PenguinSix

AMERICA could have turned a large chunk of the world into a parking lot. That it didn’t is a sign of strength. Good article on Europe’s feelings toward the US, and the restraint showed by the US.]]>

The BBC is reporting that a woman was saved by a cow down in New Zealand. A massive flood is ransacking much of NZ and this woman was caught up in the current. Luckily, one of her cows, Number 539, was floating past. She grabbed hold and the might beast pulled her to safety. Go figure. ]]>

Each rock weighs between 4 and 30 lbs, so let’s say. Let’s say 8.
So I now have 5,000 rocks in my front yard.
I can take 30 per wheelbarrow load
which means I have 170 odd wheelbarrow loads
I’ve done about 20.
I’m already tired. This sucks.]]>

Pravda is reporting that on several occasions Russian defense forces took on the dreaded UFOs from other planets, but that their weapons had no effect (seriously–not like Godzilla). One has to wonder about how those reports were filed in the KGB archives.]]>

Edwards was in diapers“” while Kerry was in the slog fighting it out with Charlie. I mention this because I was reading about Robert McNamara’s new film “”The Fog of War”” and a speech he made in Berkley the other day that was filled with a bunch of “”coasters”” who continued to demand attention because they did this or that during the protests of Vietnam. Daniel Ellsberg was there (now 72 years old) and some of the “”old guard”” of the protest community were very upset with Berkley for even extending an invitation. I think many of the 118,818,602 would turn to these Berkley types, Vietnam vets, and John Kerry with the simple remark: “”whatever””. They simply do not care about Vietnam. It was their parent’s deal, or even their grandparents. I wonder if the vets and protesters have started to realize that the “”new”” generation has the attention span of a mouse, and it’s own history to think back upon? ]]>

Freedb.org which should solve the problem of categorizing music. I haven’t seen the finished product (estimated time remaining: 2 hours) but I’m hoping it will work for my playlist sharing idea. Tunebuddy.com is online, by the way, with just an image.]]>

create your own visited states map
or write about it on the open travel guide]]>