Vegas on My Mind

And now for no good reason I present:

The Las Vegas hotels I have stayed at since 1996.

• Circus Circus 96'
• MGM Grand 97'
• Mandalay Bay 98'
• Mandalay Bay 99'
• Monte Carlo 00'
• New York New York 01'
• Venetian 04'

Doom and Gloom?

I am generally optimistic but reading this mornings headlines one can't help but wonder if the U.S./World economy isn't overdue for a giant "correction." That's economist doublespeak for a major recession or perhaps even depression.

The current class of know it alls have never known a time of true global economic hardship. What a shock the current generation of big shots might face if one morning they/we woke up and the readily available credit they/we take for granted simply wasn't there any longer.

I hope that scenario is an artifact of a gloomy Monday morning and not a tale of what is to come.

Obama 08'

Not many politician are thoughtfully addressing any issue this charismatically.

Some Reasons for Optimism

Today we hit 60 degrees after a long, cold and snowy winter.
The Superdelgates seem to be breaking for Obama.
A new Indiana Jones movie is only a few short months away.

16 Gig Ipod Touch Review

What can I add that hasn't been already said about the Apple Ipod Touch.
The interface (touch keypad included) works better than I expected and I expected quite a bit. The screen is beautiful. The web browser is excellent if still a wee bit slower than a desktop/laptop in response time.

Ultimately, this thing feels like the future. I find myself poking the screen on my two year old Samsung slider cellphone expecting all my portable devices to function so intuitively.

The paving stones leading toward ubiquitous computing continue to be laid with I think only two fundamental pieces missing.

1. A single broadband provider that offers seamless wired and wireless service for a single reasonable fee (<$50).

2. Portable device power/battery life that is counted in days/weeks instead of minutes/hours.

If I had to guess I would say those remaining pieces will be widely available in the next two years.

Reflecting on Super Tuesday Results

Overall: This is about where the delegates were supposed to land. I think things are in place for Obama going forward.

The web coverage is fairly spot on but last night the TV talking heads didn't seem to get it. They focused on the win/ no win for the states like MA and CA instead of the delegate count which is the point. Drives me a little crazy actually. How is it that I can understand the proportional delegate thing and the brain trust at MSNBC can not?

Not Obama's best post election speech. Still fine, just not his best work. It felt like he rushed his preparation or the multi-state campaigning took him off his stride just a touch.

The Hillary speech was a transparent crib of prior Obama lines and she is trying to change up her delivery style to match his but it's not working.

With the MA and CA wins Hillary did well enough though to keep her funding going for now.

Now let's see how the next few days play out.

Blended Blur Endorses Obama