http://www.jessebickel.com life liberty property Sat, 06 Dec 2008 21:01:57 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en This morning I saw a can of beans in a new light. Last night my buddy Sean had slapped the sticker on and I didn't think much of it. Today, I noticed it is an insightful summary of the election results and the intelligence behind them. On a more ... http://www.jessebickel.com/2008/12/06/this-picture-pretty-much-sums-up-the-situation/ Today's top presidential story from the BBC focuses on comments about lipstick. The controversy began on Tuesday after Mr Obama said his rival was advocating change while pursuing the politics of the current Bush administration. Mr McCain's campaign accused him of smearing running mate Sarah Palin. Mrs Palin joked last week that lipstick ... http://www.jessebickel.com/2008/09/10/ron-paul-calls-2-party-race-a-charade-meanwhile-mccain-and-obama-argue-over-lipstick/ Putin made comments today to the effect that the Georgian attack on South Ossetia was a US orchestrated event to assist a political candidacy. He's not the first to say this, and it's not unreasonable. Did you know that the US has been arming and supporting the Georgian leadership? ... http://www.jessebickel.com/2008/08/28/putin-is-probably-right/ A 56-year-old man from the Midwestern US state of Wisconsin has been arrested after shooting his lawn mower in his garden because it would not start. The BBC headline was "US man charged for shooting mower." The article is presented as a silly story with a happy ending. Some ... http://www.jessebickel.com/2008/07/26/man-arrested-in-his-own-house-for-destroying-his-own-property/ I misplaced my ID before flying this week (see the earlier post about ID requirements). The experience was not as involved as the other story I had read. When asked for ID by each TSA agent, I truthfully said "I misplaced it." The first agent I spoke to (Steve) referred me ... http://www.jessebickel.com/2008/07/04/failing-to-bring-id-to-atlanta-hartsfield-jackson-international-airport-not-a-horrible-experience/ Admiral Mullen says it would be stressful to go to Iran. Maybe unpredictable what would happen. It has been clear for some time that Adm Mullen does not want to attack Iran, but his latest remarks suggest that he is fighting hard behind the scenes for both the US and Israel ... http://www.jessebickel.com/2008/07/02/attack-on-iran-just-might-be-a-bad-idea-according-to-admiral-mullen-2/ I missed this story last week. Papers, Please! reports you can no longer fly without ID. The TSA Press Relase confirms it. This new procedure will not affect passengers that may have misplaced, lost or otherwise do not have ID but are cooperative with officers. Cooperative passengers without ID ... http://www.jessebickel.com/2008/06/29/tsa-now-enforcing-their-demands-for-papers/ The bullion value calculator I created using Google App Engine now allows you to login with your Google Account. If you sign in and enter some values, it will store them. The next time you visit, the values you entered will be populated. If you enter new values, ... http://www.jessebickel.com/2008/06/28/bullion-value-calculator-is-pretty-much-done/ I just saw a story at the Washington Post announcing Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson's plans for the demise of financial institutions. He thinks that because government is the expected answer to problems, we ought to give people more intervention. Because it's a lack of intervention that causes problems ... http://www.jessebickel.com/2008/06/18/paulson-proposes-hosing-the-united-states-even-more/ This is a story from Monday actually, but I didn't read the article until today. The Oklahoma House of Representatives sent a message to Washington. The Senate has yet to pass the bill, but it sure would be nice if states asserted their sovereignty like this: "The State of ... http://www.jessebickel.com/2008/06/18/oklahoma-stands-up-for-constitutional-government/