Saw Spiderman 2 last night with Jimmy and Anna. Have to say, despite the absurd science in parts, it was quite entertaining. So much for that whole ‘seperation’ issue: The Bush-Cheney reelection campaign has sent a detailed plan of action to religious volunteers across the country asking them to turn over church directories to the …
Tag Archives: politics
F9/11
Watched Fahrenheit 9/11 last night at the GasLamp downtown. I love the GasLamp Theatre, but the poor place is usually dead, not many people want to bother with parking downtown. Not last night though, the place was packed, and the theater was packed to see 9/11. The movie? Ultimately, I liked it. But I was …
Neighborhoods
Anna and I caught part of the soap box derby in Sherman Heights while on our way to Chicano Perk. It looked like a lot of fun, and it was great to see the community out. One of the racers brakes failed, so we got to see that, yes, they had thought about safety. On …
Privacy
People have been freaking out about gmail. The storage space, the privacy issues, and more recently, about the usability of the web client. People were offering up gmail invites as prizes or favors. It is all a bit silly. The gmail link has been sitting on my blogger account page for months now. I finally …
Hi Kettle
United Nations-mandated auditors have sharply criticised the US occupation authority for the way it has spent more than $11bn in Iraqi oil revenues and say they have faced “resistance” from coalition officials. Mind you, the UN is being a bit of a pot, as it has its own issues with oil and corruption.