Seagate CEO Bill Watkins Says...

"Let's face it, we're not changing the world. We're building a product that helps people buy more crap - and watch porn."

Man, finally some straight up industry honesty!

All I Want For Christmas...

Are my two front WIIIIIII!

Gamestop is selling another ultimate package for the Wii. Unfortunately it costs $700! Holy shit! At least you get Twilight Princess with it... ;)

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Reasons I Love My Nancy

No leftovers!

Shinseki Loses, Rumsfeld Loses, and Worst of All, the Army Loses

Ret. Gen. Eric Shinseki lead the way (huah) in reorganizing the United States Army (USA) in order to tackle new challenges to American military superiority in the 21st century. After experiences in Bosnia, Somalia, and other hotspots in the post-Cold War world, the need to reorganize the USA in such a way that brigade-sized units could be quickly deployed to hotspots as necessary was critical in facilitating the quick and efficient buildup for both Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom. Shinseki prepared the USA to fight the war on terror before Saddam, before Osama, and before 9/11.

Yet when his public testimony regarding required troop levels for post-victory control of Iraq went up against the 150,000-troop fantasies of Donald Rumsfeld et. al., he was thumped out of not only his position as Army top dog but the military altogether. Hindsight might be 20/20, but foresight is gold. Shinseki's foresight regarding future military challenges in terms of both the war on terror and the war in Iraq could have saved many people a lot of grief, and most importantly, the lives of thousands of brave American soldiers.

It's just too bad Shinseki lost. It's just too bad it took so long for Rumsfeld to lose, because there are too many Army personnel who lost their lives over the past three years due to his arrogance and lack of respect for professional military men. It's sad and horribly wrong that the USA lost due to this bastard who's going to get off scott free and enjoy the rest of his years in some posh home in McLean.

My Little Girl...

Is all grown up now. Ms. Pelosi spoke at my graduation 4 years ago, and frankly, I wasn't very impressed. Yet look at where she is now. Democracy in action. Gotta love it.

Heh, maybe I can get a job in DC working for her. :p

Click, Click, Click...

One of Tim's Geiger Counters. I was relieved when my nuts didn't induce any clicking from it. ;)

Bunny Ears

Watching New England choke against the Colts in HD at Tim's. Notice the bunny ears. Gotta love that ATSC! Too bad the Japanese have been enjoying it for the past 10 years already... ;-)

Getting Near To...

My car has been throug gravel, asphalt, dirt, snow, sand - you name it. It's been going strong, ayt as it reaches the 100000 mile mark it's starting to get a little finnicky. I can only hope that this, my first car, will make it beyond my final car payment. At the rate I'm going and the way I drive, it's only a matter of time before this thing dies before it's time!

Xanga Was Fun...

But now that my reputation as a madman's been firmly established, it's time to move to a forum where I can be serious again. I'd also like to use the auto-publishing feature of my new phone to send interesting snapshots this way from time to time, so Blogger, here I come!