Our new look came about because the previous theme was not compatible with the latest version of WordPress, and not because of any particular enthusiasm to change the appearance.

A couple of e-observations:

We have not been commenting on the morally bankrupt world of the largest corporations and biggest banks, since the mainstream media has finally discovered the subject, presumably as a result of extreme cases of executive greed during the current “recession”, if that is the right term.

Microsoft released Internet Explorer 8 recently, and just as with IE 7, is determined to force it onto every server and desktop PC, by tricking users into installing it, most often by hiding it among real security patches. Nothing new here except for the version.