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Google celebrates Samuel Morse’s birthday. How cool is that? Samuel F.B. Morse was born on April 27, 1791 in Charlestown, Massachusetts. He was a professional artist, inventor of the electric telegraph, and originator of Morse Code.
I am trying to get back into the swing of things with my blog and my website http://www.TheStateWorker.com , but I am finding it hard to get into the groove. I often see something I find interesting and think to myself, “I should write a blog post about that!”, but I never seem to get around to it.
Now that we have had Declan, our brand new baby boy, I think it is going to be much harder for me to find time get around town. It is the tradeoff of having a child and I will take that tradeoff every time. Since I will not be going out as much I am hoping that I we will have some time at the computer to spew my rubbish over the interwebs. I hoping to bring back some of the thing I use to do in the past like List Wednesdays and Interview a Podcaster
So I am going to try to write about as much as I can, even if it is super short.
This blog is in response to a Facebook comment about my Twitter status.
November 5th I made this comment on Twitter, “I am SO HAPPY about the Presidential election. I am sad about amendment 2. It hurts my heart that we can’t accept people for who they are.”
My Twitter account auto changes my Facebook status to match.
Later that morning I received this response within Facebook, “You know JP, it’s not always about accepting people for who they are. It’s also about the ways people would take advantage of it. I think that same sex couples have certain rights, but I don’t necessarily with the marriage.”
Below is my follow up comment and I believe it states my feelings and beliefs on the subject:
Please do not take my statements below the wrong way, because they are not meant to be mean or argumentative. I believe everyone is entitled to their own opinions, beliefs (religious or moral), feelings, and system of life they choose to live. Also, I know that my opinion is no better or worse than anyone else’s. Here are some of my feelings/thoughts/opinions on this issue.
Maybe I should have said, “I am SO HAPPY about the Presidential election. I am sad about amendment 2. It hurts my heart that we still don’t allow equal right for all humans.” But I feel saying, “that we can’t accept people” is a true statement too.
Acceptance is defined by Webster’s as: “an agreeing either expressly or by conduct to the act or offer of another so that a contract is concluded and the parties become legally bound”
To me the fact that 65% percent of Floridians voted to legally ban marriage between anyone except a man and a woman is not acceptance.
I do want to point out one thing I do not agree with you on. I believe your statement, “It’s also about the ways people would take advantage of it.” is the same type of statement that was said when it was purposed for women to vote, equal pay for equal work, or blacks not to be slaves. Again, I am not accusing you of that, just saying words like those have been heard in the past when something is not socially acceptable, but social norms change.
Throughout time minorities (woman, people of color, types of religion and now sexual preference) have been persecuted for being different. When most people look back on this persecution, they think it is absurd that people could have missed the mark for sooo long. I see amendments like this in the same way. It is not a gay marriage issue; it is a human equality issue. I just think that we should respect all humans and all humans should start out being equal in the eyes of the law. It is not a crime to be gay (anymore) and it should not be against the law for gays to marry. Again this is not me saying that you are wrong or that I am right. It is just how I feel about the situation.
I do respect your opinion and believe that you have as much right to that opinion as I do to mine. Thank you for sharing your view. As seen by the Amendment 2 vote, my opinion on the issue is in stark contrast to the opinion of majority. Also, my thoughts above, I believe, somewhat go with your second comment about, “Most people will win those freedoms they seek.”
I will say that in light of the recent presidential election, America electing its first black President, I am excited to see how far we as a society have come in the last 150 years. I still hope that we as humans can reach true equality amongst our peers before another 150 years passes.
I have not had a chance to update my Blog in a while and wanted to get something up. I was trying to think, “What can I blog about?”
I came up with nothing. Soooooo, I thought I would pose a few questions and see if I can get some ideas about what to write.
What is your favorite online video (YouTube, Hulu, Veoh, etc…) service?
Do you use a similar micro blogging service to Twitter (Laconica, Jaiku, Pounce, etc…)? If so, how do you use it?
Do you use an online storage site for storing things like files or backups? What site?
What is your favorite online image storage website (Flicker, Picasa, Photobucket, Shutterfly, ect…)?
Is there any online technology that you would like to know more about? I love researching tech, so if you have something that you want to know more about or something I can blog about that people might find interesting please let me know.
For all those people (like me) that think Google is hilarious, well they have done it again. Google has launched Mail Goggles.
The officail line from Google
“Google strives to make the world’s information useful. Mail you send late night on the weekends may be useful but you may regret it the next morning. Solve some simple math problems and you’re good to go. Otherwise, get a good night’s sleep and try again in the morning. After enabling this feature, you can adjust the schedule in the “General” settings page.”
Basically this service will deter Gmail users from sending emails in a less that sober state. Once you turn on Mail Goggles, if you attempt to send an email between the hours of 10:00PM to 4:00AM (default time) you will be prompted to answer five math questions wi Emailthin a set time limit.
Unless you turn into Steven Hawking after a Guinness or two, this means it will be harder to send that late night drunken email telling your boss what you really think.
Although this has to be one of the funniest things I heard in a while, I do think this type of precaution can make the Internet better in the long run. Imagine if you are on your favorite forum and they implement this type of functionality. Imagine how many of the eight years old Trolls out there would be out of luck if they had to answer simple math questions.
I will keep this short. Today is September 11th 2008. We are 7 years removed from the tragedy of September 11th 2001. I have mixed feelings today. I walked outside at 8:40 today to our flag pole and waited until 8:45 (American Airlines Flight 11 out of Boston, Massachusetts, crashes into the north tower of the World Trade Center) for a moment of silence. I was alone and that made me very sad. Last year, the former head of our agency said that he would be out at the flag pole for a moment of silence and there were 200 people who showed up. This year no email that went out, but I walked out and stood at the base of half mast flag and prayed. I have to say that I was not sad that 200 people were not standing beside me, I was sad that not a single person was beside me. I understand that ?time heals old wounds?, so maybe I am just na?ve to think that we should take 5 minutes out of our day once a year, come together, and remember those who have been affected. ?
Please remember:
Pray for those lost 7 years ago.
Pray for the family that suffered those losses.
Pray for the ones that have, and still do, put themselves in harm’s way to protect us.
Pray for tolerance for us and our enemies.
Pray for love.
Pray for good health.
Pray for peace.
Pray for the innocent and the guilty.?
Time of events (courtesy of CNN)
8:45 a.m. (all times are EDT): A hijacked passenger jet, American Airlines Flight 11 out of Boston, Massachusetts, crashes into the north tower of the World Trade Center, tearing a gaping hole in the building and setting it afire.
9:03 a.m.: A second hijacked airliner, United Airlines Flight 175 from Boston, crashes into the south tower of the World Trade Center and explodes. Both buildings are burning.
9:43 a.m.: American Airlines Flight 77 crashes into the Pentagon, sending up a huge plume of smoke. Evacuation begins immediately.
10:05 a.m.: The south tower of the World Trade Center collapses, plummeting into the streets below. A massive cloud of dust and debris forms and slowly drifts away from the building.
10:10 a.m.: A portion of the Pentagon collapses.
10:10 a.m.: United Airlines Flight 93, also hijacked, crashes in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, southeast of Pittsburgh.
10:28 a.m.: The World Trade Center’s north tower collapses from the top down as if it were being peeled apart, releasing a tremendous cloud of debris and smoke.
Took this picture a this morning. This is our German Shepard Tia enjoying the shade in the backyard.
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Hello!!!! What is Google trying to tell me?
The information on the left of the picture is correct, but the pictures that are supposed to be a graphically representation are telling me something a little different. I know that Florida is the “Sunshine State”, but I think this might be false advertising.
Hello, this is a test of blogging using Word 2007
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