Funny thing, this big accident was on my route to work. Because I get on the freeway about 100 yards before the accident, the freeway was all clear immediately after I got on. I made it to work faster than usual..
Thursday, June 7, 2007
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Thursday, May 24, 2007
It's always someone else's fault
Pro baseball pitcher gets drunk and kills himself by crashing into a tow truck which was assisting another car on the side of the road. Family lawyers decide that everyone else is to blame, filing suit against the restaurant and others. [full story]
"Other defendants include Eddie’s Towing, the company whose flatbed tow truck was struck by Hancock’s sport utility vehicle in the early hours of April 29; tow truck driver Jacob Edward Hargrove; and Justin Tolar, the driver whose stalled car on Interstate 64 was being assisted by Hargrove."
Where in the hell is personal responsibility?
"Authorities said the 29-year pitcher had a blood content of nearly twice the legal limit for alcohol in his system when he crashed into the back of the tow truck. He was also speeding, using a cell phone and wasn’t wearing a seat belt, Police Chief Joe Mokwa said after the accident. Marijuana also was found in the SUV."
Any sympathy I had for the family is now replaced with anger. The tow truck driver was just doing his job. The stranded motorist was just that, a stranded motorist. Josh Hancock is dead because he got drunk and drove.
Friday, May 18, 2007
Immigration Bill
Of course the channels I follow are buzzing about the Senate Immigration bill passed yesterday. It's hard to get anything other than an emotional reaction at this point. Here is a link to a more rational review of what happened yesterday and what it means.
Saturday, April 28, 2007
Improved Photo Gallery Skills
We quickly reached a point where our design software was not creating adequate photo galleries. Most sites we will create will need to exhibit products or samples in an accessible gallery of photos. If found some great free software that comes with excellent templates. I learned how to edit the HTML templates and .css styles to match an existing theme. Less than 1 day to learn.
Wednesday, April 25, 2007
Why I feel the way I do.
I was never a hardline political ideologist. I grew up in a house with a both a Democrat and a Republican, and I have voted both ways in presidential elections. After the fall of the Soviet Union, I thought we were in an era of world peace and harmony that could be reflected in our foreign policy. Unfortunately, as I learned on September 11, 2001 that I was wrong. There are plenty of people abroad and at home that hate the United States. Shortly thereafter, I watched a video of terrorist murderers cutting off the head of Nick Berg. I will never be the same.
The United States is not an evil county. We spread more hope, peace, democracy, freedom, liberty, and money throughout the world than all other nations combined. Yet we are cast as the evil imperialist capitalist society that is to blame for all the world's problems. I say enough is enough. I love this county and the principles of it's foundation. We may not be perfect, but we tend to right our course in time.
It is time for the America haters, at home and abroad, to take notice. This is a great country that will fight to defend the principles of democracy and liberty. There is no justification for terrorism. There is no reasoning with someone willing to kill themselves to kill you and your children. This is going to be a struggle to defeat the forces that are against us. We cannot pretend or hope to survive by appeasing these interest. Peace through strength, backed by a will for victory that cannot be matched. That's what we need. That's what Hitler got. If you ever have any doubt about the character of our enemy, watch a beheading video once. Then you will understand the evil we are up against.
Friday, April 20, 2007
ImageMaps with Hotspots
Here is an experiment I did with ImageMaps and Expression Web. This technique could be great for more artistic websites where the user is encourage to explore the site to find links.
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