What some reviewers are saying about “John Smith: Last Known Survivor of the Microsoft Wars” Susan Parkinson who has reviewed books for the BBC said: “George Orwell’s novel ‘1984’ is referenced. I believe that Roland Hughes’ novel should be considered as important as ‘1984’ and Aldous Huxley’s ‘Brave New World’. Highly recommended as a thought provoking and fascinating read.” Jeff Wallace said: “Mr. Hughes’ book reminds me of reading Plato’s books Phaedo and Meno. When … John Smith: Last Known Survivor of the Microsoft WarsRead more
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Mesothelioma
I’ve put off writing a post about this for some time. I knew I should write a post but didn’t know exactly what to write. You see, not all that long ago I lost an uncle to this disease. Yes, like you I see the late night television ads for one mesothelioma law firm or other. They seem to range from one guy out of timbucktoo to a Chicago personal injury lawyer. Some times they … MesotheliomaRead more
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My Shoes Are Too Tight
There are many “learned” egg heads out there who will give you rules and charts for ranking that which gets shown on television. Not surprisingly, most of the really popular shows rank really low when it comes to writing. I guess that is why we can enjoy weekend “marathons” of said shows because people have an incredible ability to consume oatmeal. Don’t get me wrong, I love the NCIS stuff. I even watch some of … My Shoes Are Too TightRead more
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The Sad State of LifeScan and Bayer
I must give a nod to the post and title I’m ripping off: The Sad State of Diabetes Technology in 2012. It has been almost a year and not much has changed. Well actually, the things which have changed should have made the required course of action completely obvious. Microsoft canned the head of Windows. (Okay, he “left” two weeks after Windows 8 came out with no prior warning or hint from the company, no … The Sad State of LifeScan and BayerRead more
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Round-Up Ready Cocaine Syndrome
Quite some time ago, back when I used to blog for “the Fool”, I wrote a post about how farmers were going to have to dust off their Weber Weeders and start walking soybeans again. I was lambasted by people who had just stumbled out of a coffee shop. (Coffee really is the beverage of life’s losers.) They were even more outraged when I told them 2-4d quit working years ago and 2-4d ready soybeans … Round-Up Ready Cocaine SyndromeRead more