No, it’s not the latest rage in first-person shooters… I’m in Southern California today, and finally after coming out here for 7 years I had my first earthquake. Not much to speak of (4.9 Richters, yo), and it’s categorized as a “light” quake (less filling, tastes great).

It was… interesting… Like being next to a B52 on takeoff (not that I’ve done that). Interestingly, it provided a brief respite from an otherwise boring meeting. Let’s hope for another tomorrow!!

The A List

So I've been working for the last 3 weeks in Los Angeles, and tonight I happened to be dining out with some folks in Hollywood, of all places. Just so happens, that tonight was the premiere of Charlie's Angels. Of course, we decided to do a little star-gazing... here's the list of people I recognized (most of em I don't know their real names, and I'm too lazy to look em up):
James King, Roseanna Arquette, Ali Larter, "Dax" (some guy from MTV's Punk'd - I dunno), Al Bundy, Junior (The Sopranos), Jacklyn Smith (!), lead singer dude from Green Day, Crispin Glover (aka Willard, Marty McFly Sr), Robert Forster (from Jackie Brown), and a host of others I didn't recognize... my feet hurt.

Pardon me, do you have the terror?

The bonkerheads up in DC keep playing havoc with my travel schedule (by upping the terror alert level, security lines at airports are longer). What do I do if I'm in a rush? I'll need to get one of these. Now I'll know before I get there!

Another light goes out in the White House

Sadly, not the one over W's head (though that's more like a match)... This time it's the administrator of the EPA. Say goodbye to environmental issues, folks. Say hello to pollution etc done Texas-style! Woo hoo! Does that tell you something when the administration is bailing out? Fleischer, Whitman, Schaeffer, O'Neill and Lindsey... (bet you don't remember those last few do you?)

Lynch Debacle Reviz

Brian and I have been discussing the events in the saga of Saving Private Lynch. Now, AlterNet provides complete coverage of the rescue.
I'm wondering who will play the leads in NBC's made-for-TV movie.

Fleischer Goes Light

Is this the beginning of the end? Let's hope so.

Pentagon's TIA a boondoggle?

I think so. Read the ACLU's report about the Dept. of Defense's Total Information Awareness project. What a load of shit. Looks like the ol' US of A is turning into an ÜberState of All.

This is too telling. Bush the socialist? What I can't believe is how all this is going to occur in Iraq and we can't even get shit done back home. I'm just waiting to see what's going to happen. If Iraqis end up with universal healthcare, I'm headed to Washington.

Safety Sign Builder

Now this is a hoot. Try this to build your own.

Cheesiness

So I just bought The Matrix on DVD. Yeah, I know, but I had it on VHS so I didn't need to "upgrade". Anyway, so I'm reading the back of the DVD package. Do you realize how stupid some of these writers must be to describe this or any movie using the language they've chosen? I quote....

Mind-warp stunts. Techno-slammin' visuals. Mega-kick action...

Never mind "what is the matrix?", how about "what is techno-slammin'?"

The SimLittles ~ A SimFamily

Check this out! It's the SimLittles!

The GA Littles ~ In SimsVille

Since Steph was home all week last week, and I was on a biz trip, she's been playing The Sims quite a bit. I got this piece of software about 6 months ago (maybe more) that lets you put yo'se'f into the game... Take a look at the newest residents of Simsville, Simsteph and Simandy! What a hoot.

Geek Alert

Hah! I ordered one! I'll be sporting the bling bling biiiiotch! Actually, I can't refuse some piece of hardware that has a programmable interface ~ especially when it's phat!

This is a well-done site. I'm seriously now considering the possibility of adding some kid's toy to my PC, a-la Tickle Me Elmo?

This is a well-done site. I'm seriously now considering the possibility of adding some kid's toy to my PC, a-la Tickle Me Elmo?

She's Sinking!

The site's a bit weak, but this is a cool DIY home improvement idea that I saw on DIY.

I love it : "We have cracked foundations, a trailer off its foundation, tools off the wall, that kind of thing," said Susan Battles of the DeKalb County emergency management office in Fort Payne."

And here I thought I was the only one who tried this...

Just what I always wanted to do on an afternoon. Build my owncasket.

The following article is a very interesting parallel between our current president and our geopolitical situation, and something that occured in history. Highly informative reading. When Democracy Failed: The Warnings of History.