http://www.veiled-chameleon.com/weblog/ en-us 2012-11-14T16:38:33-07:00 http://www.veiled-chameleon.com/weblog/archives/000371.html Why President Obama was Re-elected There is a rational explanation for the President's reelection which doesn't invoke a deep or complex meaning. The only way to explain the outcome is in the simplest and direct prose: the moochers prevailed. Obama's... Politics Jeff 2012-11-14T16:38:33-07:00 http://www.veiled-chameleon.com/weblog/archives/000369.html So, have you read Atlas Shrugged recently?

]]> Politics Jeff 2012-06-10T10:35:09-07:00 http://www.veiled-chameleon.com/weblog/archives/000365.html I'm annoyed at this extended primary season. I think it should be over, and I've just been annoyed by a letter that an anti-Romney, a friend of Limbaugh's, wrote to him expressing his intention of blaming Romney supporters if Obama... Politics Jeff 2012-04-02T17:39:47-07:00 http://www.veiled-chameleon.com/weblog/archives/000364.html There are two kinds of Republican voters: 1) those who want Barack Obama defeated, and 2) those for whom defeat is not good enough: they want Obama publicly embarrassed and repudiated. Romney will never say the kinds of things that... Politics Jeff 2012-03-24T16:18:42-07:00 http://www.veiled-chameleon.com/weblog/archives/000363.html First things first: It's been well said that "Men fall in love with their eyes, but women fall in love with their ears." Meaning, men are attracted to and turned on by visible physical beauty in women, while women are... Women Jeff 2012-03-11T10:03:18-07:00 http://www.veiled-chameleon.com/weblog/archives/000362.html This cat tries to awaken his friend after she was hit by a car. He was reported to have, protectively, not allowed people to approach her. Obviously he was unsuccessful. These kinds of things really move me:... Personal Jeff 2012-03-10T10:27:46-07:00 http://www.veiled-chameleon.com/weblog/archives/000361.html I read this in the comments on a CNN page, posted anonymously. I think it's worth considering: This is just a History lesson. Please don't read this if you are afraid of the truth. It is history and nothing can... Politics Jeff 2012-03-08T16:05:39-07:00 http://www.veiled-chameleon.com/weblog/archives/000360.html Have you ever heard of the Consumer Confidence Survey? The monthly survey is conducted by an organization called The Consumer Confidence Board and provides a metric of consumer confidence called the "Confidence Index". There's an interesting correlation between the popular... Politics Jeff 2012-03-07T15:12:31-07:00 http://www.veiled-chameleon.com/weblog/archives/000359.html I am now working through the Wrox Beginning Android Application Development book by Wei-Meng Lee. As I go along, I'm using weblog entries to keep notes. Some of these things I have had to do a few times while... Computer Jeff 2011-12-27T12:29:25-07:00 http://www.veiled-chameleon.com/weblog/archives/000358.html "Failure is unimportant. It takes courage to make a fool of yourself." --Charlie Chaplin... Politics Jeff 2011-10-02T16:52:27-07:00 http://www.veiled-chameleon.com/weblog/archives/000357.html If I were a veiled chameleon, I would want veiled chameleon care. And whether or not I was a male chameleon or a female chameleon, I would need a chameleon care sheet, because a "chameleons care sheet" [sic] is what... Website Development Jeff 2011-09-28T15:53:43-07:00 http://www.veiled-chameleon.com/weblog/archives/000356.html Suppose you were asked whether or not you believe in unicorns. Chances are, you'd say that you don't. Maybe the question would seem so absurd that you'd want to clarify the question, and a dialogue similar to the following might... Personal Jeff 2011-08-27T17:56:28-07:00 http://www.veiled-chameleon.com/weblog/archives/000355.html A conservative is a person who is satisfied with the system and is trying to work within the system to achieve her or his own ends. A progressive is a person who does not like the system, tends to think... Politics Jeff 2011-07-24T14:46:05-07:00 http://www.veiled-chameleon.com/weblog/archives/000352.html Okay, so you've got a perfectly functioning Canon Multipass Printer. It's like brand new, it even looks brand new, and you see no reason to spend hundreds of dollars buying a new printer. You take good care of your things... Computer Jeff 2011-04-29T13:38:09-07:00 http://www.veiled-chameleon.com/weblog/archives/000351.html As of today, April 28th, 2011: John Roberts, 56 (Jan. 27, 1955) Ruth Bader Ginsburg, 78 (March 15, 1933) Antonin Scalia, 75 (March 11, 1936) Anthony Kennedy, 74 (July 23, 1936) Stephen Breyer, 72 (August 15, 1938) Clarence Thomas, 62... Politics Jeff 2011-04-28T13:29:40-07:00