I read two news stories today, both involved death by fire. One concerns a wretched fool, the other a hero.
DOWNEY, Calif. — An elderly man apparently upset about a parking dispute died in his burning house after trying to set fire to two of his neighbors’ homes using “homemade bombs,” authorities said.
Only the man, [...]
Posted on January 9th, 2006 by pwyll
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Here are some pictures of my dog playing with my neighbor’s golden retriever. These two are best friends, and get together for epic wrestling bouts almost every day.
At least I’m not cat blogging.
Posted on January 8th, 2006 by pwyll
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I just read a fascinating article, Iraq Gun Porn, at the Jawa Report. Here are some excerpts:
Which commonly used weapons in Iraq do our brave soldiers give the thumbs up to and which do they thumb their nose at? Here is a review.
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1) The M-16 rifle : Thumbs down. Chronic jamming problems with the talcum [...]
Posted on January 6th, 2006 by pwyll
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Today I am glad not to be a citizen of Vermont.
There was outrage Wednesday when a Vermont judge handed out a 60-day jail sentence to a man who raped a little girl many, many times over a four-year span starting when she was seven.
The judge said he no longer believes in punishment and is more [...]
Posted on January 6th, 2006 by pwyll
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Here is the text of a letter I sent to both the CEO and the COO of Cingular Wireless. All person’s name have been omitted.
Dear Mr. S,
I am taking the liberty of writing to you and to Mr. V because both of you have invited email on the Cingular web page at http://www.cingular.com/about/meet_us. [...]
Posted on January 4th, 2006 by pwyll
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In 2002 both the New York Times and Newsweek reported that cumbersome legalities related to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 prevented crucial dots from being connected, which could have stopped the 9/11 plot. Federal Judge Royce Lamberth’s criticisms and investigation of the FBI official charged under FISA with preparing FISA warrant requests had [...]
Posted on January 3rd, 2006 by pwyll
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