This was written in 1904 by Bessie Anderson Stanley. I love this definition.

##By Bessie Anderson Stanley

He has achieved success who has lived well, laughed often, and loved much; who has enjoyed the trust of ure women, the respect of intelligent men, and the love of little children; who has filled his niche and accomplished his task; who has left the world better thanhe found it, whether by an improved poppy, a perfect poem or a rescued soul; who has never lacked appreciation of Earth’s beauty or failed to express it; who has always looked for the best in others and given them the best he had; whose life was an inspiration; whose memory a benediction.

SPOILERS!

Just picked up the new Empire magazine and thought i’d send you some info they featured on the new scenes in FOTR Extended cut. Empire saw the Extended Edition with the rest of the cast and crew during the reshoots for TTT. Theres some info I haven’t seen before so here goes:

Don’t read this article if you want to be surprised. But I’ll tell you this much, the additions sound wonderful!!!!!!

Dave Winer has some thoughts on this bill.

The full story is here:

http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/technology/AP-Downloading-Music.html

This is so over the top. As a technical expert, I know there’s no way to implement this without trampling on users’ rights. It violates the US Constitution. But there’s much more to say about it.

The logo at the top of the site takes up quite a bit of screen realestate, so I’m not sure if it’s worth having up there.

I made this logo a few years ago in haste. I needed something, so I threw together this collage in about 10 minutes. It contains the essence of what this site is about (aside from the weblog [[:-)]]) which is me and my family. The pictures are of me, my wife Danae, my two kids Vanessa and Madison, and my Mother and Father.

[[carneyweb]]

It’s served me well.

But people have made comments from It takes up too much space, to I can’t read the CarneyWeb title. So, perhaps it’s time for a change. What do you think?

George Carlin muses (as only he can) about what it means to be an American. Enjoy!

Take a look at [[Bad American by George Carlin]]. Are you a bad American Too? I think I am [[:-)]]

This was sent to me in email. I’m not sure if it’s real or not, but it sure is funny and insightful. Enjoy.

* I Am Your Worst Nightmare. I am a BAD American. I am George Carlin.
* I believe the money I make belongs to me and my family, not some mid level governmental functionary be it Democratic or Republican!
* I’m in touch with my feelings and I like it that way, damn it! I think owning a gun doesn’t make you a killer, it makes you a smart American.
* I think being a minority does not make you noble or victimized, and does not entitle you to anything.
* I believe that if you are selling me a Big Mac, try to do it in English.
* I think fireworks should be legal on the 4th of July.
* I think that being a student doesn’t give you any more enlightenment than working at Blockbuster.
* In fact, if your parents are footing the bill to put your pansy ass through 4 years plus, of college, you haven’t begun to be enlightened.
* I believe everyone has a right to pray to his or her God when and where they want to.
* My heroes are John Wayne, Babe Ruth, Roy Rogers, and whoever canceled Jerry Springer.
* I don’t hate the rich. I don’t pity the poor.
* I know wrestling is fake and I don’t waste my time arguing about it.
* I think global warming is a big lie. Where are all those experts now, when I’m freezing my ass off during these long winters and paying, paying, paying?
* I’ve never owned a slave, or was a slave.
* I didn’t wander forty years in the desert after getting chased out of Egypt.
* I haven’t burned any witches or been persecuted by the Turks and neither have you!
* So, shut-the-Hell-up already.
* I want to know which church is it exactly where the Reverend Jesse Jackson practices, where he gets his money, and why he is always part of the problem and not the solution. Can I get an AMEN on that one?
* I think the cops have every right to shoot your sorry ass if you’re running from them. I also think they have the right to pull your ass over if you’re breaking the law, regardless of what color you are.
* I think if you are too stupid to know how a ballot works, I don’t want you deciding who should be running the most powerful nation in the world for the next four years.
* I dislike those people standing in the intersections trying to sell me crap or trying to guilt me into making “donations” to their cause. These people should be targets.
* I believe that it doesn’t take a village to raise a child, it takes two parents.
* I believe if she has her lips on your Willie, it’s sex, and this applies even if you are President of the United States.
* And what the hell is going on with gas prices… again?
* If this makes me a BAD American, then yes, I’m a BAD American.
* If you are a BAD American too, please forward this to everyone you know. We need our country back!

Users of Apple’s iTools are now looking for a new service for their email since Apple announce that the feature would now have an annual fee.

Apple Computer’s plan to start charging for its Mac.com e-mail service has Mac owners scrambling for alternatives.

I thought that they had figured it out. I guess not.

I couldn’t agree more!

Fortunately, Ronald Reagan saw the promise in the Kemp-Roth proposal and made it a key plank in his campaign for the presidency. On Aug. 15, 1981, less than seven months after being sworn in, he signed Kemp-Roth into law. It was the cornerstone of what would prove the most successful economic policy in recent American history. It launched a boom that would last, save only a shallow eight-month turndown in 1991-92, until the end of the century…
Far from draining the Treasury, Reagan’s policies sent federal revenues surging. The government’s take doubled from $517 billion in 1980 to more than $1 trillion in 1990 – an inflation-adjusted increase of 28 percent.
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Unfortunately, spending climbed even faster. Congress routinely declared Reagan’s budgets *dead on arrival* and insisted on spending more than he requested.

I wonder if our friends on Beacon Hill understand this? I guess not, since they just gave us the largest tax increase in Mass. history and want even more for next year!

Just shows that D.C. is not the capital it is Hollywood!!!

Congress is about to consider an entertainment industry proposal that would authorize copyright holders to disable PCs used for illicit file trading.

The legislation would immunize groups such as the Motion Picture Association of America and the Recording Industry Association of America from all state and federal laws if they disable, block or otherwise impair a publicly accessible peer-to-peer network.

I guess those campaign contributions are starting to pay off. What’s up with this? Why should it be OK for one person or group to disable another’s computer without consent?

Anyone whose computer was damaged in the process must receive the permission of the U.S. attorney general before filing a lawsuit, and a suit could be filed only if the actual monetary loss was more than $250.

So, that means that Hollywood can destroy my computer, and even if I’ve done **nothing*’ wrong, my only recourse is to contact the U. S. attorney and get his permission to ‘*try and get them to fix it?** What’s wrong with this picture???