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The War by Ken Burns

I am watching this film series, The War by Ken Burns.
This is an incredible film.  It takes a look at the war, not from the expert or historian point-of-view, but from an individual point-of-view.

The beginning jumps around a little and does not go into detail on how the war started and what led to the causes, especially in the Pacific Theater.  But it is a good look at how the war affected common Americans and how they built up to fight the war.

I would encourage everyone to watch it and learn so that this does not happen again.

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Is there a NFL team in Denver?

The town is finally realizing that there is a baseball team in Denver, the Colorado Rockies.
Today, the Rockies swept the San Diego Padres 7-3 .  Also today the Denver Broncos lost to the Jacksonville Jaguars 24-14.  But it is nice to see that the lead on the Denver Post tonight is the Rockies winning.

Up until lately, no matter what the Rockies were doing, the Broncos would have the lead story.  Now with the Rockies doing so well and the Broncos just starting their season, the local media is starting realize that the Rockies have a legitimate chance to make the playoffs.

Let’s hope the Rockies continue to roll and that the make the playoffs.  Today, they are only 1.5 games back.

Go Rockies!!!

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Google Docs and Online Collaboration

I have been struggling with a way to develop an online collaboration solution for some work flow processes that we have.
What we have been doing lately is developing a newsletter and it has been hard to track what the status of everything is. Plus we have several authors and a couple editors working on a story.

And did I mention that the people working on these are located all over the country? Continue reading “Google Docs and Online Collaboration”

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Slapstick Politics: Sen. Salazar Feels Nutroots’ Heat For Not Being A “MoveOn” Democrat

Slapstick Politics: Sen. Salazar Feels Nutroots’ Heat For Not Being A “MoveOn” Democrat
Slapstick Politics has a wonderful post about how Ken Salazar is getting attacked by the far left organization MoveOn.org.

Salazar does not need the support of MoveOn.  If he is to get re-elected in Colorado he is going to have to be a moderate.  It would be extremely tough if he goes as far to the left that MoveOn wants him to.

I am happy that Salazar is a moderate, but MoveOn is not winning any friends lately.  America is finally seeing the anger that they bring to politics.

What we need is a healthy discussion and debate, not threats.  Right now, the only thing that MoveOn is bringing these days are threats.

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43 Folders Updates Site

One of my favorite blogs to read is 43 Folders.  It has a lot of useful information and is quite enjoyable to read.   Especially since I try to follow Getting Things Done by David Allen.
Well they have just updated there site and it looks great.  You can register to comment on stories, participate in the forum, and customize your visit to the site.

Take a look and check it out and I think that you will agree it is a great site to add to your viewing list.

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Fox strikes deal for free shows on iTunes | One More Thing – CNET News.com

Fox strikes deal for free shows on iTunes | One More Thing – CNET News.com
I like this trend, but I don’t think that ABC and NBC are going about it correctly. They are doing it with their own DRM and only from their website and ignoring the number one video player in the business, the iPod.

By involving the iPod, Fox will get large distribution that will hopefully turn into more viewers. But, the studios and advertisers don’t pay attention to people who download shows or record them on their DVR.

Jon Leland of Media Mall has a good comparison on his post about this subject.  “NBC ‘s shows expire after one week and are loaded with commercials.  Fox + iTunes  have  no commercials and  you can keep them as long as you like.” Continue reading “Fox strikes deal for free shows on iTunes | One More Thing – CNET News.com”

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Rockies Win 2-1

This was one of the best baseball games of the year.  The Colorado Rockies beat the San Diego Padres in 14 innings by a score of 2-1.
It was a pitcher’s duel and you knew it was going to be a tough one with Jake Peavy pitching for the Padres.  The probable Cy Young winner is tough on everyone and had his good stuff going early.

But the Rockies had rookie Franklin Morales going for them and coming into this game he has not given up a run in 11 innings of work.  And this was a pitcher’s duel.  Continue reading “Rockies Win 2-1”

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Updated The Site Look

I just needed a change, a big change.
I was tired of the design of the old site. I was using a Cutline 3 column theme and is was starting to wear-me-down. Also it was a good time since WordPress is getting ready to release 2.3.

I am now using a theme called Paalam. It is a two column theme and works with WordPress widgets. So far I am really happy with it. I have adjusted the colors a little to better match the photo I am using, but otherwise I have not changed anything. I will probably need to update the code to work with the tags coming in WordPress 2.3.

The photo is the same one I have used since I started the blog and is a photo of the peaks above Breckenridge, Colorado. You can ask for anything prettier than that.

Let me know what you think of the look.

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Media Creates Circus Around O.J.

I just want to know what is happening with the media these days. The circus that was created today around the O.J. hearing and the mess following when he was released on bail.
The media these days is going for stories that many of us could care less about. I personally could care less about what O.J. did in Las Vegas.

Who also cares about what Britney is doing or not doing? Not me. This is not news that should be on the national stage. It may be in news that covers celebrities or Hollywood, but not CNN or MSNBC.

Continue reading “Media Creates Circus Around O.J.”

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At my high school reunion…

Well, I took the big plunge this weekend and headed to my high school reunion to see everyone. I can’t believe that it has been 20 years since we all graduated from high school, East Union High School in Manteca, Calif., class of 1987.
It began as a fun evening at a local brew pub in Manteca at Kelley Brothers Brewing Company. The company was great and the band that was playing was incredible, it helped also that one of our fellow graduates was playing also, but the beer was horrible. Continue reading “At my high school reunion…”