singrdave

Reply to GPS Is A Real Time Saver in Blogging JoeUser Forums

I got a Garmin GPS unit with my rental car last week. Let me just say: that thing is amazing. GPS units are the way to go, especially since I would have been otherwise lost in the wilds of northern Vermont with nothing but a rental car agency map to guide me. That Garmin even got me to and from Montreal during my stay. And yes it recalculates routes beautifully. I am thinking about getting one for the family car. And maybe one for my car

Reply to Funding Terror Through Hawala in War on Terror JoeUser Forums

Informative? Ever heard of hawala before?

Funding Terror Through Hawala in War on Terror JoeUser Forums

Hawala is the most important money-movement mechanism you've never heard of. Through it, hundreds of millions of dollars move worldwide annually on just a verbal say-so or a handshake. It allows expatriate workers to send money back to their families and terrorists to launder money throughout both the civilized and the uncivilized world. The components of hawala th

Reply to Bush commutes Libby sentence. Conservatives nod, Libs cry in Politics JoeUser Forums

Heard Chuck Schumer on the news this morning on the way to work. He ain't happy. But then up till now, he was always the President's biggest fan and I heard he was actually planning to change to Republican. But this commutation? It was the last straw for Chuck -- after this, Schumer is a Bush hater.

Reply to I Did NOT Know This in Entertainment JoeUser Forums

Sorry to reinforce your burst bubble, but yep. You are 100% dead-on correct. According to RUMINT (Wikipedia intel), In the Navy was actually going to be used in Navy recruiting commercials until brass discovered the true nature of the song. The music video was underwritten by the US Navy. This is according to Wikipedia, so take it with a pound of salt.

Reply to Campus Visit in Vermont! in Life Journals JoeUser Forums

BTW, expect a photo tour. Or at least a pictorial of my adventures in New England.

Reply to Feinstein Calls For The Thought Police in Democrat JoeUser Forums

Does this mean PBS and NPR will have to provide conservative counter-programming?

Reply to Campus Visit in Vermont! in Life Journals JoeUser Forums

I just hope I don't get accosted by tree-hugging hippies in a Subaru station wagon.

Campus Visit in Vermont! in Life Journals JoeUser Forums

Well, my people, I am off this afternoon for a week's trip to Vermont. I am visiting the campus of my college, Norwich University , where I'm getting my Master's degree in Diplomacy. This is a required one-week residency during the 18-month degree program. While there, I will have to present one of my academic papers in

Reply to Obama Campaign Says Having a Blog = The Press in Democrat JoeUser Forums

I think this is a case of overzealous and underinformed staffers making decisions without the candidate's foreknowledge. Aren't staffers usually hyper-caffeinated college students anyway? And they don't know bloggers from journalists? Methinks you give them a pass.

Reply to Obama Campaign Says Having a Blog = The Press in Democrat JoeUser Forums

Accidental double post. Mah bad.

Reply to Obama Campaign Says Having a Blog = The Press in Democrat JoeUser Forums

He's banning bloggers? I thought he'd want to get the word out -- he could use all the good publicity he can get. Since any shmoe can have a blog, it's incredible that he'd ban bloggers. Not a very media-friendly move. Thanks for the compliment, though... apparently I'm now a journalist. Or at least a pundit. You know, there was no media allowed at Saddam's hanging, but we saw that. In this pirahna feeding f

Reply to Harry Potter Hacked! in Fiction JoeUser Forums

Honestly you have to really work to get the ending out of the tortured "English" posted by the hacker. I know, huh? If Gabriel wanted to really convince us, he should've cut and pasted some well-written Rowling paragraphs into his incredibly poorly composed and spelled email. This guy barely speaks English

Reply to CHILDREN are a Noise violation? in Current Events JoeUser Forums

Because of my financial situation trying to find a decent rent in a good neighborhood is easier said than done a work force agency that refused to help me cause I was a citizen Keep in mind I live in Florida Have you thought about leaving Florida and getting to a lower-rent state? Preferably one wit

Reply to Strategic Influence in CT Efforts in War on Terror JoeUser Forums

The challenge is finding the right way to exert our strategic influence over terrorists.

Reply to Harry Potter Hacked! in Fiction JoeUser Forums

Literature is to be read and enjoyed, not worshipped as the path to nirvana. Too true. It reminds me of the people who subscribed so much symbolism and importance to the 'Matrix' films or 'Star Wars'. They're just entertainment, people. However good Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows may be, it's

Reply to CHILDREN are a Noise violation? in Current Events JoeUser Forums

Chaos: After putting our kids in the local public school system (one of the best in the state, and one of the best on the east coast), we noticed that our 4 kids put us on the far outside edge of the family size. Most of the families had one, MAYBE two kids. And looked at us funny. Same here. Going to f

Reply to Gitmo may be closed. in War on Terror JoeUser Forums

Three senior administration officials spoke about the discussions on condition of anonymity because they were internal deliberations. Then maybe they should keep their mouths shut. I hate that, don't you? If they're talking "on conditions of anonymity" then they shouldn't be talking.

Strategic Influence in CT Efforts in War on Terror JoeUser Forums

‘Strategic influence’ is frequently viewed as a key component of foreign policy efforts against terrorist groups. Strategic influence is the ability to engage dissenters in a meaningful way in order to change thinking. In a counterterrorism context, many enemies are in need of some meaningful engagement. Strategic influencers are those who effectively use persuasio

Reply to Bon chance, ma cherie in Life Journals JoeUser Forums

Darling Dharma! Be there when he knee-ds you! BWHA HAH HAH!

Reply to Harry Potter Hacked! in Fiction JoeUser Forums

Besides, do you really want to know the ending?

Harry Potter Hacked! in Fiction JoeUser Forums

Some internet hacker named Gabriel claims to have the final chapters of the Harry Potter manuscript, which he says he got by uploading a virus onto the publisher's servers. He then gives away the ending, which I am not going to share here. From the Post Chronicle : <BR

Reply to CHILDREN are a Noise violation? in Current Events JoeUser Forums

I can just visualize the family, happily playing in the backyard pool... while the elderly couple next door grits their teeth. And then complains to the police. And then takes the law into their own hands, reaching for the shotgun. (The shotgun, ironically, making more noise than any children. But at least the noise will be over -- after the big bang...) Sorry, my ramblings are getting dark.

Reply to A Sure Sign Of Improvement in Blogging JoeUser Forums

Good for you. Just keep going through the motions (if that's what it takes) until you start feeling like you're accomplishing stuff again. Good to see you're tidying up your hovel on wheels!

Reply to The Suckling Superman in Misc JoeUser Forums

Thanks for the nice imagery. As a father of four myself, it's great to keep some perspective on my kids growing up and moving past their childhood phases.