News & Politics
Damn you H5N1!
Ok that's it. I wasn't mad when the bird flu hit Vietnam bad. I wasn't mad when it spread through Asia, the starting point of my trip. I wasn't mad when it hit Turkey, then Egypt, two must-see destinations. But this is
News & Politics
News & Politics
Go Joe!
No, not G.I. Joe. Biden has entered the presidential race. He may have less press, but for now, I really like his candidacy. You can read more about his views on this website.
Twentysomething
Outside (or inside, through, etc.) the box
Finally! The cardboard box, that self-effacing source of endless childhood adventures, will be inducted into the National Toy Hall of Fame. Frankly, I think it's about time, considering other inductees like the Tonka truck and Lincoln logs. I never knew that the Chinese invented cardboard!
Twentysomething
Black Friday
I see a generation rising up. Rising against lives spent in front of blue TV screens hawking gluttony and sloth
Twentysomething
Syriana
Saw Syriana with Kerry Thanksgiving Eve. Spectacular movie. Reminded me of my time in the energy business as a number cruncher.
Twentysomething
Back to School
Bwahahahaha. From CNN - Bush Sends Staff Back to Ethics Class. I don't know if it's depressing or funny or tragic -- but that, folks, is the state of our executive branch. I can see what the lessons are going to sound like: "Hello class,
Twentysomething
Trifecta
It's been a tough week for the Bushies. 1. The 2,000 mark for death toll in Iraq was crossed this week. While some may gloat, this is a sad sad unecessary number. Iraq had nothing to do with our national security, nothing to do with 9/11
Twentysomething
Wolf in wool
So they're passing off propaganda as news? And paying their cronies to come onto talk shows and news segments praising their programs and misleading the public into thinking that this it was an unbiased viewpoint?
Twentysomething
Delayed
Guess she's not making the flight out to New York today, and I'm hoping that Rita is gonna turn northeast due to the high pressure sitting up north. Seems like she's going to try and get to the airport anyways and sleep overnight.
Twentysomething
Lady Rita
I'm deathly worried for Candice and Mom and Dad in Houston. The eye is expected to make landfall some time late this week, and reports are showing that the Category 4 is going to get only stronger as it churns through the Gulf.
Twentysomething
Charity
How Americans think about our government is interesting, and I think many of our concepts about property rights and individualism have affected how we interpret the Bible and not the other way around.
Twentysomething
So you're going to a Gay Fix camp! Wackiness ensues!
Apparently, this blog has poked and squirmed its way through the Internet enough so that the national press have gotten wind of the ridiculousness of it all. Scandal! Wedge issue! Hot hot stuff! The New York Times did a story of it recently. Basically, a 16 year old boy with