Category Archives: Miscellaneous

Red Dawn, Remade!

Posted on October 2, 2012 by Mike Clark

They have remade Red Dawn. I probably shouldn’t write about this movie, which is just now getting its release.  I haven’t seen it, yet.  Of course, as an aficionado of the original movie, which featured some really up-and-coming actors while … Continue reading →

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R.I.P. Michael Clarke Duncan

Posted on September 4, 2012 by Mike Clark

I just learned this morning that the actor Michael Clarke Duncan died yesterday from complications of a heart attack.  He was only 54!  I am not a fatuous follower of celebrities, but this man impressed me in the few films … Continue reading →

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Zo Hits the Nail on the Head

Posted on July 31, 2012 by Mike Clark

As you may have noticed I got really ticked off about that massacre in Aurora, Colorado last week.  I was particularly angered that there were no concealed carry holders in the house, and this in a state where concealed carry … Continue reading →

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My Review of Regular Expressions Cookbook

Posted on July 17, 2012 by Mike Clark

Originally submitted at O’Reilly This cookbook provides more than 100 recipes to help you crunch data and manipulate text with regular expressions. With recipes for popular programming languages such as C#, Java, JavaScript, Perl, PHP, Python, Ruby, and VB.NET, Regular … Continue reading →

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Romney at the NAACP: Boos, Yes, But Also Applause

Posted on July 12, 2012 by Mike Clark

I just got done watching the video of Mitt Romney’s address today at the NAACP convention in Dallas, Texas.  It was very well received, in my opinion.  Of course, not a rousing chorus of approval, and yes there were a … Continue reading →

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A Really FINE rendition of the Star-Spangled Banner

Posted on July 11, 2012 by Mike Clark

I was clued into this version of the Star-Spangled Banner by Alphonso Rachel of Zonation.  A bit different but really beautiful — at least to my ears.

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Should a database table always have primary keys?

Posted on June 25, 2012 by Mike Clark

The occasion for this post is a little contretemps I experienced on StackOverflow.com recently. The topic of this blog post is the question posed by acidZombie24, a member of StackOverflow, over 3 years ago. I was one of those who … Continue reading →

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Old Nerd’s Post – “Ancient” Technology

Posted on June 23, 2012 by Mike Clark

Old High School friends of mine just posted some Facebook comments on “ancient” technology they still possessed, and it caused me to think back about my old devices.  Brian mentioned that he still had his father’s old slide rule (and … Continue reading →

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Feminist Elitist Disses Ann Romney

Posted on April 13, 2012 by Mike Clark

Democratic strategist Hilary Rosen dismissed Mitt Romney’s reliance upon his wife’s advice vis-à-vis women’s issues because, in her words, Ann Romney “…has never worked a day in her life.”  Zing! This very thoughtless complaint caused me much puzzlement, since in … Continue reading →

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He Is Risen!

Posted on April 8, 2012 by Mike Clark

Listening to the choir singing about Christ’s Atonement and Resurrection. With all his other disciples I proclaim: He is risen!

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