Daily Archives: January 30, 2006


Brewin’ A Pot

I’ve lost track of the times i’ve given up coffee (and just switching to decaf does not count). Sometimes it has lasted just a few weeks and other times a year or more.
Currently I’m drinking coffee and am headed to the kitchen to brew a pot of Tully’s Dutchman’s Blend…I haven’t been all that happy with the flavor or punch of the Peet’s Major Dickason’s Blend that also sits in the freezer.
Once I have a cup ready I’ll slide over and spend a few minutes checking out Smelling the Coffee which is a new blog About coffee, coffee shops, wireless & atmosphere, and blogging. Oh, and dogs.

Dave, do let me know when you post pics of the dogs so they can board the Friday Ark.


bush: Bribery and Obstruction of Justice?

Has Garbus been asleep for the lest five years?

At some point, it all becomes unbelievable. President George W. Bush has not made many moves more unethical than offering Noel L. Hillman, the Abramoff prosecutor, a federal judgeship. Hillman has apparently been talking with Bush’s representatives since last year, and on last Thursday, he publicly announced he was accepting the appointment. Let me make this perfectly clear. At the same time that Mr. Hillman was conducting a grand jury and submitting evidence aimed at Bush’s allies and perhaps Bush himself, he was meeting with Bush, who was, in effect, offering him a bribe.

Hey, you’ve got three more years of this crap.

Even if he gets impeached.


It Could Be Worse

I’ve done my share of griping about king george and the erosion of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness driven by the bushies, congress, state legislatures, your nearest city council and, yes, your fellow voters.
It could be worse!
In the US, even though you don’t get to see the caskets coming home, you can still see these images.
As Clara points out: if you live in China you will see these pictures instead of these.

Via Jonathon Wilde.

Update (1/30): Via Brad DeLong is this post which finds that spelling can make a big difference at google.cn. So, anyone care to speculate as to how long it will take the chinese masters to get this fixed?