http://www.msquaredt.com/blog Life to the Second Power Sat, 21 Jun 2008 15:23:08 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Las Flores (CA) – 18-year-old Omar Khan should be graduating from high school this week, but instead he faces more than 38 years in prison for hacking into school computers.  School officials at the Tesoro High School in Las Flores California allege that Khan changed grades and his Advanced Placement ... http://www.msquaredt.com/blog/2008/06/21/hacking-grades-a-felony/ This is Midsummer - the longest day of the year.  For me, this was a day off, as is my practice.  Fridays accomplish for me what Sundays do for many folks.  I am getting used to life at 41 13' 57" N 80 47' 39" W.  There was enough sunlight on ... http://www.msquaredt.com/blog/2008/06/20/midsummer-evening/ Over the past years, Americans have been more socially conscious about protecting the environment and inhaling tobacco. They have become less socially conscious about money and debt. The agents of destruction are many. State governments have played a role. They aggressively hawk their lottery products, which some people call a tax ... http://www.msquaredt.com/blog/2008/06/17/brooks-on-debt/ Today is my Father's birthday.  On my birthday back in March, my mom composed an encomium for the event.  My dad and my brother Grant commented with their own additions.  So today, let us celebrate Mike Thomas: Being his first child, I cannot speak to the events of the day of his birth, or ... http://www.msquaredt.com/blog/2008/06/09/birthday-encomium/ I have a very friendly cat named Sam.  He's 10.5 lbs and orange-striped.  Most people expect cats to ignore them or to sit quietly on them while they read or watch television or converse.  My cat is rather different. He always insists on being in the same room I'm in.  Moreover, ... http://www.msquaredt.com/blog/2008/05/28/the-disadvantage-of-having-a-friendly-cat/ Ok, so I saw this and just had to post it! http://www.msquaredt.com/blog/2008/05/23/the-latest-in-viral-video-cereal-killer/ Yesterday and today I timed how long it took me to go through my whole walk.  Yesterday, I think I did it at the fastest it can be done - especially since I didn't have to wait for any stoplights to change.  Today, I took it a little slower.  The ... http://www.msquaredt.com/blog/2008/05/22/timing-the-walk/ Before I became a Pastor, I never really encountered people in my daily life and work, school, family, etc., for whom dishonesty was truly a way of life.  There were some cases, of course, but they were the exception, rather than the rule.  Now, I deal with people who lie and ... http://www.msquaredt.com/blog/2008/05/21/dishonesty-as-a-way-of-life/ It's been a cool, wet May here in Warren, Ohio.  A few days ago, though, the oversized Rhododendron in my front yard burst forth into bloom! http://www.msquaredt.com/blog/2008/05/19/new-blooms/ It is the lover of himself, not the lover of goodness, who thinks himself always superior to others. - Plutarch, Aratus I.4 (LCL) http://www.msquaredt.com/blog/2008/05/16/plutarch-on-selfishness/