Matt R. posted an article on Quiet Highway: Saga of a Gentleman - Nov 26, 2009, 2:07 am
"Some men worship rank, some worship heroes, some worship power, some worship God, and over these ideals they dispute, but they all worship money." — Mark Twain
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Matt R. posted an article on Quiet Highway: Saga of a Gentleman - Nov 26, 2009, 2:02 am
In 2003, Laurence Fishburne, Orlando Jones, Kid Rock, Djimon Hounsou got together and made a movie called Biker Boyz. Someone with too much money and time on his hands decided to do a motorcycle vers...
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Matt R. posted an article on Quiet Highway: Saga of a Gentleman - Nov 25, 2009, 3:30 am
Walking into KLA-Tencor's (KLAC) annual shareholder meeting, I felt like I was entering a Mad Men set: everyone seemed crisp, professional, very white and very male. Out of the eleven upper manage...
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Matt R. posted an article on Quiet Highway: Saga of a Gentleman - Nov 24, 2009, 2:04 am
Andre Agassi came to Palo Alto, California last week. The Commonwealth Club hosted an interview and book signing. Andre Agassi oozes charm, intelligence, and charisma. Although not formally educate...
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Matt R. posted an article on Quiet Highway: Saga of a Gentleman - Nov 23, 2009, 2:02 am
From Omar Khayyam's Ruba'iyat: If I'm drunk on forbidden wine, so I am! / And if I'm an unbeliever, a pagan, or idolater, so I am! / Every sect has its own suspicions of me, / I mysel...
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Matt R. posted an article on Quiet Highway: Saga of a Gentleman - Nov 22, 2009, 3:07 pm
If you are under 18 years of age, click here. Even if you are at least 18 years old, do NOT click on this link if you are easily offended. It involves swearing, cartoon bestiality, and gratuitous vio...
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Matt R. posted an article on Quiet Highway: Saga of a Gentleman - Nov 22, 2009, 2:13 am
If you want to learn more about Iran and nuclear weapons, you have to listen to Nobel Peace Prize winner Mohamed ElBaradei. Charlie Rose recently interviewed him. See here.
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Matt R. posted an article on Quiet Highway: Saga of a Gentleman - Nov 21, 2009, 2:09 am
Barry Petchesky cracks me up. A kid got nailed in the face during a dodgeball game at his school, and now he might sue the city. Maybe he needs to sue evolution for not giving him the reflexes to sur...
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Matt R. posted an article on Quiet Highway: Saga of a Gentleman - Nov 20, 2009, 2:14 am
I recently finished a great book, Neil Swidey's The Assist. The author shadows a Boston high school basketball team and their driven coach. Along the way, the author examines busing, racial issues...
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Matt R. posted an article on Quiet Highway: Saga of a Gentleman - Nov 19, 2009, 2:06 am
Wondering how the stimulus money is being spent? You can look up various beneficiaries online. Here is the breakdown for Santa Clara County. Most of the money went to school districts. Teachers'...
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Matt R. posted an article on Quiet Highway: Saga of a Gentleman - Nov 18, 2009, 5:26 am
Republican Dick Armey: Reagan went to Berlin and said, "Tear down this wall." We went to San Diego and said, "Build a fence." It was just stupid. You have Hispanics saying, "I’m not going to vote ...
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Matt R. posted an article on Quiet Highway: Saga of a Gentleman - Nov 17, 2009, 11:14 pm
Personal FinanceSoftware – Mint.com
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Matt R. posted an article on Quiet Highway: Saga of a Gentleman - Nov 17, 2009, 4:17 am
I stayed up late watching a DVD, and when I turned off the television, Fox (Channel 2 here) was showing a Cheers episode. The title of the 1993 episode was "Woody Gets an Election." (Season 11, Episod...
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Matt R. posted an article on Quiet Highway: Saga of a Gentleman - Nov 17, 2009, 2:34 am
A few thoughts on this story, about a Marine attacking a Greek priest he mistook for a Muslim terrorist: 1) The judge set bail at only $7,500? Seriously? 2) Even though the Marine believed the pries...
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Matt R. posted an article on Quiet Highway: Saga of a Gentleman - Nov 16, 2009, 2:30 am
I found an article defending the University of New Mexico's assassin, er, player Elizabeth Lambert. The internet has everything! Here ya go: http://deadspin.com/5398883/elizabeth-lambert-is-now...
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Matt R. posted an article on Quiet Highway: Saga of a Gentleman - Nov 15, 2009, 2:54 am
National Geographic keeps impressing me. In addition to having a great holiday gifts catalog, they have a treasure trove of international music videos on their website. The site includes Brazilian, ...
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Matt R. posted an article on Quiet Highway: Saga of a Gentleman - Nov 14, 2009, 2:38 am
I recently finished reading David Remnick's biography of Muhammad Ali, King of the World. The book was so good, I actually dragged out the reading because I didn't want it to end. Ali states ...
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Matt R. posted an article on Quiet Highway: Saga of a Gentleman - Nov 13, 2009, 7:49 pm
This article scared me, until I realized not enough people will care, so the problem will be forgotten soon enough. What the heck, it's only 22 billion dollars, right? The pensioners it supports....
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Matt R. posted an article on Quiet Highway: Saga of a Gentleman - Nov 13, 2009, 4:41 am
Guess who said this? I ain't no Christian. I can't be, when I see all the colored people fighting for forced integration getting blown up. They get hit by stones and chewed by dogs, and they ...
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Matt R. posted an article on Quiet Highway: Saga of a Gentleman - Nov 12, 2009, 1:25 pm
My favorite parts were the Glenn Beck impersonation and the King of Pop line. If you liked this one, go to www.hulu.com and check out Jon Stewart's "11/3 project."
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Matt R. posted an article on Quiet Highway: Saga of a Gentleman - Nov 12, 2009, 2:13 am
More on Texas v. California here. (The comments are especially fun to read.) Californians used to dismiss Texans as back-water denizens with too much color on their necks. How quickly things change....
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Matt R. posted an article on Quiet Highway: Saga of a Gentleman - Nov 11, 2009, 4:39 pm
If we really cared about our soldiers, wouldn't we have brought them home before 5,000+ of them died in Iraq and Afghanistan? Wouldn't we have overwhelmingly voted against George W. Bush the ...
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Matt R. posted an article on Quiet Highway: Saga of a Gentleman - Nov 11, 2009, 2:47 am
This well-researched story in this month's Washington Lawyer magazine stunned me: http://www.dcbar.org/for_lawyers/resources/publications/washington_lawyer/november_2009/privilege.cfm El-Masri, a...
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Matt R. posted an article on Quiet Highway: Saga of a Gentleman - Nov 10, 2009, 2:09 am
As part of his book tour, Bill Simmons visited S.F. on November 5, 2009. He apologized about not wearing his Golden State Warriors jersey, and then mistakenly praised Stephen Jackson. The crowd booe...
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Matt R. posted an article on Quiet Highway: Saga of a Gentleman - Nov 9, 2009, 3:46 am
[Note: I revised the last two paragraphs to update facts relating to Vahid Hosseini's prosecution.] Shouldn't the main factors used to judge a D.A.'s success be 1) winning trials; 2) mana...
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Matt R. posted an article on Quiet Highway: Saga of a Gentleman - Nov 9, 2009, 2:01 am

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Matt R. posted an article on Quiet Highway: Saga of a Gentleman - Nov 8, 2009, 2:28 am
The Warriors need to switch to a D'Antoni/Phoenix style offense using PG Ellis, SG Morrow, PF Randolph, SF Jackson, and C Biedrins. Right now, Maggette slows down the offense and the Warriors ris...
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Matt R. posted an article on Quiet Highway: Saga of a Gentleman - Nov 7, 2009, 3:22 am
As we reflect on the Fort Hood shootings, I hope we remember that a person's religion has nothing to do with his or her acts of violence. Did Christians apologize for Steven Dale Green or Charles ...
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Matt R. posted an article on Quiet Highway: Saga of a Gentleman - Nov 6, 2009, 12:07 pm
According to this article, Berkshire Hathaway shares might split, making them more accessible to the general public. Shareholders still have to approve the stock split, and the final vote tally might...
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Matt R. posted an article on Quiet Highway: Saga of a Gentleman - Nov 6, 2009, 2:08 am
Various books have influenced me tremendously throughout my life. Here are the book titles: Middle School: Although I was reading numerous books, I can't remember anything in particular that inf...
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Matt R. posted an article on Quiet Highway: Saga of a Gentleman - Nov 5, 2009, 2:15 am

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Matt R. posted an article on Quiet Highway: Saga of a Gentleman - Nov 4, 2009, 2:01 am
Former Dallas Morning News financial writer Scott Burns tells it like it is: http://assetbuilder.com/blogs/scott_burns/archive/2009/10/16/comparing-paychecks-workers-and-retirees.aspx As far as I ca...
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Matt R. posted an article on Quiet Highway: Saga of a Gentleman - Nov 3, 2009, 2:01 am
This woman is a genius. There's something about her writing that hooked me immediately. Here is the blog and two samples: http://didhereallyjustdothat.blogspot.com/ 1. A few days ago, I hated...
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Matt R. posted an article on Quiet Highway: Saga of a Gentleman - Nov 2, 2009, 2:01 am
Professor Leavitt's Freakonomics has a sequel, Superfreakonomics. The new book has a chapter on prostitution: http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/books/book_extract...
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Matt R. posted an article on Quiet Highway: Saga of a Gentleman - Nov 1, 2009, 1:53 am
Reyhaneh Fathieh recently wrote a good article about Iran in USA Weekend. See here.
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Matt R. posted an article on Quiet Highway: Saga of a Gentleman - Oct 31, 2009, 11:48 am
See here for stunning facts about public sector unions: For every $1-an-hour pay increase, noted Dennis Cauchon in USA Today, public employees have gotten $1.17 in new benefits. Private workers have ...
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Matt R. posted an article on Quiet Highway: Saga of a Gentleman - Oct 30, 2009, 3:27 am
I feel like baseball fans did when the steroids allegations came out. At first, I disbelieved the allegations; however, over time, I agreed the MLB had a problem. (Seeing a rookie Oakland A's Mc...
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Matt R. posted an article on Quiet Highway: Saga of a Gentleman - Oct 29, 2009, 2:36 am
Matthew Hoh, a former Marine officer, served in Iraq and Afghanistan. After just five months in Afghanistan, failing to see any value in supporting the Afghan government, he resigned. His letter cont...
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Matt R. posted an article on Quiet Highway: Saga of a Gentleman - Oct 27, 2009, 3:55 am
Update on October 27, 2009: after speaking with Councilmember Pete Constant, I need to add some comments to this post. First, I had complained his office did not return an email, but Mr. Constant ind...
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Matt R. posted an article on Quiet Highway: Saga of a Gentleman - Oct 27, 2009, 2:11 am
Without transparency, citizens cannot keep their government honest. That's why I was surprised at a recent news story: "Photographs documenting US military abuse of detainees overseas will likely...
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Matt R. posted an article on Quiet Highway: Saga of a Gentleman - Oct 26, 2009, 11:48 pm

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Matt R. posted an article on Quiet Highway: Saga of a Gentleman - Oct 26, 2009, 3:50 am
I've been studying California's budget. From 1998 to 2009, California added over 80,000 full time government employees. That means future taxpayers must pay for an additional 80,000+ pensions,...
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Matt R. posted an article on Quiet Highway: Saga of a Gentleman - Oct 26, 2009, 2:08 am
Reason #33847 you don't want the government meddling in your private affairs: openly racist judicial officers who don't think they're racist. More here on Louisiana's Keith Bardwell. ...
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Matt R. posted an article on Quiet Highway: Saga of a Gentleman - Oct 25, 2009, 2:03 am
My favorite Bible verse is Psalms 139: O LORD, thou hast searched me, and known me; Thou knowest my downsitting and mine uprising; thou understandest my thought afar off; If I take the wings of the ...
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Matt R. posted an article on Quiet Highway: Saga of a Gentleman - Oct 24, 2009, 4:28 pm
The Simpsons show always has the best lines: You can't treat the working man this way. One day, we'll form a union and get the fair and equitable treatment we deserve! Then we'll go t...
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Matt R. posted an article on Quiet Highway: Saga of a Gentleman - Oct 24, 2009, 2:05 am

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Matt R. posted an article on Quiet Highway: Saga of a Gentleman - Oct 23, 2009, 2:12 am
Awesome quote from Hari on bad arguments: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/johann-hari/how-to-spot-a-lame-lame-a_b_185787.html There is one particular type of bad argument that has always existed, but ...
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Matt R. posted an article on Quiet Highway: Saga of a Gentleman - Oct 22, 2009, 6:00 am
"Furlough" days would be a lot more popular if we called them by their proper name, i.e. "Thank God We Didn't Lay Off Thousands of Government Employee" Days. The state doesn't have the money ...
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Matt R. posted an article on Quiet Highway: Saga of a Gentleman - Oct 22, 2009, 2:01 am

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Matt R. posted an article on Quiet Highway: Saga of a Gentleman - Oct 21, 2009, 2:10 am
Interesting article on European Muslims here. If you call yourself a Muslim, I believe you must also consider yourself Jewish and Christian. The Prophet Mohammad has said that the three Abrahamic r...
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