Tim Russert passes away
Jun 14, 2008
Long-time NBC News correspondent and Washington Bureau Chief Tim Russert passed away yesterday after suffering a heart attack at work. I don’t usually write about the passing of famous people, but there was a somewhat personal connection between Mr. Russert and my family (from my point of view, not his). My dad always enjoyed watching [...]
Check out this great TRS-80 site!
Jun 14, 2008
Regular visitors to RickRouse.com know that I have a strong nostalgic connection to my first computer, the ancient Radio Shack TRS-80 Model I that I purchased as a teenager. That beloved old machine is long gone (I could kick myself for not holding on to it), but I still enjoy reading about it and talking [...]
Barack Obama’s candidacy for President
Jun 5, 2008
Well, it’s official: Barack Hussein Obama will be the Democrat party’s candidate for President of the United States in this November’s election, and there is a very real possibility that on January 20, 2009 he will be sworn in as this great nation’s 44th President. This is both good news and bad news, depending on [...]
I’m set to inherit a fortune!
Jun 4, 2008
Yep, like the title says, before long I’ll be rolling in the dough! I received an email this morning from the distinguished attorney for the estate of my late uncle Mogumbu Rouse. I never knew Uncle Mogumbu personally, but according to the email he was a rather wealthy prince in my ancestral homeland of Nigeria [...]
The low prices of hard drives
Jun 2, 2008
It’s been a while since I last shopped for a hard disk drive (like 2 years?), so I was thoroughly shocked to discover just how low their prices have fallen since then. What’s more, the storage capacities on even the lowest priced models are beginning to reach into the technological stratosphere. I remember way back [...]
Jesus’ patience with his disciples in Gethsemane
Jun 2, 2008
Matthew 26:36-45 36 – Then cometh Jesus with them unto a place called Gethsemane, and saith unto the disciples, Sit ye here, while I go and pray yonder. 37 – And he took with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and began to be sorrowful and very heavy. 38 – Then saith he [...]
Madison playing in a cardboard box
Jun 2, 2008
Never one to miss an opportunity to photograph our two beautiful granddaughters, Cheria had a flash of inspiration last night. She decided to line a large cardboard box with a blanket, place Madison inside of it, and then snap some pictures of her after she got busy doing whatever she decided to do. The result [...]
