Man, it's been hard thinking of things to write these past couple of days. Going on four hours of sleep because I had to report for jury duty this morning isn't helping my lack of verbal fecundity either.
Jury selection was about as interesting and engaging as 15 consecutive episodes of "Trading Spaces," but I did glean some interesting knowledge about the way the Canadian justice system functions. The coolest part of the day was when the court registrar introduced the case by saying "Oh ye! Oh ye! Oh ye!" and "God save the Queen." To my dismay, she didn't add "We mean it, man!"
While I'm on the subject of fascist regimes and figureheads who aren't what they seem, I should tell you about this article in Salon that cautions us all against overusing that other F-word (Mr. Rotten, please take note). Apparently Bush Jr. does not quite qualify as a fascist, but if you ask me, Ann Coulter sure does.
Ugh. What a horrible, horrible person. She ain't no human being.
While I'm on the totalitarian kick, here's an interesting review of a new book about Joe Stalin. Apparently he was something of an intellectual and even occasionally nurturing. That would be kinda charming if he wasn't the bloodthirstiest tyrant to ever walk on Jehovah's whirlin' earth.
And finally, could the rumours of strife among the Bush administration be true? Did Colin Powell really have cold feet regarding that carefully planned and perfectly executed skirmish in Iraq?
If true, it gives me reason to hope that a White House divided will not stand this November.
Anyways, that's all for today. Go listen to the Sex Pistols.
Jury selection was about as interesting and engaging as 15 consecutive episodes of "Trading Spaces," but I did glean some interesting knowledge about the way the Canadian justice system functions. The coolest part of the day was when the court registrar introduced the case by saying "Oh ye! Oh ye! Oh ye!" and "God save the Queen." To my dismay, she didn't add "We mean it, man!"
While I'm on the subject of fascist regimes and figureheads who aren't what they seem, I should tell you about this article in Salon that cautions us all against overusing that other F-word (Mr. Rotten, please take note). Apparently Bush Jr. does not quite qualify as a fascist, but if you ask me, Ann Coulter sure does.
Ugh. What a horrible, horrible person. She ain't no human being.
While I'm on the totalitarian kick, here's an interesting review of a new book about Joe Stalin. Apparently he was something of an intellectual and even occasionally nurturing. That would be kinda charming if he wasn't the bloodthirstiest tyrant to ever walk on Jehovah's whirlin' earth.
And finally, could the rumours of strife among the Bush administration be true? Did Colin Powell really have cold feet regarding that carefully planned and perfectly executed skirmish in Iraq?
If true, it gives me reason to hope that a White House divided will not stand this November.
Anyways, that's all for today. Go listen to the Sex Pistols.