Month: December 2010

  • A gadget lover’s descent into Luddite-ism

    I love gadgets. Just ask anyone who knows me. I’m the proverbial heat-seeker when it comes to electronics. And, as we close out 2010 and look forward to 2011, I got to thinking about all the gadgets I’ve used in 2010. Just recently, the four of us in my family upgraded to Android smartphones (G2’s…

  • thomas.gov needs a little more body-building so we can all use it

    We all have leisure activities, right? One of mine is to read the actual text of bills pending in Congress. Hey, I have an interest in the legislative process — and I submit you do, too. The good news is the Library of Congress makes the full text and history of every Congressional action available…

  • The Feds see “leaks,” I see the First Amendment at work

    Absolutely everyone in the media is talking about WikiLeaks.org’s publication of a stunning number of diplomatic cables from the far corners of the American diplomatic world. There’s so much going on here, I don’t know where to begin. First, any student of American history has to be beside himself or herself with joy to have so…