Crazy deals on Southwest Airlines right now. 50% off all tickets to Seattle, and that’s just for their “Wanna Get Away” style deals. I’ve heard you can get even better deals by using their Ding! program. It’s always looked like malware to me; like some combination of spyware and just plain bloat, but I just might have to install that and let you know how it works.
Southwest in general is one of those companies that seems to get it. They are constantly ranked #1 in customer satisfaction, and have the best fares around. I’ve got to start checking them out more.
Obama was inagurated. Rev. Lowery gave the benediction, ending by saying “we ask you to help us work for that day when black will not be asked to get back, when brown can stick around — (laughter) — when yellow will be mellow — (laughter) — when the red man can get ahead, man — (laughter) — and when white will embrace what is right.” Just struck me as being “when will white people finally stop being evil, Lord?” Which makes me think, “I’m not evil. Why do you think I’m evil?” Which is a question I’ll never be able to ask him.
That is my frustration with politics. Not just politics, but anything so big that I have next to no chance of having a chance to ask for clarification, or perhaps even make my voice heard. Perhaps I just need to try; send a letter to Rev. Lowery, send a letter to the president and see what happens. Cynically, I can hardly let myself believe it will be anything other than a complete waste.
It will not be a waste, however, because even if there is no response (which is the worst response) that tells me something about the other party and their intentions. I have some letters to write.
I have yet to permit myself to be excited about our new president, despite how great he seems. Listening to President Obama’s speeches, seeing the passion and feeling a genuine sense of care is both reassuring and inspiring. However, I really have a hard time witnessing any political grandstanding, and I believe this is because of the torrent of ill will that is displayed for President Bush.
That’s right, I’m out of the closet as a Bush supporter. Still. Before bringing out your slings and arrows, though, please bring out your reason.
There is so much passion about spitting on the man that it seems no one brings forward the charges against him. To them it seems everyone should know, but I don’t. The only thing approaching reason is partisan statistical analysis; swift-boat style reproach. Saying “he’s bad” simply because he is; his decisions are horrid because I don’t agree with them. No! These are not valid arguments to condemn a president’s legacy.
President Bush was a good president, and I believe that in ten years, once the passion has died down, he will be viewed as such. If not, I hope his crimes will truly come to light such that even I can see them. He does not seem the super-villain that most hope him to be.
With that out of the way, I will continue to pray for President Obama. May he lead our country in honor and peace.
If you go through the trouble of earning, and more importantly paying for, a computer certificate you want that to mean something. That’s why it would be somewhat troubling to find out that an 8 year old Macedonian boy has been made a Microsoft-certified professional.
I certaily believe this boy is a computer prodigy, however the learned knowledge he has accumulated do not represent the situational understanding that can only come from years of working with computers. By 15 he will probably be working for Microsoft itself, but until then I believe he is only watering down the meaning of being a Microsoft-certified IT professional.
Then again, I highly doubt that any HR rep worth her salt would hire based soley on certificates.