Sometimes I wonder whether the world is being run by smart people who are putting us on or by imbeciles who really mean it. ~~Mark Twain
By John on Aug 8, 2007 in Business, Places, Travel | 0 Comments
Wow! Did a recent business trip to New York City turn into a bit of an adventure. We had a meeting in town, and I’d found what I thought was a reasonably priced hotel one block from the meeting site. The boss went on Priceline, and found rooms in Jersey City for $125. It was a Hyatt, and a nice place.
By John on Jul 22, 2007 in Politics, Travel | 2 Comments
JetBlue sponsored, among many other things, YearlyKos. This is a grass roots convention of progressive bloggers and activists. JetBlue shows Fox News in flight, Their new CEO contributed $2,100 to Mitt Romney’s campaign, and they advertise on Fox. Yet when Bill O’Reilly finds they sponsored a progressive convention, he attacks…so JetBlue. And instead of standing up for their sponsorship, and pointing out how much they support Fox, they cave in and have their logo removed from the YearKos website.
By John on May 14, 2007 in Books, Crime, Culture, Fun Stuff, Gadgets, General, Places, Religion, Society, Tampa, Technology, Travel, Weather | 0 Comments
A bit of news from the week ending May 13, 2007. Crack selling ministers and long car trips.
By John on May 9, 2007 in Congress, Crime, Politics, Society, Travel | 2 Comments
The Department of Homeland Security will move forward with plans to implement the REAL ID Act despite widespread opposition from citizens and state legislatures. But DHS spokesman Russ Knocke said Tuesday that even the states which have already passed laws or resolutions against the act would eventually come around and implement the national identification standards, because the citizens who now oppose it would start demanding it.
By John on Apr 20, 2007 in Corruption, General, Politics, Presidency, Science, Technology, Travel | 0 Comments
This is a round of general news worth noting for the weekend April 15, 2007
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