Category: Family Safety

Blue Cross to share medical records with Google Health

I recently blogged about the new Google Health and commented how only a MORON would willingly share their medical records on the internet… Imagine my surprise today that Blue Cross Blue Shield is going to being offing Google links to their customers medical records.. BCBS really places alot of trust in Google and the security […]

Market Watch: Reasons why you’ll rejoice when we hit $8 per gallon gas

Stumbled across this article on Market Watch this eveing.. Reasons why you’ll rejoice when we hit $8 per gallon gas.. Some interesting reasons.. I’ll list the headings and let you read the details in the original article. 1. RIP for the internal-combustion engine 2. Economic stimulus 3. Wither the Middle East’s clout 4. Deflating oil […]

What would $10 per gallon of gas do to the “average” American?

Before you read this post.. Be warned.. i’m not posting scientifically researched facts.. Just a simple commentary on how much $10/gal gas would strain the minimum wage worker using info that I’ve gathered through google searches. Average gas mileage for vehicles in America is 17 MPG. Source Wiki.Answers.com Average commute for American worker 16 miles […]

Tuesday June 10th, 2008 in Family Safety, World Gone Wild | No Comments »

$100 for a tank of gas!

The picture says it all… It’s a painful day in Amercian with gas prices are pushing $100 for a single tank of gas.. Americans need to start preparing for a change in behavior because I don’t see prices coming back down anytime soon. Thanks to Sam’s Club for the 5 cent discount!

Thursday June 5th, 2008 in Family Safety, World Gone Wild | 2 Comments »

TriCaster shines at DHS S&T Event!

Today was amazing. TriCaster was chosen as the presentation tool of choice to switch a day long conference for the Department of Homeland Security! The highlight of the day was getting to switch the keynote by the Secretary of Homeland Security, Michael Chertoff. The setup was pretty cool! We had two TriCaster STUDIOS feeding two […]

Tuesday June 3rd, 2008 in Family Safety, Interview, NewTek, Technology | 1 Comment »

Senate sets up national fingerprint database as part of housing bill.

According to a recent article on OpenMarket.org, the Senate has added a povision to the housing bill that requires all individuals involved in the processing of loans or profiting from loans to submit fingerprints to the national database.. I hate to say it but this will only be the first step.. Seems like everything being […]

For farmers, Mules are the way of the future..

With gas prices skyrocketing to unprecedented levels, famers are feeling the crunch and heading back to the basics… An AP story today discusses how one Tennessee farming family has left behind the diesel powered equipment for more affordable Mules. “This fuel’s so high, you can’t afford it,” he said. “We can feed these mules cheaper […]

Wednesday May 21st, 2008 in Family Safety, Technology, World Gone Wild | No Comments »

Google Health admits that they MAY share your health records.

One of the reasons I’m against webservices is that you are “handing over” the keys to your kingdom and hoping that the company you rent your service from does a good job protecting it… It’s amazing how frequently companies give their customer databases to web 2.0 companies.. Google’s recently announced “Google Heath” promises to help […]

Proof of “Citizenship” to vote – Scary Stuff

It almost seems that Washington is trying to “keep the riff-raff out” with their new proposal to require proof of citizenship to vote. According to a recent article in the New York Times, more and more states are moving to require proof of citizenship in order to vote.. On the surface, this seems like a […]

Monday May 12th, 2008 in Family Safety, World Gone Wild | No Comments »

Arsonist burns down my Dad’s Building!

I don’t understand why people do the things they do… My Dad’s building was burned down last night by an arsonist! When he first purchased the building back in the mid 80’s it was basic office/warehouse space. This is the building where we ran Cardco, our Baseball Card Store.. I started my video production company […]

Thursday May 8th, 2008 in Family Safety, World Gone Wild | No Comments »