Excitement over the unexpected death of a celebrity
Jan 20, 2008
It seems like there is always some celebrity in the news whose personal life is completely out of control. Marilyn Monroe, Elvis Presley, Anna Nicole Smith and a long list of others ultimately lost their battles with themselves, ending up in a cemetery way too early and leaving their fans and critics alike just shaking [...]
This tiny speck called earth
Jan 19, 2008
Our planet is an amazing creation, an 8,000 mile wide ball of rocks, dirt, water and gases that is hurtling through space in perfect coordination with the rest of our solar system as it spins its way around the Milky Way galaxy. But as massive at it seems to us, the earth is but a [...]
My turn at catching a virus
Jan 19, 2008
A couple of days ago I chronicled my latest battle with a computer virus, but right now I’m battling one of my own. And I sort of had a feeling that it was coming… On Thursday evening I dropped my granddaughter Olivia off at basketball practice, then returned 90 minutes later to pick her up. While I [...]
Those aggravating computer viruses
Jan 17, 2008
Well, it has happened yet again. It seems like about once a month or so my work PC ends up catching a virus, a trojan horse, or some other piece of malware. Today it was a virus, and it was a particularly nasty one. First of all, it corrupted one of the most important Windows XP system [...]
Ford cars now running Microsoft Windows
Jan 16, 2008
How’s this for a scary thought? Several of Ford’s 2009 model vehicles will be running Sync, a communications and entertainment software platform based largely upon Microsoft Windows CE technology. Yep, the two companies have indeed joined forces to bring the world of computer crashes and endless security holes onto the world’s highways. At least a [...]
The difference between believing in Jesus and being saved
Jan 12, 2008
Having grown up under the sound of the gospel, I have always heard folks refer to those who have been saved as “Believers”, but are all believers actually saved? The surprising answer is no. After all, satan himself is a huge believer in Jesus as the Son of the Living God because he dealt with [...]
The accuracy of political polls
Jan 10, 2008
You know, sometimes things just don’t turn out as expected. If you don’t believe me, just ask Barack Obama. All the polls taken right before last Tuesday’s Democratic Presidential Primary election in New Hampshire indicated that Mr. Obama would easily defeat top rival Hillary Clinton, perhaps even by a double-digit margin. What’s more, exit polls taken throughout the day right [...]
“Country Roads”
Jan 9, 2008
“Country roads, take me home To the place, I belong…” If you’re like me, there are probably a number of songs that were popular back when you were a child that have stuck in your mind through the years, always ready and waiting to spur a special memory or two every time you hear them [...]
