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In August of 2003, there were rumors that Colin Powell wouldn’t stick around for Bush’s 2nd term. He squashed those rumors by saying, “I serve at the pleasure of the president.” Now, 15 months later, he has resigned, stating, “It has always been my intention that I would serve one term.” So, what happened in… Continue reading What has changed with Colin Powell?

The New York Times > Washington > Military Analysis: With Capture of Falluja, a Goal Is Met. What’s Next?: “American military commanders say the weeklong assault that has wrested most of Falluja from insurgent control has achieved nearly all their objectives well ahead of schedule and with fewer pitfalls than anticipated.” – In other words,… Continue reading The New York Times > Washington > Military Analysis: With Capture of Falluja, a Goal Is Met. What’s Next?

Well, I’ve tried it for over a week, but I’m removing it now. That’s the A9 Toolbar for Firefox. The thing is just so freakin’ slow that it makes Firefox unusable. I was originally very excited about it because it can keep bookmarks synchronized on different computers running Firefox. Maybe I have more bookmarks loaded… Continue reading Bye bye A9 toolbar

– I think this thing will have to go on my Christmas list. But I do wonder how it sounds. Is the sound quality better than the pair of $20 PC speakers I have in the kitchen now for playing music when I’m cooking?

– I’m disturbed by this sexy Japanese version of Ronald McDonald, in yellow leather.

Sorry Everybody – Here’s a website of photos of hundreds of Americans who are apologizing to the rest of the world for re-electing GW Bush.

BBC NEWS | Technology | Firefox browser takes on Microsoft – Go Firefox! (that’s all I use anymore)

Man’s “Traveler” T-shirt > Traveler Apology Shirt > American Traveler International Apology | CafePress – I had to laugh out loud when I saw this one. Think I should buy one for our vacation to Mexico later this month?

First off, Beth won the bet. She said we’d know who won the Presidential election sometime today, and now we do. It wasn’t who she hoped it would be, but she was right that we know the answer today. I’d expected it to go to court and not be resolved until next month. Second, I… Continue reading election results

MarryAnAmerican – Homepage – No good American will be left behind! – I’m pretty sure this is a damn funny gag site. Or maybe it’s real, but judging from the profiles, I don’t think so.