Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Pause
Work.  Traveling.  Sorry about the lag in posting.

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Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Naming websites
Website names are a tricky - though interesting - business. Some site names are amusing, some are cute, some are evocative, some are informational, some are funny. It all looks so easy when you just go to them, but try and come up with that perfect word or phrase and you discover how hard it is. Naming my blog seemed like a piece of cake compared with coming up with something catchy and just right for a jewelry site. I don't want too cute and I don't want my name and I don't want something with numbers and letters that you have to read aloud to understand. It could be a wonderful name or word, possibly misspelled, since some terrific words catch your attention and maybe even make you want to know more. I mean, Tiffany didn't used to equate with fine wonderful things and there's no intrinsic reason for Goodyear to be about tires. On the other hand, Yarn Market sells yarns and Country Curtains markets window treatments with a homey tone. The more I think about it, the less anything sounds acceptable let alone good let alone something I want to put out there for all the world to see. Anyway, thoughts or suggestions gratefully welcomed.

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Tuesday, October 14, 2008
E.D. minus 3 weeks - vote now
Here's the weekly pre-poll - now on Tuesdays just like the real thing.

If the election were held today, who would you vote for?
John McCain
Barack Obama
Third party or write-in
Wouldn't vote
pollcode.com free polls




On what do you mostly base your vote for or against? (multiple answers okay)
Candidate's views
Candidate's advisors
Candidate's past voting record
Candidate's party affiliation
Candidate's character
Candidate's family
Candidate's education
Candidate's promises
Candidate's likeability
Candidate's temperament
Candidate's apparent trustworthiness (or lack thereof)
pollcode.com free polls

Three weeks until the election.

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Monday, October 13, 2008
Fall
Gorgeous fall weather all weekend and today. Temperatures in the mid-seventies, bright sun and sparkly air. Would that it could be like this for months and months. I get up in the morning in the dark now, and unless I leave work before 5:30 also arrive home in the dark. So recently it was bright and day lit until 8:30 or 9:00. For some reason I dislike it more this year than last. Inexorably, we now move into the long dark (tea time of the) fall and winter.

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Sunday, October 12, 2008
Update
Slow computer and busy week.  I've done all the onboard speed and functionality tests, with marginal improvements but many websites are still loading so slowly that it's insane.  Or timing out altogether.  So frustrating.  Like much technology, once you're used to it, you really really depend on it and regret its absence or laggardly performance.

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Tuesday, October 7, 2008
Now I *KNOW* the sky is falling
Qantas Air, long famous for its utterly unblemished safety record - even remarked upon by Dustin Hoffman's savant in Rainman - has had four incidents in the last 90 days including one this morning. El Al has an equally amazing record but the assumption is that Israeli security explains much of their success. Qantas was simply far and away the cream of the crop with unassailably top-notch with materials and maintenance. What can one do but conclude that up is now down and red is now green and day is now night?

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Permalink | 1 comment(s) | posted by jau at 9:28 AM

jmbm   poll results @ E.Day minus 4 weeks

Who'd win if the election had been held yesterday, 10/6/08
Why people choose a candidate
(multiple answers allowed)
McCain -
Obama -
3rd party or write-in -
Won't vote -		57%
 
29%
14%		Views -
Advisors -
Past voting record -
Party Affiliation -
Character -
Family -
Education -
Promises -
Likeability -
Temperament -
Trustworthiness -		31%
8%
8%
 
23%
 
 
 
 
 
31%
Next jmbm poll : Monday, October 13th.

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Sunday, October 5, 2008
E.D. minus 4 weeks - vote today!
If the election were held today, who would you vote for?
John McCain
Barack Obama
Third party or write-in
Wouldn't vote
pollcode.com free polls




On what do you mostly base your vote for or against? (multiple answers okay)
Candidate's views
Candidate's advisors
Candidate's past voting record
Candidate's party affiliation
Candidate's character
Candidate's family
Candidate's education
Candidate's promises
Candidate's likeability
Candidate's temperament
Candidate's apparent trustworthiness (or lack thereof)
pollcode.com free polls

Here's Monday's poll. Just one month to go until the election.

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Saturday, October 4, 2008
Paris photos
Linda has been showing some terrific photos of Paris recently as she strolls around and looks at all kinds of things. The Art Deco grate cover in the shape of a butterfly is oh-so-Parisian and quite lovely. I often recommend checking her out but now is particularly good because it's a clear reminder that beauty for both eye and soul can and do and will persist.

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Friday, October 3, 2008
Vice prez debate afterwords
Thanks for participating! I'll leave this up through the weekend.


Who do you think won the debate?
Biden by a mile
Palin by a mile
Biden by a small amount
Palin by a small amount
It was a tie
I didn't watch
pollcode.com free polls

Did the vice presidential debate
change your opinion?
(multiple answers allowed)
Like Biden more now
Like Palin more now
Like Biden less now
Like Palin less now
Feel the same about them as I did before
pollcode.com free polls

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Permalink | 1 comment(s) | posted by jau at 8:51 AM

Pulling out / counting down
McCain pulled his campaign out of Michigan yesterday. Last week, Obama withdrew his campaign from Montana, North Dakota, Wyoming and Alaska.

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Wednesday, October 1, 2008
Vice presidential candidates debate poll
Let's see how good we are at predicting this. My current guess is that it will be interesting and might be informative but might be something approximating a bloodbath for either person.

How do you think the vice presidential debate will go? (multiple answers allowed)
Biden will trounce Palin
Palin will trounce Biden
Biden will embarrass himself
Palin will embarrass herself
It will be a draw
I have no idea what will happen
It will be fascinating
Ifill will go hard on Palin
Ifill will go hard on Biden
Ifill will go easy on both candidates
Ifill will be fair to both candidates
It will determine who I'll vote for
pollcode.com free polls

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Permalink | 0 comment(s) | posted by jau at 3:25 PM

jmbm   poll results @ E.Day minus 5 weeks






Who'd win if the election had been held yesterday, September 30:

Why people choose a candidate(multiple answers allowed):
McCain -
Obama -
3rd party or write-in -
Won't vote -		62.5%
  0%
25%
12.5%
Character -
Background -
Advisors -
Views -
Trustworthiness -		27%
  9%
  9%
45%
  9%
Next jmbm poll : Monday, October 6th (e.d. minus 4 weeks).

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