Robert Novak’s 600 some-odd paged memoir, The Price of Darkness, gives a fascinating look behind the scenes of doing business in Washington. While his personal views were a bit too far to the right for my liking the perspective he provided as a political journalist for fifty years was incredibly insightful. One of the most astounding takeaways from the book is the amount of back room dealing that takes place not just between the politicians themselves but with the reporters they deal with. It gives a whole new meaning to seeing the words “top level aide” or a “senior administration official” who is speaking “on the condition of anonymity.” Chances are those sources are extremely high ranking Senators, Congressmen/women, or cabinet members. Sometimes the information comes directly from the President himself through one of those people.
The first puppies are here!
March 8, 2010 · Leave a Comment
The first puppy was born about 1:00 am this morning with the second arriving about 6:00 am. They are both adorable males and we’re still waiting on five more. It’s going to be a long rest of the day. As you can see, my dog is ready for it to be over with.
Update: The final tally of newborns comes to four (three boys and one girl) after an emergency c-section. She had a total of six puppies and two were unfortunately lost.
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Tagged: puppies, puppy, Yellow Lab
LEGO people make the best Apple cord holders
March 3, 2010 · 1 Comment
I got this idea a couple of days ago so I finally decided to dig up my old LEGOs and put it together. Didn’t have any firm plans in mind but after playing around for a bit (and reverting back to childhood bliss) I came up with this space port scene. The cables even kind of look like rocket fuel pipes. Problem is going to be when I have to bring my cables along with me somewhere.
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Tagged: Apple, LEGO, rocket
What’s not to like about adorable, slow motion animals?
March 3, 2010 · Leave a Comment
When I first heard about this video I was a little skeptical. I’m not really a huge “animal video” person. This on the other hand is not only downright adorable but it’s awesome camera work too. Kudos to Pedigree.
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Tagged: dogs, Pedigree, slow motion
Dude, Are You Buzzin’?
February 11, 2010 · Leave a Comment
If you’ve been on the internet, turned on your TV, or listened to the radio today I’m sure you heard about Google Buzz, Google’s big step into social media. Beside their domination of the search world they are known for making irresistible web-based products but today they have let me down.
In short: I buzzed for a short while but don’t plan to much longer.
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Tagged: AdWords, Buzz, facebook, gadgets, Gmail, Google, Google Docs, iPhone, MacBook Pro, Social Media, Technology, Twitter, Wave
