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Running the Gauntlet
2007-07-05 22:54:00 So the job hunt is on. Hmm? maybe ?hunt? isn?t the right word. ?Hunt? sounds like something fun. Something thrilling. It evokes images of a great adventure spent tiptoeing through idyllic landscapes, waves of excitement surging through quivering bodies as you match wits with a formidable and worthy quarry. It?s about testing the limits of ... More About: Running , The G
Big Brother
2007-06-14 23:39:00 Some of you took interest in my last post about internet security at my office. Well, the rabbit hole runs deeper than you know. It is not enough to block us from accessing our favorite websites. Some sort of public humiliation is in order as well. Once the ?Access has been Blocked? screen appears on ... More About: Big Brother , Brother , Big B , Roth , Brot
Hi There
2007-06-08 00:31:00 While no excuse can justify my absence from blogging these past months, perhaps the graphic below will shed a little light on the matter: Access to http://www.thesandinista.com/ has been blocked by WebMarshal? Access to this site was blocked by the rule ‘Block pornography’. Your company’s web gateway has been configured to control access to this site. Contact your local ... More About: There
The Mongolians Were Right All Along
2007-01-11 11:24:04 “A Fence” Now the stone house on the lake front is finished and the workmen are beginning the fence. The palings are made of iron bars with steel points that can stab the life out of any man who falls on them. As a fence, it is a masterpiece, and will shut off the rabble and all vagabonds and hungry men and all wandering children looking for a place to play. Passing through the bars and over the steel points will go nothing except Death and the Rain and To-morrow. This Carl Sandburg piece resonates with me today as I make the long and tortuous commute to work from my parent?s home in south-central suburbia. The poem hints at some of the causes of suburban growth in general and the proliferation of urban sprawl. According to a recent census, over 50% of the US population now lives in suburbs. All of this sprawling has engendered a myriad of complications, from the irritating problems of traffic and pollu... More About: Right , Long , Mongolia , Mongo , Along |
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