I found this evil thing walking across the bathroom floor today.  He was a little bigger than a quarter with those legs.  Unfortunately CJ was nowhere to be found, so I had to smash him to bits myself after photographing him.

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You can think what you want, but Tony hits the nail on the head every time.  Hope you enjoy this columnists opinion from a local newspaper as much as I did.

As Bruce Springsteen demonstrates, the fine line between "normal liberal" and "complete moonbat" is right about here:

In a wide ranging interview in the just-published Oct. 14 issue of Rolling Stone, Springsteen says, "The press has let the country down.  It’s taken a very amoral stand, in that essential issues are often portrayed as simply one side says this and the other side says that....The job of the press is to tell the truth without fear or favor.  We have to get back to that standard."

Ah, I see.  The job of the media isn’t to present both sides of the issues objectively, it’s to tell us what to think.  Eh, Bruce?  The fact that you can say that with a straight face tells us all we need to know about you.

The problem, according to Springsteen, is that "Fox News and the Republican right have intimidated the press into an incredible self-consciousness about appearing objective and backed them into a corner of sorts where they have ceded some of their responsibility and righteous power."  In this regard, he finds The Washington Post and The New York Times admitting mistakes in their initial reporting about Iraq "very revealing."

Bruce Springsteen is an old man, and having a non-liberal voice in the major US media is a new phenomenon.  He isn’t used to it, and he doesn’t like it.  As far as he’s concerned, the liberal media should be allowed to hide their mistakes, and it’s not fair that there’s a non-liberal news outlet that lots of people listen to which forces the liberal media to be accountable for its reporting.

Phone: ring, ring
Me: hello?
Dimitry: Antony, are you asleep?
Me: no, are you?

PQI makes a USB2 flash drive that’s about the size of two pennies next to each other, and almost as thin as a credit card.  It’s really neat looking.  Strangely, the 512MB model is $49 at NewEgg but $120 at Best Buy.  The included accessory is different, but that shouldn’t be enough to justify a $70 price difference -- especially since NewEgg’s accessory is the more expensive of the two: it’s a USB connector, whereas Best Buy’s is a tiny plastic carrying case.

Speaking of flash memory, "the facts" is an email you should view.  Strong Mad is definitely the unsung hero of homestarrunner.com, mainly because though he doesn’t say much, every single thing he says is hilarious.  I have only one word for this email: I CAN BE THE QUIETEST MOUSE!!

O’Reilly interviewed President Bush and it’ll be airing next week.  In the meantime he’s got an article about the interview on his site, and it’s interesting:

For example, I am known for confrontational interviews, but you simply cannot tell a sitting President that you, the interviewer, know more than he does.  That would make you look like a moron.  So open confrontation goes right out the window.

Also, the tone of your questions must be respectful.  Although I asked everything I wanted to ask and there were no restrictions in the interview, my queries were posed less aggressively than usual.  I was direct, but subdued, another departure for me.  By the way, I never show my questions to anyone in advance, and that rule applied to the President.

Security is massive for every presidential appearance.  To even get to the interview room in a New York City hotel, I had to go through hoops that make U.S. airport security look like the Mexican border.  Back elevators were taken, I was perused by at least a dozen Secret Service Agents, and everything was bulletproof except my questions.

There’s also an interesting story about dot-com dropouts -- tech kids who left college to pursue fortunes in the late 90s.  It gives a personal profile of 3 such people and it’s really interesting.

I love these days that are getting chilly.  I love wearing long pants and long-sleeve shirts again.  I can’t wait for the leaves to change.  Hello Fall.  It’s time for a new website theme.

As usual, post a reply and let me know what you think.  Especially if you think it’s awesome.  Actually, especially if you have any trouble viewing it.

And yes, I know the font is that small.  It’s 8-point because that looks really clean and nice.  If it’s too small for you, press CTRL-+ to make it bigger.  (Hold the control key, then press the + key.)

Just wondering if anyone wanted to get together for dinner.  Nick told me about a new good restaurant that is about 10 minutes from my house. If we have any takers, post the day and time that’s good for you :o)

Rolly, I didn’t know that you guys were going away!  I hope you had a good time!