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Why I Will Not Vote if Clinton Wins

If Hillary Clinton wins the Democratic Party's nomination without winning the popular vote, I will not vote in the Presidential election. People who know me know that I'm deeply interested in politics...

2008-election, barack-obama, hillary-clinton, john-mccain, politics

It Just (doesn't) Work(s)

Let me start this post by saying I love my MacBook. I use it every single day and am not disappointed in my purchase in the least. In fact, unless the next Windows blows me away (or the current versio...

apple, computers, macbook, technology

Some Change for Change

Today is Lincoln's birthday. In celebration of today, what not donate a little change for someone who can bring about real change? I am, of course, talking about Barack Obama. Throw him a couple Linco...

barack-obama, politics

Long Week

This is going to be an extremely long week. It is already a hellish day. I have some of the worst kids right now. One kid was kicked out within two hours. I have three more that are being extremely ob...

general, randomness, work

Smooth Operator

No, I'm not a smooth operator, but my car is. My new G6 is such a smooth ride. I enjoy driving it so much and am extremely happy with my purchase. I've not taken any pictures yet, but I found one onli...

cars, general, randomness

Pontiac G6 GT

So, I have a new car. Last night we went out to look for a new car. The first place we went was Suntrup Buick, Pontiac and GMC. I found the car I saw on their website and had the salesman bring it aro...

cars, general, randomness

Yes We Can

We all know tomorrow is Super Tuesday. No matter who you vote for, get out to the polls and vote! No matter what you think, your vote does matter. If you aren't happy with the way things are, you need...

barack-obama, politics

A New Car

I'm thinking about getting a new car soon, hopefully within the next couple weeks. I would really like to get a 6 cylinder car, as they have a much smoother ride. My very first car was a 6 cylinder Ch...

cars, general

Quick Launch with Launchy

Ever since I got my MacBook I've fallen in love with the Quicksilver feature of typing control and space then typing the first few letters of the application I want to launch to launch it. This keeps...

programs, technology, windows

Partial Post Feeds

I really hate websites that only offer a part of their post in their feed. I know why they do this. They do this so you have to visit their site in order to read the rest of the story. The more visito...

feeds, internet, rants, websites

Why Dell Sucks, Part 2

So, Dell finally called me back Friday night. That's three days after they were supposed to call. Three days after they said they would call. Guess what the outcome was? Well, the "tech" told me to do...

computers, rants, technology

You Forgot the Sauce

I was talking to my friend Trix today and we were discussing what's on the menu for dinner tonight. She is having Chinese and I'm having BBQ hamburgers. This confused her a great deal. She asked if I...

food, general, observations, randomness

Dell's Customer Service Sucks

I've been happy with my two computer and one mp3 player (1st gen Dell Jukebox from a long time ago) purchases from Dell. I've never had a problem with any of their products. I've never had to contact...

computers, rants, technology

You are a Bad Parent

Yes, I'm talking to you. You are a bad parent. You don't discipline your kids, you let them run around and annoy the crap out of everyone, you tell them not to do something only to allow them to do it...

kids, rants

Strange things are afoot at the Circle-K

For the past couple weeks my traffic has been down drastically. I can't figure out why. Some days it's down to a third of what it once was. Other people have also mentioned how their traffic seemed to...

websites

Backing Up With SyncToy

Not long ago I bought a 500 GB usb external hard drive. I wanted to keep backups of all my documents, music, and pictures on it. I partitioned it so I could also back up my MacBook using Time Machine....

programs, technology, windows

Disappointing Macworld

I am by no means an Apple fanboy. I only have one Apple product, and that's my MacBook. I will say that since I've gotten my MacBook, I now think all my future computer purchases will be Macs and not...

apple, technology

Moving to the Desktop

There is something I don't quite understand. Maybe someone can explain it to me. A few months ago Google gave IMAP support to Gmail. Everyone was happy to have this sought-after feature enabled finall...

google, internet, technology, websites

Nader Sheep and Paul Sheep are the Same?

It seems to me, and this is based on various people I know, blogs I read, etc, that the same people who supported Ralph Nader in 2000 are the same people that are supporting Ron Paul this election. Th...

nader, politics, ron-paul

Another Brainwashing in Hollywood?

This is getting sad. More and more people are being brainwashed into the Cult of Scientology. I can handle Tom Cruise going completely nuts. I've never been a Tom Cruise fan. Sure, Vanilla Sky was a g...

movies, religion, scientology