The site for ranting and reporting by John Masters
You might have noticed that posting appears to be lite lately. Actually, I’ve been adding some posts related to my movie collection, and I’ve been doing lots of updates to the blog. In fact, I think I pretty much have it complete in terms of functionality. This included an upgrade to the most recent version of the WordPress software to Version 2.0.2.
Read moreClassic film set in occupied Africa during the early days of World War II: An American expatriate meets a former lover, with unforeseen complications.
Read moreIf Oracle made toasters… They’d claim their toaster was compatible with all brands and styles of bread, but when you
Read moreIA Software Engineer, a Hardware Engineer and a Departmental Manager were on their way to a meeting in Switzerland. They were driving down a steep mountain road when suddenly the brakes on their car failed. The car careened almost out of control down the road, bouncing off the crash barriers, until it miraculously ground to a halt, scraping along the mountainside.
Read moreIn the beginning GOD created the Bit and the Byte. And from those he created the Word.
Read moreRepublicans are packaging as “reform” a plan that would gut FISA, leaving the president free to spy on Americans without obtaining a warrant. A NY Times editorial expresses appropriate outrage at this cynical ploy to shield the president’s lawless behavior:
Read moreTreasury Secretary John Snow notified Congress yesterday that the administration had taken “all prudent and legal actions” to keep from hitting the $8.2 trillion national debt limit.
Read moreGood grief, every where I turn I’m seeing headlines about Brokeback Mountain not getting the Oscar for best picture as some sort of statement about Hollywood dissing the gay film. Could it be that Crash was actually a better film?
Read moreMy Mom sent me this photograph of a rare albino peacock.
Read moreI’ve been pondering this post for sometime. I do not want this post to be seen as self-serving, but to point out how poorly we are doing as a society at caring for the least of these.
Read moreA driver who ran a red light not only damaged his truck and another vehicle, but left a gaping hole
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