It is hard to grasp that a whole year has passed and that Charlie is going on two! We had a fun birthday party on Sunday September 25th with a great gathering of family. Charlie decided to take advantage of the gathering and show off by taking his first steps in front of the whole […]
Author / Scott DeToffol
We are finally starting to get some real information about the Bush Administration’s actions regarding detainee treatment in the “War on Terror.” This blog post describes the recently declassified JAG reports on the DOD’s change of policy regarding interrogation, specifically of detainees at Gitmo. Sadly, this new information isn’t all that surprising – it just […]
This last week has been a doozy. Jodi complained of a stomach ache as we hit the sack last Tuesday night. She woke up at midnight with severe stomach cramping, nausea, and sharp pain on her right side. We waited a bit to see if it calmed down, but it didn’t so we packed up […]
My cousin George McGowan has opened a Helly Hansen clothing store at Ridgedale Mall in Minnetonka. If you’re shopping for high-quality outdoor apparel make sure to check it out. Also, I’m starting to work on some projects for George, but more on that later.
I’ve made numerous updates to DeToffol.com. First, a new graphic and layout for the front page. I’ve added picture gallery software which will enable me to easily upload batches of photos and keep them organized. Plus, it gives visitors some cool tools like printing on Shutterfly.com and viewing slideshows. Let me know what you think.
This is my weblog, also known as a “blog” for short. I’m using a free version of MovableType blogging software. You can still get to my old blog entries from 2004 and 2003.
Wanna new TV? The FCC’s ruling that most new TVs must have digital tuners by 2007 was upheld by a judge. This will supposedly help spur broadcasters to offer more over-the-air digital content because TV owners will have the capability to see it. It is the classic chicken-and-egg scenario. Digital TV (DTV) does not necessarily […]
Seymour Hersh writes in The New Yorker about stovepiping — the Bush administration’s direct sourcing of intelligence information in order to get what they want to justify their policies. Hersh also answers some questions about the article.
ALLETE (NYSE: ALE), the parent of the company I work for (Enventis Telecom), is spinning off its auto-auctioning business. Good for me and probably good for Enventis as well.
On November 7, George Herbert Walker Bush (the elder) will present his 2003 Award for Excellence in Public Service to none other than long-time Massachusetts Democratic Senator Edward (Ted) Kennedy. What gives? Some feel that awarding the sitting President’s most virulent critic a prestigious and personal award is a signal that Junior’s foreign policy could […]
