All the Pages Are My Days - the first 12 years
the (archived) online world of Mike Rodriquez 2002-2012
I spend a fair amount of time and money working to do all I can to preserve my large and rapidly growing image collection. How large and how fast? 4 years ago, when I first established an online image archive, I had 20 gigabytes worth of images. I currently have almost 140GB. Over the weekend … Read more
The situation continues to worsen in Iraq. Already this month over 20 US soldiers have been killed. The Iraqis themselves are faring worse than our soldiers, as these reports indicate: BAGHDAD – A total of 30 bodies, most of them shot and tortured, were found in different districts of Baghdad during the past 24 hours, … Read more
The fact that Bush and Cheney lie to the American public is well documented elsewhere, but this one jumped out at me. I am very disgusted by this administrations tactic of bearing false witness against those who disagree with them. On October 4th, as reported by the Washington Post and others, he made this extremely … Read more
I’ve been extremely busy since returning from Paris and London and have not had a chance to put together a travelogue posting. I did, however, manage to post 25 photos from the trip on my photoblog, luminosity. Every image posted during September was taken while overseas, and so in a sense the September archive serves … Read more
Comments by Senator Dodd as the Senate prepares to abolish key aspects of our constitution. Mr. President, on September 11, 2001, America was attacked by ruthless enemies of this country. It is my strong belief that those responsible for orchestrating this plot, and anyone else who seeks to do harm to our nation and our … Read more
Comments by Senator Feingold as the Senate prepares to abolish key aspects of our constitution. Mr. President, I oppose the Military Commissions Act. Let me be clear: I welcome efforts to bring terrorists to justice. It is about time. This Administration has too long been distracted by the war in Iraq from the fight against … Read more
Today marks the 2nd anniversary of our return to Lindsborg after an absence of 26 years. It’s hard to believe the time has passed so quickly, but really, at my age I shouldn’t be surprised. So while we’re both happy here, and happy with our decision to move back, my heart remains heavy. It’s not … Read more
Mondays usually benefit from a little humor, especially something as silly as this one. Copied from various places on the intertubes (thanks to Wil for that phrase). The Purina Diet I have a Golden retriever and I was buying a large bag of Purina at Wal-Mart and was in line to check out. A woman … Read more
Today we had occasion to eat lunch over at the Valley Cafe in Marquette. I’d heard good things about the food for quite some time, and my only disapointment is that I waited this long to enjoy their wonderful food. It being Sunday, I naturally had the Roast Beef with Yorkshire Pudding. Naturally? Yes, because … Read more
Quoted without comment other than to say I see stories like this every other day or so; draw your own conclusions on the efficacy of the current Iraqi occupation by US military forces: BAGHDAD, Iraq 23 Sep 2006 (AP) — A bomb blew up a kerosene tanker truck in Baghdad’s Sadr City neighborhood on Saturday, … Read more