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Monday, October 27, 2003

Why during Ramadan, this latest outburst of "desperate" attacks in Iraq by "those who refuse to accept reality?" Easy question. By escalating now, the resistance is attempting to provoke a bloody and ill-timed counter-attack, which would be a major propaganda victory at the cost of a few hundred lives. An act of atrocity, however justified, would be a major strategical mistake by the US command. I hope this is understood, but with generals who believe they are battling Satan, you never know what they might do. 8:21:32 PM    comment []

Holy Mackerel, Safire!   OP-ED COLUMNIST The Doughnut's Hole By WILLIAM SAFIRE Published: October 27, 2003    WASHINGTON: "As you ramble on through life, brother," goes advice on coffee shop walls, "whatever be your goal — keep your eye upon the doughnut and not upon the hole." Most excellent, Wild Bill! Reminds me of another that I saw in the crapper at Graybar Electric back in 1973: Here I sit, Alone and broken hearted, I came here to shit, But only farted The genre is “folk wisdom.” The goal is to create a crypto-intellectual newspaper column. Time is short, inspiration so elusive. Grab the ball, run with it- Write! 3:51:34 AM    comment []

Great Moments At General Mills   Very informative for a commercial site. Note that this happened in 1946, after the war had ended:   In February, Gold Medal Flour was withdrawn from the market because of the War Food Order Number 144 issued by the government. This regulation, issued to make existing supplies of wheat go further, required millers to extract 80% of the wheat kernel (68% to 72% was normally used) which produced a coarser, darker flour. The Gold Medal "Kitchen-tested" Flour trademark was not used on the new product since it did not meet the company's quality standards for the product. (Gold Medal Flour was again available in 1947 when the regulation was lifted.)   2:44:53 AM    comment []