Archive for June, 2004


US Hands Reigns to Iraq

Monday, June 28th, 2004

The big news this week is that America has handing sovereignty over the interim Iraqi government, which will be in the global spotlight like none in history. Opponents of the administration (including the AP) will look for every negative and broadcast it to the world, but peace-loving people across the globe should be cheering for [...]

Virtual Church

Sunday, June 27th, 2004

I don’t know if any of you remember that old song that goes… “what the world, needs now, is love, sweet love…”? Sure, it’s a bit on the sappy side but I think the sentiment is true. The Church of Fools has launched a virtual church where the message is all about love. It’s a [...]

Internet Speed Record Smashed

Monday, June 21st, 2004

Posted back in April that Internet2 is blazing fast. Apparently, they’ve just broken the data transfer speed record! And here I was happy with my 3Mb downloads.

Comet Sparks Questions

Saturday, June 19th, 2004

What do you think of scientists? I mean, they’re uber smart right? I have to agree. It seems like they thrive on learning new things, so much so, that at times everything else—life—gets put on the back (bunsen) burner. But what gets my hackles up is how a scientist will state something as fact when [...]

Pistons Are 2004 NBA Champs

Tuesday, June 15th, 2004

The series only went 5 games just like the experts said, but it was the hard-working Pistons who dealt on the Lakers to win it all. Congrats Detroit… you’ve earned it!

Tyranny of Choice

Monday, June 7th, 2004

My grandpa used to tell me, “People are important, things aren’t.” Maybe not the most eloquent phrase but there’s wisdom there that today’s materialistic society seems to be missing. Getting more “stuff” won’t bring the happiness that marketers claim it will. Barry Schwartz is saying that extreme choice is part of the problem rather than [...]

‘Under God’ Stands… For Now

Sunday, June 6th, 2004

The US Supreme Court has decided not to address the issue of whether or not “under God” should be allowed to remain in our pledge of alligiance. All they’ve done at this point is postpone that decision by dismissing this case. Some expect the ACLU to pursue a ban, even while they claim to champion [...]

Reagan Passes On

Sunday, June 6th, 2004

Even while some of his political opponents took cheap shots at a former President stricken with Alzheimer’s his honest and forthright legacy will live on. He died today at the ripe, old age of 93. Truly one of America’s greatest of the past century if not both.

More Good News in Iraq

Saturday, June 5th, 2004

Rosemary Davis has an idea. Let’s focus on the good coming out of Iraq:

Iraq now receives two times the electrical power it did before the war.
100 percent of the hospitals are open and fully staffed, compared with 35 percent before.
More than 400,000 people have telephones for the first time ever.
More than 4.5 million people have [...]