Bush says U.S. addicted to oil WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Bush will say “America is addicted to oil” and must develop technologies to address soaring gasoline prices in a State of the Union speech on Tuesday night that argues against a U.S. retreat from Iraq and the war on terrorism. Why should we believe that… Continue reading “Addicted to oil:” a HUGE credibility gap.
Month: January 2006
It’s not a matter of whether you win or lose…
Son, when you participate in sporting events, it’s not whether you win or lose – it’s how drunk you get. – Homer Simpson I’ve been approaching today’s state-of-the-union address with some mixture of apprehension and interest; at lunch today, I realized (talking to Marie; it may have been her idea) that the Preznit’s speeches are… Continue reading It’s not a matter of whether you win or lose…
WordPress 2?
I’ve upgraded to WordPress 2. It seems to work with my old home-grown theme, and the default it offers is still the 1.5 one, so I’ve kept my custom one for now. So far it looks like most of my plugins work, and the new editor looks cool although may get annoying later. We’ll see.… Continue reading WordPress 2?
A little close to home for comfort…
The Onion U.S. Holds Going-Out-Of-Business Sale January 17, 2006 | Issue 42•03 WASHINGTON, DC—In an address broadcast on late-night television Tuesday, President Bush announced that the federal government will liquidate its holdings in a going-out-of-business sale scheduled to begin Friday. After 200-plus years of service, the U.S. government is closing its doors. “The U.S. government,… Continue reading A little close to home for comfort…
Video game edition…
First, file this one under “why am I not surprised:” Ogre to Slay? Outsource It to Chinese December 9, 2005 By DAVID BARBOZA FUZHOU, China – One of China’s newest factories operates here in the basement of an old warehouse. Posters of World of Warcraft and Magic Land hang above a corps of young people… Continue reading Video game edition…
Headed home…
And that’s the end of Marie and my trip abroad… I am headed home in a few hours, although it’s going to be a long trip (especially in steerage on a non-OneWorld airline.. we’ll see if the seats are OK or not). In any event, sorry for the lack of updates/pictures… I’ll let you all… Continue reading Headed home…