Entries from August 2003

Chaos in Iraq

Date August 30, 2003

As you’ve undoubtedly heard by now, Ayatollah Mohammad Baqir al-Hakim was killed by a car bomb in Iraq on Friday, along with scores of followers who were there for Friday prayers. The news wires are already rippling with Al Qaeda links and Bush has stated that this is an attempt by terrorists to create [...]

Celebrate Labor Day?

Date August 28, 2003

I’m not entirely sure which category this should go in. My blog has ooodles more categories than John’s, but I’ll just have to survive and stick it … here!
Monday, we celebrate Labor Day here in the United States. Labor Day is the US’s welcome to the industrial age. On this day, [...]

The Gubernator

Date August 27, 2003

Forgive me if I talk about West Coast politics on a decidedly East Coast blog, but I just can’t help myself. The coming recall election has me quaking with fear … fear that the ’stupid factor’ is going to come into play and Arnold is going to get elected, not because he can do [...]

Ahem…

Date August 26, 2003

*knock knock* Anybody here?
….
Well, I think he’s really gone, folks. Off into the wild blue yonder, and he’s left me with the keys to the car, so to speak. So welcome to a week of Thudfactor Stacy-style! Woo hoo!
Now, what do I talk about? Hmmm….

Even worse than that

Date August 21, 2003

I’m reading about the Internet worms that have been bopping around for some time now, and I see this passage:
bq. The virus searches out stored e-mail addresses on victims’ computers, then mails out messages containing attached files infected with copies of the virus. Even when antivirus software filters out the infected file, the unwitting senders [...]