Saddam Hangs??

So the day has finally come..

The 21st Century's most evil Villian (so some say-others would say it is our current president) has been executed.

Saddam Hussein was greedy...
He was also lustful...
He lied.....
He plundered...
And he killed....
(Most of us share 4 of 5 of those qualities at one time or another in our lives...)

His death will reverberate around the world and hopefully though not be enough cause for an all out "Holy War" or "Armegedden" as some are saying it could be the harbringer of.

I personally think that Saddam was a "puppet", a "scapegoat" of sorts if you will....to start something in the middle east that has been planned for a very long time. He was the "match that lit the fire" that will not burn itself out for a long time to come I fear.

This is just the start of something much bigger than "almost" everyone realises.

God Help Us All....

Happy New Year
(Oh wait...I will save that for later....)




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Merry Christmas

The above photo seemed appropriate since we have no snow and the temps are more akin to what one would feel in Florida on the beaches rather than Denver in the mountains...

I just wanted to take the opportunity to offer each and every person who comes across the "John's Crazy World" blog a "Merry Christmas".

I hope everyone has a joyous holiday and gets to spend time with their loved ones...And for those that still believe in Santa Clause...I hope all of your wishes are granted and all your dreams come true.

I know most of my dreams and wishes have or are coming true this season.

Merry Christmas to all and to all a Good Night!!

Happy Holidays

It has been a while since I have posted anything on my blog....as such I have probably lost a few regular readers...I am sorry for that but I have been very busy the past few months and my level of being busy just wont seem to stop (but that can be a good thing I guess also) and I continue to chug ahead full speed with all the different things that are happening in my little corner of the world.

My two jobs have been taking up alot of my time as well as spending as much time possible with good friends and family over the last few months.

Racine sure is an interesting place to live and for anyone who says it isn't then they are not looking in the right places.

So what has the last few months brought for me?

I have been busy with helping some friends who have a Bed and Breakfast here in Racine and have learned alot about that segment of the lodging industry....so much that I hope to get a business plan together in the next year or so and possibly open my own (that right now is still a dream but as they say...dreams can come true...one just has to wish hard enough!!) or in the least, maybe go in with some friends to get another one going here in Racine.
The wonderful home that has been a part of my life can be seen by going to: www.racinebedandbreakfast.com
(Sorry..for some reasons the hyperlinks are not working right now with my blogger application so you will have to cut and paste it in to your browser.)

We had an early winter snow storm that dumped about 10 inches of snow on Racine and it proved to be a intense winter blizzard and pretty much shut down the city that weekend.

I have been spending time with close friends trying to have a little "holiday cheer" and...for the 1st year ever, I have all of my xmas shopping done BEFORE Xmas eve!!!

I hope everyone in the world has a very merry christmas and a very happy start to 2007.

A New Day in Government???

WEll folks it looks as if there is a major shift going on in national, state and local politics after this grounbreaking election here in the United States.
This is a GOOD thing for the most part though we have a lot of work to do to put our country back together after all the missteps and stupid moves by the republican led government of the last four years.

Though a few of the races turned out to be in favor of the republicans, the democrats swept away quite a few spots...some very important.

Here in my neck of the woods, our Governer (Jim Doyle) was reelected...which I think is a good thing and a few other local races had outcomes that I am happy with.
There are a few republicans that I voted for (I am not a die hard democrat.....more of a centrist if you will) and one in particular, Paul Ryan got reelected. He ate in my restaurant last night which was very cool. A very nice guy.

Lets see if the demorcrats can clean up the mess that they now have in front of them...

A way Cool Government Tool!!

It is like Wikopedia but for the intellegence community (as in CIA, FBI, NSA ect) of our government....and I thought they just browsed the NY Times!!!

Wired News: U.S. Adds Wiki to Spy Arsenal

(I wonder if they have a section on me yet??...Hmmm)

And a little more info from none other than Wikopedia itself.
Interesting reading for some...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SIPRNet

And this from the Russian news source...PRAVDA:
The U.S. intelligence community on Tuesday unveiled its own secretive version of Wikipedia saying the popular online encyclopedia format known for its openness is key to the future of American espionage.
http://english.pravda.ru/world/americas/01-11-2006/85315-Wikipedia%20encyclopedia%20Wikipedi-0

A good thursday to all....

Working invisibility cloak created at last

So we are coming one step closer to the invisible "cloaking device" as envisioned in the Star Trek TV series and movies.
Though we are not quite there yet....as to make a whole spaceship dissapear....the technology is starting to mature to the point where hopefully some day in my future....the realm of what is now currently science fiction will become science fact.

Oh wait...I think they have made this device work already.
At least for my money.....you see it keeps dissapearing!

Read on for the full story...
Working invisibility cloak created at last - tech - 19 October 2006 - New Scientist Tech

A Happy Halloween to all...

Burst of Wind-Driven Flames Engulfed Firefighters in California

To loose one's life is saddening.

It is even more so when four souls perish at one time and esp. in a raging inferno as did these four brave firefighters.
Just imagine their jobs on a day to day basis.
Not knowing if they will be coming home to their loved ones at the end of the day.

I grieve for all of them and their familie's.

Read on for the story of what happened:

Burst of Wind-Driven Flames Engulfed Firefighters - New York Times

You may need to sign up to view the page via the New York Times.
It is free and it is worthwile. This online news source has alot of good stories and commentary you wont find elesewhere.

A good day to all...