The Rant - All Comments

re: Obama

the horn — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 22:04:47 GMT

With all due respect, I think you've fallen for all the republican propaganda about Obama.

I'm not sure how good he'll be as president,

but I'm very wary and skeptical about all the reports about him taxing Americans out of existence and "redistributing wealth" .

And are the republican economic policies any better ? I think not. They talk about the need to reduces taxes, as if this alone will increase general prosperity. But it won't.

This is just a cynical ploy republican politicians use to frighten citizens about"socialism" and get their votes.

But since when is wanting the government to help the poor out of their plight and those who are out of work and can't find a job socialism ? What's the government supposed to do, sit their on its collective posterior and ignore people in need ? Is this good for America ? Just reducing taxes for the rich won't improve the economy.

I'n no socialist, Marxist or communist; in fact I deplore these economic and political ideas.

But the republican economic policies are just plain lousy.

re: I am a PC

Blogette — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 13:56:18 GMT

I've been a PC using for over 22 years. My boss forced me to switch to a Mac recently since he feels it is a superior machine. Luckily he still lets me run Windows on the Mac. It has been an adjustment and a few tiny things still bother me, but overall it wasn't as hard to adjust as I thought it would be. Now I can enjoy the best of both worlds. One thing I really like is how aware the Mac is about what I've installed in the Windows area. If an email comes in with an attachment that can only be opened with a Windows program, the Mac will go ahead and open Windows and then open the attachment. I can also edit the files I have in my Windows area without opening up Windows. If I want to open a file, Mac gives me the choice of opening it with a Windows application or a Mac application. The only things that trips me up regularly now are the Cut, Copy, and Paste commands and remembering am I in Windows and should use the Control key or am I in the Mac and need to use the Apple key.

re: I am a PC

mike — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 21:19:01 GMT

I think these ads are VERY creative and original. Everyone tries very hard to make good ads on a low budget. It takes some seriously out of the box thinking to make BAD ads on a very high budget.

re: McCain

mike — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 20:52:47 GMT

It's so refreshing to see someone actually post something positive about their candidate of choice, rather than just throwing dirt at the other candidate. Just about all the arguments to support any candidate this election have been something against their opponent. People like me who want to find out what the candidates are actually made of have a hard time wading through the mud slinging to get to the issues that matter to the future of our country.

re: McCain

willburns1 — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 19:33:51 GMT

I really feel like he is a good candidate. I think that the media tries to portray him as a senile fool. All I have to say is that John McCain is pro small business and for less government and more personal responsibility Last time I checked the right to free health care wasn't in the bill of rights or in the constitution.

re: My Favorite Food and New Favorite Restaurant

willburns1 — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 15:09:55 GMT

I don't know Kurt have you tried Masa. Their sushi is really good. There is not as much of a presentation as far as making shapes or decorating them with umbrellas but they are pretty reasonably priced.

re: My Favorite Food and New Favorite Restaurant

Amore — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 20:15:31 GMT

every day huh, What time? see you there.

re: My Favorite Food and New Favorite Restaurant

writer lady — Thu, 22 May 2008 15:30:24 GMT

Thanks for the heads up. I pass there all the time and was hoping they'd turn out to be wonderful. Miso soup is soul food. Whole. Centering. Slowly-eaten self care in a bowl.

re: My Favorite Food and New Favorite Restaurant

mike — Thu, 22 May 2008 14:46:55 GMT

I noticed the restaurant when I drove past it but haven't had a chance to eat there yet. The food looks delicious and it's so artistic too. I don't make a habit of eating sushi, but I might have to make an exception for this place.

re: My Favorite Food and New Favorite Restaurant

Blogette — Wed, 21 May 2008 22:51:09 GMT

I've been there, too, and I agree -- it is a fantastic restaurant! I had their sushi lunch special (two kinds of sushi rolls, a salad, and miso soup) and everything was delicious. I'm looking forward to trying one of their entrees.

re: The next revolution

writer lady — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 14:41:32 GMT

i took one of those online quizzes recently to determine the size of my planetary footprint. If everyone were consuming at the same rate I am, 4.5 earths would be required to sustain us.

And I think my consumption level is below the American average.

It is a frightening time for Americans, and like you, Kurt, I worry about what our generation will leave for our children.

re: The next revolution

mike — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 19:54:56 GMT

That is so true. We as Americans have no idea how privileged we are, and most of us have no clue what it's like to wonder where your next meal is, or to go hungry for more than a day. Most of us are more concerned with getting the next big car, or remodeling our houses, or finding the perfect outfit that will make us popular.

Many in this world struggle to survive and are desperate for a piece of our prosperity. Thankfully, our wealth and power has generally kept us in relative safety for a very long time. But this can only last as long as our enemies lack the power to snatch it from us. I can't see this peace lasting more than a couple decades before someone rises up to challenge our very way of life.

My economics teacher made a very good point which actually is why our world is in such a predicament. The growth of our resources is linear, but the growth of our people is exponential. This means that while humans are reproducing at an always increasing rate, our resources are only being depleted more and more. Inevitably, we will run out of food in this world.

Unless we make some great strides to increase our resources, we are inevitably doomed to not be able to support everyone. The eventual outcome is global warfare scrapping for what little we have left.

re: Elton

Krazy_Koala — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 03:36:51 GMT

Clearly Paul Carson and I are on the same page. You can't even handle our young witty selves.

re: Elton

paulcarson — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 23:31:34 GMT

Well because i am too young I agree with Koala Elton is someone

that I heard of a long time ago I can 't really remember at this point I guess people like us(Koala and myself) can't relate too well to old folks there is something bothersome about their being too slow and out of touch with reality

re: Elton

kurt — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 20:26:07 GMT

Oh my, that "flip" comment really got you going Koala. I am leaving out "Crazy" becuase it's a bit redundant;) Everyone knows Koalas are crazy, especially that one you have! Anyway Elton could do flips if he wanted to, I am pretty sure he could flip circles around any of your young silly friends:)