Monthly Archives: December 2004

OK Traveling sucks…

By Rick | Published: December 31, 2004
Stuck in the Dallas airport.  Bored out of my mind.  What to do.  Guess I will bother people with my thoughts. OK.  United Airlines sucks.  I have flown them 3-4 times.  EVERY time there has been a problem.  In fact, all of the big dinosuar airlines are bad.  I can’t wait for the day when we [...]
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Outstanding…

By Rick | Published: December 27, 2004
This is a story that a friend sent me.  Funny stuff. Manly P.S. Thanks JRH. —CUT HERE— The following is an actual question given on a University of Colorado chemistry mid-term. The answer by one student was so "profound" that the professor shared it with colleagues, via the Internet, which is, of course, why we now have the pleasure [...]
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An Interesting article.

By Rick | Published: December 27, 2004
Check out this link if you are into science (and if you are not it’s interesting anyway).  It’s an interesting essay by Michael Crichton about the role of science in today’s world and it’s interaction with politics, the media and special interests. Michael Crichton Manly
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My Holiday Schedule

By Rick | Published: December 21, 2004
For those interested…. I will be home in G.C. on Wednesday afternoon (22nd) and I will be leaving sometime around noon on Sunday.   I will be staying at Mom and Dad’s.  If you are in town give me a call and we can go do the century club.   I will just assume that you’re game [...]
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Social Security Privatization

By Rick | Published: December 20, 2004
The comments below are from  Michael Kinsley who is an editorial editor for the LA times.  I just wanted to repost his comments here because it basically sums up the way I feel about this issue.  The whole social security debate is meaningless to me.  Everyone talks about privatization vs. current system.  What we need [...]
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