Month: November 2004

  • But We All Knew That

    Take the “How Do You Use Magic?” test! Written by Brimo

  • When Will They Learn?

    You would think after the embarrassment caused by the “faulty intellegence” we had on Iraq and their weapons capabilities, that the Bush Administration would be a bit more careful to coroborate intellegence before they start spouting accusations. You would think… but you’d be wrong.

  • As a Whistle

    On noticeable difference between Tokyo and Philadelphia is cleanliness. It was almost freaky to wash my hands after our first day of touring. After countless subway stops, sitting on park benches, holding hand railings, etc., the water rinsing my hands ran clear against the white porcelain sink.

  • Meiji Shrine

    TokyoNov2004/898_9861On our second day here, Tom took me to see the Meiji Shrine. If you look through the photos from Tom’s first trip here, there are a number of pictures of the Shrine. (Though, there may be a few more coming.) Just a few steps from the subway stop is the entrance to the shrine. […]

  • Internet Explorer, You’re Fired

    An editorial in the Washington Post has endorsed Firefox as their browser of choice. Looking at my logs, I can see that many of you are using IE… perhaps the article will convince you to change. If you want to give it a go (what do you have to lose?), then click on the Firefox […]

  • Far away and close together

    TokyoNov2004/IMG_9834Ahhh.. Japan. I’m having such a pleasant visit. I had hoped to write more in my blog, but have not had much time to just sit and write. This morning, we were able to call home and talk to the children. They are having a wonderful time at their grandma’s house – Tabitha screamed into […]

  • Bush is a Neoconservative

    Well, President Bush has won reelection, and I cannot say that I’m disappointed. The idea of John Kerry as President kinda scared me, especially since I couldn’t really predict what he would do. While I usually don’t care for many of President Bush’s decisions, at least he is a predictable neoconservative. Many of the Bush […]

  • New Blog Title

    You may have noticed that we’ve changed the name of our weblog. The title deserves an explanation. In his classic (and sadly underrated) movie, The Adventures of Baron Munchausen, Terry Gilliam truly created a masterpiece. In the course of the film, the leader of the city (played masterfully by Jonathan Pryce) accuses the Baron of […]

  • Back in Japan

    Sarah and I have arrived safely in Japan, after a really long flight. Door to door, it took 23 hours to get here. For the first time, I flew in the back of the plane with the common folk, and honestly, it really wasn’t that bad. It was tough to sleep, but I blame sitting […]

  • Countries I’ve Visited

    Cool! Go to World 66 to make a map of the countries you’ve visted! My map is below. Here are the states I’ve visited… Actually, World 66 looks like it could be a very cool site. It’s designed to be an “open content” travel guide, released under a Creative Commons license. I’m going to try […]

  • Will the North Secede?

    BoingBoing has an interesting article, calling for the secession of the yankee states. Even Chris Matthews noted on Tuesday night how the states that voted for Bush vs. those who voted for Kerry will split along lines that are hauntingly close to the demarcation between the Union and Confederacy. There was one comment at the […]

  • Specter and the President

    Blatently stolen from the National Review Online. —– A Liberal Republican Senator from Pennsylvania and a President — both running for reelection — need to cross a river. The Liberal Republican Senator asks the President to carry him across on his back. “But you’ll sting me,” says the President. “Of course I won’t, says the […]

  • Bleed Until Bankrupt?

    I never actually calculated how effective the 9/11 attacks were financially for the Al-Qadea attackers. According to Bloomberg, the tactic of financially bankrupting the United States is viable, and has been a deliberate strategy of Al-Qadea. Bloomsberg writes in this article that the terrorist organization spent around $500,000 on the 9/11 attacks, and so far, […]