Author: Dr Wingnut

  • New Cell Phone Law

    I don’t know if you’ve heard, but starting July 1, 2004, you will no longer be able to use a cell phone while driving unless you have a “hands free” adapter.  I went to Circuit City and they wanted $40 for a headset with a boom microphone for my cell phone.  Having a friend in…

  • Dementia

    Are seniors who don’t understand the federal drug program simply suffering from dementia?  I don’t think so.  I listened to a report on NPR last week explaining how the thing worked and that there was one seniors assistant in Fairfax County VA who understood how it worked and was giving lectures to seniors on how…

  • Lesson from Iraq

    The lesson to be learned is that the most dangerous sand traps in the world are not located on the golf course.Winston W. Borden, Minnesota Government Relations Report – 23 May, 2004

  • Direction

    No matter how far you’ve gone down the wrong road, turn back.Turkish proverb

  • 2004 Republican National Committee Convention Schedule New York, NY

    6:00 PM Opening Prayer led by the Reverend Jerry Falwell6:30 PM Pledge of Allegiance6:35 PM Burning of Bill of Rights (excluding 2nd Amendment)6:45 PM Salute to the Coalition of the Willing6:46 PM Seminar #1: Getting Your Kid a Military Deferment7:30 PM First Presidential Beer Bong7:35 PM Freedom Fries served7:40 PM EPA Address #1: Mercury: It’s…

  • Don’t Worry, Be Happy

    Cisco says that even though the source code for its internal secret operating system was stolen, it’s nothing for you to worry about.  Considering that this is coming from a company that had hard-wired passwords in some of its hardware, and who was licensing an insecure “authentication” scheme to other vendors, I would start worrying…

  • Problems

    The chief cause of problems is solutions.Eric Sevareid