A Cowboy in the Jungle: Theodore Roosevelt and the River of Doubt
“Only those are fit to live who do not fear to die.” -Theodore Roosevelt Sailing out of the New York harbor, Theodore Roosevelt had little indication that the journey he was embarking on, which he had referred to as “ a delightful holiday ” with “ just the right amount of adventure ,” would be the hardest test of his notoriously strenuous life . Reeling from his recent defeat as the Progressive Party’s nominee in the 1912 presidential elections, Roosevelt needed to get away. Near the e
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10 specific lies, 2 pointless whines & 1vicious smear Apple told the FCC; also, how the Google Voice app really works (w/iPhone video proof goodness).
One thing I keep getting into it with Apple people over, the last day or so, is the look, UI, functions and even purpose of Google Voice , an app rather notoriously never released for the iPhone, as Apple rejected it, thus prompting the investigation this week. I was in a hurry to get to the new Tarantino movie last night (awesome, going again), and just didn’t have time to cover this – really, the most extensive, outrageous, and easily exposed pile of lies in Apple’s response. “No, we didn’t
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LONG Week
Stiff and sore this morning. The last three nights (TWO of which I was not supposed to be on pager duty) were up half the night with database problems. Guilty this morning of Coconut creamer in my coffee (I love some of the yummy creamers from last summer that I can’t find this year and hope that some of this year’s creamers come back again if they go away) but Splenda rather than sugar. Slept in. I wish I could run when I have the pager without worrying every second that it is going to go o
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First Pilgrimage
This last bit meant that we could avoid the notoriously long queues at the temple. It was extremely pleasing news....
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