balls to the wall

read this Wired News article: 'Cisco Security Hole a Whopper' for what seems like a man with the balls to do what's right. it's inspiring to read, hear or see someone who has the balls to bust-up their own comfort zone for something they believe in. i really hope the guy gets picked up by a decent company next although the nature of business means that he simply may not be trusted by most-if not all-others.

(new info relating to the above story: 'Whistle-Blower Faces FBI Probe' 1 August 2005)

while i'm sending you (i say you, but obviously i'm talking to nobody except myself on this friggin blog and i've already seen the article. exercise in pointlessness right there.) to Wired News, check this story about a 17 year old games whiz who just happens to be blind! awesome. it certainly makes we wonder at the incredible talents some so-called handicapped people have, i mean Beethoven composed some truely incredible pieces of music yet went deaf half way through his career! man, i'm apparently completely physically-able and all i can do is be average at Xbox and first-rate and saying a lot about nuthin'! oh well, no point complaining. there's no one to hear it, expecially on this blog!

it's been a slow day in my life and as i meet with two friends every thursday for coffee and a chat, my vitriol has been drained clean away. then again the day is young. still, the whole reason i started a blog was to force myself to write something, anything, everyday and hopefully learn how to write again. if all things go to plan i'll have a literate, correctly spelled and gramatised point of view sometime mid 2009. that being said, i'll still be writing for an audience of two (my girlfriend Myra feels obligated to read this crap). anyways, another source of 'learning to write' info i am enjoying the Chuck Palahnuik writing essays. the website membership is reasonably priced in my mind but i'm a bit ofa freak about his books i guess.