Monday, March 17, 2003

A French Fry By Any Other Name Kottke.com has a rant about certain Congressional cafeterias renaming "French fries" to "Freedom fires" in order to slap the hand of those pesky people across the water who won't go along with the game plan. Personally, I think it is just a transparent ploy by a bunch of out-of-shape blowhards to have an excuse to eat more fatty food. Can we call it Freedom dressing, Freedom braids, and Freedom manicures too? The more petty American politicians get, the more I cringe at how much they look like schoolyard bullies in the world's eyes. Why don't they just come out and call "Food Fight!" and we can all toss Freedom fries at the Shrub? I know that would make me feel proud to be an American. 2:53:18 PM    comment []

Blind Bookworm Web Site Updated has been updated, and now includes a Latin and Greek for Blind Students page. I spent the weekend learning Front Page and working on the Web site. I am such a geek. Next weekend, it's umbrella drinks and "A Day With the Triffids, A Night With the Demon." Yes, it is another Terror Twins Production. Basically, it was winter for too long. Today, however, the sun is shining, birds aare singing; I loathe those stupid birds. I wish the crows would come back, they were way cooler. They wear black all the time and have those voices like they smoke too many cigareetes, and whenever the tweety birds get tooo chirpy, the crows always yell "Shuddup already!". Yup, I miss the crows. 11:16:00 AM    comment []