During deployment, the smart phone is smart again
Mon, 15/03/10 – 10:57 | No Comment

Yeah, we have all the toys: Digital audio recorder for capturing bedtime stories, digital video recorders (yes, plural) for reliving sports and school programs, a digital still camera for everything in between and a scanner …

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Picky eaters and allergy-safe cooking — the two aren’t necessarily unrelated.

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From policy to politics, this rant’s for you.

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How to avoid turning OpSec into OopsSec
Sunday, 14 Mar, 2010 – 17:59 | 2 Comments
How to avoid turning OpSec into OopsSec

It was a blunder so classically moronic that you wonder how the person who posted it was deemed intelligent enough to serve in the military – any country’s military, including countries with mandatory service.
“On Wednesday, …

Dazed and confused? Then dance
Friday, 12 Mar, 2010 – 13:33 | No Comment
Dazed and confused? Then dance

It was the second week of karate, and Boots was starting  his new sport the same way he’d started soccer.
He’d flop. He’d flit. He’d spin merrily and smile broadly. Then he’d look appropriately chagrined when …

Don’t mess with Texas? Then don’t mess with history
Thursday, 11 Mar, 2010 – 19:07 | 4 Comments
Don’t mess with Texas? Then don’t mess with history

Life was so much simpler when I was in school. History texts focused on presenting facts – and back then, a fact was a fact was a fact.
Today, though, there are some who think the …

They really don’t make them like they used to
Thursday, 11 Mar, 2010 – 12:04 | No Comment
They really don’t make them like they used to

It was garden-variety stuff – cat chases mouse, cat catches mouse, mouse bonks cat’s head with an iron skillet, dog pummels cat – but I hadn’t heard Big Guy laugh so hard in ages as …

Protesters at schools? Bring ‘em on
Wednesday, 10 Mar, 2010 – 19:02 | No Comment
Protesters at schools? Bring ‘em on

Where does “protest” end and “publicity stunt” begin?
With PETA and its propensity to station costumed characters in high-traffic public places – always making sure the media are aware of the big news- it’s hard to …

Over the moon about Molly – but is the trip worth it?
Wednesday, 10 Mar, 2010 – 12:36 | One Comment
Over the moon about Molly – but is the trip worth it?

I’m certain it was the bright-blue goggle-eyed pug on the cover that drew Big Guy’s attention. The fact that I was trying to steer him to what I thought was more age-appropriate reading material – …

We are the world; we are the soda companies
Tuesday, 9 Mar, 2010 – 21:41 | No Comment
We are the world; we are the soda companies

It’s not quite the east coast and west coast rappers sitting down over tea and crumpets, but when three manufacturing rivals get together for a joint project, it’s big news.
Except in the case of the …