Amnesty International is oh so very careful not to offend the tender sensibilities of those responsible for the brutal torture, killing, and mutilation of two captured US soldiers. Note the two qualifiers in the Amnesty statement: “if” and “may.” It’s … Continue reading →
I’m back! The redeye flight was fine and uneventful, just as a flight should be–but of course I’m exhausted, although I also slept a few hours in an actual bed on my return. The garden’s overgrown. The mail has to … Continue reading →
…that this may indeed be the most unique dog on earth. When you watch the video, pay special attention to the way the dog gets up.
Continue reading →Maybe Bush really is a chimp, after all–or perhaps a rhesus monkey. It turns out that monkeys are smarter than they were thought to be, even understanding causality, and not just in situations to which they’ve been exposed to before, … Continue reading →
The goal of trolls? To take over a thread and ultimately a blog, and get everyone to dance to your tune. The technique? Have a feed and jump on the thread immediately, setting the tone and the topic. If at … Continue reading →
I’m on vacation for a few more days, and am unusually busy–having fun. A novel idea. Therefore my access to computers is far more limited than usual. For example, yesterday I hardly saw a computer at all except to post … Continue reading →
And speaking of propaganda, Bush’s visit to Iraq is a nice piece of it. The quote I like the best: I’ve come to not only look you in the eye. I’ve also come to tell you that when America gives … Continue reading →
Every now and then I do some linking. Now seems to be one of those times: (1) At the news of Zarqawi’s untimely demise, many in the blogosphere (including myself) reached towards “Ding Dong the Witch is Dead” for inspiration. … Continue reading →
Yesterday I was in a large Asian grocery store in Seattle. When I say large, I mean mega-supermarket size. About a hundred types of soy sauce, fifty of tofu–oh, perhaps that’s hyperbole, but definitely many more than I’ve ever seen … Continue reading →
I’ve barely scratched the surface of the Seattle experience, but I already have the following observations: Seattle is indeed a very green city. It’s not only green in the literal sense, because of all the rain, but in the political … Continue reading →
Varifrank has a good roundup and summary of news about the Canadian explosives arrests. The situation was potentially explosive in more ways than one. As Varifrank points out, not only was the alleged network international in scope, not only did … Continue reading →
Well, I’m in Seattle! My clever ploy to take an umbrella evidently worked, because it was quite lovely all day yesterday, and it’s only cloudy today–not so bad–with a downpour only during the night. I even left some Seattle weather … Continue reading →