Spring Cleaning

I’ve been drowning in day-job duties, and being too steamed about the country’s clock being cleaned by our government in Washington to post something coherent without involving the use of the laptop computer as a blunt instrument for demolition purposes.

However, I have nothing to worry about as far as political content goes, as our telegenic President continues to bring damage to our country in spades. His daily F-ups are becoming legion, and sometimes I wonder when will he actually get around to fulfilling his oath of office. Fortunately, I was reminded recently that I was not alone, as I joined my fellow “rightwing extremists” in peaceably assembling and petitioning the government for a redress of grievances last week. I saw and talked with people from all walks of life, from many political affiliations, many races, and many creeds — all who were tired of of willful deficit spending and even more willful tax increases during a recession. They were also of both political parties refusing to listen to the voices of the people.

I also learned how much the mainstream media and pundits on the far left hate everyday Americans who dare to disagree with the current direction the country is going, to the point that professional journalists tossed objectivity aside and resorted to vulgar epithets and shouting down fellow citizens who refused to be silent, mind-numbed drones.

I was also reminded that the price of freedom is eternal vigilance — which is why I continue to press on, offline as well as online.

In addition to the weblog, I can be found microblogging via Facebook and Twitter when I’m away from the comforts of home. A daily digest of “tweets” are now posted.

More improvements to the site presentation, as well as a hosting server move is also in the works.

To my fellow citizens whose encouragement I’ve received from other Internet hangouts to the Tax Day Tea Party protests, I shall continue to press on.

Thanks for your continuing support.

Apologies

The computer that I normally blog from decided not to start up. I’ll be making drive-by postings as the daily schedule allows, until the mighty HP comes back from the repair shop. Thanks for your continued support.

Some ‘Splainin To Do…

My apologies for not posting recently, as other front-burner items (resulting in the burning of midnight oil) have been taking place. Also, the DSL line hasn’t been nice to me lately as far as uploads and updates are concerned. A switch back to cable-based internet (which I regret not transferring when I moved to the current residence a year ago) should also help.

I hope to be back in full swing by tomorrow afternoon.

Update:
The switch back to cable modem is delayed, but we’ll continue to keep pressing on as best as we can.

Hopefully Blogging Again Soon

I had planned to resume blogging upon returning home from a short Labor Day weekend vacation; unfortunately, I did not count on the air conditioning system at home going kaput.

Being that I live in the middle of the Mojave Desert, and given the very high temperatures (as well as high humidity), I had to take up temporary residence at a friend’s house until the AC gets repaired.

Luckily, I will not have to conjure up thousands of dollars, as the home warranty plan is paying for the repairs (minus a nominal fee on my part). Hopefully, I can come home to air-conditioned comfort this weekend. If not, I’ll work on getting access to a wireless connection somewhere.

Thanks for your continuous patience and patronage!

Status Report

The bad news: The trusty desktop PC is dead. My critics and haters can now perform the Mypos Dance of Joy!

The good news: I’m pleased to disappoint the above. I ordered a replacement desktop, it should be online in a couple of weeks. For the time being, I’ll be clicking away on the laptop as spare time permits.

On another note, does anybody know of a decent posting tool for WordPress?  The WYSIWYGiness of the WP text editor is really wiggin’ me out…

How Ya Like Me Now?

A while ago, I mentioned that I was getting a professional redesign of the blog’s template. Well, here it is.

I plan to take care of link cleanup and add additional items this weekend.

Special thanks goes out to Lisa Sabin and the very talented team at e.Webscapes for their efforts. All I had to do was tell them what I wanted, and they delivered. If you have a blog, or want to start a new one, they are highly recommended, and offer a variety of design and hosting packages.

I like the new blog design and I hope you will too.