Joel Patrick

Looking forward to being in Muncie for the election

I am so happy to be able to be back home for the election. I decided not to file my absentee ballot because I think I can get up early an hopefully not face too long a wait to cast my ballot. Aside from being an historical occasion, it is great to be able to take things in in Muncie. For techies, this site is pretty amazing. An interesting perspective I just read comes from a Wall Street Journal article.

Disfunction corrected

There was a file error that caused the sites not to update correctly. The entries were saved, but due to excessive disque usage the site pages could not be written. The problem is fixed. The scoreboard has continued to function.

Sorry for the inconvenience.

Evidence of a demorcratic spirit

The Alfred E Smith dinner roasts were pretty amazing this year. Thank heavens there is still a shared sense of humor in this process.

John McCain roasts Obama

Barack Obama roasts John McCain

At the same time a rash of newspapers are endorsing Obama. The Chicago Tribune has endorsed him saying, "This endorsement makes some history for the Chicago Tribune. This is the first time the newspaper has endorsed the Democratic Party's nominee for president:"

The recent Washington Post endorsement went to Obama yesterday. It is worth reading as a stunning piece of writing in its own right..

Scoreboard updated

I have updated the scoreboard to take into account the link count including the links that are entered into the "Extended Entry" areas. There are several authors who are putting a good chunk of their text there.

Do not forget that you can style your blog differently by applying a different style. There is a demo of this through the HOWTOs for CICS Blogs.

Why theory is important

This is a great TED talk.

For more on the reptilian brain see Clotaire Rapaille.