Exactly 40 years ago this second, one chapter ended and another began. 40 years ago, plopped down on the shag carpet of our basement family room, watching our round tube Curtis Mathis color television, I saw Neil Armstrong step down…
Pick A Horse
Here’s a quick test for anyone who has sat in their cubicle and dreamed about starting their own business. Read this short web page about a new technology: http://www.agilenano.com/technology.htm What would you build with that technology? What are your product…
The Quotidian Effect
“The transition from ‘astronaut preparing to accomplish the next big thing’ to ‘astronaut telling about the last big thing’ did not come easily to me.” Buzz Aldrin, Apollo 11 Astronaut, and second man on the moon. When we were still…
The Blind Leading The Blind
Steph and I completed our “Big Summer Drive Across America” trip yesterday with an eight hour run from Arkansas to Texas. Along the way we listened to C-SPAN, the BBC and XMPR. One show on XMPR, Let’s Consider The Source,…
The National Character
While researching the “Lessons From Saddam” post, I came across The National Security Archive of George Washington University. The National Security Archive is a repository of information and documents, many obtained under the Freedom of Information Act. In short, it’s…
Lessons From Saddam
This post is available as a PDF document here: http://www.hackneys.com/docs/lessonsfromsaddam.pdf ******* For the 23 people in the United States who have not been wholly consumed by the All Michael, All The Time media onslaught, it’s been an interesting week. For…
The Secret to Understanding Women
My wife claims there is something very important regarding understanding women in this comic strip, but I just don’t get it… Click the strip to view the full size version.
Here’s How a Wife Can Get Rid of Her Husband
One of the great things about hanging out in mom’s kitchen are the things that just pop up. For instance, while searching for a recipe she pulled out this vintage cookbook, which is such a staple of my lifetime, I almost…
Sarah Says Goodbye – and What That Implies.
Last night I did a very unusual thing. I was in the room while CNN was on and I watched Sarah Palin’s goodbye-for-now press conference. It was unusual because a) I don’t watch television and b) I especially don’t watch…
Harkin vs. Loring
We’re visiting my mother and grandmother in northwest Arkansas. They are at an age and in a place where politics are discussed, religion is assumed and passion is reserved for the important things, such as the best variety of peach…