View From the Bushes

Well, I set up my new computer last night. The first order of business was to get the old computer to see the new computer and vice-versa. It took a surprisingly long time and involved several reboots, but I eventually was able to see both of them. Then I started copying stuff over, which in itself took quite a while. Once I had that done, I decided to install World of Warcraft, since I was really curious how the new video card would look. That took the better part of two hours I think, but all I can say is, wow!! What a difference. I didn't actually play, I mostly just wandered around for awhile looking at stuff, mostly while stuff was copying and installing. I tried to finish HP5, which I didn't manage, even though I stayed up way too late in the attempt.

Unfortunately I won't be able to spend any more time on it tonight because I'm going to the touring Broadway production of "Thoroughly Modern Millie." You can imagine my excitement. Actually I am excited, not because I know anything about the musical, but because my wife is excited, so I'm sure if nothing else I'll get some vicarious thrill out of watching her watch the show.

I'm not sure if you've heard the news yet, but the Discovery Channel and AOL are doing a series on the 100 Greatest Americans. Looking at the list, I don't know what to say. I mean I know these are nominations by AOL users, but even taking into account the appalling nature of that demographic, it's just hard to imagine how they came up with some of these names. For example: Dr. Phil, Madonna, John Edwards, Laura Bush, Tom Cruise, Michael Jackson, Michael Moore, Brett Favre and Mel Gibson (isn't he Australian?) . I could go on, but it's clear that hardly any sense of history went into the nominations. It looks to me like about 60% of the nominees are still alive and 80+% we still alive (or not born yet) in 1950. Couldn't they have just cut the crap and said the greatest Americans of the last century? At least then it wouldn't have looked quite so lop-sided.

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Ross