The Republicans are really grasping for straws on this one:
But the other thing about her, she does know about international relations, because she is right up there in Alaska. Right next to Russia.
~ Fox News Channel’s Steve Doocy, host of Fox and Friends
You know, she, her, the experience that she comes from is, is, with what she’s done in the government. And also remember, Alaska is the closest part of our continent to Russia.
Many have argued that Obama is not ready to be President, that he is too young. Perhaps. I think we can be sure that he will make mistakes. Then again, what President hasn’t?
Republicans, think of your dream President, Ronald Reagan. Did he make some bad judgment calls? I’d say we can probably find one or two decisions that he made, and agree that they were bad calls. Democrats, how about our favorite President? JFK, perhaps? Let’s take the Bay of Bigs and the Cuban Missile Crisis as examples. Every President is bound to make mistakes. It’s the nature of the job.
What impresses me about Barack Obama, and makes me think that he is ready for the job, is that I think he has the patience to make decisions. He has the temperament to consider all of the options before him, and to make a wise, informed decision. I’m not worried that he’ll lie to the country in order to go to war.
Obama is idealistic, for sure. However, I think he is realistic as well. He will be willing work with Congress. This is clearly something that President Bush hasn’t done.
I’m looking forward to the debates. I think they’ll be much better than the Kerry v. Bush debates!
So people often complain about Windows-based operating systems using “OK” dialogue boxes far too often. For example, you change a preference in one window, then click “OK.” You close that window and then click “OK” again to confirm your additional changes.
Why is then, that Vista removed a confirmation dialogue from the Shut Down menus? OS X has them, and they make sense there. It’s great when companies take queues from their customers’ complaints, but they should think about it a little!
I thought I would start a regular good deed of donating blood. It seems like an easy thing to do, and something that is much needed. Now, I see why - it turns out the list of items that preclude one from donating is quite long. This list obviously includes cancer, which includes melanoma. I can’t donate for ten years following the discovery of my melanoma. Looks like I’ll need to find another way to save the world. The good news is that they still gave me a t-shirt, soda, and Oreos.
Wallace is absolutely fascinated by stretchy pony tail holders. Unfortunately for Dana and I, he’s also quite intelligent. He’s figured out where Dana keeps her pony tail holders, and has also figured out how to open the drawer. Evidence below:
This drawer was definitely closed. He’s also smart enough to move anything out of the way when it blocks the drawer. It’s been a fun day of testing the little rat’s smarts!
Not that I have time to post much these days anyway, but we’re off camping this week, leaving tomorrow. Things will be even quieter here. In the meantime, here are a few pieces I hope to finish reading while we’re disconnected:
Seeing as Labor Day is nearly upon us, the news of Apple being sued by its employees for violating California employment laws, caught my eye.
It’s unfortunate that many of the commenters display animosity against the individual whom filed the suit against Apple. Just because a job is demanding, does not mean that a company should expect to not compensate those individuals for their high hours. It seems to me that companies should value these employees more, and compensate them justly for the high expectations that they must meet.
Sigur Ros recently played a magnificent concert at New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art. Current.tv is kind enough to have the entire performance on their site. You can view the performance below. Continue reading ‘Sigur Ros at the Metropolitan Museum of Art’
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