Postcards From Myself

Ok, not really for foxes, but for Firefox. If you are using Firefox, like a lot of people are these days, you need to get Foxmarks. The description is this, “If you use Firefox on more than one computer, you’ll want Foxmarks. Install Foxmarks on each computer, and it will work silently in the background to keep your bookmarks synchronized. You can also log in to my.foxmarks.com to manage your bookmarks from any computer.”

Here is the other cool part though. By synchronizing your bookmarks to their website you are also backing them up. So, if you happen to have something go wrong like a computer crash or Firefox getting trashed (yes, I did that), then you can just synchronize back to your own computer. Viola! Everything good as new.

Also, since Foxmarks works with Firefox regardless of platform, I can synchronize my bookmarks between the two Macs I normally use at home and work and also the Windows laptop that I sometimes use. Very cleanly, and for free, makes sure that I always have my bookmarks when I need them.

In the old days, before my current life in computers, I used to be in the automotive industry. Many days I wish I still was. Most of those days are the ones when the systems crash, the users whine, and the vendors don’t respond to your pleas for help. But, some of the times I wish I was back with cars it is for better reasons. Reason such as . . . well such as the fact that most women consider cars cool and computers geek-ish. Lord how I hate that word, “Geek”.

Anyway, I used to go to various car shows in the good old days. Two big ones were the New York Auto Show and the Atlanta Auto Show. I have never been to the ones in Detroit, Los Angeles, or London, but I have always wanted to.

And now, with an article I just saw, I want to go to the show in Germany. Just click here to see what I mean. Or, better yet, take a look a the picture below and then click on that. That is just a small taste of the Frankfurt 2007 show.

Yup, cars are cool. Computers are not.

I avoided writing this all day because I just don’t know what to say. Too many others have said it better, and I don’t want to belittle this day. September 11, 2001 is one of those days I will never forget. The only other days that rank even close are my wedding day, the births of my children, the day my mother died, and the day the nine fireman here in Charleston died. All of those because they involved me or people personally close to me.

I know no one who died on 9-11. I only know one person who knows or is related or knew someone who died on 9-11. But, this was not just a personal event, it was a national event that changed the nation. More than anything else in recent history, the events of 9-11 have changed our government, changed our daily actions, and changed every facet of the way we interact with the world. On a global level, the impact of 9-11 cannot be underestimated.

What I feel most for though is those people who suffered personally from the attacks. It is those people who are sometimes lost in the politics and ceremonies and remembrances. And it is to those people that I would like to say simply, “I am sorry.” I am sorry that this happened, and I am sorry that you had to suffer. I am sorry that your loved ones are no longer here, and I am sorry that there is nothing I can do to ease your pain.

Finally, if you want to look back, check out the 9-11 digital archive. It is hard to remember, but important to do so.

Go ahead, laugh at me!

Driving down the road this morning in Roxy I heard this noise like I had run over a tin can. Wait a second! I had just gotten gas! Forgot to put my gas cap back on. That was it taking off across the road to who knows where.

I was running late for church so I only did a cursory glance then, but after church I went back for a real search. Walked up and down the road. Looked in bushes and under cars. But, of course, I Never did find it.

Now I am a true redneck driving around with no gas cap until I can get a new one.

I give up. Sometimes it just isn’t worth getting up in the morning.

If you have read much of what I have written here, you will surely have noticed that I am more sympathetic to the Democratic viewpoint than the Republican. But, the truth is that I am open to good ideas wherever they may fall. I prefer to support individuals instead of parties, people instead of groups.

With that in mind, I would like to point you to a great piece by Republican hopeful Ron Paul. Here is the ending paragraph of the article.

The American people have NOT gotten the government they deserve. They asked for a stronger America and peace through nonintervention, yet we have a government of deceit, inaction and one that puts us in grave danger on the international front. The American People deserve much better than this. They deserve foreign and domestic policy that doesn’t require they surrender their liberties.

I couldn’t agree more, and I urge you to read the entire article at CDAPress. I would love to hear what you think about it.