Patriots Lose Again . . .

The Patriots looked crappy and the Jets looked great.  I have said for a long time that Chad Pennington is the most underrated quarterback in football.  Every aspect of the Jets game today looked good and the Pats looked like amateurs.  Even Tom Brady looked like he was a rookie quarterback.

I just knew [...]

Failure Upgrading to Community Server 2.1

Well, I spent the weekend trying to upgrade my server to the latest and greatest release of Community Server 2.1.  If you tried reaching my site over the weekend and it appeared to have been abducted by aliens, that’s why.  After making the dozens of changes required to the virtual directory and the database, [...]

Jay Leno Pleads for Top Gear’s Survival

If you even have a single cell in your body that has some affinity for automobiles you probably already know about the British car show, Top Gear.  If, for some reason you’ve missed it – perhaps while traveling to another planet; in a long-term drug-induced stupor; or serving an extended prison sentence – you owe it [...]

Venture Capital Insights

Dharmesh Shah over on OnStartups has a terrific post titled 9 Pithy Insights on Venture Capital.  The post covers many of the key points that should be in the new entrepreneur’s handbook on getting venture capital.  I found myself nodding my head as I read each one. 

I’d add to the list (in [...]

Work:Life Balance – It’s a Perspective Thing

On the spectrum of choices that has work at one end and life outside of work at the other, should you try to be in the middle?  Isn’t the common wisdom that creating a good balance between the two is required to lead a healthy and happy life and that good balance means equal [...]

Some Interesting Stuff . . .

I’ve been totally swamped for the last two weeks and blogging – both reading and writing – took a back seat to just about everything.  If I were a better writer or a faster reader, this may not have had to be the case, but that’s another story.

In my hours-long effort to catch [...]

Boeing Goes “First Light” with 747 Death Star Laser Add-On

We don’t need no stinkin’ planet-sized vehicle to tote our laser around . . .

According to a Boeing press release, the company has begun initial testing of its Advanced Tactical Laser (ATL).  The Advanced Concept Technology Demonstration (ACTD) program (what is it with military contractors and acronyms?) includes switching [...]