Here we are in the middle of tropical storm Ernesto. I experienced 75 mph winds about 10 minutes ago... after opening my car window on the highway. Actually it's been pretty nice weather today. It's cloudy with mild tempertures, no rain and no wind. Full Sail was closed, not that I have a class in session anyway. Just a nice excuse for a day off.

The civilian death toll in Iraq for the month of July is above 3,400 people. Let's put that into perspective. 2,819 people were killed on September 11th. 37 people were killed in the bombing of the London Underground.

So far the Iraqi war has caused over 40,000 civilian deaths. How many of those people would still be alive, if it weren't for this pointless war?

Given the US military can not be blamed for all of the deaths, but it is our tax money that is funding this enormous mistake. When you go to the polls, think about where your tax money will be spent. Normally I would say to vote for whichever candidate will take the least of your money or the least of your freedom, but it is obvious that neither party values fiscal responsibility or freedom. Therefore, assume both parties will steal and waste your money equally and vote with your conscious not your wallet.

If this were a dictatorship, it would be a heck of a lot easier -- so long as I'm the dictator.
-George W. Bush, Dec. 19, 2000

I believe that people would be alive today if there were a death penalty.
- Nancy Reagan

My class is back in session. As many of you already know, the class runs for one month, every other month. We have a much smaller class than last time, 32 instead of 58. This makes the entire job of organizing and filming the projects much more manageable. Also, we have chosen to break the class into 4 groups, with each instructor in charge of a single group. Therefore, each group gets more direction, supervision and attention from the instructors. They seem like a good group of students. This month should be fun!