This kind of stuff makes me happy
Iraqis apparently welcomes troops as they entered the city of Shatra. The TV media is all too happy to report of civilian deaths and protests agasint the US but stories like this don't get enough coverage.

Rivera confusing as ever
Anyone? Anyone? Wow, I knew that reports were confusing but I had no idea that a report on a reporter on where he will be reporting after a certain report was reported to reporters could be so confusing.

Again?
Apparently the court case for the British "Who wants to be a Millionair" show who supposidly cheated by having friends cough in the audience to give answers, has been delayed again for an outbreak of jurors coughing. I mentioned a while ago that a juror had actually been dismissed because of an uncontrollable cough developed . . . I wonder if anyone but me finds all these things a bit too funny . . . I wonder if the coughing started before or after the defendant took the stand and was crossed examined . . .

Unbiased reports from the field
Well, the closet in the radio office at the very least . . . you thought he'd actually go to Iraq? Don't be silly. !)

My Gosh!!!
What was this man thinking? How do you let a tumor in your stomach reach 50 POUNDS? (14-16 inches long and 10 inches wide . . . can't comprehend it . . .

tim's head goes ::pop::

Bravo
Some good ones over at American RealPolitik. Check them out!

Comments down
Apparently SquawkBox isn't doing much better than HaloScan. Hopefully they'll be brought back up soon but until then feel free to email comments my way at tim07734 AT yahoo dot com

UPDATE:
Obviously they're back up, but you can still email if you'd like. :)

I'm no expert
But this line in a Fox news report kind of caught my eye. The report is about a possible captured Iraqi general.

"He said the captured officer would be treated "according to Geneva conventions in a way fitting for his rank."

And the President speaks
of Columbia U anyway, about their anti-american proff De Genova and how saddened the president is. (link via InstaPundit)

In other news
The onion reports that the US will form its own UN. Not a bad idea . . . !)

The Onion
never ceases to make me laugh. Their latest "poll" :

Reuters got it wrong
It isn't a "protest" when you try to blow up an IBM building, or any buidling at all. It's a terrorist act. Plain and simple.

The US Might
Proud to be an American.

When I visited Belgium I thought I had seen the last of him
But the little boy peeing is everywhere, and now protesting for something he cannot speak his own mind for or against. "Not in My Name" should be ashamed . . .

My heavens . . .
I heard about this case before and now it's resolved. In Ohio you can now freely speak to police dogs by barking . . .

I thought I had heard it all
"The nuns say they were exercising their right to free speech when they cut through a fence around a Minuteman III missile silo, used their own blood to paint a cross on the military structure and began swinging at it with hammers."

I was wrong . . .

A most interesting article
The CIA page has posted a CSI (Center for the Study of Intelligence) document about the intelligence community and the events surrounding the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. The author, Douglas MacEachin was the CIA DD for intelligence form 93-95 but worked with the CIA for 32 years. A long document but worth a read if you're into that kind of information.

Space Shuttle Columbia
Interesting article, I would expect new developments to come up in the near future. "Data obtained from a salvaged Columbia data recorder shows trouble started more than a minute earlier than previously thought"

I've never seen it, don't plan to.
I know I've said I haven't seen the American Idol show, well I still don't plan to even though they have added yet another criminal to their list. Perhaps this is a sign of the kind of society the TV producers think the US has, our idols are lawless and moraless . . .

Now this is news
A great story, two service men survived a week out in the desert after being stranded there, giving their food to civilians, taking turns keeping watch and defending their position and drawing an SOS in the sand.

Enough with Arnet's junk, I'm glad there are real reporters out there.

Too Funny
This article snagged from Slashdot really is quite humorous. A Houston Texas paper has an article about how the title of engineer when referring to a Software Engineer may not be allowed under current Texas law. The accident in the 30's was aweful to read about, I couldn't imagine something like that, but you'd think they'd be quick enough to see a difference. I think this is more of an issue of the human resources looking for the cheapest ticket. If they were willing to check the background of applicants they were truely considering then they would easily be able to tell if they knew enough for the position, instead the onus is put to the proffesional whose worked hard on their title and position.

Giving thanks to the military
If you're like me you've seen a lot of places recently about sending thanks to the military but you're not sure if they'll really make it or if the groups running it are legit. Well below is a .mil site that is up for that purpose so you'll know that it's getting to the right place.

www.defendamerica.mil/nmam.html

Wow, you can check to see how many people have signed to give their thanks and the number is astounding. 11,442,718.

Wow,
So I got over 300 hits over the weekend. Impressive for me, but enough of that, on to the blogging!

Beautiful day and it's almost over.
Gotta catch at least a few minutes of it.

I'm glad they're on top of things
I don't know how they do it, but I'm glad that they do. Two Iraqi terror plots broken up in Mideast: senior US officials

And the debate rages on . . .
So it appears to be open season for trickery and backstabbing from partners. Adobe apparently has some tests on its site claiming that the PC outperforms Apple's Power PC. MacCentral put an aticle up about it wednesday and Apple constantly shows how the Apple Power PC outperforms on solid tests, claiming Adobe's tests were faulty because of the software used. Adobe and Apple remain partners though it all, perhaps their relationship will be a guide for the US and some of our Eurpean "allies," . . . perhaps not . . .

France . . . I knew they'd surrender sooner or later
So at a UN meeting the French representative was asked directly if it wanted the US to win the current war. The response was "no comment." Well apparently they're now insisting they want the US to win . . . I didn't think you could raise a white flag that fast. Too little too late I think.

My favorite line was perhaps, "Still, France's ambassador to Britain, Gerard Errera, suggested that Paris' faithfulness to the United States should be above question." I think that they have a different meaning for "faithfulness" than we Americans do . . .

Friday Five
1. What was your most memorable moment from the last week?
My interview, finally getting the ball rolling again.

2. What one person touched your life this week?
My father said he was proud of me, I don't hear it often so when I do it's meant.

3. How have you helped someone this week?
I'm an Eagle Scout, I do my good turns but they're for me to know.

4. What one thing do you need to get done by this time next week?
A release package for my current project in case the interview went well.

5. What one thing will you do over the next seven days to make your world a better place?
Keep out of trouble, or perhaps get into some. I'll probably just work on my taxes.

I didn't have enough information, now I think I do
A few pundits on TV, radio, newspaper, etc. had claimed that anti-semetic feelings have been on a huge increase in France and in Europe as a whole. I hadn't heard a lot about it so I didn't have an opinion. Well, I think I can agree with them after this report. France is a bunch of haters . . .

Violent hate crimes quadrupled in France in 2002 to the highest level in a decade, with more than half the assaults aimed at Jews, a national study has found. . . .

In the report, the committee said 193 of 313 attacks were against Jews in a "real explosion" of anti-Semitic violence. Last year, the group reported 32 acts of anti-Jewish violence.

So last year they had 70 some total and this year they have more than twice that against Jews alone . . . what were they saying about peace and law abiding?

Re: Protestors are anti-american
They may wonder why those of us think so but if they looked at the causes they are fighting for they would understand in an instant. Today's news that a town is banning yellow ribbons on public property is very similar to the 9th circuit (big surprise) banning American flags from overpasses or Portlan, Ore., officals banning our flag from fire trucks (thankfully rescinded).

Some would start to think that the Germans, French and Iraqis have managed to make their way into our government system. This kind of mess really burns me up . . . did I say the world had gone mad?

Bring it on
Sounds like a challenge by the Germans

White House stifling anti-war dissent?
Man, someone should tell all those war protestors that I keep hearing obout . . . Some democrats must truely think the majority of the American public are idiots.

I guess this would be covered under "Acts of God."
I wonder if the Iraqi's could get the same coverage . . . meteor shower rains down on communities in three cities.

I love the annual DC festival
I doubt I'll make it there this year, but the Annual Cherry Blossom Festival is an awesome event, especially when the trees peak during it. It also has some of the best food, crafts and demonstrations you'll find. I'm making myself hungry thinking about it . . . The trees did peak during the festival last year, first time in a long time.

A funny thing about the caption for that image, it says the peak should be about April 5-12, but then goes on to say it will be before the April 7th festival . . . hmmmmm

How do they do it?
I've never seen the show and don't plan on watching, but how did American Idol manage to get yet another finalist with a rap sheet? Lia Haberman of E! Online tries to make a big deal out of Trenyce and her rap sheet and Frenchie who was kicked off the show early on. I think they miss the difference in that the producers said that Trenyce has been honest about her past wheras Frenchie was not.

Lesson to learn from this story boys and girls? Honesty pays even if you have sticky fingers, and dishonest pays even if you've posed nude on an "under-18" adult site.

Supreme Court Backs Stealing?
How Appealing has reported on the case. Angry Clam seems to think so, as does Justice Scalia, Rehnquist, Kennedy and Thomas. I had to read through it a couple times to understand, but the decision delt with people who were forced to put their money from an escrow account, that would essentially not earn interest because of fees, into an account to earn interest to pay for people that were too poor to defend themselves. The majority Justices said that because there was no significant loss to property that no rights were broken. The dissent called it a Robin Hood action by the government and that it forces some to fund ideas they may not agree with, therefore making it a 1st Amendment issue to look at in the future.

Wow
I wish I could say I couldn't belive this, but in today's mad world anythings possible. (also via Dave Barry)

Good morning.
This is the kind of beautiful morning that you want to take a plane high over the Mojave Desert in Arizona and drop a one-tonne ball made of rubber bands and have a sky diver follow its 20 second decent to create a 20ft dust cloud and 4ft wide dust crater. (via Dave Barry)

Priceless
I wouldn't say I agree with what they did, but it certianly gets the point across. (via Yahoo news)

Well this is just great
I'm glad to hear that they are going to be going into our Universities to teach about security . . . Win NT, 2000, XP, ME too flawed to fix . . . what a buch ah mess . . . (via /. )

Back from the interview
Alright. I think it went well. I'm not feeling homerun but I'm thinking I at the very least made the choice hard on them. !) It lasted 45 minutes and it was done by a panel of 5 people: 2 manager types and 3 techinical types. I sent in a hyperlink and some code afterwards at their request.

Should hear next week what they thought. More then.

Getting ready for the interview
Blog at ya later!

Burns me up so much I could scream
Alright, oppose the war. Why do people, this time the French, decide to hurt symbols of people who have died either willingly or on 9/11. I'm certainly glad I am not witness to this or I might have to bring a can of "civil disobedience" on their behinds myself . . .

Careful
Be very very careful when grocery shopping. This could happen to you.

Wow
I knew I didn't trust him, now I know why. Gutrumbles found a gem there . . .

Beautiful
A U.S. Air Force B-52 returning from a mission in Iraq (news - web sites) is seen over the Black Sea, Thursday, March 27, 2003 after being refueled airborne from a KC 10 plane. The refueling plane belongs to the 409th U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Group which is based in Burgas, Bulgaria. (AP Photo/Jockel Finck) (via Yahoo News)

Wow, that should have made this classified.
I've never seen the inside of Camp David before. This picture shows Bush and Blair talking. All I have to ask is . . . who on earth thought those couch's went together? Who thought the one Bush is on went with ANYTHING?

Interesting
I love astronomy also, I wonder if people in my area will participate.

Mixed messages
I think this student's a little mixed up. The Iraqi war isn't about "Not killing Jews" as he seems to think. It seems more and more that those that protest against the war aren't really against the war, their against America and for their own agendas.

Technology
Cool (wrist watch like cell phone) and Cool (biped robot)

One word
PSYCHO!




UPDATE
Here's another image . . . wow, if this guy thinks he's anywhere near Christ, he's got a real problem with reality.

Mokeys for mines?
How on earth do you train monkeys to set off mines? If you test them to make sure it's worked wouldn't that leave the monkey to do it in the future? And where are the animal rights activists on this? This is much worse than the dolphin, seal, pigeon, or chicken stuff going on over there. (link via Dave Barrey)

What an awesome entry
LT Smash has an awesome entry. I think this is both the most informed and most misinformed war there's every been . . . The embedded reporters often give mistaken or ill thought out information but we still get it from the front lines on out TV, and online we're getting reports from all over about all sorts of things that we'd never hear about otherwise.

Such awesome but confusing times we live in . . .

Great Feature
The Wash Post has a great feature story on an ambush one division took. Worth a read.

Good morning.
Here's something I got through email from a friend of mine in the Air Force. Some of the images have gotten wide coverage, some are new, all are uplifting. http://www.teasquadron.com/Soldiers.html

Hey, hey!
Interview tomorrow at 2, be thinking about me. !)

Sand Storms
A lot of reports are coming out that say that Muslims believe that the sandstorms are from God to the US troops. I think they're partially right, but I think they have the message God is sending misdirected. I think that it's possible that it was to slow the US troops to give Saddam's troops a chance to reflect and decide not to fight.

Ya think?
According to the State Department, the US has plans to "construct a new, well-fortified embassy in Baghdad to represent US interests in a post-Saddam Hussein Iraq," Even in a post-Saddam world, that embassy had better be well protected. If an embassy were to be struck anywhere it would be in Baghdad I'm sure.

I wish this made a difference
But I doubt the media giants will care about us little people down on the ground floor. My heart goes out to this, and all the familys who lose loved ones in this fight against terror.

A rough road
lies ahead, but another kidnapped girl returns home after 3 years and two children.

Funny Thing
Kofi Annan said to Condoleezza Rice today that the US is legally responsible for Iraqi humanitarian aid. While true, I can't help but to laugh. I don't have the figures right in front of me but the US is the biggest supporter money wise to the UN so if the UN did help it would be a larger percentage of US money going into it with some other states mixed into the pot. Annan saying that it is the US's responsibilty is saying that the larger percentage of US money will have to go to Iraq along with some other (coalition) states mixed in the pot.

I may be wrong but I think the only difference between the two is who we say is doing it. The US or the UN, all other variables remain the same. People constantly complain about the US but without the US and what the US does the world would be worse for wear. I'm pleased with what we've done and what we're doing.

It might be me,

But this picture of Bush on CNN.com looks as though his hair has gone a lot more silver recently. Unfortunetly the stress of the job seems to do that to all who take the oath . . .

Too funny,
"Private" tips from Rumsfeld. (via DaghtatorBlog) The last one is my absolute favorite.

LT got some air time!
LT Smash got some notice on CNN. dear_raed had been getting plenty of notice lately from CNN and BBC which has been causing a stir. It seems that blogs will be taking a large, but yet unknown place, among the everyday happenings.

Thanks goes to Iran
of all places. Apparently they were able to stop one of three Iraqi speedboats and found it packed with explosives. The aim is thought to be similar to what happened to the Cole . . . the article is short but worth a read.

Burns me up
It's really ironic how these people can boycott the US for the war, and then its leaders can try to get in on the action. I had blogged about France and their double standards earlier. I really hope that we retain relations for the sake of the war on terrorism but I also really hope they stay the heck out of Iraq.

Looking up?
I just got a signal from my boss that I might lose my job in the next month or so. This is a double-edged sword I think . . .

I'm a loyal kind of guy that doesn't like to dissapoint. The company I interned with was one I believed in, both the product and the leadership. I still talk to the old gang all the time, but when I left them it was because they didn't have a place for me. So right now I'm working on contracts. That means that I'll work at a place for 6-9 months and then get moved, if theres a position, somewhere else. Otherwise I'm out on the street. I took the job because there weren't too many out there, when I got out of college. Working contracts leaves me in a hard place to put my loyalty.

The company I'm with I never see because I'm on-site and the people I work for won't need me once the contract is up next month. I've likened my employer with a pimp and I'm their tech hoe. When they see someone lookin' for what I got they put me on the corner showin' some leg and if they like what they see I'm with them and then I'm gone.

I've updated my resume and have been putting it out and actually have an interview either tomorrow or friday, just waiting word. My trouble with this had been that if the company wants me, I'll need to submit my two week notice. My contract doesn't end for a month and I don't want to leave them hanging in limbo at the end of the project, although I can get them to a fairly safe place before then, but that would leave my company in search for someone who could pick up the peices and complete a project with only two weeks or so left on it. My boss just called me and, I've never been good at picking up signals, I believe he gave me a sign that they may not have a contract to bid me on once this one is up. Taking away the pressure of leaving the company, but adding pressure to find a new job by the time the contract ends.

Of course this is all assuming I get the job I interview for this week. I've gone through talking on the phone, and that person's manager, two online tests on skill level and now they want to interview me. We shall see. This isn't half as complicated as I make it out to be running through my head, probably doesn't make too much since, but there you have it.

End of a Fairy Tale
So last night one of my childhood fairy tales ended. I was at my parents house and my mom brought the Announcements section of the newspaper over to me. In that section was the announcement for a wedding that took place this past weekend of a guy I didn't know, and a girl whom I had. From kindergarten through 8th grade I was in school with her, all the time wishing she would give me the time of day, crush's are called that for a reason. We had been friends for a while but after 8th grade we were in seperate schools and only saw eachother twice that I can remember.

The picture in the paper was beautiful, I'm glad she found the one she was meant to be with.

Lucky me
Lots of meetings all day, no time to blog. Back to my "old self" soon I promise.

One month old
I just realized that I've been blogging for a month now. Certainly not as long as many, but everything must have a begining somewhere . . .

Something I heard a Red Cross rep say on the news this afternoon. "Nearly every Iraqi will need food at some point." I'm glad that the international community is sending these peopl in because they sound like they know what they're talking about!

Lunch break
During my lunch break I got a much needed haircut. I feel quite a bit better and very refreshed. The break reminded me of two things.

1. Change (for the better) is good.
2. I love spring.

Walking back into the office I took a good look at the trees that were once bare minus the buds that had started to form. Now that the sun has been out a few days the trees have exploded with color and beauty. I smiled.

I know I haven't commented on them a while,
But the analysts are purporting "Heavy Duty Selling," at my last check the DOW is down .18%, or 15 points . . . I tell you what. If this is heavy-duty selling, the buying the last few weeks was some shock and awe right on wall street . . .

A good read.
This is a good read, one worth taking in for a second to remind us that we're doing alright. (via American RealPolitik)

Drained
The news from this weekend has completely drained me. I find myself not able to keep up with a lot of the news for all the fluff and repetition that the new agencies flood the bandwidth with.

Right now I want the most critical decision I make to be whether I put in Frank Sinatra or Simon and Garfunkle while I work . . .

UPDATE:
Franky and Luther Vandross singing The Lady is a Tramp . . . must keep from snaping fingers in the office . . .

Break time
Take care and God bless.

"1234"
dear_raed is still doing alright apparently, the subject being his last post a few minutes ago. Perhaps just a test post? Who knows, I'm just glad he's doing alright.

UPDATE:
It's been changed to 4567, how odd . . .

UPDATE II:
Now I can't get the post to come back at all. Perhaps this will be cleared up later.

Interesting
A misled missle hits an Iranian Oil Depot?

. . .
Be in a constant state of prayer for those fighting for freedom. A second marine has died in war.

I hope
That there's more of this to come, and we remember the respect that every human deserves.

I wonder what
Bill O'Reilly will be talking about today besides war?

Duh
Why on earth didn't that think of getting rid of them earlier? Not that I want them to but it seems like the thing I'd do if I was in charge of a state being attacked.

Wow
I hope the civilian deaths are low.

Ha Ha
And the joking continues over the Gore and Apple Computers . . .

More Confessions:
I'm left handed . . . for this I have been called evil and been reffered to as, "a freak of nature." So be it.

This would be strange but it's not to me.
This story on the UK urging Iraq not to harm zoo animals sounds to be a strange request but it's not to me. For the first Desert Storm my father was in Kuwait and the zoo there had been torn to peices and the animals killed or let loose to roam the city. That just added an element of danger for those that were there and the citizens and the Iraqi's I'm sure wouldn't mind doing it again.

As a side note. A bit of World War trivia, the first bomb dropped in Berlin killed the only elephant the Berlin zoo had . . . I can't remember where I picked that up but it's stayed with me a long time . . .

Market watch
It appears as though all the world markets are all up, the DOW is at 8418.04 which is up 1.58%. Gold is down, which is a good thing I believe. Gold goes up in a bad economy to keep the money out of the markets so it going down is a sign of improvement. Another down is Brent Oil from 32.33 yesterday to 24.70, but this is so sparadic that I don't expect those figures to stay the same long.

Of course the analysts, who I haven't remarked on for some time, have the headline "Stocks sustain war gains," giving me the consumer that it is the war, and only the war that is keeping the economy up. I think that even after the war when things settle down we'll find that the economy is better off than it's been . . . but that's just imho.

Cubans may seek asylum
I'm all for helping those in need, but if we're not careful, hijacking a plane may become the new way for asylum seekers to get into the states.

2.2 Trillion dollar budget
The House, voting on party lines, narrowly passed the budget . . . just thought I'd mention it since it'll probably be buried b/c of the war news/blogging.

UPDATE:
Apparently the Senate however has chosen to shave the new tax cut and take $100 billion over the next 10 years to pay for the current war.

BWAHAHAHAHAHA!
I'm lmao over here. Apparently, in a Paris only edition, the Sun called Chirac "Saddam Hussein's whore." I can't read it without laughing . . .

Anyway, here's just another example of news reporting news as news, not to be repetitive, you know, to say things over and over, again and again . . . Of course The Sun also has "The Weapons of Mass Seduction I and II" but that isn't the kind of think I link to here.

Optimus Prime
Who can lose when you have the transformers on your side? (via Dave Barry)

Thank goodness!
Everyday I hear something else that makes me smile. The House apparently voted to condemn the 9th circuit court for the Pledge ruling.

Like I said yesterday
This is really not necessary. Please leave the clown alone!

Neat
A neat image of our 3rd Infantry.

US movement and cap of what's been going on.
I can't possibly keep up and there are warblogs out there for the reading, but this link sums up pretty well the current condition.

Does anyone else feel this way?
Does anyone else feel like they're watching a ping pong game reading news about turkey? Do they realize that this is not a game and they are either with us or not, but don't flounder around.

I suspect that once it's all over they will finally say, yes, yes, use our air space etc. Of course that will be after they have invaded Iraq themselves and forces the northern Kurds into submission . . .

Who said that?
North Korea has been amazingly quiet lately, but as soon as I think that I read this "news" story. Since when did the North Korean news agency (read: North Korean Government) start reporting news? Esp on actions the US might take? I have friends that predicted strikes on the US once conflict with Iraq started, I'm glad to see that this has not yet taken place.

The Bush adminsitration has said over and over again that diplomatic efforts have not been exhausted there. I have heard military reports explaining that we are waiting for China, the biggest influence over there, to gain its footing after it's recent government changes. With that we will continue to push even harder behind the scenes to save NK's face but still get them to cooperate. NK better hope that they're not giving the administation ideas about how to deal with them . . . hmmm, a pre-emptive strike eh? Not a bad idea . . .

I'm so glad
That InstaPundit added this link today. When arguing about Iraq with Europeans (blogged about my frustration a few weeks ago) I'm constantly told that my opinion didn't matter because my news sources were all Bush-friendly and only gave half truths or straight out lies. I should go watch Bowling for Columbine for some good information.

Apparently they themselves were misled by half-truths and all out lies . . . I feel better but it frustrates me when people don't listen to reason and truth because of hatred.

Whew
My head is spinning from all the news going around. The sad thing about wartime news is that a lot of it is either mis-stated by the news or is mis-information one way or another.

Something interesting to note is that France is still being assinine. How you may ask? They now don't even want to disarm Iraq!!! Another story has detailed how EU records show that France and Germany have funded Iraq more than anyone else in the EU . . . (all via InstaPundit)

Here's the thing though. We are fighting terror. France and Germany are big supporters of that in their own countries (must . . . keep . . . on . . . topic . . .) and a lot of the attacks in their countrys would likey be Americans/Britons. Their actions are aweful and anti-american to the core, but can we afford to "kick them to the curb?" Personally I'm torn . . .

Good morning
So I've been reading the blogs, news etc. this morning. I must say that I enjoy doing it online a bit more than I do watching it on TV for HOURS on end. When I see the same guy draw the same lines on an Iraqi map every 5 minutes it begins to wear thin, but I digress . . .

Spooky had an interesting concert experience, from the description it's one of those times I would have had goosebumps . . .

I don't care for onions, but I love The Onion
They're just too funny . . . Humour during a time of war is what keeps us sane in a world gone mad.

Funny thing when I was surfing . . .
I found this Mac Rumors site. Very funny, the story du jour is worth the read, it's about Bush demanding a recount of the postion Gore was elected to . . .

Tak
To Daghtator for blogrolling me, first time for me that I know of and very much appreciated.

This is an interesting command
I don't know how much I agree with it but this should be interesting to watch. After technology, one of the biggest things the liberation coalition forces had going for them was morale, an order to take down any and all division, state and country flags may dampen the mood a bit.

A bit much?
I know that the news I posted earlier about a man eating his 19000th Big Mac was exciting, but does it warrent this?

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Maybe this is why Bitter hate's apples . . . this may darn well push my that way . . . Gore on their Board of Directors . . . how did I miss that?

It's not about the fame anymore.
You just have to read the story . . . rotfl

Too many re-runs
I think that someone's been watching too many old re-runs of TV shows where a pair of glasses with attached nose and mustache are a good cover. Come on Chirac, we know it's you.

Observations
You know, ever since I can remember I've wanted to be a part of the governments intelligence directorate in some form or another. The reason I mention this is because I was looking at a picture of a recent briefing Bush and Cheney recieved in which George Tenet (dir. CIA) and I notice his very pink tie . . . that's all.

This burns me up.
Therer is a board that read quite often, most of it's members claim to be European and Canadian. There are only a few there that believe that the war is justified and they're only suggestion is that inspections were working. They're response to the scud missles used against US troops today was that they would have been found by inspectors eventually and destroyed.

WHAT THE HECK? These same people say there is no proof that Saddam is in direct violation of 1441 and doesn't have WMD.

By having the Al Samouds (sp?) he is in direct violation.
By having the unmanned aircraft program and not admitting it he is in direct violation.
By having scud missles he is in direction violation
By having the roving chemical plants he is in direction violation.

How many direction violations does he have to commit before they realize that this is a just war? Perhaps I'm playing too much into their game of having to justify the US's actions to them. The war is on, they can't stop it and neither can Saddam.

My President. World saftey's war.

Cisco to Acquire Linksys
What?!? Cisco is known for how expensive they are, does this mean that the relatively low prices items Linksys makes are going to skyrocket? I hope not, have to watch this one closely, may have to go out and make a few purchases before it's too late . . . or maybe not . . . (via SlashDot)

Impressive
I've never seen this happen before, but the BBC news site is "unreachable." I'm assuming that just too many people are hitting it but it's still very interesting that it would get bogged down, you would think it'd be prepared for the kind of server activity they must be having today . . .

dear_raed
is still up and running. Take a look for the most interesting vantage point for the war, inside Baghdad.

Protestors may be upset,
But is this really necessary?

Protestors may be upset,
But is this really necessary?

Hopeful
I had really hoped last night that I would wake up and find the news saying that Saddam was taken out by that first raid and the war was over before it began. I guess it was hopeful thinking but I've always been that way. Another day has started, but the mood is definently different.

War has begun
Pray for those involved on both sides.

What a bunch of party-poopers
If this ever happened around me, I'd have to take out a serious can of whoop-bum!

Slow posting today
So I had a 10am meeting that lasted until 4 today . . . what fun. No lunch either.

Anyway, I wanted to be sure to post this link of celebs who are worth supporting!

Holy Moley Batman!
How on earth has this not been all over the place?!? (via DaghtatorBlog) CBS news has this at the bottom of a long online story:

Iraq also handed over videotapes of mobile biological weapons laboratories to inspectors. Iraq says the videos show the laboratories do not violate U.N. resolutions.

This blows my mind. How can news like this, which would show that the US knew what the heck it was talking about. Iraq lied and said that didn't have them and the US was trying to decieve everyone when in fact we knew they had them. We said what they were capable of but it was up to the inspectors to find them and inspect them but all the US got was criticism . . . this kind of stuff makes me mad . . . I need to take a walk, it seems like a nice day outside . . .

My thoughts
I heard a conservative anti-war talkshow host this morning talk about how France has a plan in mind from the beging and duped Bush and his administration into following it to a T. I think that was close but not right on. Bush and Co. knew what was going on. They did what they had to do and more. The ones I believe have been duped are the 50% or so anti-war citizens of the world. The split is about 50/50 for war. Minus those who are against just because the hate Bush you're left with an even smaller number.

They have led the public to believe that Saddam is making progress. That Bush is just making up where his father fell short. That Bush is after oil. That Bush and Co. have made up things about Iraq and have no evidence or reason to worry. That Bush and Co. are going it alone.

It dumbfounds me when Saddam still hasn't declared what the UN (not US) knew was there before, it had to go somewhere even if they gave it away. Former President Bush didn't fall short according the the UN mandate, if the UN is so important now, why do we say he fell short when he stopped when the UN said to stop? The US presence in Iraq has been said to be bad for oil prices in the US, even by Saudi officials who don't want the war, does it make sence then that this should be about oil? It should have been obvious from the start of this that we weren't going it alone, the UK, Spain and Australia have been big partners plus 27 other states who will be helping us in some way . . . that's the most multilateral unilateral action I've ever seen.

I've yet to hear a decent anti-war argument.

With Microsoft bugs
Who needs enemys?

Don't know about you
but pictures like this make me proud.

Martin Sheen
In the Sac. Bee he is quoted as saying that everyone deserves a chance to speak at the podium. Perhaps Mr. Sheen it's time then for you to step down and let someone else speak. We've heard your opinion. It has been weighed and found wanting.

An interesting article
MSNBC is reporting that our troops are closing in on the Iraqi border. Lots of intersting info and speculation in the article, might be worth a look.

That's just very cool
More cool gadgets out there being tested in real life. Perhaps I'll make my way to London to see some of these in action. Not that I'll get to use them but just seeing them gives a small bit of pleasure.

Now that's the US might!
Apparently our troops have started to get . . . Baby wipes! Saddam better duck and cover! Or at least giggle a little while we change his diaper.

France
Trying to have their cake and eat it too. And how would Iraq use WMD it doesn't have? Or does it and you refuse to admit it and support 1441 which you passed? hmmmm surrender monkeys say what?

Wow, where have you been?
So apparently blanket statements and stereotyping are en vogue. This is the reverse racial profiling of the nerd kind. From this study, all those that write virus's are obsessed with computers, lack a girlfriend, between the ages of 14 and 34 . . . too silly for a Tuesday, where was this yesterday?

This made my monday, but it's tuesday, doh!
Janet Reno telling Bush not to over use force, what a joke. But this really is, and a funny one at that!

So much I didn't know.
I was playing with googlisms and there's a lot about myself I didn't know. Apparently . . .

tim is a very special person
tim is an outlaw
tim is best
tim is able to perform a "dead launch"
tim is faded
tim is insensitive
tim is just your everyday poser
tim is a quiet and easy
tim is second generation software
tim is an evil liar
tim is a man of integrity
tim is so sweet
tim is capable of cracking large nuts with just his teeth
tim is always gone
tim is alone
tim is my hero for many reasons
tim is
tim is dead.

A few of these are quite distrubing . . . I don't know if I should be proud or go to a corner and cry . . .

Graphic but perhaps needed
This story about some of the aweful things Saddam's regime is guilty of is a bit graphic but if people don't understand why he must be removed then perhaps it's needed.

Alright,
So this morning was going well until I see in the new yet another group of antiwar people breaking laws by painting on the Sydney Opera House. Why is it that they feel they have the moral authority to tell Bush that he's breaking international law if they can't obey domestic laws themselves? . . . grrr

Does anyone else see?
Does anyone else see the image of a fish flopping back and forth when they read news about Turkey and their land/air space?

They have really stooped to new lows
Protesters should get the message. Protesting for peace while breaking the law does not help your cause . . . even if you're disabled.

I don't know what this has to do with war
But as a guy, I have to say I'm in favor of it. !)

We'd like to believe you Mr. Hussein,
Claiming to have had WMD in the past but no longer is a sad attempt to defer war any longer. The world knows you've had them in the past, we want to know what you did with them.

Really good listen
Here's a link from InstaPundit to a radio station audio clip where a pro-peace activist is asked a simple question, how will leaving Saddam promote peace. Unfortunetly, we're left without her answer, only her laughter.

Headache . . .
I've got a headache right now . . . I don't drink enough water while I'm at work so I suppose this is the cause.

I've never really cared for them anyway
I've never found Pep Boys to be a reliable place to go anyway, but now that they've fired reservists for being called to action I know that I will never go there for parts etc, and neither will a lot of other people.

Just sad . . .

Impressive, a look at the present with ideas for the future
3-D technology in the military. Makes sense and the technology is certainly not unfamiliar. A very interesting read.

Too much fun
These guys deserve a free meal at C. A. Jones's place.

A little too coincidental . . .
Exiled Iraqi ex-general missing, one whom, it was once thought, could be a successor to Saddam . . .

Flights to resume
Old news but I hadn't run across it yet. Apparently manned US space flights could resume as soon as this fall.

This just in!
"In other words, golf is a highly inefficient use of water." Wow, we needed a report to tell us this? I'm glad there are organizations out there to let us know.

Health Watch
Scary, yes. A danger, maybe, maybe not.

Say a little prayer
Apparently in the last few hours a lot has happened. Diplomacy is over, UN inspectors are leaving, The pro-liberation allies have called for Saddam's removal. There will be no "second" resolution. New evidence of pending chemical warfare when no chemical agents exist? It's obvious there will be action soon but the real task is to see through the initial action to the outcome. What will happen in Iraq? What will happen in the middle-east as a whole? What will happen with the new divides in Europe? How will North Korea react?

I imagine Bush is having a hard time sleeping lately, I wonder if we'll ever know all that has gone on in the past 6 months between these feuding states.

Now that's just cool
Wired News's wishlist for 2013

Some interesting searches
I think it's pretty common to find interesting searches that hit your site. I got back from the weekend to find that virginia, 07734, Pigmy rabbits, and "have created the highest resolution" have led to my site, most I understand but I looked at that virginia one and couldn't find my site so they must have been searching hard. !)

A very nice weekend
This weekend was very nice. This morning I woke up with the window partially open and I could hear the birds making a joyful noise. My cousin's surgery today went well, she had stints put in instead of having a triple bypass, hopefully it'll do the job. I've only been pinched once but I'm now wearing green. !)

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Pray for peace, prepare for war.

So this is news II . . .
So Sheikh Yamani warned the US over Iraq saying that the US is just in it for oil, wanting to "reduce its dependence on oil from the Gulf." Wait a second, how is oil from Iraq any better?!? We're still dependant, and I think that Germany is calling their own shots (well, France is calling them but that's an aside) even though they were occupied after WWII, and what about Japan? I think that Mr. Yamani needs to rethink his stance and who he warns.

He even makes the admission that "US interests would not be served by a very low price," which could be caused by a stable Middle East. This could mean that Bush and everyone around him are naive, OR it could mean that the war isn't about oil! Maybe instead of saying Bush is short sighted you need to check your own glasses prescription.

Wow, a long way . . .
So Mosaic 0.10, the first big step for the WWW, was release 10 years ago today. It's unbelievable the changes in just 10 years.

Well,
The analysts sound almost positive, almost. Some stocks up, some down.

A fine young man...
who shouldn't have broken the law. period.

Little Hans
So in an interview, Hans says this:

I'm more worried about global warming than I am of any major military conflict.

I think it's time Hans starts worrying a little more about conflict instead of trying to cover up for Saddam.

Why not?
If France doesn't want us to fight to free a state like we fought for them, why should we honor them with our fallen?

Wow, Johnny, forget about the Hamster . . .
Interesting figures, I had no idea people are 250 times more likely to be killed by lightning than by a shark, scientists say.

They wonder
Alright, I've heard enough of this. Anti-war protesters keep asking why they are called "anti-American." I can tell you why. Because you are. Not for what you believe in. Not for speaking out on your opinion. But for being anti-American.

This story is the one that set me off. The 9th circuit court has struck again. First it was the report that the pledge was unconstitutional, now they say that "officials cannot allow the American flag on highway overpasses without also allowing anti-war protesters and others to post signs bearing political messages" So you're saying that government officials cannot hang the American flag in a sign of patriotism without letting anti-war people hang their messages.

If it were a debate between officials letting pro-war people hang their signs and not anti-war then I would likely see the reasoning but when you take your case to court because the American flag offends you, you are showing your own colors as anti-American. Why is there a need to desecrate the flag, or memorials, things that represent Americans who gave their lives either willingly in the military or in cases like 9-11 for our freedom? Why is that against your cause? If you're American you stand under that same flag, and that means that flag stands for peace as well as war, that's what is unique about America and Americans, we can disagree and still share the bond that makes us citizens of this great country.

But from these actions here it doesn't seem like the anti-war people are proud of being American. They want to tear down our flags and use the most liberal court in the nation against the very thing that gives them the right to voice their opinion at all. Do I want anti-war opinions silenced? No, not at all, but I don't want people taking down my flag, using the term, "Not my President," and then asking why they are refered to as Anti-American.

Sorry, but saying your not anti-american while you're stuffing the flag down the toilet is blatent hypocracy.

There are times I love the news, but then I wake up.
Apparently the statue of St. Peter in the Vatican has had it's left hand taken off.

My favorite part of this article was where they were discussing how God had entrusted Peter with the keys to heaven and "Now the Vatican has lost them."

There are times I love the news, but then I wake up.
Apparently the statue of St. Peter in the Vatican has had it's right hand taken off.

My favorite part of this article was where they were discussing how God had entrusted Peter with the keys to heaven and "Now the Vatican has lost them."

Good for them!
Apparently Visa has pulled Martin Sheen from their ads, possibly because his image of late doesn't refelct their product. Good deal.

This is going just too far

So what's the problem?
No, seriously I would have sued for this. After this and the British Airways fiasco I would think they would be able to come up with something a little better for handling kids . . .

Alright, it's Friday,
When I read this headline, U.S. Marines Enlist Pigeons to Battle Iraqi Gas, I had some off-color thoughts . . .

Blaspheme!
I cant blve thta the would talk aganst spel check!

As I live and breathe!!!

Isn't everything?

I really wonder sometimes . . .
Is this really a good reason to not go to war? Should we stand by and let terrorists continue doing what they please because if we attack them they may hurt the environment? To me this makes the case for going to war even stronger, with him out of power he won't be able to continue hurting the environment like he has.

Comments
Alright, after putting it off and Haloscan not opening up, I found a link which led to a link which seems to be a good commenting system. So now I can show everyone how truely alone this blog is. !)

Germany
These are the people we want telling us not to go to war?!? I would sooner trust the Fre . . . oh wait . . .

Gray days return
So yeah, my cousin is visiting with her husband and kids, she's about my mom's age. Anyway, she and her family got in last night and I just got called that they think she's had a stroke and is at the hospital being monitored . . . how is it that things like this keep finding ways to smack you down out of the blue?

Exhausted . . .
So for the job I was called about yesterday. I had to take these two online tests to see how well I know these two different programming languages, but I had a class until late so I was up well past 3, lovely. Anyway, it's been a long while since I've stayed up much past midnight so needless to say (but I will anyway) I'm pretty tired . . .

Well shoot . . . the secret's out now. !) I don't agree with the whole thing, and from looking at the descriptions I think I would almost be more of a Dem, the results are obviously not quite on target, but oh well. !)


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Lots to do
out early today, lots to do. maybe I'll get more up not that many read. !)

Careful . . .
This is one of the first signs of an oncoming attact, the removal of non-essential UN observers . . .

Again, let's hope . . .
American, and the world, are witch hunters. They look to find one person or group to blame, one person or group to punish. Let's hope that the investigation focuses on the cause and not the blame.

First Blair, now Howard
The US may not seem to have many friends, but the friends we have definently have the cojones!

40 held
They seem to be leaving no stone un-turned with 40 people of a crime gang being held for yesterday's assassination. Perhaps this will help the Serbian people find the unity they've been lacking and pull their government together.

Why is it news?
Why is it news that Saddam and the other Iraqi officials are against setting real milestones in disarming? Oh wait, I forgot . . .

Well, at least they're positive
The analysts are noticing that the stocks are up, with the DOW up over 200 points, amazing what perception they have.

Let's hope this was what they say,
Let's hope this was an accident and not an attempt by Saddam to keep mouths shut . . .

Thank God
I saw this last night but after I stopped posting. Not what I'd call a miracle but it certianly is something to be very thankful for.

Update
Arrests have been made on those that vandalized the 9-11 memorial.

Light Bloggin' today
I haven't been satisfied with my job so I put my resume out there. I've gotten a few calls but none have worked out. Then, I get emailed yesterday (still haven't gotten in touch, phone tag so it may not work out either) and get called. The call was for a job more in the position I'm looking for, but the conundrum comes in that I am loyal. I want to finish out my contract (end of April) before leaving but the job may not be able to wait . . . we'll see, I've been working hard lately trying to do work and make phone calls. We'll see.

In other news, like I mentioned last week, partial birth abortion legislation was passed. Yeah, let's hope it stays that way.

Oh no!
BBC via Drudge report that the World markets fall, but wait, what's that? . . . the US markets are all up at 5pm!

I'm going outside in this beautiful weather . . .

Another discovery, this time by the Hubble
Scientists using the Hubble space telescope have found an evaporating, Jupitor like planet in another solar system. Why is this important you may ask, it's the first time using Hubble that scientists have observed the atmosphere of a planet outside of our solar system.

You'd never expect . . .
National Geographic is reporting the find of what could be the oldest human footprints found yet, dated back 385,000 to 325,000 years. A neat story, worth the read.

Why on earth?
Why would you go and volunteer with an army that is going to surrender anyway?

Have we changed?
We had our first space launch since the Columbia was lost to us. It's in the news but has anyone really taken notice. No Americans are actually on it, which may make the difference, but all the same have we really been changed or have we been calloused by one event after another in the past few years?

Interesting to note, this first launch is carring up a $200 million satellite that will become part of our National Security comm network.

Confession:
I have relatives in Ohio.

Word from Philips CEO
Philips was apprently taking attendance and Consumer spending was there but Growth was absent. I didn't read the full article but thought the headline was silly. The did say that there is no need for talk about a "grim situation," perhaps talking about the troll analysts waiting beneath the bridge to capture unsuspecting consumers . . . mwahahahah.

Ohio,
We thought that Ohio was getting better with their surprisingly low opinion of Jerry Springer, but now this?!?

Norway does it again,
Apparently it has been suggested that they build a "Kissing Lane" for workers at St. Olav's Hospital who kiss their partner goodbye while heading to work. What I want to know is if it works in reverse for those looking for some love? !)

Here we go
"No break for stocks" or for the consumer confidence . . .

Really funny turns bland
Apparently a restaurant owner had named his Cal-Mex place C. O. Johnes (cojohnes) and uses the phrase, "ballsy Mexican cuisine." Being Californian it offered not only the regular mexican menu but also vegan burritos and goat cheese quesadillas. Unfortunetly the name is being given up because of a few complaints to "Mexican Restaurant." Where did the sense of humor go?

Tech slump ending?
Who knows, but it's always good to see it in the headlines. :)

Although it was in Gemany, and opened by Schroeder, so perhaps it's nothing to get excited about after all.

That's just neat looking
I'm glad that there's still advancement in Science and Technology even with the threat of international terrorists on the horizon . . .

Just scary
I've always been a little cautious with my SS number, but why does it matter if the government isn't going to be . . .

A world gone mad
When the lives of innocent children are taken for granted, society has reason for concern.

Even more reason
to hope that Fox is getting a spine put back in . . .

Oh, herniated disk.
I hope and pray for his quick recovery, but I must admit that when I first read the headline, "Mexican President Undergoes Back Surgery" I have to admit that my first thought was, "I hope it's to put the spine back in."

Don't make me turn this plane around!
Oh my goodness . . . so a two year old has a tantrum because the flight attendants scared him, so they grounded the flight, called the police to take the two year old and his grandparents away and refused a later flight home . . . wow, British Airways I think needs to look at its own tantrum, not just the two year olds . . .

Scary? I don't know . . .
I am torn between wanting to catch would-be terrorists and wanting to make sure the Government doesn't take too much for granted and over step onto our individual freedoms . . .

Can we say . . .
doube standard? I believe what he is saying is worse in a way than Lott, but my opinion doesn't matter because I'm white.

Distrubing
This explains a lot about Germany's stance on Iraq, apparently they have other "fish to fry" quite literally, sorry for the pun.

This reminds me of days at summer camp with a spray can of Off and a butane lighter . . . :)

Another grey story
I saw a blup about a missing helo in NY, here's the story with confirmation of both the crash and casulties of all but 2 of the men onboard.

Funny saying
No author but funny none-the-less taken from the give a man a fish saying . . .

"Give a man fire, and he'll be warm for a day; set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life."

I knew it would happen
Apparently there's been a successful lawsuit from a guy who was forced to wear a collar and tie when women had more relaxed standards . . . I used to work at an office job where polo shirts were alright . . . I miss that job.

A foggy day, and some grey kind of news
The Serbian prime minister Djindjic was assassinated. Whether you knew of him or not, whether you agreed with him or not, when a life is taken in such a manner it is still sad.

Update: Reports are that organized crime in Serbia is to blame, some charges are being made, the acting President called for a state of emergency.

Or perhaps forget the war on terror,
The feline population deserves some added attention!

And the war on terror rages on . . .

Californ i a
Maybe they have some sense over there? There are a few, but I don't know how hopeful we can be, remember the pledge issue still going on . . .

Literally, "Hell yeah."
An article on the new breed of Hellfire missles which was used, and will more than likely be used in Iraq.

Not unexpected,
but scare non-the-less . . .

A guy's technology
Cloths that can get rid of stench, it must have been a guy's work in the lab . . .

Kiddies beware
More fun and games from Dave Barry . . .

Just for your information
(here it comes) Just because the Analysts give gloom and doom ("The twin deficits loom," is that supposed to be some sort of imagery about the Twin towers falling and the stocks falling? If so I say that's a bit distateful) about the wars effect on stocks and how low your and my confidence is, the DOW is up currently . . .

Now that's just cool.
Here's a concept car picture and short description. It's just cool that it says that there are "no techinical specifications . . . known" about the car.

Here we go!
When I saw that Partial Birth Abortionwas on the schedule for this week in Congress I knew that there was going to be some rollar coaster news this week. I wonder if Sen. Boxer (D California) knows what the ban is on? I know more than I want to know about the procedure . . .

Boxer tries to say that oulawing this would put women and doctors in jail, well, if they break the law they will be. Trying to argue like that is similar to saying if we make murder illegal then men and women will be in jail. DUH!!!

More animal news
That's just cute. Baby animal pictures win every time.

In other Alien news
Apparently today is the day! In New Mexico at least.

Oh come on!
Alright, saying violence on TV makes kids a little more aggresive, alright, I can accept that perhaps that has some merit worth considering, but saying that Thomas the Tank engine has "too many crashes?" You know, I watched a lot of the Road Runner when I was little but I'm not dropping anvils on other people . . . although I do sometimes find myself making that "Meep Meep" sound before taking off running. !)

Curious
The media makes Knight out to beCarefully thought out by Tim at 1:41 PM    Comments

WTF?!?
Alright, so be against the war, that's fine and dandy, but when you go destroying memorials set up for the victims of 9-11 . . . ooooo, that burns me . . . .

Ahh, the CIA
Apparently if you live in the area of Langley VA then you could get mail from the agency. I think it's a good idea, homeland security really does have to begin in the home.

Indian Software update
The shift to low-wage labor to India (a personal pet peeve) has some doubters. Hope this brings some work back to the US.

Funny thing happend on the way to greenland
The people who say it's melting faster than ever and the world is going to die actually got colder . . . An interesting tidbit, there's no supporting evidence for global warming, only computer models and speculation, neither of which is very reliable or when it comes down to it, scientific.

A dog eat dog world, er seal . . .
An interesting BBC story about how the US armed forces are using and have used animals.

I'd say I'd have to agree
Yep, Iraq is cooperating, without a doubt the inspections are working and the peaceful state of Iraq will be disarmed shortly . . . or is it that France, Germany, et al have been disarmed . . . hmmmm

Finally they figure it out, but do they really think it can happen?
Finally some anti-war folk figure out that protesting war by bashing Bush and holding signs that give the obligatory "Free Elvis" and "Don't Eat Meat" signs won't get the message across. The idea they put forward though with taking Saddam out of control through a UN tribunal is a joke. Saddam won't give up his position without a fight and some dirty tricks.

Is he kidding?
Apparently Annan said that war would be illegal if not approved by the Security Council. Does he know that there's only been 2 "legal wars" out of 20-30 (I'll find the number and edit.) which were actually approved by the UN? I think Kofi has a sense of humor after all!

well duh!
It seems that someone else thinks that Russia and France might be interesting in money and oil, ya think? !) Now the question to put to the anti-war folk is, since either pro-war or anti-war is about oil and money, is it just that you hate the Bush, or hate Bush?

would you like fries with that?
I mentioned a few days ago about pubs in the UK offering wireless with a pint, well, it seems as though McDonalds is picking up the same idea except with combo meals . . . must go and get a linksys card for my laptop now . . .

Carry me back, to ol' Virgini
Well, it seems as though another southern politician has gotten himself into a heap a' trouble for what he says. Not so bad considering who it is, but it just goes to show you, "what goes around comes around."

From Russia . . . with a vengence
So they dissagree with us, that's one thing, to form an "Alliance" to oppose us is another . . . canyousayalias what?

Wired for Aliens
Wired news has a story about the SETI@home project. I participated a while ago and since I was a Computer Science major it was an interesting case study on distributed computing since this is the biggest such project in history.

Hypothetical=Big News!
So, this story in the Washington Post is about a NASA Engineer that "worried" about worst-case scenario. This is big news? I think bigger news would have been if someone HADN'T worried about the worst-case scenario. I've been involved in quite a few engineering projects/competitions and the worst-case scenario is something that HAS to be taken into consideration, even if it's not even remotely possible. This story, which has the slant of trying to put the blame of the disaster on the NASA administration for ignoring the one rogue engineer that predicted doom when in reality he admits that it was handled appropriatly. Sometimes conspiracy theorists get me burning.

The ICC
The International Criminal Court officially opens today. They make a big point about the US not being a part of it while China, Isreal and Iraq are also not involved, wonder where the bias lies . . . I studied the ICC, among other things, in an International Law course I took in college and there are a number of reasons the US might want to stay away from it. I don't know that any of the states in the next thousand years will be able to keep from letting go of some of their soverignty but if its not absolutely necessary, and the biggest perps aren't signing up (the word Kyoto should instantly pop into your head) then why waste time and resources?

Recap
Here's a story snagged from slashdot about the capture of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed. It's a pretty good recap and has some interesting points.

Good morning
Slammed one of my fingers in a window this morning but it's still good. Rainy this afternoon but that's alright b/c the forcast for tomorrow is supposed to be superb.

Veeeery interesting . . .

It was just a matter of time
until they found that a high-fat diet has positive effects on your health . . .

The new movement?
I can hear it now, why not have Bush and Saddam arm wrestle for Iraq?

Just what the doctor ordered
So if hugging and hand holding are that benificial, what about a little somethin' somehtin' in the morning, eh?

Perhaps that what the stock analysts need . . . ;)

Changes, additions
So it looks like the N Koreans didn't "lock onto" our plane but they did motion for it to follow them back. Either way it was a serious mistake on their part.

Wow
John Kerry, an Irish Jewish Catholic American Presidential candidate hopeful is making some really outlandish remarks on those that support the US in this multilateral attempt to uphold UN resolutions instead of making a mockery of them. Keep up the good work! Via InstaPundit

Funny thing
The news is ready to spread things like this, but I don't see "SoDamn Insane" (as I heard him called on the radio the other day) taking any of the millions he's getting from aid and spending it on milk for the children of his nation. His misuse of aid is something that has been talked about from the get-go but the lefties would have you believe it is only trumpeted now to fit our cause.

Now there's a study
There are a lot of useless study, but one on how and why guys love cars is past due! ;)

There's been a lotta talk
of how popular weblogs are now. This article though is scary because of what it'll mean. It says that now that it is popular it's time to take it to the next level. What is that next level, you may ask? It's the one where they make money, and this article makes no attempt to hide that.

Maybe it's me
But it seems as though in the UK they've convicted this guy before the trial is really even underway. He may be guilty as hell but innocent until proven guilty is really the best way to go.

Why us?
I think those against the war really have found something. PETA uses nude women to make their point but most of the time they're hot and the male population doesn't mind seeing them so the cause is lost. Those against the war must have found the opposite truth, put nasty nude people out there and perhaps something will be done . . .

Interesting read
Here's a report on twins who have applied for a patent for a 3-d facial recognition device. Perhaps an answer to a lot of questions . . .

An update
I mentioned it last week, but here's more about the start of (smart if you ask me) states seeking to get a peice of the post-war Iraq action.

Random thought
This is why I don't watch/play hockey . . .

Chapter 1 from the French Military Manual
LOL, it appears as though the Iraqis got a bad translation from the French Military Manual. A small band of troops crossed over to Kuwait when the British were testing some artillary and started waving a white flag. I think that the translator missed the section on waiting until war began to surrender . . .

I suspect
that the split mentioned below won't be the only thing that splits the "no" votes in the international arena. I heard a report on the radio this morning about Blix not reporting the unmanned aircraft program (something the US has said they've worked on since day one . . . ) and here's a story to go along with it. Blix seems to be making his own decisions about what's important instead of the UNSC . . . little Han's, what's that behind your back?

Veeeery Interesting
Because I take the weekends off for the most part I'm behind in a lot of things but here's an intersting report via InstaPundit that talks about the possible split between France and Germany.