Monthly Archives: June 2005

Bush at Social Security forum: “As you — as I mentioned to you earlier, we’re going to redesign the current system. If you’ve retired, you don’t have anything to worry about — third time I’ve said that. (Laughter.) I’ll probably … Continue reading →

Let’s take a break from politics for a post, shall we? Here’s a couple random links to amuse. 1) Bohemian Drive, aka Nine Planets without Intelligent Life. This is done by a friend of a friend. I really like the … Continue reading →

A recent poll showed that 49% say that W. is more responsible for starting the Iraq War than Saddam Hussein. In the run-up to the war, it was about 25%. I’m not sure what to think of this. Bush mishandled, … Continue reading →

Ed Klein’s new book on Hillary Clinton is so foul that we’ve at last seen the limits of what conservative pundits can take. O’Reilly dismisses it. Limbaugh dimisses it. OK, some don’t know the meaning of limits, naturally, Hannity is … Continue reading →

Bush promotes nuclear energy. Well, yay. The time has is long long overdue for nuclear reactors to be built. Strangely, all the regulations intended to make sure they’re safe do just the opposite. No new designs can be tried, even … Continue reading →

Speaking about the Bolton nomination, “We want more accountability and transparency and less bureaucracy, and John Bolton will help to achieve that mission,” Bush told reporters at an appearance with European Union leaders at the White House. It takes a … Continue reading →

Last night I had a dream. In my dream, I was eating a sandwich. It was some kind of turkey loaf. While I ate, our dog was sitting besides me looking at me the whole time. Even though I was … Continue reading →

Another example of terrible user interface. The automobile dashboard. Here is the what it looks like in my car (a 95 Ford Probe): It’s pretty clear how to read it, right? Speedometer/odometer on the left, tachometer on the right. Now … Continue reading →

Talking it up… on the Barry Gibb talk show…

This guy took everything he had, put it on red, and walked away with $250,000. Now that’s gambling!!!

Today I was on an elevator. We were going down. The building has 6 floors. We stopped on the second floor. A woman got on, looked around at the five of us standing calmly, and looked at the buttons to … Continue reading →