Archive for January, 2004
So, there’s this site where you can generate a map of all the states you’ve visited. All the cool kids are doing it. Here’s mine. Of course, naming the states you’ve ‘visited’ is an exercise in fuzzy distinction – do I count every place I’ve even driven through, every airport layover? Here’s my [ READ MORE ]
We went to see Return of the King yesterday. It was good, but too long. This is not to say that I think they could have done a better job – I think it’s remarkable that they were able to cram such a large story into such a small amount of time. [ READ MORE ]
So, Bush admits (sorta) that he was planning to attack Iraq before 9/11. Sure, it turns out that the WMD stuff was a bunch of crap, and sure, there are lots of nasty dictators that the U.S. likes just fine (even in the “coalition of the willing”), and sure, the U.S. was supporting Saddam back in [ READ MORE ]