Volume 1 Issue 9
November 22, 2002
A Cornucopia Of Information
Canadians being bad, watching bowling balls, and this e-mail will self destruct in 2 minutes!
So this morning, after going to the eye doctor's, I was running some errands, and flipping the radio, when I noticed that a station in Washington, WASH-FM (97.1) had already switched over to it's "All Christmas music, all the time" format. This station's done this for a while, but every year it gets earlier and earlier. I remember a few years ago it went all Christmas 1 week before, and last year it went it the day after Thanksgiving, and now the week before Thanksgiving we're getting the Yuletide joy. I actually enjoy the Christmas music when the time comes, but come on, before Thanksgiving? If anything, you're going to scare people shitless that they haven't finished their shopping yet, hell I haven't even started mine! Plus, we still have that other holiday next week! Yikes....well, that's my rant of the day, let's see what else is out there, it's been a busy day apparently:
Oh, Canada!: The Canadians are apparently really pissed, calling Bush "a moron" and telling the US to "bug off." Must be the cold getting to 'em... -
http://www.canada.com/national/story.asp?id=3B270089-BAC7-428D-91A0-785CF30C08D7
But today, Canadian PM Chretien tried to smooth things over, and reassured Bush he didn't think he was a moron. Just a jackass. (btw, look at the URL for this story, it's pretty good) -
http://www.cnn.com/2002/ALLPOLITICS/11/22/offbeat.bush.not.m oron.reut/index.html
And the fallout continues! The aide who called a Bush a moron offered to resign, but apparently will get to keep her job -
The Bush Cabinet has been unusually stable, with only 1 or 2 changes since he took office. But that doesn't mean the speculation stops (special thanks to Luke George for pointing this one out) -
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A23567-2002Nov21.html
On the bayou, the Louisiana senate candidates can agree on one thing, B-52's -
http://www.nola.com/news/t-p/capital/index.ssf?/newsstory/debate22_3.html
Al Gore Watch: Has anyone noticed that in at least 4 of the interview's that Gore has given he's used the same quote from "Freedom's just another word for nothing left to lose", the Kris Kristofferson song made famous by Janis Joplin? He used it on Letterman last Friday, in the Washington Post on Sunday, in Time on Monday, and in an interview with the Post's Lloyd Grove that ran yesterday. Hmm...yes, the "new" Gore...sounds like the old Gore with a new script to me. The resurgence continues!
Strom Thurmond 100th Birthday Countdown: Just 13 days left! The New York Times has a tribute piece today, with a little known fact: His place of residence in DC is Walter Reed Hospital! -
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/11/22/politics/22STRO.html
Ted Kennedy and some other Members of Congress got a little pissy when USAirways tried to cut one of their perks to, oh, keep the airline in business -
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A23657-2002Nov21.html
Microsoft to music industry: Give it up already, you're not going to stop music piracy -
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/2502399.stm
A sad anniversary: As you may know, today is the 39th Anniversary of the assassination of John F. Kennedy in Dallas, TX. A copy of the NYTimes article on the assassination -
http://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday/big/1122.h tml
This afternoon, NPR's All Things Considered will air newly declassified tapes of communications between the White House, people on the ground in Texas, and a plane carrying most of the cabinet en route to Tokyo. Here's a preview, the program can be heard from 4-8pm today, I'm not sure when the segment will be on, but the show will be archived at npr.org, and you can listen to it later as well -
http://www.cnn.com/2002/US/11/22/kennedy.tapes/index.html
Stupid Headline Watch: Recent headline in the New York Times high school sports section: "Christ the King aims for revenge". Uh oh.
Crazy Jacko's actions in Berlin this week have led to an investigation of him -
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/11/22/arts/music/22JACK.html
Freak Accident Watch: Someone in Nebraska is throwing bowling balls at passing cars from an overpass -
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A25284-2002Nov22.html
And, um...don't use laptops on your lap -
http://www.cnn.com/2002/WORLD/europe/11/22/health.laptop.reu t/index.html
If you're heading to the UK over the holidays, remember, no dancing in bars! -
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/international/AP-Britain-Dancing-Ban.html
A soup kitchen in Atlantic City, NJ has been overrun with immigrants trying to make money off of casino bus deals -
http://www.philly.com/mld/inquirer/news/local/states/new_jer sey/4576766.htm
Apparently, new James Bond DVD's self destruct -
http://www.cnn.com/2002/TECH/ptech/11/22/bond.dvd/index.html
Whew! That was a lot today, well, at least you have the whole weekend to digest it. Just one more item before we part:
The 4th Thursday in November: As Thanksgiving approaches, a bit of history on the holiday -
http://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday/harp/1122. html
And, as the holiday approaches, I shall entertain you with quotes from the 2 finest (and I think only) Thanksgiving comedies, Home for the Holidays and Planes, Trains, and Automobiles.
Here's your Planes quote of the day:
Police Officer: What the hell are you driving here?
Del Griffith (John Candy): We had a small fire last night, but we caught it in a nick of time.
Police Officer: Do you have any idea how fast you were going?
Del Griffith: Funny enough, I was just talking to my friend about that. Our speedometer has melted and as a result it's very hard to see with any degree of accuracy exactly how fast we were going.
While not a Christmas Vacation caliber film, Home still has its funny moments (and, a bit of trivia, Robert Downey, Jr. has admitted he was high on various drugs in every scene he filmed!) So we'll start with a Downey quote!
"Well, that was absurd, let's eat dead bird!"
And on that note, I bid you an enjoyable weekend!
Gregory S. Gadren
