -- good Chinese food and great discussion. We reviewed a couple of JEPs (50 and 65). Overall, a fun evening and a great way to relax. I finished Good To Great last night. If I had to identify the most striking point made in that book, I would have to say that it was the whole consideration of humility,.http://radio.weblogs.com/0100886/2003/01/15.html#a18 |