Monthly Archives: December 2003

<![CDATA[ Y’know, it’s going to get really ugly in Iraq soon. Those folks (understandably) want his head, but if he knows even half of what Bush and Co. have suggested he knows, then we’re going to protect him. Whether he’s … Continue reading →

<![CDATA[ Oh, for god’s sake. Yes, it’s gross, and vaguely sad, but the man’s dead. Been dead for a decade. By suing over it, the family is moving from Outraged Loved Ones to Money Grubbing Pigs, a wholly unnecessary transition. … Continue reading →

<![CDATA[ Ten thousand people dead within moments. Even more shocking: 50,000 dead in 1990′s quake, and Iranian architects didn’t learn anything from it. Okay, perhaps that isn’t fair. For all I know, the ayatollahs decided that only bad Muslims want … Continue reading →

<![CDATA[ Hope our assorted friends and loved ones are okay! Quake Rocks Central Calif. Coast; 1 Dead (AP) AP – A powerful earthquake rocked California from Los Angeles to San Francisco on Monday, collapsing downtown buildings in this coastal town, … Continue reading →

<![CDATA[ First it was Tracey McGrady, now his cousin. Good guards on bad teams complaining about zone defenses… it’s getting old already. “It’s something that should have never been put in the NBA.” Yeah, right, Vince. Work on your frickin’ … Continue reading →

<![CDATA[ Ender’s Game was a great, semi-prescient book. But Orson Scott Card’s opinion piece in the WSJ is just more of the same gung-ho crap I’ve endured since 9/11. No matter how he tries to claim otherwise, no matter how … Continue reading →

<![CDATA[ A lot of folks look at this kinda thing as a clear indication that Bush/Cheney is fleecing the country. But while I have no doubt that they (or their affiliates) have their noses deep in the trough, I actually … Continue reading →

<![CDATA[ There’s still plenty of room here in the middle of the country, but I can see moving to Canada when I get to retirement age. I love the U.S., but a country run by nuts who encourage childbirth via … Continue reading →

<![CDATA[ At long last, a minor touch of sanity. Of course, since the judge’s decision seems to be based upon the applicability of the law, it’s only a matter of time before Congress does a rewrite that gives Hollywood absolute … Continue reading →

<![CDATA[ My wife went looking for a copy of the Firefly DVD set yesterday, and even in a small town of 50,000, it had sold out in every store but one. And that store had only managed to hold on … Continue reading →