Allen January 30th, 2004
Normally I don’t take quizes and I don’t post my results, but this one is unique. Oklahoma Today has a quiz called
Are You an Oklahoman.
With a score of 178, I rank as a Sooner Pioneer.
Allen January 29th, 2004
I like to rotate my quotes as the fancy strikes, so captured here is my current quote before I install my new one:
It is the soldier, not the reporter,
Who has given us freedom of the press.
It is the soldier, not the poet,
Who has given us freedom of speech.
It is the soldier, not the campus organizer,
Who has given us the freedom to demonstrate.
It is the soldier, who salutes the flag,
Who serves beneath the flag,
And whose coffin is draped by the flag,
Who allows the protester to burn the flag.
Charles M. Province
Allen January 29th, 2004
I read a report the other day that 90% of all people believe polls are accurate and balanced. I guess Steven Den Beste didn’t hear about that when he wrote USS Clueless – Polls and other lies.
Excellent article I highly recommend.
Remember, the only poll that matters is the ballot box. Everything else is just make believe.
Allen January 29th, 2004
I just don’t know what to say. When I read a letter like A Father’s Story, I start to really ponder what in the world we in the US are doing to this world.
I details the pain and loss suffered by a man who has lost his job because of Bush. He’s lost family members. He was even homeless for a while.
Perhaps we can elect someone like Dean who can help this poor guy out.
Allen January 29th, 2004
The The Politburo Diktat: Commissar Does Letterman has article detailing the top ten rules for blogging.
1. Done.
2. Done.
3. Done.
4. Usually.
5. Not really sure what that means. Begging for a Trackback?
6. Done.
7. 41/M/OK.
8. Pretty much done. Hard to determine if I did well as I’m seeing through my own eyes.
9. Definitely done. Taken them, but haven’t posted results. Used to do LiveJournal, never really got into it.
10. Didn’t know about that. Will do so.
Allen January 29th, 2004
Rosemary’s back and she rips into Dr. Dean in Dean’s World: I’m Back! (Rosemary, The Queen of All Evil).
An often quoted statistic of 99% of all children in Vermont are covered by the good doctor. OK, OK. Most of them are covered by their parents. Most of remainder were covered by Doc Dean with Federal grants. No doubt when President Dean is elected, his first order of business will be to get United Nations grants to cover all those uninsured children.
It’s one thing to brag about how well you’ve done. It’s another to brag on how well you’ve spent big daddy’s money.
Allen January 28th, 2004
Cool site with lots of info on CSS. I’m still not happy with my CSS nor my page design. I will be visiting thefixor has css links in the future.
Allen January 28th, 2004
Yahoo has an article about a GM flower that turns red when in the presence of nitrogen-dioxide — material that evaporates from land mines. This sterile plant can be sown over a suspected landmine field and the resulting red plants act as a marker for areas that need examination.
See Yahoo! News – Flower-Power Could Help Clear Land mines for the full story.
I wonder how long it takes before a landmine starts throwing off NO2? If too long or if the mine is too deep, this many have limited potential, but it sure looks pretty cool to me.
They also appear to have a GMO to detect heavy metals in soil.
