7 dead in shooting rampage at postal center
At the first report of this, I must admit I was not shocked or surprised. These types of things certainly seem to be happening with more frequency.
However, the fact that this rampage was from a female sets it apart. I can not recall an incident like this being from a female in the past. Is there significance in this fact? I am really not sure.
If you're new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting! Tags: Postal Worker, Santa Barbara, Shooting, Shooting Rampage7 dead in shooting rampage at postal center: “7 dead in shooting rampage at postal center Updated, 6:45 a.m. Former employee opens fire at mail facility near Santa Barbara, killing six and then herself. Authorities have no idea why.A former postal employee opened fire at a mail processing plant near Santa Barbara, killing six people and critically wounding another before committing suicide, authorities said today.”
By The Associated Press
January 31st, 2006 — By David — Filed under: News Comments (0)
Kwan made the Olympic Team ?
I guess this seems out of character for me, but Figure Skating is something I am pretty involved in. My oldest daughter Danielle is a Figure Skater, and at the Novice level she too has Olympic dreams. It is a tough sport to work your way to the top.
I am sure I am in the minority on the issue of Michelle Kwan being “given” a spot on the Olympic Team. Yes she has done a lot for the sport, but, there are others who have worked hard over the last few years that now deserve the spot.
I thought this editorial in the Houston Chronicle hit the nail on the head.
Tags: Figure Skating, Ice Skating, Michelle Kwan, Olympics, Winter OlympicsJanuary 25th, 2006 — By David — Filed under: Sports Comments (3)
NFL - Race an issue
I really do not understand this. Why do people have to be racially motivated to stir up trouble. In an article on ESPN by Michael Smith, he says…
“And so the NFL’s diversity record remains six African-American coaches out of 32. A disappointing loss and an opportunity lost, for sure. But as can be the case with blowouts, minority coaches’ going one-for-nine (and counting) isn’t as bad as it looks.” Link - Race an issue, but networking is still the key
Why is this even a statement? If he checked the population records he would find that the African Amercian population stands at about 12% overall. 6 out of 32 coaches in the NFL equates to 18.75%, so, why is this bad ?
And although I have not found the numbers yet, I would guess that the player ratio for African Americans in the NFL is much higher than 18.75%.
This just bugs me. I am not and have never been considered a racist in any way, shape or form. I could care less what color a person’s skin is. Living in Mississippi I am familiar with the race issues, but why create problems where problems do not exist?
Tags: African Americans, ESPN, Football, NFL, NFL Football, RacismJanuary 24th, 2006 — By David — Filed under: Sports Comments (0)
Current Events - IMHO
Samuel Alito Hearings : The Democrats are more interested in face time than they are doing anything constructive.
Al Gore : His speech on Martin Luther King Day was a good example of my comment above. Using a civil rights inspired day to try and drive a wedge between people. We need more pulling together, not, more driving apart.
Party Politics : I’s out of hand. We should be more interested in the protection of this country and what freedoms we have. Instead of the constant blasting of the “other side”.
Mass Media : In their quest for “the big story” they tell more than they need to. Some things need to be private for our best interest. It’s seems that if our enemies what to know what we are thinking and planning, just turn on the news channels (most of them) and they will give you all the details.
Tags: Al Gore, Martin Luther King, Mass Media, Party Politics, Samuel AlitoJanuary 17th, 2006 — By David — Filed under: Politics Comments (0)
Aikman, White among finalists for Pro Football Hall
NFL - Aikman, White among finalists for Pro Football Hall:
“CANTON, Ohio — Former Cowboys quarterback Troy Aikman and the late Reggie White were among the 15 finalists Wednesday for the Pro Football Hall of Fame.”
I personally can not see how Aikman can miss, but, I am a little biased, having been a Dallas Cowboys fan all my life. And I guess there is a little pressure on him now. His new venture with Roger Staubach is Hall of Fame Racing, he needs that HOF endorsement locked in before they hit the track next month.
Tags: Hall of Fame Racing, NFL, NFL Football, NFL Hall of Fame, Reggie White, Troy AikmanJanuary 11th, 2006 — By David — Filed under: Sports Comments (0)
Hook ‘em Horns
Texas 41 - USC 38
How sweet it is !! First college game I have watched in a long time. And well worth the time too. My wife made the comment that it looked like Texas was totally dependent on the play of Vince Young and that made her nervous. Well, true as it was, he came through in the clutch and won the game. Congratulations TEXAS !
USC is no doubt a great team, and this was a great game by all accounts. Matt Leinhart played a great game as did LenDale White & Reggie Bush. This game will certainly go down in history as a classic.
Tags: Football, Matt Leinhart, Rose Bowl, Texas Longhorns, USC Trojans, Vince YoungJanuary 5th, 2006 — By David — Filed under: Ramble On, Sports Comments (0)
New Blogs and stuff…
It seems I always have some little pet project I am playing with on the computer. I have been programming for over 20 years now and still find it fun and challenging. My latest project is BlogSnare. Just a little button map for Blogs across the net. Not much happening so far, but it was fun to put together. I had a lot of editorial help on the functions and layouts from my good friend Don Hampton. He is obviously having a lot of fun with his latest project, Geeky Gizmos, Gadgets and Toys. Thanks for the help Don !!
Tags: Blogs, Geeks, GizmosJanuary 4th, 2006 — By David — Filed under: Blogging Comments (1)
Back to Work
Finally back to work today. I have been off since last Wednseday, and I was ready to come back to work. Vacation and Holidays always sound great, but, after a few days I am always ready to get back to my regular schedule. I know, I must be sick or something. I really enjoy my work and look forward to each day in the office. Oh yeah, I have those days where I am tired of it, but, for the most part I really like it.
The NFL season is over and my beloved Dallas Cowboys missed the playoffs again. I guess I will watch the Rose Bowl and root for the Texas Longhorns and then patiently (yeah right) wait for the Nascar season to get started. Depending on the games I may even take in some of the NFL playoffs and SuperBowl.
Tags: Dallas Cowboys, Football, Holidays, Nascar, NFL Football, Super Bowl, Texas LonghornsJanuary 3rd, 2006 — By David — Filed under: Ramble On Comments (0)
