Organic?

One of the most ridiculous things I have heard lately is the attachment of a provision onto the spending bill they just passed in Washington. Apparently, if the cost of organic feed is twice that of non-organic feed, meat can be fed non-organic feed and still be labeled as organic.
The whole definition of organic involves [...]

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Innocent until proven guilty?

Yesterday I heard on the news that a local judge has upheld a local college’s rule that they can expel anyone who has been arrested for a felony. Yes, you read that right. Not convicted, just arrested. Whatever happened to innocent until proven guilty? In this day and age of identity fraud, this could really [...]

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Look Away…This Won’t Hurt A Bit

I keep hearing on the news (NPR) about how many of the environmental laws are being overturned by this administration. Today was the story about snowmobiles in Yellowstone. The administration is going to allow snowmobiles in the forest, in spite of the fact that the environmental study required before any policy change recommended that they [...]

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Vision without action is a daydream. Action withou…

Vision without action is a daydream. Action without vision is a nightmare.–Japanese Proverb

Isn’t this really the truth. Every day I see examples of commercial software that was written without a plan, or for that matter, even a clear idea of what is needed. When the smoke clears, the software stands shakily and people call in [...]

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