Love and Birthdays Abound!
The news:
Despite the shoddiness that is lose-an-hour day, it brings me great cheer to congratulate my buddies Tex, Peng, and Cindiana on each starting their walk down the Aisle. Hoo-ah!
A flurry of bdays have headed this way, as Sonman, Mr. Lu, Jay-girl, Wenchar, Mayor Rahman, LHM, STST and Daph are all coming of age in April. Feliz cumpleanos, peeps!
The thoughts:
Despite the shoddiness that is lose-an-hour day, it brings me great cheer to congratulate my buddies Tex, Peng, and Cindiana on each starting their walk down the Aisle. Hoo-ah!
A flurry of bdays have headed this way, as Sonman, Mr. Lu, Jay-girl, Wenchar, Mayor Rahman, LHM, STST and Daph are all coming of age in April. Feliz cumpleanos, peeps!
The thoughts:
- May Terri Schiavo finally rest in peace after the sad media circus/vulture-fest. It's a private matter people, let it be. (As will I, after this next sentence, promise). Big Q: I don't see how dying of dehydration and starvation is a good way to go - isn't that just a tad cruel?
- Read an article on Abu Ghraib on how an Iraqi general got beaten just before he died from suffocation. The strange thing is, the article sounded all outraged about the fact that he was beaten -- and glossed over the dying from asphyxiation part. Shaking my head - whiplash style.
- Just how exactly did the SF officers involved in Fajitagate get off scot-free??? This, as you may recall, is an event that besmirched the reputation of the entire precinct and drove the police commissioner to complain of related health trouble! Another oddity.
- Another article on the complete dependence on an Iraqi informant that was a known drunk -- and whom the Germans REFUSED to put the U.S. in touch with prior to Powell's big show in front of the UN (we had never even met the guy face-to-face). Why? The Germans said he was crazy.
- That it, I'm all head-shook out.
- Texan second-cousin Jimmy visited just before he headed to Monterey for new admit wkd (studying to be a diplomat to Asia). He definitely knows his Asian history. I got some massive clarifications around the Japanese-Korea-China-Taiwan-US political web and one thing is indeed clear. That game of Risk is one helluva simulation of the real world. Ah, one question though- When should we hold the public accountable for what a government has done -- and when do we not?
- Spent an awesomely relaxing day at home in Danville. Walked Max (tight leash when other dogs around a definite must), told Jer about Japan, watched the Contender w Danny, gobbled Mom's cooking, helped Dad with his 42-slide Powerpoint, and enjoyed some good ol' taxes. That last one definitely deserves a Woooo-hooo. Saw Ronin (not bad, but it's really just a car scene showcase, isn't it?) as well as the Incredibles for the third time (still fresh! watch the dvd just for the Jack-Jack extra. Definitely worth it.)
- My mom tried to regift my Japanese gifts -- AS we were unwrapping them! This was a Chinese first for me. Wowzas, I must really suck at gift-giving...
- Tots is visiting in 3 weeks! Woohoo!
posted by dodger | 1:16 AM
1 Comments:
COMPLETELY agree about the Terri media coverage - i already have a pretty cynical view of the media as it is and i thought the media circus was terrible. and can we add to that the Pope too? how many articles could they have written about how he's basically ready to die? "in and out of consciousness now" was a headline at one point on CNN i think. can you imagine if it was someone close to you? the media monitoring it like that "oh, he's almost dead. oh, nope. not yet. oh, wait, i think he's dead now. oh, wait, i was wrong. oh...now! oh. he's actually just in a coma. and...now. oh, not yet..." and so it went. i hate journalists sometimes.
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