A Visually Impressive, Historic, and Dissappointing Coronation

by | Aug 30, 2008 | Presidential History

I caught a bit of Barak Obama’s coronation speech the other night.  Just a few comments: 1) Obama is one of the better political speakers we’ve seen in a while. I include Bill Clinton in this statement. When Clinton speaks (I’ve thought this from day one), I say over and over to myself, “How is this believable?” He has a little smirk that makes me think deep within, “This is all political paper mache’.”  Not so with Barak Obama. No deceptive smirk. He’s a far better political public speaker.  He may even seriously believe in what he is saying.  There is no WAY McCain can compare.  He shouldn’t even try.  He’s Dr. Bland compared to the golden tongued Obama. 2) It was a visually compelling and historic night. An African-American man being nominated to be President of the United States. That should make us proud. I was proud to live in America. I think it is a great sign that the Democratic party can finally support an African-American other than Jesse Jackson or Al Sharpton, neither of whom could ever seriously be considered to be President.  Wow!  84,000 people in a stadium cheering a man who walks out onto a stage built to look like the Parthenon (says Peggy Noonan). It was one of the most impressive coronations I’ve seen in my short run at watching presidential nominations. I’m sure the Clintons were jealously in awe. 3) Here’s what I heard that I found most disappointing: Abortion is a small thing. Homosexuality is a small thing (Obama actually said we should all agree that homosexual couples should be given...

GTD in Outlook

by | Aug 24, 2008 | Time/Life Management

I’ve adopted a number of GTD approaches to my Outlook-run world.  This article has some good advice that I actually did follow when using Outlook 2003 – it reminds me I should post something about task management for Outlook 2007. GTD in Outlook :...

I am Fat…

by | Aug 23, 2008 | Culture

…and you probably are too.  At least that’s what the latest stats are for Americans.  While I’m not as fat as I once was (that should be a blog post in itself), I still have a bunch of flab.  However, I don’t think that more government funding is going to change me or you – or the rest of our country. Adult Obesity Rates Rise In 37...