Given the modern tendency toward ever-larger government, even (especially?) by the party which espouses smaller government, this seems like something we may do well to remember. 45 years ago, a very well-spoken conservative Army veteran gave a great farewell address from the White House. My fellow Americans: Three days from now, after half a century in the service of our country, I shall lay down the responsibilities of office as, in traditional and solemn ceremony, the authority ...

Another blog. Do I really need another blog? Probably not. But, this community seems interesting so I'll try it out. A little geek history for those who don't know me (which would be almost everyone). I've been running my own website since 1996 (which you can still find online if you use the wayback machine ). Yes, that was on Geocities, but in my defense, it was before Yahoo bought them. I moved to my own domain in 1999, using the same name that I'd been using online since 1986. ...