Well, it’s been almost a month since this last-so what else is new? If you look up the archives, that’s the norm for this. I get busy, work on other things, and the journal sits here. No biggie-I’m not like the fulltime guys anyways. My opinions don’t change much and there are better places to get news. I guess this is more for a peek into a “normal” life than anything else.
So, the journal sez: rebuilt my work computer, went to rents for Dad’s birthday, finally moved all our storage stuff to our local place, started then abandoned getting a new apt., Colin’s birthday, kiteflying at Seal Beach (I took some video). And the usual work, kids, church, etc. Woo hoo. Exciting life.
I guess the big thing right now is the abuse scandal. I think what burns me up most is the apologists who say that the prisoners deserved it. Really. And they’re the ones who want the people who do it to Americans executed. What a double standard that is. Kindness, compassion, the Geneva convention and the Golden Rule apply to EVERYONE, not just the ones on your side, guys.Since we live in Orange County, California, the most conservative county on the PLANET, having liberal bumper stickers is a mixed blessing. Two incidents in the past two weeks illustrate this. We were stopped at a light and a carful of white males between 18 and 25 gave us the finger. A few days later, a pickup came past us and the driver (another white male) shouted “Down with Kerry” (it’s always men, too). What’s next? Pulling people out of their cars and beating them up or shooting them or lynching them? These are disturbing trends. We have seen a few liberal bumperstickers, though. We always give them a thumbs up. Gotta stick together.
I’ve come up with a good idea for commercial software. It’s has to do with searching. Now I have to get the design and the UI down, figure out what to develop it in (I’m thinking open source all the way), develop it, QA it, write docs, figure out how to market and distribute it, find somebody who wants to pay for the marketing and distribution, and sell, sell, sell! It’s a good idea, and I need the money really bad. If you’re a venture capitalist, email me-I need a few million and that’s it. Product will probably take 6 months to develop. I won’t start burning through it until the development is done-the interest will be enough to keep me going until then. I need the money for advertising, production, trade shows, website. Everyone will want it.