Monthly Archives: July, 2009
Rights
There exists a great deal of confusion and/or misinformation abound regarding our rights. I will try to clear things up a bit with one of my incessant ramblings.
The applicable Merriam-Webster definition of a right is “something to which one has a just claim”. That something may be material, like a piece of property, or abstract, [...]
FOAF Me Gently
Does anybody else out there use FOAF? If not, then you should seriously consider it.
FOAF (Friend Of A Friend) is a system of machine-readable pages for describing people and their connections. It is written in RDF (Resource Description Framework), a language for representing information about resources in the World Wide Web.
FOAF [...]
Useful Web Building Sites
Here are a few websites containing web building and design information and tutorials. You might find them useful as you create your website, because every person should possess their own personal website, not the cheap FaceBook and MySpace falseness.
The Opera Web Standards Curriculum is a free online tutorial course takes students from complete beginner to [...]
Star Spangled Banner Fourth Verse
I propose we should sing the fourth verse of The Star Spangled Banner at sporting events and other activities, instead of the first verse which we currently sing. I am serious.
The following is the fourth verse of The Star Spangled Banner, originally titled Defence of Fort McHenry, written by Francis Scott Key in September 1814:
O [...]
Suggested Flag Burning Response
Unfortunately, certain people choose to desecrate the Flag of the United States of America by burning it. Typically, some unpatriotic anti-American jackass, with a ridiculous grievance, decides to take advantage of the freedom America provides without performing the responsibilities such freedom requires.
The courts ruled this action is a form of political [...]
Navy Showers
We are steadily reminded that California faces water shortages in the near future. In light of this, I now conserve water using a method required of us while I previously lived at the South Pole. This method is the “Navy Shower”. The basic steps are:
After initially wetting your body, shut the water OFF.
Lather up and [...]