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About Me :
I'm a grownup nerd living in the Boston burbs. I write computer programs for a living and plays for fun.
I'm married to a wonderful woman, and we share a nice little house with our daughter and our cats.
I'm a humanist, a technologist, an artist, and an idealist. I believe in reason, freedom, love, equality,
and democracy. (Did I mention that I'm
an idealist? I did, OK.)
I'm also a pragmatist and an empiricist. I reject ideology and dogma, especially when they conflict with
practical facts (i.e., pretty much always). I particularly hate willful ignorance, which tends to go hand-in-hand
with ideology and dogma.
Like the alignment of the planets, this blog gets updated as I have the time, inspiration, and inclination to do so.
Like the alignment of the planets, this blog gets updated as I have the time, inspiration, and inclination to do so.
Sunday, February 15, 2004
Their War Years
Mother Jones has published an interesting side-by-side comparison of John Kerry's and George W. Bush's years of military service.
Note that at one point, Bush is using a U.S. military jet to "shuttle tropical plants from Florida". What "tropical plants"? For whom? Does he have permission to use his jet for this activity?
A more interesting side note: both men were well-known to Richard Nixon. Nixon placed Kerry on his enemies list, but he flew W. up to Washington to date his daughter Tricia. That's kind of CREEPy.
Mother Jones has published an interesting side-by-side comparison of John Kerry's and George W. Bush's years of military service.
Note that at one point, Bush is using a U.S. military jet to "shuttle tropical plants from Florida". What "tropical plants"? For whom? Does he have permission to use his jet for this activity?
A more interesting side note: both men were well-known to Richard Nixon. Nixon placed Kerry on his enemies list, but he flew W. up to Washington to date his daughter Tricia. That's kind of CREEPy.