I don’t know how I missed this, but for the first time since I’ve been on Flickr, I finally had a picture make it to the explore section! I know it’s only on page 35, but for me it’s a big achievement. Plus I really like the photo. Here’s the winning entry:
Well, I actually sat through the President’s speech tonight. I didn’t find much interesting in the speech due to the constant leaks of the details. There were no changes in the rules of engagement, no direct strategies to demoralize the enemy, etc. However, one thing really caught my ear:
To establish its authority, the Iraqi government plans to take responsibility for security in all of Iraq’s provinces by November. To give every Iraqi citizen a stake in the country’s economy, Iraq will pass legislation to share oil revenues among all Iraqis. To show that it is committed to delivering a better life, the Iraqi government will spend $10 billion of its own money on reconstruction and infrastructure projects that will create new jobs.
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This will crush the last remnants of Christmas Spirit out of you:
Thanks to Andy.
After millions of deaths, it’s finally great to see some sense returning to the world. The world’s greatest and safest insecticide has finally been cleared to return to saving lives:
The U.N. World Health Organization (WHO) reversed 30 years of policy yesterday, giving DDT a “clean bill of health” for controlling malaria, and it asked environmental groups to support limited use of the insecticide to save the lives of African babies.
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I decided I needed a little time out of the house. It’s been quite a few years, but I decided to check out the State Fair of Oklahoma. Now I’m at home with a nice belly ache. Apparently gyros and funnel cake don’t mix. In any case, I snapped a few pictures while wandering around:
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I usually don’t post forwarded emails here, but this one was just a bit too accurate not to share:
When you call us to have your computer moved, be sure to leave it buried under half a ton of postcards, baby pictures, stuffed animals, dried flowers, bowling trophies, and children’s art. We don’t have a life and we find it deeply moving to catch a fleeting glimpse of yours.
Don’t Write anything down. Ever. We can play back error messages from here.
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Up till now, I’ve viewed the debate about the recent 9/11 docudrama (what ever the hell that means) “The Path to 9/11” with great amusement. I found it funny that the right wing now stood in defense of the mini-series when not three years ago they were up in arms about the broadcast of another silly mini-series about Ronald Reagan. I thought it just another futile political infight about the portrayals of national leaders in entertainment television. Or in other words, a much ado about nothing.
[Read More]I’m an ocasional reader of the Korean Central News Agency of DPRK (KCNA) which is the external propaganda wing of North Korea. It’s a priceless resource for the study of the silliness of political propaganda. One of my favorites recently was an article in which a North Korean woman’s soccer victory was responsible for the increase in the country’s electrical output:
Ri Chol Su, a worker of the Pyongyang Thermal Power Complex, said: “I was greatly excited to hear the news that our girls won the world championship. This encouraged us to achieve an unprecedented high boost in the electricity production today.
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What’s going on Chicagoans? Have you lost as sense of manly honor? First you ban a food that no one eats, Foie Gras. But that one made a bit of sense. I’m sure that all waterfowl in the city of Chicago are registered Democrats and you have to look out for your constituents.
But then I find this quote in an article about the name change of Marshall Field’s to Macy’s:
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