24 hours that changed the world
2007.06.06 08:59
00:00 hrs - Airborne Landing Begins
03:00 hrs - Heavy Bombing Raids
04:00 hrs - Allied Invasion Fleet Arrives
6:30 hrs - U.S. Landings Begin
07:25 hrs - British and Canadian Landings Begin
12:00 hrs - British and Canadian forces push inland
16:00 hours - Hitler Authorizes German Counter-Attack
24:00 hours - D-Day ends
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Who's Next
2007.05.01 12:44
I had the occasion to take bit of a road trip this weekend. I loaded up some albums and headed out. Who's Next was top of the playlist and listening to it in its entirety has reminded me how great a piece it is. Who's Next is one of the greatest rock and roll albums ever produced and shines a spotlight on all that is wrong with the music industry today.
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Election Day
2006.11.07 08:32
On Election Day, like every other day, there will be over 1 billion people around the world living on less than $1 a day. But unlike every other day, your vote can set in motion something that will change that.
1 billion people around the world do not have access to clean water. As a result every 15 seconds, a child dies from a disease associated with this lack of access to safe drinking water, inadequate sanitation and poor hygeine. What is your candidate prepared to do about this?
1 billion people are expected to die in this coming century from cigarettes. What is your candidate prepared to do about this?
1 billion people around the world are now considered overweight compared to the roughly 800 million who do not have enough to eat. Both extremes present problems for our country and our world. What is your candidate prepared to do about this?
1 billion people are purported to be online now, yet corporations want to control access to the internet. What is your candidate prepared to do about this?
1 billion people could be served by solar energy when today's generation reaches adulthood in 2020. What is your candidate prepared to do about this?
Your vote counts more than you think. Who you vote for will have an effect that reaches beyond our borders. Your vote lends your voice to the discussion to solve the problems of hunger, poverty, strife, war, AIDS...your vote is priceless.
Take your children to the poll with you to show them the importance of this civic responsibility we hold so dear. Lead them today by your example for tomorrow they will lead us.
1 billion people around the world do not have access to clean water. As a result every 15 seconds, a child dies from a disease associated with this lack of access to safe drinking water, inadequate sanitation and poor hygeine. What is your candidate prepared to do about this?
1 billion people are expected to die in this coming century from cigarettes. What is your candidate prepared to do about this?
1 billion people around the world are now considered overweight compared to the roughly 800 million who do not have enough to eat. Both extremes present problems for our country and our world. What is your candidate prepared to do about this?
1 billion people are purported to be online now, yet corporations want to control access to the internet. What is your candidate prepared to do about this?
1 billion people could be served by solar energy when today's generation reaches adulthood in 2020. What is your candidate prepared to do about this?
Your vote counts more than you think. Who you vote for will have an effect that reaches beyond our borders. Your vote lends your voice to the discussion to solve the problems of hunger, poverty, strife, war, AIDS...your vote is priceless.
Take your children to the poll with you to show them the importance of this civic responsibility we hold so dear. Lead them today by your example for tomorrow they will lead us.
Holy @$#*
2006.10.09 14:06
Google does it again. Their labs have opened up search for code. They have also opened up what could be sensitive information by indexing anything and everything with the appropriate extension. This could mean trouble for some who make their living by writing proprietary code for a living. It could also mean trouble for the rest of us, when that code incorporates sensitive information within the markup.
I am awed by Google and becoming more afraid of their power.
20 years ago…
2006.10.09 10:06
Passionately Pink for the Cure™!
2006.10.03 08:36
In conjunction with October being Breast Cancer Awareness Month, we will wear pink proudly on our site. The copy below is taken directly from Komen.org and promotes their new initiative in helping to find a cure for this disease.
Passionately Pink for the Cure™ is a new, year-round fundraising and education program kicking off October 1, 2006, in conjunction with National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The program encourages companies, schools and organizations to take that promise, make it their own, and make a difference by supporting breast cancer research, education, screening and treatment.
Breast cancer touches millions of lives. It is expected that 211,200 women and 1,720 men in the U.S. will be diagnosed with breast cancer, and more than 41,000 people will die from breast cancer in 2006 alone. One by one, we can make a difference! Passionately Pink for the Cure™ is an easy, creative program we hope will have everyone seeing pink everywhere you look, every day in October, encouraging millions of people nationwide to get involved in the promise for the cure. We hope to raise $10 million through the Passionately Pink for the Cure™ program with your help.
Operation Overlord
2006.06.06 08:27
June 6, 1944 - Today marks the anniversary of the allied offensive on the beaches of Normandy. My grandfather was one of the many brave men who set foot on those beaches on that day so many years ago. He was one of the lucky men to have survived the assault. Some details on the massive casualties suffered during the day can be found here.
My grandfather, Tony, continued to fight on across the European continent for the better part of the next year. I know that he must have witnessed the most horrible face of war during his many months of combat. Although, he never spoke about the actions of that cold June day to many people who did not experience it firsthand.
My grandpa passed away many years ago, far from the battlefields of his youth. I miss him every day and I think about how he would relish the laughter of his great-granddaughters. I am grateful to have known him for so long and ever thankful for his generation's sacrifice to secure the freedoms we enjoy today.
My grandfather, Tony, continued to fight on across the European continent for the better part of the next year. I know that he must have witnessed the most horrible face of war during his many months of combat. Although, he never spoke about the actions of that cold June day to many people who did not experience it firsthand.
My grandpa passed away many years ago, far from the battlefields of his youth. I miss him every day and I think about how he would relish the laughter of his great-granddaughters. I am grateful to have known him for so long and ever thankful for his generation's sacrifice to secure the freedoms we enjoy today.