Comments for From the Mountains to the Flatland http://cityboy.wordpress.com Observations on a variety of topics from technology to photography to education to politics and everything inbetween Fri, 16 May 2008 08:36:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU Comment on The Free Rice Game by cityboy http://cityboy.wordpress.com/2008/04/20/the-free-rice-game/#comment-1337 cityboy Sun, 20 Apr 2008 16:49:39 +0000 http://cityboy.wordpress.com/?p=65#comment-1337 I might add here that the Alt-Click feature from <a href="http://www.answers.com/main/download_answers_win.jsp" rel="nofollow">Answers.com </a> works nicely with this program. It enables you to get a further definition of the word you missed. I might add here that the Alt-Click feature from Answers.com works nicely with this program. It enables you to get a further definition of the word you missed.

]]> Comment on The Customer is Not Always Right by Jason Rakowski http://cityboy.wordpress.com/2008/04/17/the-customer-is-not-always-right/#comment-1336 Jason Rakowski Fri, 18 Apr 2008 03:57:16 +0000 http://cityboy.wordpress.com/?p=59#comment-1336 Good Layout and design. I like your blog. I just added your RSS feed to my Google News Reader. . Jason Rakowski Good Layout and design. I like your blog. I just added your RSS feed to my Google News Reader. .

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]]> Comment on Hilary and Obama by cityboy http://cityboy.wordpress.com/2008/04/16/hilary-and-obama/#comment-1335 cityboy Thu, 17 Apr 2008 23:41:15 +0000 http://cityboy.wordpress.com/?p=58#comment-1335 I will admit that is a troubling moment. What compelled her to say that is beyond me - I guess that nasty ol' demon "ambition" reared its ugly head. Too bad, as she is extremely capable, is well respected on both sides of the aisle, actually cares about people,etc,etc. But a goof like that can certainly sink the ship. We all have a tendency to exaggerate at times (at least those of us that are "human"), but when you're chasing this prize, that doesn't quite cut the mustard, so to speak. It will be interesting to see if this disappears from the radar screen or intensifies. I will admit that is a troubling moment. What compelled her to say that is beyond me - I guess that nasty ol’ demon “ambition” reared its ugly head. Too bad, as she is extremely capable, is well respected on both sides of the aisle, actually cares about people,etc,etc. But a goof like that can certainly sink the ship. We all have a tendency to exaggerate at times (at least those of us that are “human”), but when you’re chasing this prize, that doesn’t quite cut the mustard, so to speak. It will be interesting to see if this disappears from the radar screen or intensifies.

]]> Comment on Hilary and Obama by davidscubadiver http://cityboy.wordpress.com/2008/04/16/hilary-and-obama/#comment-1334 davidscubadiver Thu, 17 Apr 2008 12:30:18 +0000 http://cityboy.wordpress.com/?p=58#comment-1334 I tend to see things as black and white, and given that upon landing in Bosnia Hillary Clinton a) Walked off the plane, b) Did not duck her head, and c) Greeted people cordially, I am forced to conclude that she is either delusional or has very poor judgment concerning the likelihood of getting away with telling outrageous lies. I do not accept that she was simply “mistaken” in her account. Do I want to have a president that is delusional or prone to telling outrageous and embarrassing lies? So, was she lying or was she delusional? The answer is, she was lying. Liars lack the character to do the right thing. If she had merely been delusional, she would be seeking treatment (now that she recognizes she was “mistaken”), and she would recognize she is not mentally ready to be President of the United States since she has trouble differentiating between reality and fiction. Honestly, she should not be running for office after this incident. Unfortunately, since she was lying, she has shown she lacks character, and therefore she will not “do the right thing” and withdraw her candidacy. Words matter. Lying is bad. I tend to see things as black and white, and given that upon landing in Bosnia Hillary Clinton a) Walked off the plane, b) Did not duck her head, and c) Greeted people cordially, I am forced to conclude that she is either delusional or has very poor judgment concerning the likelihood of getting away with telling outrageous lies.

I do not accept that she was simply “mistaken” in her account.

Do I want to have a president that is delusional or prone to telling outrageous and embarrassing lies?

So, was she lying or was she delusional? The answer is, she was lying. Liars lack the character to do the right thing. If she had merely been delusional, she would be seeking treatment (now that she recognizes she was “mistaken”), and she would recognize she is not mentally ready to be President of the United States since she has trouble differentiating between reality and fiction.

Honestly, she should not be running for office after this incident. Unfortunately, since she was lying, she has shown she lacks character, and therefore she will not “do the right thing” and withdraw her candidacy.

Words matter. Lying is bad.

]]> Comment on Hilary and Obama by cityboy http://cityboy.wordpress.com/2008/04/16/hilary-and-obama/#comment-1333 cityboy Thu, 17 Apr 2008 11:56:21 +0000 http://cityboy.wordpress.com/?p=58#comment-1333 I don't think Obama was expecting Reverend Wright's comments and I don't think we can always control what our acquaintances are going to do at any given moment. It seems rather clear that Obama has distanced himself from the Reverend since the comments. Now if he had sat in church every Sunday and every Sunday Rev. Wright had blasted forth with this stuff, well that's another story. I would then agree with Hilary that he needs to find another pastor and church. But apparently, this wasn't the case and Obama wasn't going to condemn the church for one moment of the pastor's losing his grip. I don’t think Obama was expecting Reverend Wright’s comments and I don’t think we can always control what our acquaintances are going to do at any given moment. It seems rather clear that Obama has distanced himself from the Reverend since the comments. Now if he had sat in church every Sunday and every Sunday Rev. Wright had blasted forth with this stuff, well that’s another story. I would then agree with Hilary that he needs to find another pastor and church. But apparently, this wasn’t the case and Obama wasn’t going to condemn the church for one moment of the pastor’s losing his grip.

]]> Comment on Hilary and Obama by Ben Keeler http://cityboy.wordpress.com/2008/04/16/hilary-and-obama/#comment-1332 Ben Keeler Thu, 17 Apr 2008 06:38:57 +0000 http://cityboy.wordpress.com/?p=58#comment-1332 I didnt see a problem w/ the questions. If Obama wants to associate with certain people, he should answer for it. I didnt see a problem w/ the questions. If Obama wants to associate with certain people, he should answer for it.

]]> Comment on Jobs and eyesight by Guess who http://cityboy.wordpress.com/2006/12/19/jobs-and-eyesight/#comment-943 Guess who Tue, 01 May 2007 15:53:19 +0000 http://cityboy.wordpress.com/2006/12/19/jobs-and-eyesight/#comment-943 My thought is stop being so vain and get bifocals or trifocals. In fact most progressives have a guarantee to give you the others if you cant get used to them. They wont tell you this when you get them. I think it lasts for one to three months from when you get them. Of course they dont refund the extra money the progressives cost. My thought is stop being so vain and get bifocals or trifocals. In fact most progressives have a guarantee to give you the others if you cant get used to them. They wont tell you this when you get them. I think it lasts for one to three months from when you get them. Of course they dont refund the extra money the progressives cost.

]]> Comment on Opera smokes by cityboy http://cityboy.wordpress.com/2006/12/20/opera-smokes/#comment-907 cityboy Sat, 17 Mar 2007 13:58:51 +0000 http://cityboy.wordpress.com/2006/12/20/opera-smokes/#comment-907 Well, I continue to stick with Firefox because it supports Roboform where all my passwords are, vs Opera which does not (although Opera has it's own "wand" password saving tool). Opera definitely displays pages faster. I haven't used it extensively enough to find out if it is a better browser though. Mark Well, I continue to stick with Firefox because it supports Roboform where all my passwords are, vs Opera which does not (although Opera has it’s own “wand” password saving tool). Opera definitely displays pages faster. I haven’t used it extensively enough to find out if it is a better browser though.

Mark

]]> Comment on Opera smokes by Scott http://cityboy.wordpress.com/2006/12/20/opera-smokes/#comment-904 Scott Fri, 02 Mar 2007 12:12:39 +0000 http://cityboy.wordpress.com/2006/12/20/opera-smokes/#comment-904 Is Opera really better than Firefox or is it just the speed that impressed you? I am interested as I am a FF user and have been looking at Opera. Is Opera really better than Firefox or is it just the speed that impressed you? I am interested as I am a FF user and have been looking at Opera.

]]> Comment on Black Cat John Brown by Montsegur http://cityboy.wordpress.com/2006/09/21/black-cat-john-brown/#comment-285 Montsegur Tue, 12 Dec 2006 14:26:38 +0000 http://cityboy.wordpress.com/2006/09/21/black-cat-john-brown/#comment-285 Check out this clip, based on the song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nz-Iq2B8Kxc Check out this clip, based on the song:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nz-Iq2B8Kxc

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