One Muslim’s Odyssey to Guantánamo. The Bush administration bristles at the term “gulag,” but I am hard-pressed to come up with a term that describes the situation more accurately. If you can’t pronounce the word “nuclear” correctly though, I gather that “habeas corpus” is out of the question. Moreover, even American documents indicated that much … …
Over a year has passed since I stopped carrying photo ID on a regular basis (inspired by the Hiibel case). Only twice has the lack of an ID created any sort of problem: once while being carded to enter a bar (I was allowed in anyways) and once while using a reward certificate at Barnes … …
LAX sux. Despite getting to the airport an hour prior to our flight, we came rather close to missing it as a result of the utterly incompetent manner in which the airport screening lines were configured. Can’t wait to pick up the little guy tomorrow morning. Hurrah!
Only a week ago I was back in Houston with great weather, yummy cheap food, and old friends and family. For perhaps the first time, I was not excited to return to New York (except to pick up Mr. Kitty). The magic has worn off.
Just noticed that Cingular prepaid (KIC has been rebranded as GoPhone: Pay As You Go) now requires a $25 refill (up from $20) to extend account expiration by 90 days.
Earlier this week, the House passed the bankruptcy reform bill, which now goes to the President. Consider it a done deal. Perhaps of even greater interest, however, is the fact that in this same session, the House approved a bill to permanently repeal the estate tax, cleverly named the “Death Tax Repeal Permanency Act of … …
Videos Challenge Accounts of Convention Unrest. A lot of false arrests and perhaps a hint of perjury. Does anyone still believe the RNC was good for NYC? Seven months after the convention at Madison Square Garden, criminal charges have fallen against all but a handful of people arrested that week. Of the 1,670 cases that … …
New Order considering a 2nd show in New York City. Just noticed this today. Mm, mm, mm.
Found a pretty good map of Rio de Janeiro while trying to locate Nova Iguaçu. The killings of 30 people in this city just last week were attributed to rogue policemen, but the incident was largely overshadowed by the death of the pope.
I must scream now. This story is so painful that hopefully others will learn from my folly. Yesterday I missed the chance to buy tickets for New Order during the pre-sale, and they are already going for just under $100 on ebay. 11:00am on sale today. I have already postponed a meeting so I can … …