http://blog.isntlifestrange.com Senseless White Noise Since 2006 Mon, 21 Sep 2009 19:32:19 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en This blog, at least in its current form, can now officially be considered an endangered, uh... website. After gritting it out for three years with Go Daddy, I've determined that their web hosting service has too many performance issues to be considered reliable. I am exploring new options. One option ... http://blog.isntlifestrange.com/2009/09/21/new-things-brewing/ I know it is now considered blasphemy to call any Democrat, especially President Obama, a liar, but I just can't let this one go. I'll seek absolution later, if I must. It seems President Obama was a little less than truthful when in his speech last week to a joint ... http://blog.isntlifestrange.com/2009/09/18/misrepresenting-the-facts/ I posted the following quote to my Facebook page yesterday: "In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act." - George Orwell A friend responded with the question, "But Jeff, what is truth?" This got me thinking about an appropriate response, and I wrote what I thought was ... http://blog.isntlifestrange.com/2009/09/17/truth-facts-and-honesty/ I'm sure you've all had the opportunity to learn about the outburst by South Carolina Representative Joe Wilson during President Obama's address to a joint session of Congress last week. The outburst certainly was a violation of the normal rules of conduct and decorum, written or unwritten. Wilson's interruption was ... http://blog.isntlifestrange.com/2009/09/16/you-lie/ I've always had a mixed reaction to the comedy of Chris Rock. Some of his material is hilariously funny, but at times I believe he tends to go over the top. All good comedy comes from real-life observation, and clearly, Chris Rock is an observant student. Here's a video from ... http://blog.isntlifestrange.com/2009/08/24/a-little-humor-for-a-monday/ Don't worry about the dialogue in the video. It's not important. http://blog.isntlifestrange.com/2009/08/12/can-your-pc-do-this/ One of my favorite songs by Jethro Tull... This appears to have been from a performance in 1977. http://blog.isntlifestrange.com/2009/08/09/music-video-sunday/ You know, I'm not much a fan of the American Civil Liberties Union, as I believe they too often cherry-pick their causes to fit an agenda that seems counter-intuitive to their name. However I believe in giving credit when it is well deserved, and under the categories of "even a ... http://blog.isntlifestrange.com/2009/08/07/ordering-a-pizza/ A never-ending project of mine is an iTunes playlist that I have named "Gems". I've decided to publish the content of that list here for those who may be curious. Click on the "Music" tab above for the list. http://blog.isntlifestrange.com/2009/08/02/gems/ It's difficult to comprehend the size one trillion dollars. Take a look here for a mind-blowing visual representation. http://blog.isntlifestrange.com/2009/08/02/a-trillion-dollars/