I have a very good friend that I lost touch with when I left Guam. His name is William Michael “Wild Bill” Weldon. He was born in Massachusetts today, I think in 1962, so he would be about 42 today.

I served with him in Hawai’i and Guam, and I miss him dearly. If you know a Bill Weldon, a real quiet guy who is balding, kinda round in the middle, loves comic books, he might be the guy. Please contact me. I love this guy like a brother and I miss him.

This article, Mentally Unfit for Command, brings up some interesting points.

Things like:

Remember just before the Democratic National Convention when Teresa Heinz Kerry gave the press a lecture on bringing civility back to political discourse? Of course, she blames the current incivility on those unpatriotic, treasonous, cowards George W. Bush and Dick Cheney. But when one reporter asked her the clarify one of her comments she, in typical Kerry style, denied what she had in fact said only minutes before, and then, in her typically civil way, told the reporter to “shove it.” This little episode is not merely an amusing tale; it is a microcosm of the Kerry for President campaign.

I liked this part:

BUT LET’S NOT TALK about Vietnam. Just as any mention of September 11 is “disgusting” this campaign season, unless it is used to bash the president, criticism of an opponent’s Vietnam era activity is only tasteful if done by Democrats — as when John Kerry, shortly after stating that he wasn’t going to make George Bush’s national guard service an issue, made George Bush’s national guard service an issue…

This article is a very good read, I highly suggest you follow the link above and read it.

I was pleasantly surprised to hear about this speaker at the RNC last night. Ron Silver has had several appearances on The West Wing TV show, where I thought everybody was extremely liberal. I read in an article that Republicans could not get a job on that show. Well, Ron Silver did, most notably as a Democratic consultant.

Here are his remarks from last night:

I want to thank the President and the Republican Party for holding this
event in my hometown, my father’s hometown, my grandfather’s and great
grandfather’s birthplace.
Just over 1,000 days ago, 2,605 of my neighbors were murdered at the World
Trade Center — men, women and children — as they began their day on a
brilliantly clear New York autumn morning, less than four miles from where I
am now standing.
We will never forgive. Never forget. Never excuse!
At the end of World War II, General Douglas MacArthur, Supreme Allied
Commander of the South Pacific, said:
“It is my earnest hope – indeed the hope of all mankind – that from this
solemn occasion a better world shall emerge out of the blood and carnage of
the past, a world found upon faith and understanding, a world dedicated to the
dignity of man and the fulfillment of his most cherished wish for freedom,
tolerance and justice.”
The hope he expressed then remains relevant today.
We are again engaged in a war that will define the future of humankind.
Responding to attacks on our soil, America has led a coalition of countries
against extremists who want to destroy our way of life and our values.
This is a war we did not seek.
This is a war waged against us.
This is a war to which we had to respond.
History shows that we are not imperialists . . .
but we are fighters for freedom and democracy.
Even though I am a well-recognized liberal on many issues confronting our
society today, I find it ironic that many human rights advocates and outspoken
members of my own entertainment community are often on the front lines to
protest repression, for which I applaud them but they are usually the first
ones to oppose any use of force to take care of these horrors that they
catalogue repeatedly.
Under the unwavering leadership of President Bush, the cause of freedom
and democracy is being advanced by the courageous men and women serving in our
Armed Services.
The President is doing exactly the right thing.
That is why we need this President at this time!
I am grateful for the chance to speak tonight to express my support for
our Commander-in-Chief, for our brave troops, and for the vital cause which
they have undertaken.
General Dwight Eisenhower’s statement of 60 years ago is true today . . .
“United in this determination and with unshakable faith in the cause for
which we fight, we will, with God’s help, go forward to our greatest victory.”
Thank you.

It’s nice to know that there are Republicans in TinselTown.

I used to be a Mac Guy. My first real computer was an Apple ][, and in 1985 I bought a Fat Mac. I was a Mac Guy for over 15 years, then one day the wife started buying Windows computers. Don’t look at me, I didn’t have any say in the matter.

Anyway, here’s a look at the new iMac G5. It’s so cool I wish I had the $2G’s to get one.

Check it out. The grass really is greener on the other side of the fence.