If you have a gmail account, Google has released a dashboard that shows the information that google has associated with that account.
Details provided in this post, or can be accessed directly here.
(h/t computerworld)
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A sign from the 9/12 protest “The road to hell is a shovel ready project” (from Jordan Gehrke, via the corner)
And from Mollie Hemingway, National Care is like a hospital gown… You think your covered but you’re not. (picture here) [...] 
The Columbia Association Board of Directors’ Planning and Strategy Committee is having a work session at Symphony Woods Thursday at 6:30 to examine deteriorating and hazardous trees are planned to be removed.
Press release here. [...] 
From Watts Up With That
The eruption occurred on June 12, 2009. Click over to Watts Up With That for a detailed description of the phenomena captured in this photo. [...] 
Megan McArdle (Do We Hate Credit DefaulSwaps for The Wrong Reasons?) highlights a few financial articles that Credit Default Swaps (CDS) may be behind GGPs bankruptcy. [...] All but the most partisan Democrats could not help but be impressed by Sarah Palin’s speech before the Republican National Convention last night (Wednesday, 9/3/08). Even the talking heads among the MSM (including Keith Olberman) admitted her speech was impressive. Her speech had the right balance of humor, seriousness, [...]
As I write this (Friday morning), John McCain has not yet announced his running mate. My hope, and prediction is that he will name Alaska Governor Sarah Palin. Not a household name, and she’s not going to add her home state to McCain’s electoral tally (Alaska, after Utah, is [...]
Well, Columbia has lost another resturant today when Rocky Run at Dobbin Road closed thier doors for business.  Although I had not been there in a while, I’m sorry to here that they are closing.
For more information and a post that I wish I had written, see this post [...]
Just a quick reminder that the Howard County Fair has started and runs through next Saturday.
More information at: [www.howardcountyfair.com]
When in the Course of human events it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and [...]
Yep, here we are at the end of June, and the congressional session is almost finished. According to Nancy Pelosi (from Human Events: Pelosi Supports ‘Fairness Doctrine):
Pelosi pointed out that, after it returns from its Fourth of July recess, the House will only meet for another three weeks [...]
On June 26th, the Canadian Human Rights Commission dismissed the complaint against Maclean’s magazine brought by the Canadian Islamic Congress for publishing an article “The Future Belongs to Islam” an excerpt from America Alone by Mark Steyn.
From Maclean’s response:
Though gratified by the decision, Maclean’s continues to assert [...]
In District of Columbia v. Heller, decided today (6/26/08), the Supreme Court struck down D.C.’s ban on individual ownership of handguns. In doing so, the Court expressly adopted the view that the Second Amendment grants an individual right to keep and bear arms, as opposed to the “collective right” [...]
Throughout the county, local Republican and Democratic parties hold annual fund raisers / dinners. The Republican events are usually called Lincoln Day (or lately Lincoln-Regan.) For the Democrats, it is usually the Jefferson-Jackson Day dinner. I can understand the nod to Thomas Jefferson, but why Andrew Jackson?
Maybe this entry [...]
Well, its the third Monday of the month and that means it time for the Howard county council’s public hearing. The big issues this month deal with zoning changes and development in the county.
Do you have $0.02 left after taxes that you would like to share with the Howard County Council on the budget? Testimony begins at 7:00 - before the scheduled work session.
[...] From ESPN:
5/9 Friday - Flyers @ Penguins 7:30 PM
5/11 Sunday - Flyers @ Penguins 7:30 PM
5/13 Tuesday - Penguins @ Flyers 7:30 PM
5/15 Thursday - Penguins @ Flyers 7:30 PM
(*) 5/18 Sunday - Flyers @ Penguins 3:00 PM
(*) 5/20 Tuesday - Penguins @ Flyers 7:30 PM
(*) 5/22 Thursday [...]
Well, it is budget time in Howard County. The budget schedule is outlined in the Baltimore Sun (Budget hearings, work session set) and can also be found on the Howard County web site (http://www.co.ho.md.us/CountyCouncil/CC_BudgetCalendar.htm)
Tuesday, April 29, 4:00 - 6:00 p.m.; continue at 7:00 p.m.
Public Hearing - Capital [...]
GGP will present a draft mater plan on Monday April 28th. The meeting will be at 7:00 PM at the Spear Center, 10275 Little Patuxent Parkway.
Information and past meeting presentations can be found at [www.columbiatowncenter.info]
[...] The complete NHL round 2 schedule is at ESPN (2007-08 Stanley Cup playoffs — Second-round schedule)
Eastern Conference
No. 1 Montreal Canadiens vs. No. 6 Philadelphia Flyers
Flyers win series 4-1
Thursday, April 24 — Philadelphia at Montreal (Flyers 3 - Canadiens 4 O/T)
Saturday, April 26 — Philadelphia at Montreal (Flyers [...]
Well, the voters in Columbia Villages have spoken (winners in bold): The Columbia Flyer election guide (pdf) is here.
There were three seats to be filled and three candidates. The results are as follows:
Unhappy with Gov. O’Malley, the Special Session and the General Assembly?
The Howard County Republican Club is holding a rally April 12th (Saturday) at 5550 Sterrett Place (Across from the Columbia Mall, near the Exxon station.) to celebrate TaxInUs Maximus Day. Stop by and show you support and you can [...]
Hilliary has said she will improve our international relations - well Mark Steel (You couldn’t make it up (unless you’re Hillary, that is)) must have them in a better mood already.
Her response to being caught lying to a military audience, when she invented a story about being under [...]
(If you thought Nathan Johnson was excited about the new phone books, well I’ve been hitting refresh like a squirrel on crack all afternoon waiting for the NHL to publish the playoff schedules - and finally:
2008 EASTERN CONFERENCE - PLAYOFF MASTER SCHEDULE
CONFERENCE QUARTERFINALS - ROUND [...]
Buried in Howard County Bill 15-2008 (pdf) are a set of double brackets that may be a back door attempt by Ken Ulman to increase county spending. The introduction seems innocent enough (emphasis added):
AN ACT amending certain definitions; amending the amount and clarifying the enforcement of the mobile [...]
The Maryland Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2008, sponsored by Del. Warren Miller (R-Howard County) appears to be one signature away from being enacted. On March 17, 2008 the House passed the bill 137-0 and on April 1, 2008 the Maryland Senate passed the bill 47-0.
From the Baltimore [...]
Well, it’s a been while since I last posted on this blog. But something that happened about 2 months ago caught my eye, and then a related event happened just last week, and I decided I could not sit by and not comment on these events any longer.
The first [...]
Oh those Maryland Democrats, they make me laugh harder than Jim Carey, Robin Williams and Leslie Nielsen combined.
A couple of weeks ago, while trying to justify large raises for top bureaucrats, Gov. O’Malley compared Maryland state government to a large publicly-traded corporation that needed expertise in a variety of [...]
HBO is airing a 7 part series based on the book John Adams by David McCullough. Episodes 1 & 2 air tonight (and throughout the week.)
By most accounts, the series does a good job of recreating the hardships faced at the birth of our county through the [...]
Barry Tevelow died suddenly Monday, March 10, 2008. He was only 49 years old. We are all heartbroken.
I have been composing this announcement in my head as I lie awake in the middle of the night, unable to sleep. I am inadequate to the task. Barry deserves the brilliance [...]
I love our local police. I love the State troopers I have encountered. When Cpl. Scott Wheeler was killed in the line of duty I teared up while reading about him and his family. Such a sad, sad thing.
I also felt terrible for the young woman who hit [...]
The county council is meeting tonight and the agenda includes Council Bill 9-2008 which would provide a searchable web site for Howard County spending. This bill was introduced by Greg Fox (R-District 5) and Courtney Watson (D-District 1). The full agenda for the meeting is available from the [...]
After two days, Rep. Wayne Gilchrest has finally issued a brief statement admitting defeat and congratulating (sort of) unspecified individuals for their campaign.
From the Baltimore Sun, Thursday, 2/14/08: “Rep. Wayne T. Gilchrest has just issued a brief statement on his defeat two days ago in the Republican primary election [...]
Thanks in no small part to Allen Dyer (candidate for HoCo Board of Education) for securing the voting rights of our newest voters!
When all of us who will be entitled to vote in the November 2008 General Election go to the polls today to cast our votes for the [...]
Howard County Delegate Warren Miller along with Gale Bates and other Howard county delegates (Bobo, Guzzone, F. Turner) are sponsoring HB 385, The Maryland Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2008 (pdf). This bill seeks to create a search-able web site that will allow everyone to see how [...]
Well, the bills are in and the schedules are being finalized. This year there are more than 2300 bills, including 1432 House bills and 849 Senate bills that will be considered in the 90 days of the 2008 session.
2300 bills? Why so many? Well one example, House Bill [...]
Do you know which district / precinct you live in? You can find your voter information from UMBC National Center for the Study of Elections that will confirm your registration as well as provide a sample ballot.
You can also use the Howard County Interactive Map that will [...]
Reading an article in the Weekly Standard, The $72 Billion Social-Climber, about Jerome Kerviel, the French Bank SocGen, and the how $73 Billion in bad investments (which lost SocGen $7.1 Billion) may have contributed to a world-wide near panic in the stock markets I came across this [emphasis [...]
