A Call for Sammich Power

We're finally getting a nice, steady rain for the better part of a day. I'm hungry, the current project is moving toward test, and I'll probably go see hockey tonight and check out some tornado cleanup (if downtown is open, that is). Time for a sandwich.

posted at: 15:15 | permanent link to this entry

WA update

These guys are churning out posts daily, it seems. My WA now stands at .433. ;) Guilty!    #90 Dinner Parties Not Guilty. #89 St. Patrick’s Day Not Guilty. #88 Having Gay Friends

posted at: 07:07 | permanent link to this entry

Today's topic for discussion is:

How the hell can people wake up drunk, and start their day with a drink?

posted at: 06:17 | permanent link to this entry

Missing the Mark

It seems the 'nutty preacher' problem is quite a bit larger than I'd mentioned earlier. MSNBC's First Read (one of the better online pseudo-blogs, IMO) has the transcript of Sen. Obama's speech on race. My initial take: Good on Sen. Obama for taking a direct approach for his 'nutty pastor' problem. By including campaign talking points and themes, he constrains this speech to the boundaries of the campaign, when the speech itself describes the racial divides as transcending election cycles. As such, I think we've missed an opportunity to open a new chapter of history. Actually, it looks like the campaign points were bolted onto an otherwise completed speech. There is one vital component missing from the portions of this speech that pertain to Mr. Wright, and that is the telling of historical disagreements between the two. It's one thing to say "I don't agree", and quite another to say "...and I told him so." As such, I think it's worthy to remove the talking points, and post a modified text. I'll do that in the coming days.

posted at: 04:33 | permanent link to this entry

Redefining the "Target-Rich Environment"

It looks like this is going to be a fun year: Insider Advantage reports that federal investigations into Georgia corruption have been ongoing for quite some time. This will be quite interesting to see who gets canned; first up is Rep. Ron Sailor, for laundering $375k in shilled "drug" money. Given our current administration's penchant for flipping state-level politicians (and firing U.S. Attorneys that don't act as accomplices), I have doubts that we'll find out how much Mark Taylor has been paid for spiking our last governor's race. If we only end up bagging some fake churches, then that's better than nothing. And, if DOJ ends up only raiding Atlanta's power structure, we'll know it's just a power grab. That being said, if most of that structure is dismantled in a hail of criminal charges, the city will actually have a chance to improve itself. So it appears our goal for this election year is to find replacements that do not merely serve the enemy. Then again, if these investigations actually seek out real corruption, then we'll have ourselves a party. Here's to hoping for a truckload of convictions and guilty pleas.

posted at: 02:27 | permanent link to this entry