History has many perspectives. Perhaps the loudest voice should be from the common citizen:
“”I thought when he pardoned Nixon he stood up and did what the country needed, not what would further his political career,” said John Banks, 51, of Calhoun, Georgia. “I don’t think we have presidents that do that any more.”
Banks, who [...]
Archive for December, 2006
Liz Pulliam Weston is an exceptional writer. Her focus on finances could be a very dry topic but her articles are interesting and well written. Here is a recent example:
link: 12 Cool Money Tricks ( - for some reason, this page does not resolve well in IE at the [...]
Yes, I know - this is my second post for the day. I came across this list on the BBC site:
link: 100 things we didn’t know last year
Lists like this one are great for people who store trivia in their head. I think it is in our family DNA…
Catherine
For my desktop, I am still a Windows 2000 user. I quite like what Windows 2000 does and how stable it is for me. On the laptop, I do have Windows XP Pro but that is not my main machine. I use it to connect to the desktop via VNC. My [...]
In reading about President Ford’s life, I was diverted onto the story of Oliver Sipple, the man who saved President Ford’s life in 1975.
link: Oliver “Billy” Sipple
For his heroic deed, Oliver Sipple lost his privacy. And perhaps, that contributed to his undoing.
Catherine
To be forthright, I don’t understand this trend. Associated Press carried this article:
“HAGERSTOWN, Md. - A Maryland kindergarten student has been accused of sexual harassment and written up. The 5-year-old boy pinched a girl’s buttocks.”
link: Boy, 5, accused of sexual harassment
In an article on the main FlyingHamster site, I had noted an [...]
A ‘geek’ friend was talking about how spam lets him know that his email is working. It seems that the intrusion of spam is such a constant now that we are resigned to accept it. However, there are real consequences, besides security issues.
I have two main email accounts: one for FlyingHamster and [...]
It seems that some of the blog posts were recovered. The ones that are missing are from December 6th, 2006 until yesterday. If anyone has those posts (December 6th to December 18th) on their RSS feed, it would be great if you could send them to me. The email address is in [...]
It seems that the server gremlins have claimed over three weeks of postings and the comments. For those who follow this blog space, my apologies - I am afraid that all that work is gone.
Catherine
Over the past ten years, my grandmother has made various air
trips. My grandmother makes several trips every year. She usually
pays by check or by cash. She rarely uses her credit card (she has
just one credit card). On long flights, she calls ahead to the
airline and asks for a fruit plate, instead [...]
