Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger is on the campaign trail. Actually, he has a giant 40-foot recreational vehicle (RV) on the campaign trail that he is using to offer photo opportunities. His campaign stands for three things, as far as I can tell from the website: Fame Protection Consumption I do not say this lightly, I am … Continue reading Campaign Consumption in CA
Someone has posted a recount of a firefight between US SEALS and the Taliban in the Kunar Province of Afghanistan, which had disasterous results for the US: The headquarters could see that the TEAM was encircled by bad guys and that the enemy was too close to the SEALs to use Air force close air … Continue reading June 28th 2005, Kunar Province
The status of Internet coupons and their validity (integrity) just keeps getting more interesting by the minute. Since my last comment, the latest news reveals someone decided to file a lawsuit against Starbucks after being turned down at the counter for a free drink: On Aug. 23, Starbucks e-mailed the coupon for the free grande … Continue reading Starbucks Sued in Coupon Frape
Someone asked me if I had seen the episode of Star Trek where Data (an android) says that terrorism can be successful. I had never heard of this, let alone seen the actual episode. A quick search only uncovered a basic reference to “The High Ground“: The three different factions were clumsily but accurately shown: … Continue reading StarTrek episode banned for mention of terrorism?