Notice
Blogging will be pretty much non-existent for the next week. I'll try to post a bit from New York, but I don't anticipate writing much until I get back from NY on the 18th.
Friday, May 31, 2002
Al-Qaeda in Kashmir
If this is true, what's our next step in the war on "terra"? Nuclear proliferation is a bitch, ain't it?
If this is true, what's our next step in the war on "terra"? Nuclear proliferation is a bitch, ain't it?
So you want a modern facility?
You can't win games and draw a crowd and make the money to sign the better players if you don't get a new stadium? Well, the Expos may want to move to DC, and LA is luring the Chargers from San Diego, but Congress is also ready to relocate if their own demands aren't met. What marvelously timed satire!
You can't win games and draw a crowd and make the money to sign the better players if you don't get a new stadium? Well, the Expos may want to move to DC, and LA is luring the Chargers from San Diego, but Congress is also ready to relocate if their own demands aren't met. What marvelously timed satire!
Thursday, May 30, 2002
Why is college so expensive?
Because tuition has become a practice in socialist enterprising. I wish Robert Scheer could write articles as lucid and honest as Peter Scheer has done.
Because tuition has become a practice in socialist enterprising. I wish Robert Scheer could write articles as lucid and honest as Peter Scheer has done.
This doesn't help
How can we go after al-Qaeda in the nether regions of Pakistan if Musharraf starts shifting his troops from the west to the east, along the Indian border?
How can we go after al-Qaeda in the nether regions of Pakistan if Musharraf starts shifting his troops from the west to the east, along the Indian border?
The Reliable
I guess Andrew Sullivan is the only one else out there who understands that it's not President Bush who has changed, but rather everyone else.
I guess Andrew Sullivan is the only one else out there who understands that it's not President Bush who has changed, but rather everyone else.
World Cup 2002 Schedule
If you are on the West Coast and have had trouble figuring out what the time the games will be on TV (Pacific Standard Time), fear not: I have put together a schedule of the first round matches in chronological order (unlike on the official FIFA WC site). Fortunately for me, I'm a late-night zombie by habit, so I shouldn't miss any of these games--until I am in New York, when the games will be early morning and I'll have to shift to extreme-early riser mode.
If you are on the West Coast and have had trouble figuring out what the time the games will be on TV (Pacific Standard Time), fear not: I have put together a schedule of the first round matches in chronological order (unlike on the official FIFA WC site). Fortunately for me, I'm a late-night zombie by habit, so I shouldn't miss any of these games--until I am in New York, when the games will be early morning and I'll have to shift to extreme-early riser mode.
Here's the line-up, with what should turn out to be the most exciting matches italicized (my comments in parentheses):
Friday, May 31
4:30am – France vs. Senegal (Update--Senegal wins!!!)
11:30pm – Ireland vs. Cameroon (Dark and colorful Africans have upset potential here, especially if Keane is out)
Saturday, June 1
2:00am – Uruguay vs. Denmark (Yawn)
4:30am – Germany vs. Saudi Arabia (Can the creaky Germans keep up with the speedy Arabs?)
10:30pm – Argentina vs. Nigeria (Many are saying an upset is feasible here, but Nigeria does have major talent)
Sunday, June 2
12:30am – Paraguay vs. South Africa (Back to bed for a quick snooze)
2:30am – England vs. Sweden (Will Beckham play? Either way, it'll be close)
4:30am – Spain vs. Slovenia (Yikes! Hide the kids, unless Spain turns fluffy soft)
11:30pm – Croatia vs. Mexico (Clash of styles; Latin pizazz versus Slavic athleticism)
Monday, June 3
2:00am – Brazil vs. Turkey (Brazil should win, but Turkey is deceptively talented)
4:30am – Italy vs. Ecuador (Ecuador won't score on Italy unless the pitch elevation is above 10,000 feet)
11:30pm – China vs. Costa Rica (If Costa Rica keeps underperforming, China may actually leave the tourney with a win)
Tuesday, June 4
2:00am – Japan vs. Belgium (The hosts draw an easier European side, but they'll be lucky to tie)
4:30am – South Korea vs. Poland (Ditto, except Poland is better than everyone thinks)
11:30pm – Russia vs. Tunisia (Quick nap before the big game)
Wednesday, June 5
2:00am – USA vs. Portugal (We'll be lucky not to get our asses kicked here)
4:30am – Germany vs. Ireland (I'm torn over which late-night brew to select for this one: Guinness or Spaten?)
11:30pm – Denmark vs. Senegal (Uh, I'll pass)
Thursday, June 6
2:00am – Cameroon vs. Saudi Arabia (Lots of third world talent to behold; should be a high-scoring affair)
4:30am – France vs. Uruguay (France may let a goal here, but shouldn't be challenged)
11:30pm – Sweden vs. Nigeria (White as light versus dark as night)
Friday, June 7
2:00am – Spain vs. Paraguay (Here is where Spain chokes)
4:30am – Argentina vs. England (Like every Argentina-England match ever played, this should be riveting)
11:30pm – South Africa vs. Slovenia (Why do they give the early time slots to the snooze fests?)
Saturday, June 8
2:00am – Italy vs. Croatia (Rumor has it Adriatic war to ensue if Italy loses)
4:30am – Brazil vs. China (Six-nil anyone?)
11:30pm – Mexico vs. Ecuador (Odelay vatos, podemos jugar en las vistas altas tambien!!)
Sunday, June 9
2:00am – Costa Rica vs. Turkey (If Costa Rica is back, this should be fun)
4:30am – Japan vs. Russia (Winner gets the Kuril Islands)
11:30pm – South Korea vs. USA (And you thought they were pissed after that speed skating debacle?)
Monday, June 10
2:00am – Tunisia vs. Belgium (Naptime)
4:30am – Portugal vs. Poland (Poland will fight, but Portugal is too talented)
11:30pm – Denmark vs. France (The closest France will get to a challenge until the next round)
11:30pm – Senegal vs. Uruguay (Another subpar early game)
Tuesday, June 11
4:30am – Cameroon vs. Germany (German soccer is officially dead)
4:30am – Saudi Arabia vs. Ireland (I love their team, hate their rulers)
11:30pm – Sweden vs. Argentina (Things get tight in this year's Group of Death)
11:30pm – Nigeria vs. England (...And even tighter still)
Wednesday, June 12
4:30am – South Africa vs. Spain (Spain snaps out of it, advances to Round of 16)
4:30am – Slovenia vs. Paraguay (No wonder the TSN guys were bashing the World Cup)
11:30pm – Costa Rica vs. Brazil (Losers go to work for underperformin' Norman Mineta at the DOT)
11:30pm – Turkey vs. China (Turkey makes it to the second round)
Thursday, June 13
4:30am – Mexico vs. Italy (Am I the only one who gets their flags confused?)
4:30am – Ecuador vs. Croatia (Croatia advances)
11:30pm – Tunisia vs. Japan (Co-hosts close out run with a valient effort against the Northern Africans)
11:30pm – Belgium vs. Russia (I gotta keep reminding myself not to set my alarm this early)
Friday, June 14
4:30am – Portugal vs. South Korea (Sorry dog-eaters--Portugal is just too good)
4:30am – Poland vs. USA (Can Americans finally be proud of their team again?)
Are we running out of oil?
Utter nonsense. So why the continued scare/subterfuge? Let's get drilling in ANWR already! We don't need no stinkin' Saudis!!!
Utter nonsense. So why the continued scare/subterfuge? Let's get drilling in ANWR already! We don't need no stinkin' Saudis!!!
Public defenders
Casey Lartigue shows how all of the criticisms of what would happen to public education if vouchers were instituted are already true. I've debated the weaknesses of public schools before and brought up all those points, but I somehow missed the connection. Very smart, Casey, very smart.
Casey Lartigue shows how all of the criticisms of what would happen to public education if vouchers were instituted are already true. I've debated the weaknesses of public schools before and brought up all those points, but I somehow missed the connection. Very smart, Casey, very smart.
Echo
This piece in the Christian Science Monitor merely repeats what I've been saying and writing ever since 9/11: We have to stop piddling around and get serious about airport security. Quoteth CSM,
This piece in the Christian Science Monitor merely repeats what I've been saying and writing ever since 9/11: We have to stop piddling around and get serious about airport security. Quoteth CSM,
"Israeli specialists have a low regard for American security searches. They say they tend to cause unnecessary discomfort for travelers, while being prone to missing potential assailants. 'The United States does not have a security system, it has a system for bothering people,' Dror says."
The article also sheds light on just how badly our intelligence community is failing us:
"'We met with people from the World Trade Center who told us that they thought of everything except for an airplane crash,' says Shlomo Dror, a security specialist who works with American clients. 'I told them that we began thinking in 1983 about the possibility a plane could be hijacked and crashed into the Shalom Tower [in Tel Aviv].'"
When I was working for Newt Gingrich at the American Enterprise Institute, he insisted at virtually every engagement I saw him at that our government needs to take serious steps towards implementing the suggestions of the Hart-Rudman Commission report. Unfortunately, Tom Ridge is still twiddling his thumbs while our FBI is just now beginning to take reorganization seriously. There is hope for us yet, but we are way behind schedule.
Wednesday, May 29, 2002
MLB on 'roids
Baseball's dirty little secret is out: rampant steroid use. I hope they do something about this, and fast.
Baseball's dirty little secret is out: rampant steroid use. I hope they do something about this, and fast.
The decline of the Empire
No, we're not talking about Star Wars here; I mean the British one. Take a look at this obituary of The Earl of Kimberley from The Daily Telegraph. Eerie connection: I also spent some time living in Magdalene College at the University of Cambridge.
No, we're not talking about Star Wars here; I mean the British one. Take a look at this obituary of The Earl of Kimberley from The Daily Telegraph. Eerie connection: I also spent some time living in Magdalene College at the University of Cambridge.
SFSU Blog Burst
Joe Katzman has coordinated a massive, comprehensive collection of blog media accounts of what happened at San Francisco State University a couple weeks ago, called a "blog burst". If you don't know anything about this story, I'm not surprised, since the local and national media virtually ignored it. But it was an all-too-not-rare incident of the rising ugly tide of anti-Semitism happening in the name of pro-Palestinian causes that are currently abounding in academia and at protests and rallies across the United States (and, I presume, Canada and the rest of the civilized world). Please go check it out and educate yourself through this conglomeration of accounts documenting the hateful event that occurred at SFSU.
Joe Katzman has coordinated a massive, comprehensive collection of blog media accounts of what happened at San Francisco State University a couple weeks ago, called a "blog burst". If you don't know anything about this story, I'm not surprised, since the local and national media virtually ignored it. But it was an all-too-not-rare incident of the rising ugly tide of anti-Semitism happening in the name of pro-Palestinian causes that are currently abounding in academia and at protests and rallies across the United States (and, I presume, Canada and the rest of the civilized world). Please go check it out and educate yourself through this conglomeration of accounts documenting the hateful event that occurred at SFSU.
World Cup fever
I have a new excuse for my wacky sleeping habits and staying up so late: I'm just getting ready for the World Cup, being held in Japan and South Korea. The first game kicks off late Friday night; are you ready?
I have a new excuse for my wacky sleeping habits and staying up so late: I'm just getting ready for the World Cup, being held in Japan and South Korea. The first game kicks off late Friday night; are you ready?
Bush, oil, Florida, and politics
Something tells me that Democrats, liberals, and enviro-wackos are going to call this cynical political pandering--that President Bush is just bolstering his brother's gubernatorial reelection campaign. Actually, if they truly believe what they preach, they should applaud the president's move here. I think Bush is making a mistake, though, because this is precisely the time we need to do more drilling and less posturing over the environment in order to reduce our dependence on foreign oil. Why is it we make these hypocritical claims about wanting to protect the environment in our own country--where we have very strict standards and scrutiny over the processes of exploiting our natural resources--but don't seem to care that the exact same thing is being done elsewhere in the world--by regimes not only hostile to our agenda but also less careful about protecting the environment??
Something tells me that Democrats, liberals, and enviro-wackos are going to call this cynical political pandering--that President Bush is just bolstering his brother's gubernatorial reelection campaign. Actually, if they truly believe what they preach, they should applaud the president's move here. I think Bush is making a mistake, though, because this is precisely the time we need to do more drilling and less posturing over the environment in order to reduce our dependence on foreign oil. Why is it we make these hypocritical claims about wanting to protect the environment in our own country--where we have very strict standards and scrutiny over the processes of exploiting our natural resources--but don't seem to care that the exact same thing is being done elsewhere in the world--by regimes not only hostile to our agenda but also less careful about protecting the environment??
Oh boy! Fuddruckers!!!
Yes, I like Fuddruckers, but this restaurant review in the Arab News is just a little over-the-top for my tastes. Could they find anything wrong with the place--anything at all? Or is this actually a recycled Fuddruckers press release?
Yes, I like Fuddruckers, but this restaurant review in the Arab News is just a little over-the-top for my tastes. Could they find anything wrong with the place--anything at all? Or is this actually a recycled Fuddruckers press release?
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