Just in time to make the major news organizations “hot” sheets for tomorow… the weekend before the DNC takes over Boston. Timing is everything, and both sides play the game. The Pentagon had said that the payroll records for that time period had been inadvertently destroyed. “Previous attempts to locate the missing records at the Federal Records Center had been unsuccessful due to the incorrect records accession numbers provided,” the Pentagon’s Office of Freedom of Information chief C.Y. Talbott said in a letter Friday to The Associated Press. “The correct numbers were obtained … and the records were found.” Talbott…
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David was talking the other day about getting a new car sometime in the next two years. Maybe he should rethink that: KITT just came on the market.
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Vandal Edits Swear Words in Library Books LAYTON, Utah – A self-appointed editor of library books has given new meaning to “purple prose.” The do-it-yourself censor is turning swear words into “darns” and “hecks” in purple ink. “They believe it’s within their right to deface public property and impose what they believe on others,” library director Pete Giacoma said. God FUCKING dammit. Emphasis bloody well added. I’ve been thinking about this for a while – not only do I believe in the separation of church and state, I think that overt PDPs should be outlawed. Yeah, I have a problem…
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Yep, the bounty hunter is claiming to be a somewhat pudgier and un-hot Ethan Hunt than we’re used to seeing. A US citizen arrested in Kabul over an alleged freelance counter-terrorism operation says he was working with the knowledge of the US defence secretary. “Bwah! Rummy! You won’t take my calls, you don’t write… what’s a black ops counter-terrorist to do??”
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No, I’m not changing over to WordPress, even though David has. I’ve got new garb to blog in, since we went to the Bristol Renaissance Faire yesterday and I decided some new duds were in order. David already noted all of our activities yesterday. I had the beginnings of a Faire outfit, but really the best piece I had was a reversible weskit or doublet or whatever the vestlike garment is, so I added a new chemise and skirt in complementary colors. They’re nicer and better made than the original ones I got 2 years ago, so I wasn’t shopping…
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Thre Great Divide explained, a little bit, in a column from the Salt Lake Trib called “History Matters,” by Will Bagley.
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Elton John has said stars are scared to speak out against war in Iraq because of “bullying tactics” used by the US government to hinder free speech. Expect the anti-Elton backlash to commence immediately. Fortunately, as a British subject he’s relatively immune. Unfortunately, in reality this probably means that future concerts in any “red” states will shortly be cancelled. The story doesn’t mention the recent pink slip Whoopi Goldberg received from Slim-Fast for daring to make an anti-Bush and anti-Dick joke at a recent Democratic fund-rasier. Goldberg accepted the company’s decision but said she had criticised presidents of all persuasions.…
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Lifestyle guru Martha Stewart has been sentenced to five months in jail and five months of house arrest over charges of conspiracy and obstruction. Excuse me, you misspelled “convicted felon Martha Stewart”. It’s the criminal version of winning an Oscar and getting to add “Academy Award(TM)winning” to your name in the billing of a new movie, if you’re an actor or actress who has been so honored by the Academy. Hee hee – I wonder if the people she trampled in her rush to fame as America’s Lifestyle Guru are also savoring the piquant, yet satisfying mouthfeel of “convicted felon…
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The Banadir hospital in Mogadishu will provide free health care for women and children. It has been mostly financed by Somali businessmen. This is a second hospital in Mogadishu – the SOS hospital was the one that closed temporarily due to death threats against one of the doctors for performing a hysterectomy.
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SALT LAKE CITY – Two men planning to throw lighted fireworks from a car were burned when they forgot to roll down the window. Duh.