Archive for October, 2005
Daylight Savings Time
I’m always confused when we’re supposed to “Fall Back”, but I didn’t even know tonight was the night. I’m glad I went to supper with the Tignors — else I’d have been up very early tomorrow.
I did arrive early at church one crisp October morning after forgetting to set back my clock. Yep, at 9:00, [...]
Movies, TV, and 21st Century
I’ve only got a 15 year old “console” type television and a discount DVD player at my house. I don’t even have a high-quality sound system… But…
My friend Justin built his own “TiVo” machine using software called “Show Shifter” — we had a copy of XP Media Center at the office and we’re going to [...]
Libby indictment – perjury?
So “Scooter” got fingered for his role in exposing a government agent — justice will be done…
Not quite! No, Libby won’t be charged for revealing the name — he’ll be charged with lying about revealing the name. This isn’t the first time we’ve found our justice system more concerned with than with truth than with [...]
Zoning?
So, the city council voted Monday night (October 24) to modify the zoning ordinance of our town in such a way that our local grain company will be able to construct their new grain storage bins. For more than an hour, community members spoke both in favor of and against the change. I am somewhat [...]
Onstar
I was talking with the local fire chief/administrator of the 911 dispatch center this evening — he was telling me how impressed he was with the OnStar system. Apparently, someone recently was involved in a single car accident in the early morning (on an infrequently traveled road, of course). OnStar apparently called the 911 dispatch [...]
