• Mini-Posts

    links for 2007-02-04

    Little to show for U.S. billions spent on Iraq reconstruction – baltimoresun.com (tags: Oversight Corruption Iraq) McClatchy Washington Bureau | 02/02/2007 | Justifications for attacking Iran on shaky ground (tags: Iran) Church To Defy NFL, Show Super Bowl With Projector – Sports (tags: Football Church)

  • Hot Off The Presses - Politics, Schmolitics

    Oversight Is Good

    This is just a quick selection of articles about a topic that's currently dear to my heart: Congressional oversight.  Unfortunately, a lot of shit is going to come to light, but unless there's a sexy-money scandal to get people lathered up over it, nothing will really change for the next couple of years.   FT.com / World / US & Canada – Bush ‘distorted’ climate change reports The Bush administration has routinely suppressed or ­distorted communication of climate change science to the public, a climate specialist at Nasa’s Goddard Institute said on Tuesday. The accusation, before the chief oversight committee…

  • Dear Mom - Food, Glorious Food - Only in Utah... - Random Access Memories

    Craving Fry Sauce

    Hires:Product » Hamburger and Fry Sauce Two PackArctic Circle: Original Fry Sauce  There are few things less healthy to eat, and few things more satisfying, than fries with fry sauce. It's kind of a Utah thing – it was written up during the Olympics, it showed up on pins and posters, but still a locally acquired taste. It's not just ketchup mixed with mayonnaise; there's a bit more kick to it than that. When I was growing up in Utah, there were several local burger eateries, and Mom and I went to them all in turn.  We often went to…

  • Dear Mom - Photos and Shutterblogs - The Never-Ending Bloga

    Purty Gurl

    This is just a test post with perks: I get to see if Image Manager by Per Søderlind solves my little problem with IE not being able to show the WordPress image uploader. And it does, so nana-nana-booboo, Mr. Gates. My readers (all seven of you!) get to see my great-niece, Alexa. All snowy and cute. And perky. And it works! The crowd goes wild. Extended geeky navel-gazing follows… I had been somewhat puzzled by the fact that at home, I could upload images via either the WordPress built-in uploader, or via ecto, but I could not upload images while at work.…

  • Mini-Posts

    links for 2007-02-01

    Wired News: I Was a Cybercrook for the FBI (tags: QueenAnne Seattle Cybercrook carder Underground) deseretnews.com | Remember clear air? ‘Red’ days lingering (tags: SLC pollution inversion crud) CLIF BAR | Eat | CLIF BAR (tags: nutrition)