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Stan

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About Me

Nita is my wife, married Dec 1996. I have four kids. Andrew (Lincoln Southeast HS 2005), Sophia (Lincoln southeast HS 2007) Collin (dob 1-7-2000) and Evan (dob 9-17-2004). Jet is my dog (born, 1999 breed, mutt lab). I am an Army veteran, from ROTC, Army Reserve, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment (Ft Bliss Texas), 2nd Infantry Division (Tongduchon Korea)

My Interests

Family, my dog Jet, church, politics, books, news, TV, blogging ( huskerblawgs and showmeblawgs ,) College and pro footbal, horse racing, watching PGA golf

Music:

John Coltrane, Charlie Parker, McCoy Tyner, Keith Jarrett, Bill Evans, Bach, Beethoven,Brahms, Chopin, Sergei Rachmaninoff. Debussy, Ravel, Rolling Stones, Cure, Led Zeppelin, Police, soundgarden, Aerosmith

Movies:

Patton, Tora tora Tora, the Godfather I & II, Goodfellas, Casino, A Bridge Too Far, The Longest Day, The Player, Kansas City, Gosford Park, The Dancer Upstairs, Fargo, Singles, Top Gun, A Few Good Men, The Insider, The Seventh Seal, Glengarry Glen Ross

Television:

The Sopranos, The Shield, Nip Tuck, The West Wing, King of the Hill, The Wire

Books:

Genesis, John, Romans, Revelation, The Wild Palms, Lolita, Hidden Gospels, Billy Budd, Reading Lolita in Tehran, O Pioneers, Death Comes for the Archbishop, the Cattlemen, Cities and the Wealth of Nations, The French Lieutenant's Woman, The Ebony Tower, Presumed Innocent, The Return of the Native, Prophets on the Right, Government by Judiciary, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

Heroes:

Ronald Reagan, Margaret Thatcher, William Rehnquist, Clarence Thomas, Rush Limbaugh, Michael Savage, Pat Buchanan, Ann Coulter, Dale Gribble, Tony Soprano

My Blog

My letter to the Economist on Bill Richardson

Dear Editor:  Your United States reporter keeps reporting the disproved shibboleth that nativist Republican will squander the impressive gains President Bush made "doubling" the Republicans' shar...
Posted by Stan on Thu, 22 Nov 2007 06:05:00 PST

Dr Mary Pipher and the Unitarian Church

My letterto the Lincoln JournalStar applauding Dr Pipher's decision to turn down an award from a national psychological association because it declined to urge its members to actively assist the enemy...
Posted by Stan on Thu, 22 Nov 2007 05:32:00 PST

An idea to make the Episcopal church more welcoming

I just read that a very courageous African American Episcopal priest has become both a practicing Muslim and Chrisitan.  While her ideas arent quite Christian, I think we could all learn from her...
Posted by Stan on Sun, 24 Jun 2007 03:27:00 PST

The Economist cant get enough H1Bs

Yet another H1B success story, thank god for Silicon Valley and the mothers of invention China and India.  Did you know that according to The Economist, the more foreign tech workers here, the be...
Posted by Stan on Sun, 06 May 2007 02:36:00 PST

Another skill American workers lack: carting 737s

Here's another technological skill American workers lack: carting around old airliners.  The BBC reports that a truck driver hauling a decommissioned 737 airliner from Mumbai to Delhi got stuck a...
Posted by Stan on Fri, 04 May 2007 09:27:00 PST

Depravity update: Scientists research female conception

In just few years, Rosie may bless the world with children, conceived solely from female efforts.  The times independent in The prospect of all-female conceptionreports:  ""Women might ...
Posted by Stan on Sat, 14 Apr 2007 09:38:00 PST

What was Bill Gates whining about? Shortage of Indians!

I guess that the United States computer industry is not the only national technology industry that faces a dire shortage of technology workers.  High tech firms in India are complaining about the...
Posted by Stan on Sat, 14 Apr 2007 09:12:00 PST

Mexibraska update: South Omaha retailers go Hispanic

Mexicbraska update: Omaha.com runs a pretty interesting puff piece about how great Hispanic immigrants are to be reviving south Omaha!  Two major grocery retailers have switched to selling mostly...
Posted by Stan on Sat, 14 Apr 2007 08:47:00 PST

Now heart valves from bone marrow stem cells

Im still waiting for those liberal miracles from using embryo babies' stem cells, looks like we are at least a few years away from a democrat administration's taking power.  In the meantime I gue...
Posted by Stan on Mon, 02 Apr 2007 09:21:00 PST

UNL needs an H1B visa for a Marxist Prof?

Category: News and Politics Last year, the Journal Star ran the University's hat in hand story about the star professor from Bolivia it wanted to hire, Waskar Ari Chachacki, or was it Ari Waskar, er C...
Posted by Stan on Sun, 11 Mar 2007 04:18:00 PST