Grandpa...

From my cousin Mike D.:

An elderly man suffered a massive heart attack. The family drove wildly to get him to the emergency room.

After what seemed like a very long wait, the ER Doctor appeared, wearing his scrubs and a long face. Sadly, he said, "I'm afraid he is brain-dead, but his heart is still beating."

 "Oh, Dear God," cried his wife, her hands clasped against her cheeks with shock!
 "We've never had a Democrat in the family before!"

Quote of the Day...

This will resonate with any software engineer who has ever been responsible for shipping a product:

Shipping is a feature. A really important feature. Your product must have it.

Joel Spolsky, at Joel on Software.  This is a “don't miss” post for any developer...

It's amazing – and completely predictable – how many engineers forget this rather obvious fact.  To them this quote will seem like a revelation.  To others – those that Joel calls –duct tape programmers” – it will seem obvious.

Photo of the Day...

From a Tea Party, of course...

What Obama Didn't Do...

Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, yesterday:

Ahmadinejad's declarations, particularly recently, particularly...not just the detention of Canadian citizens, not just the flagrant abuse of human rights, but his recent declarations - just disgraceful, insulting declarations denying the holocaust - there is no way I'm going to permit any official of the Government of Canada to be present and give any legitimacy to remarks by a leader like that.

President Ahmadinejad has said things, particularly about the state of Israel, the Jewish people, and the holocaust, that are absolutely repugnant. It is unfitting that somebody like that would be giving those kind of remarks before the United Nations General Assembly. Canada does not want to be equivocal at all in terms of our view on that; we find it disgraceful, unacceptable, and we're going to be absolutely clear on that. There are other things that bother us as well beyond these repugnant comments; also, obviously, the crackdown in Iran on all kinds, any kind of legitimate dissent; the fiasco around the elections is quite disturbing. As well, the holding of a Canadian journalist - Mr. Bahari, I think it is - without charge continues to be unacceptable (and) we continue to demand his release. But as I say, there are times when things are being said in this world that it is important that countries that have a moral compass stand up and make their views known, and our absence there will speak volumes about how Canada feels about the declarations of President Ahmadinejad.

No such condemnation passed Obama's lips – only words of conciliation and appeasement.

Later yesterday, the Canadian Foreign Minister walked out of Ahmadinejad's U.N. speech.

The U.S. delegation sat and listened.

I'm damned proud of the Canadians today...