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  Where have all the leaders gone?

  06.18.07 | Permalink | Comments Off on Where have all the leaders gone?

  The following is an excerpt from Lee Iacoca’s book Where have all the Leaders Gone? I read this the other night and thought “This is what I’ve been thinking, but haven’t been articulate enough to communicate.” This will require a few minutes to read, but it’s worth it. Had Enough? Am I the only guy […]

• Coastal Stuff, Commentary

  122,500 calories

  06.15.07 | Permalink | Comments Off on 122,500 calories

  Since January 1, 2007, 122,500 is the calorie (kcal) deficit that has been sustained to lose 35 lbs (15.9 kg) of mass on my diet. That comes to a 733 kcal deficit per day on average, or about 3.2 oz of weight loss per day. If this pace can be maintained, my diet will be […]

• Commentary

  kakistocracy

  06.13.07 | Permalink | Comments Off on kakistocracy

  This is your word of the day. Not familiar with it? Don’t despair, you can observe it each day simply by reading or watching the news coverage of US Government officials. The definition? kakistocracy: Government by the least qualified or most unprincipled citizens. The latest bunch of coverage on Attorney General Alberto Gonzales is enough […]

• Commentary, Media

  Commentary in photograph

  06.11.07 | Permalink | Comments Off on Commentary in photograph

  A picture IS worth 1,000 words.

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  Memorial Day: 3,434

  05.25.07 | Permalink | Comments Off on Memorial Day: 3,434

  That is the number of US combat deaths in Iraq as of May 25th according to the Department of Defense aggregated by Iraq Coalition Casualty Count. 3,434 Since we “won” the war in 2003, the fatality count has averaged over 800 people per year. Memorial Day is about more than a road race and burgers […]

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