http://wrathfuldove.org An eRant about Politics, Religion, Software, etc. Mon, 21 Jul 2008 14:18:18 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en So I flew to Chicago on Bastille Day to see one of my favorite bands: the Swedish melodic death metal gods At The Gates. Initially, I had my hesitations about traveling from Atlanta to Chicago to see a concert - but ultimately the additional benefit of visiting a friend whom ... http://wrathfuldove.org/2008/07/16/at-the-gates-demolish-the-house-of-blues-in-chicago/ Tomorrow, I fly to Chicago to go see seminal Swedish Death Metal band At The Gates perform at one of their few US tour dates on the Suicidal Final Tour 2008 which functions as the fair-well tour that the band never had when they broke up in the 90's just before I ... http://wrathfuldove.org/2008/07/13/tracing-the-musical-path/ This afternoon after downing some of the new Voltage Mountain Dew, my wife found herself filled with insane energy and dedicated to the noble ambition of transforming the closet in our office from a mess to be feared into a neat area where we can actually store and find things. ... http://wrathfuldove.org/2008/06/21/old-photos/ I ran across this cartoon today on ZNet that nicely captures the essence of U.S. "democracy": http://wrathfuldove.org/2008/06/07/us-democracy-in-a-nutshell/ Friday night, Melinda and I went to see the new horror film The Strangers starring Liv Tyler and Scott Speedman. While it was a mistake to have taken Melinda along with me (it was definitely not her type of movie), I thoroughly enjoyed this a great little horror film from ... http://wrathfuldove.org/2008/05/31/the-strangers/ Today on NBC's Meet the Press, Ralph Nader announced that he is running for President in 2008 again as an independent candidate, and I couldn't be more excited! Ever since Dennis Kucinich and John Edwards dropped out of the Presidential race, I have found myself unable to vote for any candidate ... http://wrathfuldove.org/2008/02/24/nader-in-2008/ This weekend has been a tiring adventure! Our story begins on Saturday morning. While my wife Melinda was practicing her violin, I sat at our dining room table happily working on an Euler problem on my MacBook Pro when a flash of movement caught my attention through our dining room window. ... http://wrathfuldove.org/2008/02/11/the-epic-of-ramses/ So today is "Super Tuesday" and I can think of nothing super about it. Today Americans around the country who actually realize that Presidential primary elections are being held will be heading out to their polling stations to "pull the lever" for one of what has been effectively whittled down to ... http://wrathfuldove.org/2008/02/05/super-tuesday/ Today the fickle weather here in Atlanta has graced us once again with snow. It seemed a perfect day to enjoy some nice chili and hot cocoa so my wife and I went to our local Publix to stock up on the required grocery items. While browsing the aisle where they ... http://wrathfuldove.org/2008/01/19/tasty-soup/ Readers of my blog probably recall that I have been a vocal supporter of Dennis Kucinich because of his strong stance for genuinely progressive values and his commitments to peace and universal healthcare. I continued to support Kucinich both by talking about him to people and financially supporting his campaign ... http://wrathfuldove.org/2008/01/03/kucinich-just-lost-my-support/