Roderick Does Indeed Rule

By brian April 6, 2011Movies

I had to wait a little while before posting my review of "Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Roderick Rules" because I didn't want to dwell too much on the outrageously…

ITEOTWAWKI: Stop Thinking So Hard

By brian April 1, 2011ITEOTWAWKI, Music, REM

I have thought about posting a review of R.E.M.'s new album "Collapse Into Now" a bunch of times since its release in early March. Lord knows I have listened to…

Opening Day Musings

By brian March 31, 2011Baltimore, Baseball

Once upon a time, I worshiped this day. My parents would get me out of school on Opening Day so I could head down to 33rd Street - just a…

Coffee Panic

By brian March 30, 2011Coffee, Columns

I thought I had planned everything perfectly. I scheduled two days off for the beginning of March Madness and the NCAA wrestling tournament. If I went into work on those…

It Was Madness

By brian March 24, 2011America, Basketball, March Madness, TV, Wrestling

I took off last Thursday and Friday to watch the first two days of March Madness along with the NCAA wrestling tournament. That's why blogging has been light. Oh, and…

Packaging Our Secrets

By brian March 23, 2011America, Columns

The way things go these days, we hear a lot about national security and how we have to protect the secrets which keep us safe.

I don’t really believe in conspiracy theories or anything. I think the government puts the best people it can in the jobs that matter. Of course, this doesn’t always work out how everyone hopes.

No magic solution exists. However, I think I know how we can better develop a system from keeping our secrets out of the hands of our enemies. We need to bring in the people who package our electronics.