About Me
Retired computer security guru. Mark Twain impersonator. Spinoza freak.Recent Entries
The Urge to "Change"
I rather like John McCain, but I sincerely feel the nation cannot survive four more years of a C-student in the White House. So, I am an old ret... read more
"Big Tony" Scalia and the Logic Hound
In the past four days, the oldest living reactionary Justice of the United States Supreme Court, Antonin "Big Tony" Scalia, the man who gave us George... read more
An Epiphany
I had occasion today to speak to my discussion group of an enlightening moment I experienced yesterday on the net. One of my blogster friends ha... read more
The Price of Tomatoes, er, Oil
In his first major TV role, the actor Peter ("Columbo") Falk played a truck driver who was hauling a load of tomatoes to market. Like a good Sam... read more
A Prolegomena for the Proof of God's Existence
Apart from making his philosophy almost incomprehensible to ordinary people, Spinoza did manage (as a humorist might say) to confuse those parts of it... read more
Revisiting the Lead-up to the War in Iraq
Scott McClellan's tell-all book has refocused the spotlight on the Bush administration's decision making processes. But in my opinion, McClellan... read more
Swift-boating John McCain
I really thought it was nifty the way those guys ganged up on Kerry with those lies about his medal. Creativity like that ought to have earned t... read more
Wright is a "Jeremiah"
I'm just back here for a visit but I see many familiar names and faces . . . and a few new ones as well. I've been up to my ears lately in a boo... read more
An Endorsement
For what it's worth, my choice for the Democratic nomination, and for the presidency of the United States is Barack Obama. I have many reasons for m... read more
Obama Got it Right
I was somewhat amused by Mrs. Clinton's objection to Barack Obama's policy declaration regarding the use of unilateral force to arrest and punish terr... read more
