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Archive for October, 2009

A not-yet-pithy Aphorism

Andy Spero | October 29, 2009 | 0 Comment(s) |

Or, It’s Hard to Win an Argument against Fools!

For a variety of reasons, we haven’t posted much lately. That is partially due to the fact that we have been extremely busy with both revenue-generating activities and non-profit, volunteer activities.

One of those activities involves mitigating the effects of a decent-sized mess created by others. (What other kind of mess is there, we joke?)

While pondering the effects of that effort, we thought of an interesting aphorism; however, as yet, we’re not sure if our current phrasing is as pithy… Read the rest

If Only Chevrolets* Ran Like Honda Mowers

Andy Spero | October 23, 2009 | 0 Comment(s) |

*Make that all GMs.

For several months, Chevrolet has been running a commercial that compares it automobiles with similar ones from Honda.
In it, Howie Long, the former NFL star, compares three types of vehicles. Near the end of the ad, Mr. Long mentions that Honda does make something
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The Bartman, R.I.P.

Andy Spero | October 16, 2009 | 0 Comment(s) |

The Smiling Dog

Usually, if we mention a personal experience, we try to link it to a broader point. Today, however, we write for no other reason than to eulogize Bart, Bart, the Basenji part: our loyal non-Basenji for the past fourteen-and-one-half years.

After a brief, but sharp decline, Bart quietly passed-away on Monday.

Bart laying in the grass, circa 2006

He did it with the same meekness and gentleness of spirit in which he lived his life with us. He waited for Jill to wake in the mid-afternoon–she has the flu–and carry him into the… Read the rest

What Are the Odds?

Andy Spero | October 15, 2009 | 0 Comment(s) |

Apropos of nothing, we note that for each of the past two afternoons we observed a raccoon either standing beside a busy suburban road (yesterday) or slowly crossing the road (today).  Presumably, it’s the same coon. At that location, there are no woods on either side of the road; so, the behavior seems a tad bit odd.

So, we wondered: what are the odds that said raccoon is not rabid?

We’d argue that they’re about the same as the government realizing additional tax revenue from employees who received raises from… Read the rest

Criticism of Certain Stimulus Package Critics

Andy Spero | October 15, 2009 | 0 Comment(s) |

There is much debate about the effectiveness of the various fiscal stimulus plans, particularly President Obama’s first $787,000,000,000 plan that was enacted a mere three weeks after his inauguration. Many critics claim that bad–overly-optimistic–unemployment projections are evidence that the additional deficit spending was ineffective, while proponents of the plan argue that the current unemployment rate would be that much higher without the spending and that bad projections are just evidence of, well, bad projections and every one’s inability to predict the future.

While we are sympathetic to the former, neither… Read the rest

Press Release: ArcofWPA Site Goes Live!

Andy Spero | October 7, 2009 | 0 Comment(s) |

Our largest web project to date is now live at ArcofWPA.org.

It consists of six independent sites for Aadvantage, Inc.; its four subsidiaries; and a shared on-line transaction center (for donations and purchases).

Each site uses the same content management system, but the separate installations improve security, especially when one site is a web store and another site includes a community chat room for families and parents.

Arc of WPA Login & Header Graphic

The store is a simple, easy-to-administer shopping cart integrated into the content management system.

All of the sites share… Read the rest

We Repeat Our Solution to Eliminate the Federal Bureaucracy

Andy Spero | October 1, 2009 | 0 Comment(s) |

Last night, we caught a glimpse of one of the evening talk shows where someone complained to the host that no Senator or Congressman has the time to read and understand proposed amendments and bills that are often longer than one thousand pages.

It’s a valid complaint, and reminded us to write a second time about our proposed solution to bureaucracy. We first wrote about it last December 24, but it turns out that interest and readership isn’t very heavy on Christmas Eve. (Hey, we write when we can.)

The… Read the rest