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Saturday, August 02, 2003

I sure hope there's no yellowcake coming in that incoming forward pass! Thanks again, Bubbles! Late summer is comin' in, time for football. Okalhoma got the preseason #1. Even after a national championship, the Buckeyes get no respect. Not complaining, the preseason #1 is the kiss of Death - which reminds me, the Death & Poetry edition of VO is being lovingly created as we speak of cabbages and kings. Catch it soon (er) or L8R! 6:41:28 PM    comment []

Fountains Of Wayne featured in the New York Times! 3:44:06 PM    comment []

Another Possible Saddam from Sister Bubbles. 3:23:30 PM    comment []

In the first Gulf War, the expression that became a laughable cliche was "The mother of all battles." It's obvious now what it will be from Gulf War II. This is a flyer from Southern States, where I bought a squirrel-inhibiting bird feeder this morning. I got tired of blasting the squirrels with the airzooka and decided the best offense is a formidable defense, because it's never needed. 3:05:26 PM    comment []

Old News (May 30, 2003): Wolfowitz says Saudi troop withdrawal was 'huge' reason for war with Iraq In an interview in the next issue of Vanity Fair magazine, Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz cited "bureaucratic reasons" for focusing on Saddam Hussein's alleged arsenal and said a "huge" reason for the war was to enable Washington to withdraw its troops from Saudi Arabia. "For bureaucratic reasons we settled on one issue, weapons of mass destruction, because it was the one reason everyone could agree on," Wolfowitz was quoted as saying. …Within two weeks of the fall of Baghdad, the United States announced it was removing most of its 5,000 troops from Saudi Arabia and would set up its main regional command center in Qatar. Even older news (1998 Fatwa of Osama bin Laden): First, for over seven years the United States has been occupying the lands of Islam in the holiest of places, the Arabian Peninsula, plundering its riches, dictating to its rulers, humiliating its people, terrorizing its neighbors, and turning its bases in the Peninsula into a spearhead through which to fight the neighboring Muslim peoples. To one unskilled in the intricacies of international diplomacy, it would appear Wolfowitz has given bin Laden exactly what he was demanding – removal of US troops from Saudi Arabia. 2:39:57 PM    comment []

This is Mona Hussein, from Sister Bubbles. 11:51:37 AM    comment []

Okay, enough... 9:17:13 AM    comment []

Robin Williams as a Possible Saddam 8:36:13 AM    comment []

Possible Saddams Those doctored Saddam photos are being done by CentCom. While the idea is brilliant, I feel the execution ("no pun intended" - god how I hate that expression because people use it when there is no pun and you wonder if they know what a pun is) leaves a little to be desired. Whoever did the Walter Cronkite one had a twisted but brilliant mind, something I genuinely admire, and they should have cut him loose to do whatever he pleased, free of all budget restraints. Perhaps he might have come up with a "Possible Saddam" like the one I dashed off on the right, "The Tom Selleck Possible Saddam." I didn't even use PhotoShop! I used el cheapo ArcSoft PhotoStudio 2000 software that came bundled with my scanner! It's easy! Just get a characteristic picture of Saddam, find a picture of a celebrity where the facial orientation is similar, twist and resize as necessary, freehand select it, copy it, and paste it over Saddam's face in the orginal photo. Don't get too fussy, it's more fun if it looks obviously doctored. If you'd like to try your hand at it, just email me (paulh300@nc.rr.com) a copy of your artwork and I'll post it here. I don't make the big bucks like Mark Hoback, so don't be expecting to win a copy of Welcome Interstate Managers, EEGAH!, or a one year subscription to Salon Premium (Hey, Mark, was that first prize or third prize? I forget...). What you will get is the love and respect of the entire artistic community, which is nothing to sneeze at (unless you take one of those mysterious trips to the bathroom with them). Don't send me any obscene photos. I'll enjoy them, but I won't post them. Consider this part of a citizen mobilization in the war on terror. It's a way to help out and not cost the taxpayers a single cent. They also serve who sit and paint. Let's Roll 'em! 7:17:56 AM    comment []