New Book

I’m reading Up in the Air a book by Walter Kirn. It’s about a guy who wants to amass 1,000,000 frequent flier miles before he quits his job. I’m only 2 chapters in and I’ve laughed out loud about 20 times – so far a great read. In other news my home network is shaping up – more to come.

US responds to terror

Today the President of the United States authorized attacks against military and al Quaeda installations within the country of Afghanistan. I fully support this move and the humanitarian efforts that are taking place along side the military strikes. I’d like to point out this article. The quote near the bottom is from a 4th grade girl whose father is in the military – “As much as I don’t want my dad to fight I’m willing to give him to you.” The will shown by the American people is amazing, making me proud.

Rant

I was sitting in IS 442 (a Sr. level computer class) when the teacher whips out a 486 computer and tells everyone in the class who doesn’t know what a CPU looks like to come up to the front of the class. All but 5 went up! ARE YOU KIDDING ME?!?!?!? I’m gonna have to work with some of these shmucks someday?!?

Damn Banks

Standard Federal has been getting on my nerves lately so I have decided to switch to a different bank. I think I’ve found a good bank in Key Bank. They let you trade, bank, and plan all from one web interface. This is especially attractive to those of use who have 401k’s, stocks, mutual funds, savings, and checking accounts at 10 bazillion different companies.