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Taco Bell’s New Value Menu

You get what you pay for. Today I went to Taco Bell for a late lunch and took a look at their new “Big Bell Value Menu.” I picked up a 99 cent 1/2 lb. Cheesy Bean & Rice Burrito and an 89 cent Caramel Apple Empanada. They’re amazing prices, even for what you get….Continue Reading…

themiddleclass.org Review

Has anyone heard of the site themiddleclass.org? They advertise with Google AdWords, but their site is bogus. They claim to support the middle class, but the whole thing is a sham. I haven’t looked into it extensively, but it looks sinister. I spent a few minutes gathering other people’s thoughts, and here’s what I found……Continue Reading…

Phoenix Successfully Lands on Mars

I love reading about what JPL is doing, especially since I did my internship with them in Summer 2006. On May 25, the Phoenix lander successfully touched down on Mars. While reading about this, the thing that really struck me is the fact that more than half of all Mars missions have failed. Some even…Continue Reading…

SummerCon 2008

For the past week I’ve been at InterVarsity’s Summer Conference at Campus by the Sea on Catalina Island. It was a very nice experience, and a chance to spend a week away from computers and electronics. I also did several hikes around the campsite, which was good exercise. I need to exercise more often, especially…Continue Reading…

Three Branches of Government

I love Schoolhouse Rock!

Foreign Policy and Osama Bin Laden

Part 2 of Ron Paul’s speech at the College of Idaho 4/25/08. Part 1 here We were allied with Osama bin Laden when he was a freedom fighter in Afghanistan. Now that we are the occupiers, he’s a terrorist. Obviously, our foreign policy is screwed up. Let’s change it. It’s not hard to do. It’s…Continue Reading…