Tuesday, October 19, 2004

So Kerry was right.

Deficiencies in U.S. Screening of Cargo Are Acknowledged (washingtonpost.com)

I can't call Tom Ridge an idiot, but he doesn't seem to be doing much. One would figure depleted uranium getting across our borders would make a lot of noise. Even depleted uranium is harmful - we were told that in the Army when we worked with and around the M1A1 Abrhams tanks. But that's not the point. With all our "attention" to security, this seems to be a huge hole in it.

The 9/11 report talks about what the U.S. didn't see before the attacks (what they missed), what they did see before the attacks (what they ignored), and what they tried to do but were too late. Our noses should be a bit more sensitive now; if Bush's administration is sworn to protect us, they better get to it before they miss something else.

Or I'll just wait on Kerry to take over and lay everything out. I'm counting on him to actually read the reports and do stuff.

Anyway, I'm having trouble deciding on a coffee pot. That's the most urgent issue right now. Should I get the one that makes a cup in an instant, or one that makes enough coffee to fill a thermos? I'd like some comments on that. That's what blogs are for:

From Matisse's Glossary of Internet Terms:

Blog -- (weB LOG)
A blog is basically a journal that is available on the web. The activity of updating a blog is "blogging" and someone who keeps a blog is a "blogger." Blogs are typically updated daily using software that allows people with little or no technical background to update and maintain the blog.

Postings on a blog are almost always arranged in chronological order with the most recent additions featured most prominently.


Come on, people, get with it.

1 comment:

Scott G said...

Go for the cup at a time. It is great. Today I made a French vanilla latte in about 52 seconds.

As for terrorism, we have larger issues to tackle. I want an amendment making it illegal to have less than 100 flavors of coffee for my new Home Cafe coffee maker. Who cares if I am radioactive, as long as I can still enjoy a nice caramel mocha latte.