http://blog.rampantspeculation.com Welcome to RampantSpeculation.com. Sat, 03 Jan 2009 00:34:43 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Write now I am watching Bill Maher being interviewed by a major news news network via YouTube, talking about the disfunction of religion. "I preach the gospel of the I don't know", says Mayer.   A month ago I watched Charles Barkley on Larry King hammer Christians and their lack of standing to bring ... http://blog.rampantspeculation.com/2009/01/02/are-network-news-stations-becoming-irresponsible/ Every country is at some kind of crossroads. I have often wondered how the world's economy would continue to find support as more and more countries wanted a "piece of the pie". The internet world we live in has made it possible for great swings in a matter of seconds and ... http://blog.rampantspeculation.com/2009/01/01/2009-what-will-be-the-most-important-event-of-the-year/ My three year old grandson right after he was put to bed started compaining of a not feeling well. After being put back to bed two times, his dad asked him, "Carter where does it hurt?" Carter replied, "In the bed." Reader's Digest often has some great quotes and lines sent in by ... http://blog.rampantspeculation.com/2008/12/28/share-your-holiday-quotes-here-instant-fame-no/ What goes through our minds on Christmas Eve? Obviously the answers will vary depending on your view of Christmas, but even in Taiwan, where I lived for many years, Christmas was "in the air" and "in the stores" and people were impacted in some form simply because it was a ... http://blog.rampantspeculation.com/2008/12/24/186000-miles-per-hour-on-christmas-eve/ Before you read this please consider reading the post preceding this regarding Ben Stein, and then more importantly read the very insightful response of Aivas. I began by just responding to his comment but then I realized that this is a topic unto itself.   Nice job of the detective work!! It ... http://blog.rampantspeculation.com/2008/12/13/ben-stein-i-apologize-how-easily-the-internet-can-help-take-us-into-the-unknown/ I can only hope we find God again before it is too late!! The following was written by Ben Stein and recited by him on CBS Sunday Morning Commentary. My confession: I am a Jew, and every single one of my ancestors was Jewish.  And it does not bother me even a little ... http://blog.rampantspeculation.com/2008/12/10/a-thought-provoking-word-from-ben-stein/ It isn't every day that a CEO of a company is willing to put himself in front of the camera to talk about his own products, so one thing that I give Micheal credit for is not hiding behind leaders below him as is often the case in many big ... http://blog.rampantspeculation.com/2008/12/07/michael-dell-live-on-qvc-7pm-eastern/ The world is in some kind of shape these days and what can we do? Sometimes the overall task looks quite impossible and then there is that wisdom that is whisppered in your ear. "One step and one person at a time". My wife and I have taken in one ... http://blog.rampantspeculation.com/2008/12/06/one-person-at-a-time/ I finally got the XPS build up and running.  I will give a more detailed report later, but I thought I would post some pictures first.  All I can say is that I am VERY happy with the way it turned out.  I have a few things left to do, ... http://blog.rampantspeculation.com/2008/12/06/xps-to-atx-up-and-running/ I am in the middle of building my XPS, but I wanted to post a few pictures for you guys. I have the system up and running now, but I have a TON of fit and finish work to do.  I will try and post more pictures over ... http://blog.rampantspeculation.com/2008/12/05/xps-to-atx-build-pictures/