Cast No Shadow

Dear Obama Naysayers: According to your logic, Osama shouldn't have been blamed for the 9/11 attacks. He didn't fly the planes into the Pentagon or WTC. He only financed and masterminded it all. Why blame him? I'm not taking credit away from the military--credit should go to everyone involved: the SEALs, the operators, the analysts, the personnel at Gitmo, even Bush, whose terrorist round-up produced the intel. Or, if a sports analogy would work: Bobby Bowden shouldn't be credited with winning National Championships in 1993 and 1999. Instead of "Bowden Field" at Doak Campbell Stadium, it should be "The Players and Coaches of 1993 and 1999 Field" at Doak Campbell. He never put on a jersey and threw a football or made a tackle. Business analogy: Is Wal-Mart a success mainly because of the cashier at the front or Sam Walton? I'm not taking credit away from the military--credit should go to everyone involved: the SEALs, the operators, the analysts, t...

Representative Doug Lamborn, Senator Mark Udall, and Senator Michael Bennet, You will not receive my vote in any re-election for supporting a bill or amendment to rid NPR of federal funding. I spent 18 months being under-employed in Colorado Springs. Instead of working on getting jobs here, instead you decide to put your political efforts into defunding NPR? Where are the jobs? Why don't you spend your efforts fixing the tax loop-hole that allowed GE to make $5.1 billion in profit and not pay a single dime in taxes? I vote independent. I support public radio and NPR. This one issue could give you or deny you a re-election vote. Do you really want to get rid of Prairie Home Companion and Car Talk and Science Friday? Please support funding for NPR. As your constituent, I urge you to support full funding for public broadcasting in the budget bills currently being debated in Washington. Federal funding for public broadcasting supports 1,300 local stations, 21,000 local jobs and the 17...

There are only 3 Dyson Authorized Service Centers in Colorado Springs: Nelson Appliances (Fillmore) Vacuum Cleaner Warehouse (Academy & Maizeland) AAA (Academy & Flintridge) Any other vacuum repair location, is NOT authorized. They may charge you for work otherwise covered by your warranty. They may even put 3rd party parts on your Dyson, which voids the warranty. Be aware and don't be scammed! When I worked for Dyson, customers always commented that Nelson was the best place for any vacuum repair. When in doubt, call 1-866-MY-DYSON

If you can't directly attack a potential GOP nominee, why not go after someone from Hollywood? Which comment do you think Huckabee is aiming at Bristol and Sarah Palin? The "nannies and caretakers and nurses" or "poor, uneducated" and without "government assistance"? "There aren't really a lot of single moms out there who are making millions of dollars every year for being in a movie. And I think it gives a distorted image that yes, not everybody hires nannies and caretakers and nurses. Most single moms are very poor, uneducated, can't get a job, and if it weren't for government assistance, their kids would be starving to death and never have health care..." http://content.usatoday.com/communities/onpolitics/post/2011/03/mike-huckabee-slams-natalie-portman-pregnancy/1

Picked up Return of the Holiday Hangover Vol III at ARC tonight for a buck featuring Tegan & Sara, Kings of Leon, Flyleaf, and Bowling for Soup and a while back, this Homelite 31290 Flood Light. It needs new wiring and a bulb. I have no idea what bulb to get, and don't really need a flood light in my office. Maybe I could find a low-wattage or LED bulb with the same huge base

So it only took 3 or 4 returns, but my new home theater is up and running. First, the mount was the wrong size, and the digital optical cable was too short. Then, and this one's the worst, the Sony BDP-570 Blu Ray player we got has a known technical issue involving Netflix. So that had to go back to Best Buy too. I picked up the LG 570 and am hoping it corrects the situation. Netflix had a buffering issue which made watching even TV shows impossible. No, it wasnt my internet connection. The Wii works just fine, but the quality coming out of the blu ray is so much better. I had to teach customer service at Best Buy how to do the exchange, but other than that, it all went off without a hitch. Here's to happy streaming!