Monthly Archives: September 2004

Last week my blog server was down. It turned out to be an unusual underground fire in Baltimore. The severity of the fire caused the city to shut down both our primary and secondary power grids. Our NOC was able … Continue reading →

The post below was put up because a friend was understandably concerned. Sometimes companies listen. It may take a lot of talking and a lot of persistence. It sometimes takes going to the media. I’ve been dealing with a company … Continue reading →

Just cruised past Matt 25:40, and saw this item. It has me floored. Remember the news item that went around last week, about super-strong bike locks that could be picked with a Bic pen? That was an important story, affecting … Continue reading →

Blog on the Lillypad is a facinating place. Jeri Massi’s blog is quite unique. Reading it is a bit like going through a maze or connecting pieces in a puzzle. Readers are treated with intelligence, and digging for the gold … Continue reading →

Connexions has come up with a thought, with some action to go with it. You’ve seen a great many posts on this blog about labels – particularly using political labels to categorize believers. Labelling certainly isn’t limited to election years, … Continue reading →

One of my more pleasant blog leaps is over to Killing the Buddha. I like their statement about what they are about, and I wish I could write half as well as Jeff Sharlet. Killing the Buddha is about finding … Continue reading →

Notes in the Key of Life has a moving email from her younger brother David. Finished training another class of Iraqi cadets on the range today. The majority of them come to me with no shooting skills, no concept of … Continue reading →

Haiti needs more body bags. Who does that? Who provides the body bags? And in 30+C heat, what kind of diseases do Haitians face while they wait for food, water and shelter and the next storm?